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How Newell Brands Inc. stacks up
NWL · against 195 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
47/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #115 of 196 · scores higher than 41% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score22 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including NWL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 47?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Defensive norm.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.3% vs peer median 4.0%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 6.5% vs peer median 7.6%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 10.6% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NWL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NWL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 182 reported | 10.6% | 10.1% | 53% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 193 reported | 6.5% | 8.5% | 35% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 184 reported | 3.3% | 4.7% | 31% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 182 reported | -8.6% | 10.0% | 5% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 196 reported | 35.5% | 34.9% | 52% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NWL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 235.8B INR (≈$2.8B) | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 229.1B INR (≈$2.7B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 3 | 398.9B JPY (≈$2.7B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 4 | 18.6B MYR (≈$4.1B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 4 | 3.5B USD | 98 | 73 | |
| 112 | 3.4B CAD (≈$2.5B) | 51 | 49 | |
| 113 | 4.8B USD | 50 | 34 | |
| 114 | 4.1B USD | 48 | 42 | |
| 115 | 29.73T IDR (≈$1.8B) | 47 | 60 | |
| 115 | 2.4B USD | 47 | 25 | |
| 117 | 10.4B CNY (≈$1.5B) | 46 | 45 | |
| 117 | 12.5B SEK (≈$1.2B) | 46 | 50 | |
| 117 | 314.6B INR (≈$3.8B) | 46 | 37 | |
| 117 | 157.0B INR (≈$1.9B) | 46 | 51 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score