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How Newell Brands Inc. stacks up
NWL · against 820 other Consumer Defensive companies
Profitability
47/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #432 of 821 · scores higher than 47% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score82 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 · 761 reported | 10.6% | 7.7% | 60% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 817 reported | 6.5% | 7.6% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 784 reported | 3.3% | 4.0% | 43% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 770 reported | -8.6% | 8.3% | 11% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 824 reported | 35.5% | 32.0% | 57% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NWLScores 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