Newell Brands Cash Flow Statement
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Newell Brands free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Newell Brands generated $264.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $247.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $17.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 0.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 92.8% from the prior year's $237.0 million.
Newell Brands returned $120.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 706% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 0.1 times.
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Newell Brands cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -285.00M | -216.00M | -388.00M | 197.00M | 622.00M | -766.00M | 107.00M | -6.94B | 2.75B | 527.80M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | — | -296.95% | -68.33% | — | -815.89% | — | -352.55% | +420.80% | +50.80% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 311.00M | 323.00M | 334.00M | 296.00M | 325.00M | 357.00M | 446.00M | 434.00M | 635.60M | 437.20M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 68.00M | 74.00M | 50.00M | 12.00M | 52.00M | 41.00M | 42.00M | 76.00M | 70.90M | 63.90M |
| Change in Working Capital | -101.00M | 79.00M | 783.00M | -1.19B | -142.00M | 474.00M | 135.00M | -280.00M | -86.00M | 742.10M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 264.00M | 496.00M | 930.00M | -272.00M | 884.00M | 1.43B | 1.04B | 680.00M | 966.20M | 1.84B |
| Capital Expenditures | -247.00M | -259.00M | -284.00M | -312.00M | -289.00M | -259.00M | -265.00M | -384.00M | -406.20M | -441.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -164.00M | -151.00M | -199.00M | 343.00M | -268.00M | -228.00M | 736.00M | 4.81B | 1.08B | -8.82B |
| Dividends Paid | -120.00M | -118.00M | -184.00M | -385.00M | -394.00M | -392.00M | -391.00M | -435.00M | -428.60M | -328.60M |
| Share Repurchases | — | 0 | 0 | -325.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.51B | -152.40M | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 1.24B | 1.24B | 0 | 989.00M | 0 | 491.00M | 0 | 0 | — | 9.41B |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | -750.00M | 0 | 0 | -6.00M | -320.00M | -1.00B | -2.58B | -1.51B | -1.10B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -101.00M | -451.00M | -664.00M | -232.00M | -1.14B | -559.00M | -1.90B | -5.45B | -2.20B | 7.33B |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.00M | -142.00M | 58.00M | -174.00M | -544.00M | 650.00M | -125.00M | 10.00M | -101.80M | 312.70M |
| Free Cash Flow | 17.00M | 237.00M | 646.00M | -584.00M | 595.00M | 1.17B | 779.00M | 296.00M | 560.00M | 1.40B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Newell Brands's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow NWL's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?