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Newell Brands Inc. filings document the regulatory record for a Nasdaq-listed consumer goods company with common stock trading under NWL. Recent Form 8-K reports include quarterly and annual earnings releases with additional financial information, segment results and management discussion of operating conditions.
Proxy and governance filings cover annual meeting matters, board and stockholder voting items, executive compensation and equity-based incentive arrangements, including performance-based and time-based restricted stock units under long-term incentive plan terms. The filings also identify the company's registered common stock and formal disclosures of material events.
Newell Brands executive Kristine Kay Malkoski reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units and common stock on February 16–17, 2026. She exercised several blocks of time-based and performance-based restricted stock units into common shares, including 30,421 shares on February 16 and 53,509 shares on February 17. Some of the newly issued shares, such as 9,078, 5,675, 10,222 and 17,326 shares, were withheld at prices around $4.67–$4.70 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to vesting, rather than sold in open-market transactions. She also reports indirect ownership of 10,850 common shares in a joint account with her spouse.
Newell Brands Chief Human Resources Officer Tracy L. Platt reported multiple equity transactions involving restricted stock units (RSUs) and common stock. On February 16, 2026 and February 17, 2026, RSUs converted into 35,745 and 42,251 shares of common stock, respectively, at no cash exercise price.
To cover tax obligations on these vestings, 12,023 shares on February 16, 2026 and 12,608 shares on February 17, 2026 were disposed of through share withholding at prices of $4.70 and $4.67 per share. After these transactions, Platt directly owned 96,169 shares of Newell Brands common stock.
NEWELL BRANDS INC. executive Nicolas Duran, President, Outdoor & Rec., reported multiple equity award transactions involving restricted stock units and common stock. On February 16 and 17, he exercised or converted time-based restricted stock units into common shares at no cash exercise price, increasing his direct holdings.
To cover taxes owed on these vestings, the company withheld 3,826 and 12,178 shares on February 16 at $4.70 per share, and 4,653 shares on February 17 at $4.67 per share, as reflected in tax-withholding disposition transactions. After these movements, Duran directly held 77,026 shares of Newell Brands common stock.
NEWELL BRANDS INC. executive Melanie Arlene Huet, President, Home & Com - Home, reported multiple equity compensation transactions in mid-February 2026. On February 16 and 17, 2026, time-based and performance-based restricted stock units were exercised/converted into shares of common stock, reflecting scheduled vesting tied to her continued employment.
To cover related tax obligations, the company withheld shares, treated as dispositions at prices of $4.70 on February 16 and $4.67 on February 17, calculated using the company’s closing stock prices on earlier dates. After these derivative exercises, tax-withholding dispositions, and conversions, Huet directly owned 91,867 shares of Newell Brands common stock.
NEWELL BRANDS INC. Chief Accounting Officer Robert Andrew Schmidt reported multiple equity transactions dated February 17, 2026. He acquired common stock through the exercise or conversion of previously granted restricted stock units, with two awards of 8,977 and 7,087 units converting into common shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
On the same date, Schmidt also disposed of 3,589 and 2,838 common shares at $4.67 per share to cover tax withholding obligations tied to these vestings, as described in the footnotes. The filing notes these restricted stock units vest over time, contingent on his continued employment.
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC has updated its ownership report for Newell Brands Inc., stating it no longer beneficially owns any Newell common stock. As of December 31, 2025, it reports 0 shares with 0% of the class and no sole or shared voting or dispositive power.
The filing confirms ownership of 5 percent or less of the class and includes certifications that any securities referenced were acquired and held in the ordinary course of business, not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Newell Brands.
Newell Brands Inc. is a global consumer products company with brands such as Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman and Yankee Candle, selling in over 150 countries through major omni-channel retailers and e-commerce. It operates three segments: Home and Commercial Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreation.
The company is executing a multi‑year turnaround focused on innovation, brand building, productivity and commercial execution, supported by a Realignment Plan and a new global Productivity Plan that will cut over 900 professional and clerical roles and close about 20 Yankee Candle stores. It is also consolidating technology and ERP systems, optimizing its footprint and reviewing non-core brands, which may lead to further restructuring charges.
Newell highlights heavy reliance on large customers: Amazon represented about 17% of 2025 net sales and Walmart about 13%. At December 31, 2025 it employed roughly 21,900 people worldwide and carried about $4.67 billion of debt, with recent downgrades leading to higher coupon costs and tighter covenants on new senior notes. The 10‑K details extensive risk factors, including retailer consolidation, tariffs imposed in 2025, inflation, supply chain dependence, cybersecurity and AI-related risks, foreign currency exposure, recurring non‑cash impairment charges and substantial environmental, tax and litigation exposures.
Newell Brands Inc. outlines its 2026 long-term and annual incentive programs for key employees, including named executive officers. Under the 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan, awards are delivered 50% as performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) and 50% as time-based restricted stock units (TRSUs), all based on Newell common stock.
PRSUs granted in 2026 can vest between 0% and 150% depending on equally weighted goals for Free Cash Flow Productivity and Annual Adjusted Earnings Per Share for the performance period beginning January 1, 2026. TRSUs and PRSUs have multi-year vesting schedules tied to specific grant dates and continued employment. Separately, the 2026 Bonus Program ties annual cash bonuses to adjusted operating cash flow, adjusted earnings per share, core sales and productivity savings at the corporate and, for one executive, business-segment level, with payout ranges from 0% to 200% of a target percentage of base salary.
AQR Capital Management, LLC and AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC report beneficial ownership of 21,166,902 shares of Newell Brands Inc. common stock, representing 5.05% of the class as of December 31, 2025. The firms report shared power to vote and dispose of these shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. They state the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Newell Brands.
Newell Brands President & CEO Christopher H. Peterson reported awards of performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) on February 9, 2026, which were credited at no cash cost to him. The awards cover 116,069, 204,349 and 3,448,274 PRSUs, each representing one share of common stock.
The Compensation and Human Capital Committee certified partial or full achievement of pre-set performance goals for PRSUs granted in 2023, with vesting scheduled in 2026, subject to continued employment. After corrections for a prior administrative error, Peterson is shown as beneficially owning 598,128 shares of Newell Brands common stock.