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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. had return on equity of 4.9% and a net margin of 3.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin−5.9%1.2%2.0%−0.8%−0.2%−11.7%−6.5%2.9%20.2%13.0%3.7%6.3%2.3%61.7%4.2%3.6%2.8%
Return on equity−21.6%5.3%8.6%−4.8%−1.0%−54.9%−32.5%15.2%65.7%29.9%6.3%13.2%5.2%95.3%5.4%4.9%4.2%
Return on assets−3.8%0.3%0.4%−0.2%−0.0%−1.7%−0.6%0.3%3.5%7.6%1.9%3.6%1.3%32.7%2.7%2.8%2.3%
Effective tax rate—87.4%——86.2%—————————39.3%−14.9%−2.0%
R&D as % of revenue1.2%0.9%0.7%0.8%1.0%1.1%0.9%1.2%1.2%0.8%1.1%1.0%0.9%0.8%0.9%0.8%—
SG&A as % of revenue—27.7%20.8%21.9%25.5%32.1%1.0%1.1%1.0%0.6%2.0%1.6%31.8%30.5%32.2%31.4%32.0%
Dividends ÷ net income———————23.6%2.9%17.3%76.9%37.7%95.8%3.7%40.5%48.2%55.4%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

5 of 7 checks passed · June 28, 2026
What it owns · $3.6bn
Short-term assets $1.5bnLonger-term assets $2.1bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $3.5bn
Short-term liabilities $622mLonger-term liabilities $1.0bnShareholders' equity $1.8bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.5bn of assets due within a year against $622m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.5bn short-term assets against $1.0bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $259m of cash against $616m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 33% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 220% to 33% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $332m of operating cash flow against $616m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $116m against $30m of interest.

From Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

47 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Spectrum Brands Holdings's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 9 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 7.9% of total assets over 9 years.

  • Pricing power 12 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 35.0%, moving by 2.4 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 3.7%; its worst year was -7.0%.

  • Cash conversion 11 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 5.6% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 44.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (52 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.