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Christopher Peterson

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, NEWELL BRANDS INC

Search every verified Christopher Peterson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Christopher Peterson, President and CEO of Newell Brands, discussed the company's second-quarter 2026 financial results during an earnings call on August 19, 2026. He stated that Newell returned to year-over-year growth in both net sales and core sales for the first time in over four years, with results exceeding expectations across key financial metrics. Peterson also noted that the company was raising its full-year outlook, citing disciplined execution, profitable growth, and strong cash generation as factors. He mentioned that core sales growth for the quarter was 2.3%, with third-quarter guidance of 2% to 3% growth. Peterson addressed consumer trends and cost pressures during the call. He observed that middle-income consumer spending was relatively flat to slightly down, while low-income consumer declines were stabilizing. Regarding tariffs and inflation, Peterson said that cumulative input costs, including new tariff costs, tariff refunds, and inflationary impacts, still represented a headwind for the year, and that pricing actions taken did not fully offset these cost increases. He added that the company was not planning broad-based pricing and expected to be well-positioned in the back half of the year.

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