Consumer Staples
Household & Personal Products
$25.90B
62K
Key insights and themes extracted from this filing
Net sales decreased by 10% to $3,550 million compared to $3,940 million in Q3 2024. This decline was primarily driven by a 9% decrease in volume and a 1% unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation, partially offset by a 1% increase from pricing.
Operating income decreased to $306 million in Q3 2025 from $531 million in Q3 2024. For the nine-month period, operating income turned negative at $(395) million compared to $1,203 million in the prior year, primarily due to goodwill and other intangible asset impairments.
Gross margin increased to 75.0% in Q3 2025 from 71.9% in Q3 2024. This improvement was attributed to manufacturing efficiencies and lower obsolescence charges, partially offset by an unfavorable mix of business.