Consumer Cos Up as Oil Futures Give Back Some Gains -- Consumer Roundup

Published: 2026-05-01 17:36:33 ET NWL

Published on 05/01/2026 at 05:36 pm EDT

Consumer companies rose as oil prices gave back some of their recent gains.

Newell Brands, maker of Sharpies and other consumer products, posted lower first-quarter sales but raised its full-year sales outlook on expectations that its turnaround strategy will soon drive a return to topline growth.

Beauty-products purveyor Estee Lauder said its turnaround was gaining traction, raising its fiscal-year outlook on expanded margins in the recent quarter and projecting continued sales growth in the coming year.

Kids' clothier Carter's appointed longtime Build-A-Bear Workshop chief Sharon Price John to lead the company as its new chief executive, effective mid-June.

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