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Household Products Bi-Weekly Industry Events & M&A Update — September 14–28, 2026

This bi-weekly update tracks Household Products sector price moves, company news and M&A activity for September 14–28, 2026. It covers 12 publicly traded names, highlights the period's most material stories, and updates the precedent transaction record for buyers, sellers and advisors.

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Key figures

+0.4%
Covered set median move
close-to-close, Sept 14–28
+10.0%
Energizer Holdings (ENR)
two-week price move
-8.8%
The Clorox Company (CLX)
two-week price move
13.1x
Precedent transaction median
EV/LTM EBITDA, 17 deals

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BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE

CONSUMER STAPLES › HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL PRODUCTS › HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

Launches and Channel Bets Carry the Period, Not Transactions

This update covers the two-week period September 14–28, 2026: the movers, the company news behind them, and what the transaction record says now.

September 14–28, 2026

Prepared by NeuraCap AI · Confidential

Market data through 2026-09-28 · events and transactions from the two-week period 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-28

Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice

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Executive summary

Across 12 covered Household Products names, operating news — not transactions — carried the two-week period. The median move was +0.4% versus the S&P 500's +0.8%, while Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) gained +10.0% and The Clorox Company (CLX) fell -8.8%, both without a stated driver. The period's clearest signal was channel and format innovation: Clorox's Purell ProCare launch, Colgate-Palmolive's Tom's of Maine extension, and Newell's Crock-Pot/Valspar pairing. With no new deals recorded, the trailing 17-deal precedent record at 13.1x EV/EBITDA remains the pricing anchor.

Key findings

  • Operating news, not deals, drove the two-week period across 12 covered names.
  • Energizer rose +10.0% and Clorox fell -8.8%, with no stated cause for either move.
  • No new M&A was recorded; 17 precedent deals still anchor pricing at 13.1x EV/EBITDA.
  • Clorox, Colgate-Palmolive and Newell advanced channel and format innovation this period.

What each page shows

The analyst’s walkthrough of the deck, page by page.

  1. 01
    BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE

    CONSUMER STAPLES › HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL PRODUCTS › HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

    This is the cover for NeuraCap's Household Products bi-weekly update covering September 14–28, 2026.

    We open this bi-weekly update on Household Products with the two-week window of September 14–28, 2026, tracking what changed, who moved, what transacted, and what it means. Let's walk through the record together.

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    BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE CONSUMER STAPLES › HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL PRODUCTS › HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS Launches and Channel Bets Carry the Period, Not Transactions This update covers the two-week period September 14–28, 2026: the movers, the company news behind them, and what the transaction record says now. September 14–28, 2026 Prepared by NeuraCap AI · Confidential Market data through 2026-09-28 · events and transactions from the two-week period 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-28 Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 1

  2. 02
    THE BI-WEEKLY BOTTOM LINE

    Operating News Carried the Two-Week Period, Not Transactions

    This slide summarizes that operating news, not transactions, drove the two-week period across the 12 covered names.

    We start with the bottom line: across the 12 names we track, 6 rose while the median move was +0.4%, just under the S&P 500's +0.8% — a quiet middle. Underneath that median, Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) gained +10.0% while The Clorox Company (CLX) fell -8.8%, showing the dispersion the median alone doesn't reveal. Clorox also gave away-from-home hygiene its own identity by launching Clorox Purell ProCare, combining CloroxPro and GOJO, Makers of Purell. With no new transactions recorded, the trailing record of 17 precedent deals at a 13.1x EV/EBITDA median still carries the pricing argument — so operators, not dealmakers, defined this period.

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    THE BI-WEEKLY BOTTOM LINE Operating News Carried the Two-Week Period, Not Transactions The two-week period in one page · 12 covered names, close-to-close · September 14–28, 2026 Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Driver attributions use calibrated language and are NeuraCap reads of the recorded evidence. Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 2 1 The Covered Set Split Down the Middle 6 of 12 covered names rose; the median move was +0.4%, against +0.8% for the S&P 500. The middle of the set barely travelled over the two-week period. 2 The Spread Inside the Set Is Far Wider than the Median Suggests Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) rose +10.0% while The Clorox Company (CLX) fell -8.8%, with a +0.4% median in between. Single-name dispersion, not sector direction, defined the window. 3 Clorox Gives Away-from-Home Hygiene Its Own Business The Clorox Company (CLX) launched Clorox Purell ProCare, combining CloroxPro and GOJO, Makers of Purell, for professional and healthcare customers. NeuraCap's read: channel shape is being made explicit rather than buried inside home care. 4 With No New Deals, the Trailing Record Still Sets the Price Argument No sector transactions were recorded in the window. The trailing record of 17 precedent transactions carries a median EV / EBITDA of 13.1x, against the sector study's CY2027E median of 14.6x. +10.0% Best mover — Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) worst: CLX -8.8% · 6 up / 6 down of 12 covered +0.4% Sector median two-week return vs S&P 500 +0.8%

  3. 03
    PUBLIC MARKET MOVERS

    Two Outliers Without a Stated Cause, and a Set That Hardly Moved

    This slide charts the two-week close-to-close price moves for the covered set, highlighting Energizer and Clorox as the period's outliers.

    We see a covered set that barely moved at the median — +0.4% against the S&P 500's +0.8% — but two names pulled hard against that calm. Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) rose +10.0% and The Clorox Company (CLX) fell -8.8%, and in both cases we did not identify a recorded driver that clearly explains the move. That gap between median and extremes tells us dispersion, not sector direction, defined the window. For anyone reading single-name moves as sector signal, this page is the caution: check the name before you generalize.

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    PUBLIC MARKET MOVERS Two Outliers Without a Stated Cause, and a Set That Hardly Moved Bi-Weekly moves, close-to-close · September 14–28, 2026 · sector median +0.4% · S&P 500 +0.8% · materiality bar ±6.8% (sector-relative) Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Attribution links each move only to filings and headlines recorded in the window; where no driver is recorded, the page says so. Calibrated language throughout — NeuraCap reads, not asserted causation. Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 3 Bi-Weekly return per company · teal above zero, amber below · sector median +0.4% Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) +10.0% No notable in-window news was identified that clearly explains the move. The +10.0% gain sits well above the sector median move of +0.4%. In a set whose median move was +0.4%, individual names can still travel a long way in two weeks. UNEXPLAINED The Clorox Company (CLX) -8.8% No notable in-window news was identified that clearly explains the move. The -8.8% return sits well below the sector median move of +0.4%. A Discount-tier name can move sharply while the branded majors around it stay close to the median. UNEXPLAINED

  4. 04
    MAJOR NEWS & INDUSTRY CATALYSTS

    Companies Spent the Period on Channel Platforms, Formats and Shelf Attention

    This slide lists the two-week period's highest-impact company events across channel platforms, formats and shelf strategy.

    This period, the highest-impact stories were about where and how products reach customers: The Clorox Company (CLX) stood up Clorox Purell ProCare for professional and healthcare channels, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) extended Tom's of Maine into hydroxyapatite, and Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) paired Crock-Pot with Valspar. Each of these is a bet on format or channel rather than price. Read together, they show the operating side of the business doing the work that transactions didn't do this period — so the story here is execution, not deal flow.

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    MAJOR NEWS & INDUSTRY CATALYSTS Companies Spent the Period on Channel Platforms, Formats and Shelf Attention The two-week period's highest-impact events · titles link to the underlying filing or article · September 14–28, 2026 Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. "Why it matters" lines are NeuraCap reads; each event links to its source. Sources are admitted in a fixed reliability order (SEC filings, press releases, established outlets); video and social platforms are never used. Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 4 Sep 28 · NEWS · PRNewsWire Clorox launches Clorox Purell ProCare, a dedicated away-from-home hygiene business The combination of CloroxPro and GOJO, Makers of Purell, puts professional and healthcare demand into its own platform. Away-from-home is becoming a named business with its own customers, not a line inside home care. Sep 24 · NEWS · Business Wire P&G will discuss its first quarter 26/27 results on an October 22 webcast The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) has set the date for the sector's next large read on organic growth split into price/mix versus volume. The next hard data point on volume recovery lands after this window closes. Sep 23 · NEWS · PRNewsWire Colgate's Tom's of Maine adds a fluoride-free hydroxyapatite toothpaste Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) is extending a natural-positioned brand into a format consumers are asking for by name, with whitening and sensitivity claims attached. Format extensions with substantiated claims are how must-stock status is defended at a planogram reset. Sep 22 · NEWS · Business Wire LandBridge launches a $100,000,000 add-on offering of 6.250% senior notes due 2030 LandBridge Company LLC (LB) went to the debt market through its DBR Land Holdings LLC subsidiary. Adjacent asset owners raise on different terms and should not be read as comparables for branded consumables. Sep 15 · NEWS · PRNewsWire Newell's Crock-Pot brand pairs Design Series colorways with Valspar paint palettes Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) is buying shelf attention through a brand collaboration rather than promotional depth. Collaborations are a cheaper route to shopper attention than deeper discounts. Sep 24 · NEWS · PRNewsWire Clorox's Hidden Valley introduces Spooky Ranch, its first limited-edition seasonal bottle A seasonal, glow-in-the-dark pack tests incremental display and velocity without adding a permanent item. NeuraCap's read: limited editions are a low-commitment way to buy secondary placement in a crowded aisle. Seasonal items test SKU productivity without taking permanent planogram space.

  5. 05
    M&A & STRATEGIC ACTIVITY

    No New Transactions, so the Precedent Record Still Carries the Price Argument

    This slide reports that no new transactions were recorded in the window, leaving the 17-deal precedent record at a 13.1x EV/EBITDA median as the reference point.

    No new sector transactions were recorded in this two-week window. That leaves the trailing record — 17 precedent deals with a median of 13.1x EV/LTM EBITDA — as the benchmark anyone pricing a deal in this space has to start from. Against the sector study's CY2027E median of 14.6x, the precedent record sits meaningfully below current expectations. So the absence of new deals doesn't mean the pricing conversation paused — it means the old anchor still holds.

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    M&A & STRATEGIC ACTIVITY No New Transactions, so the Precedent Record Still Carries the Price Argument September 14–28, 2026 · precedent transactions: 17 recorded deals · median 13.1x EV/LTM EBITDA Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Deal multiples are LTM at announcement where disclosed; "why the deal happened" is a NeuraCap read of the recorded evidence. No old transactions are re-presented as news. Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 5 No Material Transactions Announced No material sector transactions were announced during the period. The trailing record of 17 precedent transactions carries a median EV / EBITDA of 13.1x, which remains the reference point for a branded carve-out discussion. A quiet two-week period is information: buyer appetite, financing conditions and seller expectations all read through a period with no new deals. The precedent transactions alongside still frame what buyers have paid. 17 Recorded precedent transactions the reference set buyers and sellers price against 13.1x Precedent median EV/LTM EBITDA LTM at announcement, where disclosed

  6. 06
    WHAT IT MEANS

    Execution Did the Talking While the Transaction Record Stood Still

    This slide translates the period's evidence into implications for owners, acquirers and advisors.

    For owners and operators, this period was decided on price/mix, format and channel choices rather than discounting. For acquirers, the reference set hasn't moved — the 17 precedent transactions and their 13.1x median EV/EBITDA remain the anchor with nothing new to reset it. For advisors, the strongest evidence to lead with is Clorox's Purell ProCare launch, Colgate-Palmolive's Tom's of Maine extension, and Newell's Crock-Pot/Valspar pairing. So the actionable takeaway is to build the next conversation around execution evidence, not around a transaction record that stood still.

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    WHAT IT MEANS Execution Did the Talking While the Transaction Record Stood Still The two-week period translated for the people who act on it · NeuraCap view · observations, not recommendations Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. This page is analytical interpretation drawn from the two-week period's recorded evidence. It is not investment advice. Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 6 Sector study 2026-09-28 EV / EBITDA (CY2027E) median 14.6x 12 companies in the study 3 valuation tiers Standing thesis: Household Products Split Between Staples Platforms, Formulation Suppliers and Adjacent Models FOR OWNERS & OPERATORS Price/mix Versus Volume and Trade Spend Are Where This Period Was Decided Companies in the space put their news into channel platforms, new formats and seasonal items rather than discounting. FOR ACQUIRERS The Reference Set Is Unchanged, so the Trailing Record Sets the Anchor With no transactions recorded in the window, the 17 precedent transactions and their 13.1x median EV / EBITDA remain the benchmark. FOR ADVISORS Lead with Channel Shape and Innovation Evidence The strongest material this period is The Clorox Company (CLX) standing up Clorox Purell ProCare, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) extending Tom's of Maine into hydroxyapatite, and Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) pairing Crock-Pot with Valspar.

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    SOURCES & METHODOLOGY

    Sources, Methodology and Important Notice

    This slide explains the sources and methods behind every figure and claim in the update.

    Every figure in this update ties back to the filings, press releases and market prices recorded for the window through September 28, 2026. We rank sources in a fixed order — SEC filings first, then press releases, then established outlets — and we never draw on video or social platforms. Attribution language throughout is calibrated: where we can't tie a move to a recorded driver, we say so rather than guess. That discipline is what lets you trust every number on the prior six pages.

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    SOURCES & METHODOLOGY Sources, Methodology and Important Notice How this bi-weekly update is built and what each kind of statement rests on · September 14–28, 2026 · market data through 2026-09-28 Every figure in this update links to the record it was taken from; the publishers and filings drawn on for the period are listed above. Household Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice 7 OBSERVED DATA Bi-Weekly stock moves are computed close-to-close over the stated window from the platform’s price series. Deal records, values and multiples come from the platform’s transaction record (SEC 8-K extractions) exactly as recorded; each figure links to its citation. Treasury rates come from the platform’s Treasury series and are shown only when the 10-year moved at least ten basis points over the window (it did not in this window, so no rate figures appear). UNIVERSE QUALITY The update universe is the platform’s approved company set for this sector, subject to a $100M market-cap floor so small, loosely related names cannot dominate the statistics. No covered name fell below the floor in this window. EVENTS & NEWS Company events are in-window 8-K filings; news items are publisher-sourced headlines fetched for the window (and any externally supplied items, marked as such). Operational and strategic developments (deals, partnerships, launches, expansion, guidance, leadership, regulatory outcomes) are shown first; capital-return mechanics and conference appearances are limited to one each. Every event links to its source. The deck never asserts an event that has no linked record. SOURCE HIERARCHY News is admitted in a fixed order of reliability: SEC filings first, then company press releases and investor-relations communications, then transaction documents, then established outlets (Reuters, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and peers). Video and social platforms — including YouTube — are never used as sources. DRIVER ATTRIBUTION A stock move is linked to an event only when the event falls inside the window, and only in calibrated language ("the move appears to reflect…", "shares moved following…"). Where no driver is recorded, the page says so and compares the move to the sector median instead. ANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION "Why it matters", "why the deal happened" and the what-it-means page are NeuraCap analytical views drawn from the recorded evidence, and are labeled as such. INHERITED CONTEXT The standing sector view (thesis, valuation lens, sector median and tiering) is inherited from the NeuraCap sector study run_20260929T145502Z_515_prod (market data as of 2026-09-28) — distilled, never re-derived. That report’s own sources page governs its content; this update reads the period against it. IMPORTANT NOTICE This report is informational only. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and not an offer of any kind. Readers should perform their own diligence before acting on anything described here. Linked sources this two-week period: prnewswire.com · businesswire.com · globenewswire.com

Sources and methodology

This update covers Household Products over the 14-day window September 14–28, 2026; market data runs through September 28, 2026. The universe is the 12 listed companies whose core business is Household Products under NeuraCap's industry classification, subject to a $100M market-capitalisation floor so that very small, loosely related names cannot dominate the movers and statistics. Companies covered: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), The Clorox Company (CLX), Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR), The Honest Company, Inc. (HNST), Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB), LandBridge Company LLC (LB), 3M Company (MMM), Newell Brands Inc. (NWL), Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), WD-40 Company (WDFC). No covered name fell below the floor in this window.

Window and company universe

This update covers Household Products over the 14-day window September 14–28, 2026; market data runs through September 28, 2026. The universe is the 12 listed companies whose core business is Household Products under NeuraCap's industry classification, subject to a $100M market-capitalisation floor so that very small, loosely related names cannot dominate the movers and statistics. Companies covered: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), The Clorox Company (CLX), Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR), The Honest Company, Inc. (HNST), Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB), LandBridge Company LLC (LB), 3M Company (MMM), Newell Brands Inc. (NWL), Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), WD-40 Company (WDFC). No covered name fell below the floor in this window.

How the moves and statistics are computed

Each company's period move is the change in closing price from the last close before the window to the last close inside it (close-to-close). The sector median is the median of those moves across the covered names; the index return is computed the same way for the S&P 500 over the same dates. The largest single-day move inside the window is shown for each mover. Movers are the largest gainers and losers by period move; the attribution cards prefer movers whose in-window record explains the move. Movers carry the valuation tier assigned in the standing sector study (the latest NeuraCap sector outlook) where that study rated them.

Events, news and how a move is attributed

Company events are the 8-K filings made inside the window; news items are publisher-sourced headlines for the window, admitted in a fixed order of reliability: SEC filings first, then company press releases and investor-relations communications, then established outlets (Reuters, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and peers). Video and social platforms are never used. A move is linked to an event only when the event falls inside the window and only in calibrated language; where nothing in the record explains a move, the update says so rather than speculating. Every event links to its source.

Transactions in the window and the trailing record

Transactions are taken from SEC filings by announcement date; 0 were announced inside the window. The trailing record of 17 recorded transactions provides the reference multiples (EV over last-twelve-month revenue or EBITDA at announcement, as disclosed). A value whose own citation describes something other than the price paid is not shown as the deal value; transactions where the acquirer and the target are the same entity are treated as reorganisations and excluded.

Sources

Prices and index levels are market data through September 28, 2026; filings are the companies' SEC filings on EDGAR; press releases are the companies' own; other news items are from the established outlets named on each card; Treasury yields are published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Every figure and every event in the update links to its record.

Interpretation and important notice

'Why it matters', 'why the deal happened' and the what-it-means page are NeuraCap analytical views drawn from the recorded evidence, labelled as such. The update is informational: it is not investment advice, not a recommendation to buy or sell any security and not an offer of any kind.

This report is published for information only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, an offer or solicitation, an appraisal or a fairness opinion, and no fiduciary relationship is created by reading it. Multiples that fail NeuraCap’s plausibility gates are excluded and never plotted. See the full methodology and the disclaimer.

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