Spectrum Brands

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryManufacturing
PredecessorRayovac Corporation
FoundedJanuary 17, 1906; 118 years ago (1906-01-17) (as French Battery Company) in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Headquarters
Middleton, Wisconsin
,
U.S.
Key people
David M. Maura (executive chairman & CEO)
Products
  • Black & Decker appliances
  • George Foreman grills
  • Remington products
  • Marineland aquariums
  • Tetra fish care
  • Dingo dog treats
  • Spectracide lawn care
  • Hot Shot home insecticides
  • Cutter & Repel insect repellents
  • Schultz plant care, etc.
RevenueIncrease US$2.96 billion (2024)
Increase US$171 million (2024)
Decrease US$125 million (2024)
Total assetsDecrease US$3.84 billion (2024)
Total equityDecrease US$2.14 billion (2024)
Number of employees
3,100 (2024)
Divisions
  • Global Appliances
  • Hardware & Home Improvement
  • Home and Garden
  • Global Pet Supplies
  • Global Auto Care
Subsidiaries
  • United Industrial Corporation
  • United Pet Group
  • Armored AutoGroup
Websitewww.spectrumbrands.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
Financials as of September 30, 2024.[1]

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.[2] is an American diversified company headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin. It was established in 2005 as the successor to Rayovac Corporation.

The company manufactures and markets home appliances under the Remington, Black & Decker, George Foreman, and Russell Hobbs brand names, lawn and garden care products under the Spectracide and Garden Safe brand names, and insect repellents under the Cutter and Repel brand names.[3] Spectrum owns several pet care companies, both in the aquarium supply and companion animal trades. In the aquarium business, Spectrum owns Tetra, Whisper, Marineland, Perfecto, Jungle, Instant Ocean, Visi-Therm, and other product lines. Companion animal lines consist of Dingo, Nature's Miracle, Lazy Pet, Wonderbox, Furminator, IAMS, Eukanuba and others. Both aquarium lines and companion lines are concentrated into Spectrum's United Pet Group based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

On February 26, 2018, the company announced it was merging with controlling shareholder HRG Group.[4] As of 2018, Spectrum Brands is ranked #422 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.[5]

Spectrum manufactured and sold batteries under the Rayovac and Varta brand names, until it sold its battery division to long-time Rayovac competitor Energizer in January 2018.[6] In November 2018, the company sold their global auto care division (brands which included Armor All, STP, and A/C Pro) to Energizer as well.

  1. ^ "FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Spectrum Brands Holdings". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  3. ^ Justin Rubner (August 18, 2006). "Spectrum CEO: Company could sell Rayovac". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference hrgmerger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Fortune 500 List". Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference rayovacsold was invoked but never defined (see the help page).