Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company HBB
$37.99 +2.34% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $513.0M
Strong growthHigh qualityStrong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $4.25, up 80.1% year over year.
- Over the past year the stock returned +163.5%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 148.4 percentage points.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 136 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 12%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 1%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 31%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 7%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 16%
- Gross marginBottom 44%
- Operating marginTop 27%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 48%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 19%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 13%
- Interest coverTop 8%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 7%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 7%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 8%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 32%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 47%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 1%
- 6-month returnTop 2%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 2%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 5%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 7%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 28%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 23%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 45%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 41%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 13%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -9.8% | -3.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -14.7% | 80.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 26.5% | 33.1% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 12.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 0.2% | 15.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -3.3% | -9.8% | ↑ | Bottom 21% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 80.1% | -14.7% | ↑ | Top 12% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 26.5% | ↑ | Bottom 44% |
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 6.7% | ↑ | Top 27% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 5.1% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 15.9% | 0.2% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 15.9% | — | Top 16% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -1.8% | — | Bottom 31% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.73×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +37.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.14×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 132.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.28%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.94%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.21%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 6
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +1456.3% | +0.7% | +39.7% | +28.5% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +62.5% | -1.8% | -9.6% | -8.2% | +11.3% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | — | +2.9% | -13.4% | -9.9% | -0.5% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | — | +2.5% | -1.5% | +16.7% | +38.5% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | — | -3.7% | -16.9% | -12.6% | -7.7% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | — | +0.2% | -26.9% | -6.4% | -8.8% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | — | -0.9% | +9.9% | +5.7% | -1.8% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | — | +3.3% | -31.1% | -34.6% | -41.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $2.49 | $0.16 | +1456.3% | $142.6M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.16 | +62.5% | $122.0M |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.13 | — | — | $212.9M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.12 | — | — | $132.8M |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.33 | — | — | $127.8M |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.13 | — | — | $133.4M |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $1.75 | — | — | $213.5M |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $0.14 | — | — | $156.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 8.9× | 8.1× | 57th | Top 7% |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.0× | — | — | Top 8% |
| EV / Sales | 0.82× | — | — | Top 32% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 18.89% | — | — | Top 7% |
| Earnings yield | 11.19% | — | — | Top 7% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.0× – 16.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +163.5%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +80.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -15.5%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 69
- Days above the 200-day average
- 136
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +17.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +8.9%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +21.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +70.9%
- RSI (14)
- 71.1
- Relative volume
- 1.03×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 56.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 63th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.12
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.28
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -2.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -58.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2021 | Jun 16, 2023 | -64.0% | 515 days | 285 days (Aug 6, 2024) |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 | -58.4% | 206 days | 245 days (Aug 7, 2026) |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | -29.8% | 32 days | 97 days (May 13, 2021) |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | -11.8% | 18 days | 7 days (Sep 22, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $513.0M
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.25
- Revenue (TTM)
- $610.3M
- Dividend yield
- 1.29%
- 52-week range
- $13.75 – $39.99
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $658.4M | $640.9M | $625.6M | $654.7M | $606.9M |
| Gross profit | $136.5M | $129.1M | $143.7M | $170.2M | $156.2M |
| Operating income | $31.5M | $38.8M | $35.1M | $43.2M | $36.6M |
| Net income | $21.3M | $25.3M | $25.2M | $30.8M | $26.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.53 | $1.81 | $1.80 | $2.20 | $1.95 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $156.7M | $213.5M | $133.4M | $127.8M | $132.8M | $212.9M | $122.0M | $142.6M |
| Net income | $1.9M | $24.0M | $1.8M | $4.5M | $1.7M | $18.5M | $3.5M | $33.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.14 | $1.76 | $0.13 | $0.33 | $0.12 | $1.38 | $0.26 | $2.49 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $17.9M | -$3.4M | $88.6M | $65.4M | $13.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$11.8M | -$2.3M | -$3.4M | -$3.2M | -$2.8M |
| Free cash flow | $6.0M | -$5.7M | $85.2M | $62.2M | $11.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$5.5M | -$5.8M | -$6.1M | -$6.3M | -$6.4M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | -$3.0M | -$3.1M | -$14.1M | -$9.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $101.5M
- Total assets
- $411.3M
- Total liabilities
- $194.6M
- Total debt
- $89.6M
- Net debt
- -$11.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $216.7M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.13 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.13 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.12 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.12 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.12 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.12 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.12 | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.12 | Dec 13, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 373,513
- Days to cover
- 4.93
- Change vs previous report
- +38.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.