Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Helen of Troy Limited HELE
$26.74 -0.41% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $622.8M
Strong trendHigh risk
Next earnings report: Oct 8, 2026
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Three things to know
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 113 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $1.82B, down 2.5% from a year earlier, accelerating from -6.4% a quarter earlier.
- Operating margin widened to -13.0% from -15.8% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive 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 22%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 23%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 12%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 14%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 5%
- Gross marginTop 30%
- Operating marginBottom 8%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 4%
- Interest coverBottom 11%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 5%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 15%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 5%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 29%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 33%
- 6-month returnTop 2%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 34%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 17%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 24%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 4%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 45%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 20%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 7%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 27%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 5%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 14%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -6.4% | -2.5% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 47.6% | 45.4% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -15.8% | -13.0% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 6.0% | 4.4% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -2.5% | -6.4% | ↑ | Bottom 22% |
| Gross margin | 45.4% | 47.6% | ↓ | Top 30% |
| Operating margin | -13.0% | -15.8% | ↑ | Bottom 8% |
| Net margin | -22.7% | -17.9% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.4% | 6.0% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -14.5% | — | Bottom 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.8% | — | Bottom 12% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -25.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +5.3 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -4.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.11%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.11%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +3.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.5%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 8, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -4.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $26.50
- Target vs current price
- -0.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 11
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 27%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | +750.0% | -10.2% | -2.9% | +0.7% | -2.2% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | +25.8% | +20.5% | +20.5% | +21.1% | +41.6% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | +0.0% | -2.4% | -9.6% | -13.9% | -26.0% |
| Oct 9, 2025 | +9.3% | -25.0% | -28.5% | -26.7% | -24.8% |
| Jul 10, 2025 | -54.9% | -22.7% | -27.8% | -28.3% | -17.9% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | -0.4% | -12.0% | -18.3% | -21.0% | -36.4% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | +2.3% | -0.5% | +6.9% | -2.6% | -24.5% |
| Oct 9, 2024 | +15.2% | +17.9% | +10.3% | +4.3% | -5.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.02 | +750.0% | $402.1M |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $0.83 | $0.66 | +25.8% | $470.0M |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $1.71 | $1.71 | +0.0% | $512.8M |
| Oct 9, 2025 | $0.59 | $0.54 | +9.3% | $431.8M |
| Jul 10, 2025 | $0.41 | $0.91 | -54.9% | $371.7M |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $2.33 | $2.34 | -0.4% | $485.9M |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $2.67 | $2.61 | +2.3% | $530.7M |
| Oct 9, 2024 | $1.21 | $1.05 | +15.2% | $474.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 7.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / Sales | 0.76× | — | — | Top 29% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 12.92% | — | — | Top 15% |
| Earnings yield | -67.28% | — | — | Bottom 5% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.6× – 27.6× since May 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
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
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 113
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +15.7%
- RSI (14)
- 41.8
- Relative volume
- 1.55×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 46.9%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 49th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.21
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.29
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -11.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -89.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 | -94.7% | 1297 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $622.8M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$17.99
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.82B
- 52-week range
- $13.85 – $30.68
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.22B | $2.07B | $2.01B | $1.91B | $1.79B |
| Gross profit | $953.2M | $899.4M | $948.7M | $914.4M | $815.7M |
| Operating income | $272.6M | $211.8M | $260.6M | $142.7M | $106.8M |
| Net income | $223.8M | $143.3M | $168.6M | $123.8M | -$899.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $9.17 | $5.95 | $7.03 | $5.37 | -$39.08 |
| Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $474.2M | $530.7M | $485.9M | $371.7M | $431.8M | $512.8M | $470.0M | $402.1M |
| Net income | $17.0M | $49.6M | $50.9M | -$450.7M | -$308.6M | -$84.1M | -$55.6M | $35.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.74 | $2.17 | $2.22 | -$19.65 | -$13.44 | -$3.65 | -$2.41 | $1.51 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $140.8M | $208.2M | $306.1M | $113.2M | $171.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$78.0M | -$174.9M | -$36.6M | -$30.1M | -$39.2M |
| Free cash flow | $62.8M | $33.4M | $269.4M | $83.1M | $131.9M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$182.2M | -$13.3M | -$51.0M | -$99.3M | $1.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $24.2M
- Total assets
- $2.08B
- Total liabilities
- $1.24B
- Total debt
- $771.3M
- Net debt
- $749.7M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $843.5M
As of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 8, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,952,013
- Days to cover
- 8.95
- Change vs previous report
- -0.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Sep 23, 1997
- 2-for-1
- Jul 2, 1996
- 2-for-1
- Oct 2, 1992
- 3-for-2
- Sep 27, 1983
- 2-for-1