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Helen of Troy Limited

Household & Personal Products · United States

USD 26.84-2.5% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$625.16M
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E
6.71x
Quarterly revenue growth
8.2%
Trailing net margin
-22.7%
Indicated dividend yield

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-05-31 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-08 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Helen of Troy Limited operates as a consumer products company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The Home & Outdoor segment offers food storage containers, kitchen utensils for cooking and preparing salads, fruits, vegetables and meats, graters, slicers and choppers, baking essentials, kitchen organization, bath, cleaning, infant and toddler products, and coffee preparation tools and electronics. This segment also provides insulated beverageware, including bottles, travel tumblers, drinkware and mugs, food and lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, outdoor kitchenware and accessories; technical and outdoor sports packs, bike packs and bags, hydration and travel packs, duffel bags and luggage, lifestyle and everyday packs, and kid carrier packs and accessories. The Beauty & Wellness segment offers brushes, grooming tools and accessories, as well as mass, professional, and prestige hair appliances; prestige shampoos, liquid hair styling products, treatments and conditioners; nail polish, press-on nails, manicure and pedicure systems, grooming tools and nail care essentials; and thermometers, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, nasal aspirators, humidifiers, faucet mount and pitcher water filtration systems, air purifiers, heaters, fans and humidification, thermometry, water filtration and air purification consumables. It sells its products through mass merchandisers, sporting goods retailers, department stores, drugstore chains, home improvement stores, grocery stores, specialty stores, prestige beauty chains, beauty supply retailers, e-commerce retailers, wholesalers, warehouse clubs and distributors, and directly to consumers under the OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell, PUR, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, Revlon, and Olive & June brands. Helen of Troy Limited was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in El Paso, Texas.

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Q1 FY2027

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HELE Stock: Helen of Troy Fell 80% and Beat Earnings — So Why Did It Drop 10%?

Published 2026-07-09

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MetricHELEHelen of Troy LimitedSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-05-31ODDOddity Tech Ltd.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30SPBSpectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-28
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$625.16MUS$835.32MUS$1.98B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate6.71x16.07x15.37x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA6.22x239.18x7.42x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter8.2%-25.1%7.7%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter15.1%-0.7%16.8%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap13.6%-7.8%13.7%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA3.38x71.21x1.43x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.91x2.30x0.39x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings82.32x26.76x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share0.74x3.41x1.07x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue0.76x1.81x0.88x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-69.6%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months45.4%70.0%39.6%
Net marginTrailing twelve months-22.7%2.2%2.8%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only-39.8%5.1%4.5%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue4.7%-9.5%9.5%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price2.2%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout0.0%0.0%58.4%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.78x3.45x2.41x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.312.380.64

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