Helen of Troy Ltd (HELE)

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.

Symbol
HELE
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Market cap
$622.66M
52 week range
13.85 - 30.68

Valuation

Share price
$26.74 (close of 2026-10-02)
P/E (TTM)
-1.49x
Price to book
0.74x
Price to free cash flow
7.74x
Enterprise value
$1.37B
Book value per share
$36.22

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.41%
5 days-6.60%
1 month-6.47%
3 months-4.98%
6 months+83.15%
Year to date+25.84%
1 year+5.03%
3 years-77.23%
5 years-88.12%
10 years-68.97%
All time+8256.25%

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
-112.63%
Return on invested capital
-48.49%
Return on assets
-42.49%
Return on capital employed
-48.56%
Gross margin
45.66%
Net margin
-50.33%
EBITDA margin
-40.80%
Revenue growth
-6.36%
Net income growth
-826.44%
Free cash flow growth
58.66%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
12.93%
Current ratio
1.78x
Net debt to EBITDA
-2.87x

Latest reported year

Period end
2026-02-28
Fiscal year
2026
Revenue
$1.79B
Cost of revenue
$970.60M
Gross profit
$815.69M
EBITDA
-$728.79M
Net income
-$898.98M
Research and development
$54.00M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet income
2026-02-28$1.79B$815.69M-$898.98M
2025-02-28$1.91B$914.41M$123.75M
2024-02-29$2.01B$948.66M$168.59M
2023-02-28$2.07B$899.35M$143.27M
2022-02-28$2.22B$953.19M$223.76M
2021-02-28$2.10B$927.30M$253.95M
2020-02-29$1.71B$734.47M$152.33M
2019-02-28$1.56B$641.11M$168.54M
2018-02-28$1.48B$611.20M$44.45M
2017-02-28$1.40B$573.42M$140.69M

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2026-02-2845.66%-50.33%-112.63%-48.49%
2025-02-2847.93%6.49%7.35%5.45%
2024-02-2947.31%8.41%10.30%9.48%
2023-02-2843.39%6.91%9.62%7.54%
2022-02-2842.87%10.06%16.86%10.96%
2021-02-2844.18%12.10%20.49%16.81%
2020-02-2943.02%8.92%13.11%10.82%
2019-02-2840.99%10.78%16.91%14.22%
2018-02-2841.33%3.01%4.38%11.10%
2017-02-2841.03%10.07%13.78%10.67%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2026-02-28$18.89M$755.81M
2025-02-28$18.87M$907.52M
2024-02-29$18.50M$659.42M
2023-02-28$29.07M$928.35M
2022-02-28$33.38M$811.33M
2021-02-28$45.12M$341.75M
2020-02-29$24.47M$337.42M
2019-02-28$11.87M$318.90M
2018-02-28$20.74M$287.99M
2017-02-28$23.85M$461.21M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2026-02-28$131.91M$16.89M
2025-02-28$83.14M$21.38M
2024-02-29$269.42M$33.87M
2023-02-28$33.38M$26.75M
2022-02-28$62.78M$34.62M
2021-02-28$215.44M$26.42M
2020-02-29$253.53M$22.93M
2019-02-28$168.92M$22.05M
2018-02-28$210.60M$15.05M
2017-02-28$212.99M$13.86M

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-10-08
Consensus EPS estimate
$0.32

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-07-08May/2026$-0.13
2026-04-23Feb/2026$0.49
2026-01-08Nov/2025$1.49
2025-10-09Aug/2025$0.34
2025-07-10May/2025$0.69
2025-04-24Feb/2025$2.14
2025-01-08Nov/2024$2.38
2024-10-09Aug/2024$0.87

Filings and sources

Company website
helenoftroy.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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