HELE
Helen of Troy Limited
HELE lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
HELE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
HELE's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
HELE PE Valuation
HELE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HELE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect HELE's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HELE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.84 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.29 | +$24.43 |
| Q2 2026 | -$17.92 | -$3.38 |
| Q1 2026 | -$39.08 | -828% |
| Q4 2025 | -$34.54 | -801% |
| Q3 2025 | -$28.72 | -583% |
| Q2 2025 | -$14.54 | -329% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.37 | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.93 | -27% |
HELE lost $4.29 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
HELE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $440.9M | +2.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $402.1M | +8.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $470M | -3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $512.8M | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $431.8M | -8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $371.7M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $485.9M | -0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $530.7M | -3.4% |
HELE's revenue fell from its 2020 peak and has held roughly level since: $441M last quarter, up 2.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.2% | +78 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +125 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | -11 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.6% | -16 points |
| Q3 2025 | -73% | -81 points |
| Q2 2025 | -110% | -117 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -5.3 points |
HELE's operating margin was 5.2% last quarter, up 78 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HELE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44.8M | +$66.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.4M | -114% |
| Q1 2026 | $103.1M | +281% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.8M | +2921% |
| Q3 2025 | -$21.9M | -155% |
| Q2 2025 | $45M | +178% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.1M | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $191K | -100% |
HELE still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $147M over the past year.
HELE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +395K shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +112K shares |
| 5 years | -0.8% | -194K shares |
| Available history | -4.9% | -1.2M shares |
HELE has 24M diluted shares, up 5.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $209,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $224,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $151,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $14,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $30,000 |
HELE spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
HELE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2023 | 3.1x | Elevated |
HELE's net debt is about 8.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.4 years a year ago.
HELE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.3 | Neutral |
HELE's weekly RSI is 70 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (neutral).
HELE PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | HELE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 19x | — |
HELE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HELE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.3 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $29.0 | 28% above |
| 50 week MA | $24.0 | 55% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.6 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $63.9 | 42% below |
HELE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 42% below its 200-week average.
HELE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $179.9 | $224.8 | +25% |
| 2021 | $224.8 | $245.4 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | $245.4 | $103.7 | -58% |
| 2023 | $103.7 | $120.8 | +17% |
| 2024 | $120.8 | $60.5 | -50% |
| 2025 | $60.5 | $21.1 | -65% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.1 | $37.2 | +76% |
HELE is up 76% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.