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HELEN OF TROY LTD HELE

Nasdaq · stock · Electric Housewares & Fans · website · IPO 1971-06-03

HELEN OF TROY LTD statistics & valuation

Market cap$661.0M
P / S0.4×
P / B0.8×
Net margin-50.3%
Return on equity-112.6%
Net debt$766.7M
Enterprise value USD$1.4B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-54.8%
Return on capital-48.6%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
10.00% 3.00% 10.80% 8.90% 12.10% 10.10% 6.90% 8.40% 6.50% -50.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
40.80% 41.00% 41.00% 43.00% 44.20% 42.90% 43.40% 47.30% 47.90% 45.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
12.10% 11.30% 12.70% 10.40% 13.40% 12.30% 10.20% 13.00% 7.50% -43.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
13.80% 4.40% 16.90% 13.10% 20.50% 16.90% 9.60% 10.30% 7.40% -112.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
27.9M 27.3M 26.3M 25.3M 25.2M 24.4M 24.1M 24.0M 23.1M 23.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$461.8M $269.1M $308.9M $314.8M $302.5M $782.8M $907.8M $653.4M $903.0M $766.7M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
7.80% 2.70% 10.20% 8.00% 11.20% 7.90% 4.90% 5.90% 4.00% -42.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.48× 0.29× 0.32× 0.29× 0.28× 0.61× 0.63× 0.41× 0.55× 0.98× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$5.04 $1.63 $6.41 $6.02 $10.08 $9.17 $5.95 $7.03 $5.37 -$39.08 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

HELEN OF TROY LTD trades at about 5.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10×–53.4×, median 20.9×).

5.6× 53.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10×–53.4×); dot = today's 5.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin45.7%47.9%47.3%43.4%42.9%44.2%43.0%41.0%41.0%40.8%
Operating margin-43.8%7.5%13.0%10.2%12.3%13.4%10.4%12.7%11.3%12.1%
Net margin-50.3%6.5%8.4%6.9%10.1%12.1%8.9%10.8%3.0%10.0%
Return on assets-42.5%4.0%5.9%4.9%7.9%11.2%8.0%10.2%2.7%7.8%
Return on equity-112.6%7.4%10.3%9.6%16.9%20.5%13.1%16.9%4.4%13.8%
Debt / equity0.98×0.55×0.41×0.63×0.61×0.28×0.29×0.32×0.29×0.48×
Current ratio1.712.001.872.161.801.582.011.941.861.92

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-02-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.