HELE · Helen Of Troy Ltd
$27.53
-0.88 (-3.10%)
At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$661.73M
Shares
23.29M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$27.53
Open$28.10
Day$27.25–28.50
52W close$13.88–30.22
Avg vol 30d408K
Short int2.8M · 11.9% float · 6.7d
Short vol85%
Last earningsJul 8, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 8
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 7, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 7 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Aug 28, 2026
Est
filed Jul 8, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Fair
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+26%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
−2%
below
RSI (14)
45
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
84%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+3%
trailing
6-month return
+56%
trailing
YTD return
+30%
this year
Relative strength
+45%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $28 › 200d $22 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +48 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
11.92% of float · ▲ +2.9% MoM · 6.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
203 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
77
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+6%
Y/Y
Gross margin
55%
contracting
EPS growth
−828%
Y/Y
Buyback
$496.8M
remaining
Balance sheet
$761.9M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
60%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−50%
past year
ATR
5.3%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jan 8, 2026
Home & Outdoor net sales
· fiscal year 2026
Initiated
$812M – $819M
Beauty & Wellness net sales
· fiscal year 2026
Initiated
$946M – $954M
Adjusted Diluted EPS
· fiscal year 2026
Non-GAAP
Lowered
$3.25 – $3.75
Oct 9, 2025
$3.75 – $4.25
changed to
Jan 8, 2026
$3.25 – $3.75
Consolidated net sales revenue
· fiscal year 2026
Initiated
$1.76B – $1.77B
prior FY $1.79B
midpoint −1.2% Y/Y
Olive & June incremental net sales contribution
· fiscal year 2026
Initiated
$106M – $109M
Interest expense
· fiscal year 2026
Raised
$58M – $59M
Oct 9, 2025
$56M – $57M
changed to
Jan 8, 2026
$58M – $59M
Adjusted effective tax rate
· fiscal year 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
13.4% – 14.7%
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the Earnings Call filed May 31, 2024
Net sales
· fiscal '25
$1.89B – $1.94B
Home and outdoor net sales
· fiscal '25
-3% – -1%
Beauty and wellness net sales
· fiscal '25
-8% – -5%
GAAP diluted EPS
· fiscal '25
$4.69 – $5.45
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS
· fiscal '25
$7.00 – $7.50
GAAP effective tax rate
· fiscal '25
27.3% – 29.5%
Adjusted EBITDA margin compression year-over-year
· fiscal '25
-160% – -150%
Capital and intangible asset expenditures
· fiscal '25
$30M – $35M
Non-GAAP adjusted tax rate
· fiscal '25
20.7% – 21.3%
Guided vs delivered
· last 7 settled
Consolidated net sales revenue
fiscal year 2026
guided $1.76B – $1.77B
$1.79B
Beat +1.2%
Net sales revenue
third quarter fiscal 2026
guided $491M – $512M
$512.83M
Beat +2.3%
GAAP diluted EPS
third quarter fiscal 2026
guided $1.85 – $2.05
$-3.65
Miss −287.2%
Net sales
fiscal '25
guided $1.97B – $2.03B
$1.91B
Miss −4.4%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+26%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−2%
Neutral
RSI (14)
45
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
84%
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $28 › 200d $22 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +48 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
11.92% of float · ▲ +2.9% MoM · 6.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
203 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $14
Now $28 · 84%
Range high $30
vs 200-day avg +26%
vs 50-day avg -2%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Accounts receivable turnover | 66.6 | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Adjusted income non-GAAP | $4M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $16.1M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
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| Beauty & Wellness adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $3.8M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Beauty & Wellness net sales growth | 7% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
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| Beauty & Wellness Organic business growth non-GAAP | 6.2% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
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| Free cash flow (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | -$6.44M | Three Months Ended May 31, 2026 | — |
| Home & Outdoor adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $12.3M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Home & Outdoor net sales growth | 9.5% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
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| Home & Outdoor Organic business growth non-GAAP | 8.8% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
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| Net leverage ratio (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 3.48 | Twelve Months Ended May 31, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP | $0.17 | Q1 FY2027 | +0.0% |
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| Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $25.5M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Operating income, as reported (GAAP) $60.35M
+$13.38M Depreciation and amortization
+$218K Non-operating income, net
-$54.85M Gain of sale of distribution facility
+$6.44M Non-cash share-based compensation
= Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) $25.53M
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| Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 6.3% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
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| Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin non-GAAP | 4% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $11.9M | Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Household & Personal Products — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HELE
this stock
Helen Of Troy Ltd
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$661.73M | +29.6% | +5.8% | — | 11.9% |
|
PG
PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
|
$335.60B | -0.2% | +3.3% | 21.8 | 1.2% |
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UL
Unilever PLC
|
$136.52B | -3.1% | — | — | 0.1% |
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CL
Colgate Palmolive Co
|
$72.90B | +13.5% | +1.7% | 36.2 | 2.2% |
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RBGLY
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
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$43.52B | — | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Financials
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELE | -8.2% | +2.6% | +56.1% | -0.4% | +29.6% |
| SPY | -2.0% | +3.3% | +11.2% | +2.1% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | -6.3% | -0.7% | +44.9% | -2.4% | +17.7% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of May 31, 2026
Authorized
$500.00M
Spent (derived)
$3.20M
Remaining
$496.80M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
916789
CUSIP
G4388N106
13F (30d)
206 filings
182 filers
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