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Haleon plc (HLNCF) stock analysis

HLNCFOTCPerfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet PreparationsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as HLN
Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Dec 31, 2025Score 9/30
$4.96+0.01 (+0.20%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $22.20BP/E 10.0Yield –

StockData Score

Prices as of Oct 30, 2026How the score works

Value0Growth3Performance4Health2Dividend0

Mixed9 of 30 checks passed

Haleon passes 9 of the 30 checks behind our score; 14 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation
0/6
Growth
3/6
Past performance
4/6
Financial health
2/6
Dividend
0/6

What stands out

  • Earnings grew over 5 years

    Net income grew 7.8% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

  • EPS growing 10%+ a year

    Diluted EPS grew 17.2% a year over the last three fiscal years.

  • Earnings growth accelerating

    Net income grew 15.6% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 7.8% a year.

  • Interest well covered

    Operating income covers interest expense 7.1 times.

What to watch

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was 10.2% over the last twelve months and averaged 7.1% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was 7.9%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

  • High debt

    Debt is 50.4% of shareholders' equity, above the 40% we consider low.

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew 0.5% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

Valuation0/6

  • P/E against its history

    Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

  • P/E against the industry

    Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

  • EV/EBITDA against its history

    Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

  • P/B against the industry

    Needs positive book value.

  • Price against fair value

    We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.

  • Margin of safety

    Depends on the fair value estimate.

Growth3/6

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew 0.5% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • EPS growing 10%+ a year

    Diluted EPS grew 17.2% a year over the last three fiscal years.

  • Earnings growth accelerating

    Net income grew 15.6% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 7.8% a year.

  • Growing slower than the industry

    Revenue grew -1.8% over the last twelve months; the Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning Preparations; Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations median is 4.3%.

  • Company guidance

    No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

  • Gross margin improving

    Gross margin was 64.2% over the last twelve months, against 60.7% a year earlier.

Past performance4/6

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was 10.2% over the last twelve months and averaged 7.1% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was 7.9%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

  • Return on equity above the industry

    Haleon's return on equity of 10.2% is above the Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning Preparations; Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations median of -0.2%.

  • Earnings grew over 5 years

    Net income grew 7.8% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

  • Net margin above its 5-year average

    Net margin was 15.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 12.3%.

  • Net margin above the industry

    Haleon's net margin of 15.1% is above the Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning Preparations; Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations median of -0.1%.

Financial health2/6

  • High debt

    Debt is 50.4% of shareholders' equity, above the 40% we consider low.

  • Debt trend

    Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 31.9% of total debt.

  • Interest well covered

    Operating income covers interest expense 7.1 times.

  • Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts

    Current assets are 0.69 times current liabilities.

  • Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)

    Needs market value, working capital and retained earnings.

Dividend0/6

  • No dividend

    Haleon has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

  • Yield against Treasuries

    No dividend.

  • Yield against the market

    No dividend.

  • Dividend stability

    No dividend.

  • Earnings cover

    No dividend.

  • Cash-flow cover

    No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

Fair value

How we estimate it

We don't publish a fair value for Haleon. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

Low risk

Average value traded per day
$191.95M
Value traded per 1% price move
$106.18M

Downside

Low risk

Typical loss in a bad month
10.8%
Volatility (annualized)
27%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year
-0.32
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
0.15

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

25%: high

Margins

Share of revenue, fiscal years 2020 to 2025

Gross margin

64.2%+4.4 pts over 5 years

Operating margin

21.9%+5.7 pts over 5 years

Net margin

15.1%+3.5 pts over 5 years