Helen of Troy Ltd (HELE) stock
HELENasdaqElectric Housewares & FansFiscal year ends February 28
Financials through Q2 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 8, 2026Score 7/3019% below fair value
$37.32+0.13 (+0.35%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $872.94MP/E –Yield –
Helen of Troy statistics
99 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 7, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Aug 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 54.42
- 3.46
- P/OCF Ratio
- 4.86
- 22.76
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.83
- 2.29
- EV / EBIT
- 63.61
- 25.34
- EV / FCF
- 10.35
- 31.33
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 2.54%
- 2.33%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.05%
- 0.20%
- Float
- 23M
- 50M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 2.62%
- 5.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 95.9%
- 62.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -13.9%
- -0.52%
- Short % of Float
- 9.58%
- 6.90%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 9.33%
- 5.16%
- Days to Cover
- 5.43
- 3.55
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $39.03
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $13.85
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $32.46
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $29.57
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $24.77
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.70
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.29%
- 2.26%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 26.4%
- -13.0%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 32.6%
- -28.2%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 65.1%
- -34.3%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 75.6%
- -1.61%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 88.1%
- -1.02%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -63.9%
- 16.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -84.9%
- -29.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -56.9%
- 104.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 775,694
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 591,826
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 483,557
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.70
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 70.7
- 42.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 59.6%
- 81.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.96
- 1.38
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -1.45%
- 2.97%
- EBITDA Margin
- 4.20%
- 4.94%
- FCF Margin
- 8.06%
- 2.73%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -11.1%
- -0.17%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -4.41%
- -1.58%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 1.15%
- 1.66%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 1.53%
- 0.42%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.65
- 2.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.66
- 1.31
- Debt / Equity
- 0.79
- 0.38
- Debt / EBITDA
- 8.77
- 2.03
- Debt / FCF
- 4.57
- 2.32
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 8.48
- 0.66
- Interest Coverage
- 0.45
- 0.05
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 0.32%
- 13.8%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 192.7%
- 12.8%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -4.84%
- 1.79%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -3.17%
- 7.18%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.81
- 0.66
- Inventory Turnover
- 1.90
- 3.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $984.84K
- $373.11K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$53.52K
- -$6.97K
- Employee Count
- 1,854
- 534
- WACC
- 8.30%
- 11.4%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$26.50M
- $831.50K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$650.04M
- $7.36M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$27.79
- $0.33
- Equity (Book Value)
- $853.83M
- $198.19M
- Book Value Per Share
- $36.50
- $5.54
- Tangible Book Value
- $16.04M
- $63.35M
- Working Capital
- $345.33M
- $143.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$32.51M
- -$18.91M
- FCF Per Share
- $6.29
- $0.21
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -11.4%
- -0.28%
- FCF Yield
- 16.9%
- 0.86%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.19%
- 0.47%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.19%
- 0.97%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $52.85M
- $9.04M
- Income Tax
- $72.73M
- $3.09M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.83
- 2.74
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -5.20
- -2.57
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | HELE | S&P 500 | Difference | HELE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +34.1% | -3.0% | +37.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | +24.4% | -2.8% | +27.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +75.6% | +11.5% | +64.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +95.7% | +13.5% | +82.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | -61.6% | +77.7% | −139.3 pts | -27.3% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -84.9% | +72.6% | −157.6 pts | -31.5% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -56.6% | +308.2% | −364.7 pts | -8.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M HELE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 13.9% from the previous report, or 9.58% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,182,090 | -13.9% | 401,902 | 5.4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,535,398 | -8.1% | 724,524 | 3.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,758,838 | -6.5% | 427,870 | 6.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,952,013 | -0.2% | 330,001 | 8.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,957,235 | +4.6% | 374,896 | 7.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,827,743 | +1.8% | 330,375 | 8.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,777,073 | +2.9% | 413,459 | 6.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,698,887 | +14.4% | 756,305 | 3.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,359,444 | -6.3% | 570,085 | 4.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,517,638 | -1.8% | 487,802 | 5.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,562,651 | +1.3% | 606,872 | 4.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,530,438 | -3.5% | 686,387 | 3.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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