BBWI vs EPC vs HNST Stock Comparison

Bath & Body Works, Edgewell Personal Care and Honest Company Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBWI Bath & Body Works, Inc.
$22.78 +42.4% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.60B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.38B
Div. yield
3.51%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co
$28.57 +3.9% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24B
Div. yield
2.10%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
HNST Honest Company, Inc.
$4.59 -11.9% 1M +32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$526.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$342.01M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bath & Body Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bath & Body Works 6, Edgewell Personal Care 4, Honest Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBWIEPCHNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.60B $1.32B $526.30M BBWI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x -14.1x -41.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 15.4x 38.3x BBWI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +11.6% -12.3% EPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% -4.2% -3.6% BBWI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 32.2% 0.4% — BBWI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 8.8x — BBWI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.51% 2.10% — BBWI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.6% +50.7% +32.7% EPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.9%/yr -4.0%/yr -12.9%/yr EPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 42.9% 71.4% EPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 41/100 74/100 HNST

Percentile Scorecard

BBWIEPCHNST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBBWIEPCHNST
Valuation 86 #8 of 52 69 #17 of 52 71 #16 of 52
Growth 47 #27 of 50 22 #39 of 50 65 #18 of 50
Profitability 93 #4 of 45 46 #25 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Financial Health 31 #39 of 56 35 #37 of 56 95 #4 of 56
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 33 #21 of 31 90 #4 of 31
Overall 63 41 74
  • BBWI ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • EPC ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HNST ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBBWIEPCHNSTSPY
1 month +42.4%+3.9%-11.9% +0.7%
3 months +14.2%+4.8%+23.4% +3.7%
6 months +17.2%+26.7%+31.1% +7.1%
Year to date +13.4%+67.6%+77.9% +12.8%
1 year -8.6%+50.7%+32.7% +11.9%
3 years -21.9%-17.8%+295.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -7.9%-6.3%+58.2% +22.8%
5 years -67.0%-18.3%-49.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.9%-4.0%-12.9% +10.9%
10 years -61.8%-62.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.2%-9.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBWIEPCHNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%42.9%71.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%40.8%68.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.181.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.141.180.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.1%-69.3%-89.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-3.7%-22.9% -1.2%
52-week high $24.91$29.66$5.95 $779.14
52-week low $14.85$15.91$2.10 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBBWIEPCHNST
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 18.7x -14.1xmedian 18.7x -41.8xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 0.6xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 13.0x 22.0xmedian 13.0x -34.6xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.9x 25.1xmedian 18.9x 10.0xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.53median 1.01 0.34median 1.01 -0.96median 1.01

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBBWIEPCHNST
Revenue $7.38B $2.24B $342.01M
Gross profit $3.23B $885.90M $121.96M
Operating income $1.13B $17.90M -$14.94M
Net income $662.00M -$93.20M -$12.17M
Free cash flow – $52.40M $52.71M
R&D – $59.40M $7.12M
EPS (diluted) $3.28 $-2.00 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents $794.00M $397.10M $105.90M
Total debt $3.61B $1.28B –
Shares (diluted) 202.00M 46.60M 113.11M
Enterprise value $2.26B $170.74M $169.00M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBBWIEPCHNST
P/E 7.4x -14.1x -41.8x
P/FCF – 25.1x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.9x 9.3x
P/S 0.6x 0.6x 1.5x
P/B -4.4x 0.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -3.8x 2.0x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 22.0x -34.6x
EV/EBIT 6.6x 122.8x -28.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 42.0x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.1x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.53 0.34 -0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBWIEPCHNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 11.6% -12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -0.2% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 1.6% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -1.6% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% -85.5% -437.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -57.5% 35.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.1% -243.8% -287.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -40.7% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.0% -245.1% -289.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -42.2% 43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 135.2% 1,143%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% 47.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 112.5% 977.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.2% 45.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBWIEPCHNST
Gross margin 43.8% 39.5% 35.7%
EBITDA margin 18.7% 4.5% -3.6%
Operating margin 15.4% 0.8% -4.4%
Pretax margin 12.2% -1.5% -3.5%
Net margin 9.0% -4.2% -3.6%
FCF margin – 2.3% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.4% 16.5%
Return on equity – -4.8% -7.2%
Return on assets 12.9% -2.0% -5.6%
Return on invested capital 32.2% 0.4% –
Return on capital employed 33.3% 0.6% -9.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.3x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBWIEPCHNST
Debt / assets 70.1% 36.2% –
Debt / equity -3.4x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 8.8x –
Debt / FCF – 24.4x –
Liabilities / assets 120.5% 58.7% 24.1%
Equity / assets -20.5% 41.3% 75.9%
Interest coverage 4.2x 0.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 2.35 1.60 4.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBWIEPCHNST
Dividend yield 3.5% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 3.3% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBBWIEPCHNST
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 38.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $1.86FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 -26.2%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.7% +13.4% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.36BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026 $307.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.0%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 -17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% -9.1% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBWIEPCHNST
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 45.0%
Institutions holding 464 224 146
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +3.0% +5.2%
Institutions buying 245 108 94
Institutions selling 171 79 36
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.37 2.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BBWIEPCHNST
BBWI 1.00 0.31 0.19
EPC 0.31 1.00 0.20
HNST 0.19 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBWI, EPC and HNST?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) $4.60B, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) $1.32B, Honest Company (HNST) $526.30M.

Which company is growing faster?

Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) +0.1%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +11.6%, Honest Company (HNST) -12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has the highest net margin (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 9.0%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.2%, Honest Company (HNST) -3.6%). On return on invested capital, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) leads (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 32.2%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) returned the most: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -8.6%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +50.7%, Honest Company (HNST) +32.7%. Over five years, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) compounded fastest (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -19.9%/yr, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.0%/yr, Honest Company (HNST) -12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has the highest dividend yield: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 3.51%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 2.10%. Honest Company (HNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) has been the steadiest (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 61.9%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 42.9%, Honest Company (HNST) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBWI, EPC and HNST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.