BBWI vs HLF vs YSG Stock Comparison

Bath & Body Works, Herbalife and Yatsen Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBWI Bath & Body Works, Inc.
$21.64 +33.7% 1M -17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.38B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$13.39 +6.3% 1M +65.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.40B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.20B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
YSG Yatsen Holding Ltd
$2.35 -7.5% 1M -68.1% 1Y
Market cap
$209.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$653.85M
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bath & Body Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bath & Body Works 6, Herbalife 3, Yatsen Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBWIHLFYSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.83B $1.40B $209.54M BBWI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x 8.5x -9.2x BBWI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 5.4x — HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +5.5% +25.6% YSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 3.2% -3.5% BBWI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 32.2% 24.3% — BBWI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.6x — BBWI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.1% +65.1% -68.1% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.7%/yr -22.0%/yr -30.0%/yr BBWI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 58.5% 82.4% HLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 59/100 69/100 YSG

Percentile Scorecard

BBWIHLFYSG

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

AxisBBWIHLFYSG
Valuation 86 #8 of 52 100 #1 of 52 63 #20 of 52
Growth 47 #27 of 50 59 #21 of 50 82 #10 of 50
Profitability 93 #4 of 45 84 #8 of 45 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 31 #39 of 56 29 #40 of 56 84 #10 of 56
Shareholder Returns 63 #12 of 31 23 #24 of 31 –
Overall 64 59 69
  • BBWI ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HLF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • YSG 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

PeriodBBWIHLFYSGSPY
1 month +33.7%+6.3%-7.5% +0.9%
3 months +9.9%+7.1%-30.3% +5.9%
6 months +18.1%-16.2%-14.9% +8.5%
Year to date +7.8%+3.9%-39.6% +13.3%
1 year -17.1%+65.1%-68.1% +12.4%
3 years -23.5%-4.0%-49.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.6%-1.4%-20.1% +23.5%
5 years -68.7%-71.1%-83.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.7%-22.0%-30.0% +11.0%
10 years -63.7%-55.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.6%-7.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBBWIHLFYSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%58.5%82.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%52.9%93.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.421.151.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.281.11-0.83 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.1%-89.0%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-32.9%-68.1% -0.9%
52-week high $26.09$19.96$7.37 $779.14
52-week low $14.85$7.75$2.19 $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.

MultipleBBWIHLFYSG
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 18.4x 8.5xmedian 18.4x -9.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 12.8x 4.9xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x 4.4xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 2.1x -3.0xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.35median 0.97 -0.74median 0.97 0.97median 0.97

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 monthsBBWIHLFYSG
Revenue $7.38B $5.20B $653.85M
Gross profit $3.23B $4.04B $505.96M
Operating income $1.13B $492.30M -$47.33M
Net income $662.00M $162.90M -$31.82M
Free cash flow – $322.30M –
R&D – – $22.34M
EPS (diluted) $3.28 $1.57 $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $794.00M $370.50M $104.68M
Total debt $3.61B $8.02B –
Shares (diluted) 202.00M 104.50M 93.13M
Enterprise value $2.48B -$78.96M -$362.77M

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
MetricBBWIHLFYSG
P/E 7.1x 8.5x -9.6x
P/FCF – 4.4x –
P/Operating cash flow – 3.7x –
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 0.7x
P/B -4.1x -3.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -3.6x -1.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 4.9x –
EV/EBIT 6.3x 6.2x -6.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 9.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.35 -0.74 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBWIHLFYSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 5.5% 25.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 1.0% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 5.0% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 1.3% 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% 0.7% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 4.6% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.1% -49.9% 56.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -10.3% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.0% -50.1% -537.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -11.5% -9.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 44.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 88.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBWIHLFYSG
Gross margin 43.8% 77.7% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 18.7% 12.1% –
Operating margin 15.4% 9.5% -7.2%
Pretax margin 12.2% 4.1% -4.6%
Net margin 9.0% 3.2% -3.5%
FCF margin – 6.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 7.4% –
Return on equity – – -7.8%
Return on assets 12.9% 5.7% -5.7%
Return on invested capital 32.2% 24.3% –
Return on capital employed 33.3% 26.0% -10.1%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBWIHLFYSG
Debt / assets 70.1% 70.5% –
Debt / equity -3.4x -4.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – 6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 120.5% 116.6% 32.0%
Equity / assets -20.5% -16.6% 68.0%
Interest coverage 4.2x 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.33 2.46 -0.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBWIHLFYSG
Dividend yield 3.7% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.8% –
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.

ConsensusBBWIHLFYSG
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 5.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.80FY2026 $2.49FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.7% +29.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.36BFY2026 $5.59BFY2026 $638.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% -9.8% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBWIHLFYSG
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.1% 6.8%
Institutions holding 463 235 43
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -0.4% -11.7%
Institutions buying 244 129 15
Institutions selling 171 72 18
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.79 0.83

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.

BBWIHLFYSG
BBWI 1.00 0.10 0.11
HLF 0.10 1.00 0.12
YSG 0.11 0.12 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBWI, HLF and YSG?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) $4.83B, Herbalife (HLF) $1.40B, Yatsen Holding (YSG) $209.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, BBWI, HLF and YSG?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 7.3x, Herbalife (HLF) 8.5x, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 7.7x, Herbalife (HLF) 5.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yatsen Holding (YSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) +0.1%, Herbalife (HLF) +5.5%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) +25.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has the highest net margin (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 9.0%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.2%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -3.5%). On return on invested capital, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) leads (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 32.2%, Herbalife (HLF) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -17.1%, Herbalife (HLF) +65.1%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -68.1%. Over five years, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) compounded fastest (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -20.7%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -22.0%/yr, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -30.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Herbalife (HLF) has been the steadiest (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 61.9%, Herbalife (HLF) 58.5%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 82.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBWI, HLF and YSG?

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.