BFNH vs CL vs HLF Stock Comparison

Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings, Colgate Palmolive and Herbalife Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$91.70 +5.9% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$74.48B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$13.39 +6.3% 1M +65.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.36B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.20B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Colgate Palmolive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Colgate Palmolive 6, Herbalife 3, Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFNHCLHLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $249.57M $74.48B $1.36B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,437x 36.6x 8.3x HLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.5x 5.4x HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.2% +5.5% HLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.7% 3.2% CL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 27.2% 24.3% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.7x 2.6x CL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +822.5% +18.9% +65.1% BFNH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.6%/yr +3.8%/yr -22.0%/yr BFNH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 300.4% 23.3% 58.5% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 62/100 59/100 CL

Percentile Scorecard

BFNHCLHLF

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

AxisBFNHCLHLF
Valuation 22 #41 of 52 49 #27 of 52 100 #1 of 52
Growth 98 #2 of 50 57 #22 of 50 59 #21 of 50
Profitability 7 #42 of 45 96 #3 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 62 #22 of 56 51 #28 of 56 29 #40 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 57 #14 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Overall 47 62 59
  • BFNH ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • CL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HLF 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

PeriodBFNHCLHLFSPY
1 month -15.8%+5.9%+6.3% +0.9%
3 months +416.1%-1.9%+7.1% +5.9%
6 months +1,130.0%+8.5%-16.2% +8.5%
Year to date +1,172.4%+16.0%+3.9% +13.3%
1 year +822.5%+18.9%+65.1% +12.4%
3 years +208.8%+27.7%-4.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +45.7%+8.5%-1.4% +23.5%
5 years +467.7%+20.4%-71.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +41.6%+3.8%-22.0% +11.0%
10 years +14,660.0%+28.8%-55.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +64.8%+2.6%-7.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBFNHCLHLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 300.4%23.3%58.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 407.7%22.1%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.43-0.151.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.740.811.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.8%-31.1%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.2%-7.5%-32.9% -0.9%
52-week high $10.00$99.14$19.96 $779.14
52-week low $0.18$74.98$7.75 $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.

MultipleBFNHCLHLF
P/E now vs peer median -2,417xmedian 18.4x 36.0xmedian 18.4x 8.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.8x 21.1xmedian 12.8x 4.9xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5,904xmedian 18.7x 18.9xmedian 18.7x 4.4xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 107.5xmedian 2.1x 129.2xmedian 2.1x -3.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -56.28median 0.97 2.96median 0.97 -0.74median 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 monthsBFNHCLHLF
Revenue – $21.05B $5.20B
Gross profit – $12.72B $4.04B
Operating income – $3.13B $492.30M
Net income -$97.44K $2.16B $162.90M
Free cash flow -$41.93K $3.86B $322.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $2.54 $1.57
Cash & equivalents $307.00 $1.37B $370.50M
Total debt – $7.86B $8.02B
Shares (diluted) 33.54M 801.80M 104.50M
Enterprise value $249.56M $69.20B -$121.28M

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
MetricBFNHCLHLF
P/E -2,417x 36.0x 8.5x
P/FCF -5,904x 18.9x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow -5,904x 16.4x 3.7x
P/S – 3.5x 0.3x
P/B 107.5x 129.2x -3.0x
P/Tangible book 107.5x -78.7x -1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 21.1x 4.9x
EV/EBIT -400.1x 25.4x 6.2x
EV/Revenue – 3.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF -5,904x 20.6x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -5,904x 17.9x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -56.28 2.96 -0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFNHCLHLF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.2% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.0% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -26.9% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.5% -29.2% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 8.9% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.1% -29.0% -50.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.9% 12.2% -11.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.9% 13.7% 44.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 12.9% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.9% 14.5% 88.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 17.9% 27.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFNHCLHLF
Gross margin – 60.4% 77.7%
EBITDA margin – 17.9% 12.1%
Operating margin – 14.9% 9.5%
Pretax margin – 14.0% 4.1%
Net margin – 9.7% 3.2%
FCF margin – 18.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.2% 7.4%
Return on equity -78.2% 410.8% –
Return on assets -51.7% 12.9% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – 27.2% 24.3%
Return on capital employed -55.6% 29.7% 26.0%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 2.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFNHCLHLF
Debt / assets – 46.8% 70.5%
Debt / equity – 13.9x -4.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.7x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 3.5% 96.6% 116.6%
Equity / assets 96.5% 3.4% -16.6%
Interest coverage – 12.3x 2.5x
Current ratio 25.4x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 6.84 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFNHCLHLF
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 0.8%
Shareholder yield – 3.8% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 84.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 47.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –

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.

ConsensusBFNHCLHLF
Forward P/E – 24.5xFY2026 5.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.75FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.6%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.7% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.42BFY2026 $5.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.1% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFNHCLHLF
Held by institutions – 83.8% 99.1%
Institutions holding – 2,015 235
Change in shares held, QoQ – 0.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 919 129
Institutions selling – 720 72
Buyers to sellers – 1.28 1.79

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.

BFNHCLHLF
BFNH 1.00 -0.08 -0.02
CL -0.08 1.00 0.28
HLF -0.02 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFNH, CL and HLF?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) $249.57M, Colgate Palmolive (CL) $74.48B, Herbalife (HLF) $1.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFNH, CL and HLF?

Herbalife (HLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) -2,437x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.6x, Herbalife (HLF) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 24.5x, 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?

Herbalife (HLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%, Herbalife (HLF) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) has the highest net margin (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%, Herbalife (HLF) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) returned the most: Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) +822.5%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +18.9%, Herbalife (HLF) +65.1%. Over five years, Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) compounded fastest (Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) +41.6%/yr, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +3.8%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) 0.00%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%, Herbalife (HLF) 0.00%. Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) and Herbalife (HLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Colgate Palmolive (CL) has been the steadiest (Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) 300.4%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.3%, Herbalife (HLF) 58.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFNH, CL and HLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 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.