BIOE vs EPC vs HLF Stock Comparison

Bio Essence, Edgewell Personal Care and Herbalife Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIOE Bio Essence Corp
$0.42 +133.3% 1M +500.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.39M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.91M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co
$27.68 -2.2% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Herbalife leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Herbalife 5, Bio Essence 4, Edgewell Personal Care 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIOEEPCHLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.39M $1.31B $1.36B HLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x -14.1x 8.3x HLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x 5.4x HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +416.6% +11.6% +5.5% BIOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 52.1% -4.2% 3.2% BIOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.4% 24.3% HLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 8.8x 2.6x HLF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +500.0% +41.0% +65.1% BIOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.6%/yr -22.0%/yr EPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 211.5% 43.0% 58.5% EPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 41/100 59/100 BIOE

Percentile Scorecard

BIOEEPCHLF

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

AxisBIOEEPCHLF
Valuation 53 #25 of 52 69 #17 of 52 100 #1 of 52
Growth 100 #1 of 50 22 #39 of 50 59 #21 of 50
Profitability 100 #1 of 45 46 #25 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 53 #27 of 56 35 #37 of 56 29 #40 of 56
Shareholder Returns 10 #28 of 31 33 #21 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Overall 63 41 59
  • BIOE ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • EPC 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

PeriodBIOEEPCHLFSPY
1 month +133.3%-2.2%+6.3% +0.9%
3 months +55.6%-1.9%+7.1% +5.9%
6 months -19.2%+27.3%-16.2% +8.5%
Year to date +600.0%+62.3%+3.9% +13.3%
1 year +500.0%+41.0%+65.1% +12.4%
3 years —-19.3%-4.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-6.9%-1.4% +23.5%
5 years —-20.9%-71.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-4.6%-22.0% +11.0%
10 years —-63.6%-55.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-9.6%-7.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBIOEEPCHLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 211.5%43.0%58.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 401.9%41.0%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.120.191.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.360.951.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-69.3%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-6.7%-32.9% -0.9%
52-week high $0.52$29.66$19.96 $779.14
52-week low $0.05$15.91$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.

MultipleBIOEEPCHLF
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 18.4x -13.7xmedian 18.4x 8.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.8x 21.6xmedian 12.8x 4.9xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 18.7x 24.3xmedian 18.7x 4.4xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x -3.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 0.97 0.32median 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 monthsBIOEEPCHLF
Revenue $2.91M $2.24B $5.20B
Gross profit $2.03M $885.90M $4.04B
Operating income $1.54M $17.90M $492.30M
Net income $1.52M -$93.20M $162.90M
Free cash flow $1.08M $52.40M $322.30M
R&D – $59.40M –
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $-2.00 $1.57
Cash & equivalents $675.00 $397.10M $370.50M
Total debt – $1.28B $8.02B
Shares (diluted) 38.01M 46.60M 104.50M
Enterprise value $22.32M $166.21M -$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
MetricBIOEEPCHLF
P/E 14.1x -13.7x 8.5x
P/FCF 21.0x 24.3x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 10.5x 3.7x
P/S 7.8x 0.6x 0.3x
P/B 9.6x 0.9x -3.0x
P/Tangible book -21.4x 2.0x -1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 21.6x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 120.5x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 21.0x 41.2x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 17.8x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 0.32 -0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIOEEPCHLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 416.6% 11.6% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 66.7% -0.2% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 438.0% 1.6% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 75.3% -1.6% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 637.2% -85.5% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 114.3% -57.5% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 210.5% -243.8% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.1% -40.7% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 210.5% -245.1% -50.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% -42.2% -11.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 135.2% 44.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.3% -15.1% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 112.5% 88.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% -29.2% 27.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIOEEPCHLF
Gross margin 69.7% 39.5% 77.7%
EBITDA margin 56.4% 4.5% 12.1%
Operating margin 52.9% 0.8% 9.5%
Pretax margin 52.8% -1.5% 4.1%
Net margin 52.1% -4.2% 3.2%
FCF margin 36.9% 2.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 5.4% 7.4%
Return on equity 331.7% -4.8% –
Return on assets 63.3% -2.0% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.4% 24.3%
Return on capital employed 194.6% 0.6% 26.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -1.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIOEEPCHLF
Debt / assets – 36.2% 70.5%
Debt / equity – 0.9x -4.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 8.8x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 24.4x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 58.7% 116.6%
Equity / assets 58.5% 41.3% -16.6%
Interest coverage 2,186x 0.3x 2.5x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.69 1.59 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIOEEPCHLF
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield -1.9% 1.2% 0.8%
Shareholder yield -1.9% 3.4% 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.

ConsensusBIOEEPCHLF
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 5.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.86FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -26.2%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.4% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.08BFY2026 $5.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -6.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -9.1% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIOEEPCHLF
Held by institutions – 100.0% 99.1%
Institutions holding – 223 235
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 107 129
Institutions selling – 79 72
Buyers to sellers – 1.35 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.

BIOEEPCHLF
BIOE 1.00 0.11 -0.08
EPC 0.11 1.00 0.34
HLF -0.08 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIOE, EPC and HLF?

Herbalife (HLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bio Essence (BIOE) $22.39M, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) $1.31B, Herbalife (HLF) $1.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIOE, EPC and HLF?

Herbalife (HLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bio Essence (BIOE) 14.8x, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -14.1x, Herbalife (HLF) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 14.9x, 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?

Bio Essence (BIOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bio Essence (BIOE) +416.6%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +11.6%, Herbalife (HLF) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bio Essence (BIOE) has the highest net margin (Bio Essence (BIOE) 52.1%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.2%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Herbalife (HLF) leads (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 0.4%, Herbalife (HLF) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bio Essence (BIOE) returned the most: Bio Essence (BIOE) +500.0%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +41.0%, Herbalife (HLF) +65.1%. Over five years, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) compounded fastest (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.6%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) has been the steadiest (Bio Essence (BIOE) 211.5%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 43.0%, Herbalife (HLF) 58.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIOE, EPC 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, Herbalife (HLF) leads on 5. 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.