BIOE vs HLF vs KVUE Stock Comparison

Bio Essence, Herbalife and Kenvue Prices as of Oct 30, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIOE Bio Essence Corp
$0.47 +161.1% 1M +571.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.29M
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.91M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$13.28 +5.7% 1M +66.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.20B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
KVUE Kenvue Inc.
$19.27 +9.1% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.00B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.41B
Div. yield
5.43%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bio Essence leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Bio Essence 4, Kenvue 3, Herbalife 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIOEHLFKVUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.29M $1.39B $37.00B KVUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 8.5x 22.3x HLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.3x 15.8x HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +416.6% +5.5% +1.8% BIOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 52.1% 3.2% 10.8% BIOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 24.3% 10.2% HLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 2.3x KVUE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 5.43% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +571.4% +66.0% +35.3% BIOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -21.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 211.6% 58.6% 24.3% KVUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 58/100 61/100 BIOE

Percentile Scorecard

BIOEHLFKVUE

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

AxisBIOEHLFKVUE
Valuation 47 #27 of 50 100 #1 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Growth 100 #1 of 48 57 #21 of 48 53 #23 of 48
Profitability 100 #1 of 44 81 #9 of 44 74 #12 of 44
Financial Health 53 #26 of 54 26 #40 of 54 42 #32 of 54
Shareholder Returns 7 #29 of 31 27 #23 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Overall 61 58 61
  • BIOE ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HLF ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KVUE ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIOEHLFKVUESPY
1 month +161.1%+5.7%+9.1% -2.3%
3 months +74.1%+4.4%+0.2% -0.7%
6 months -6.0%-16.1%+10.6% +4.8%
Year to date +683.3%+3.0%+11.7% +10.3%
1 year +571.4%+66.0%+35.3% +10.3%
3 years —+0.2%+3.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+0.1%+1.2% +20.1%
5 years —-69.8%— +61.9%
5 years, per year —-21.3%— +10.1%
10 years —-52.1%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —-7.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBIOEHLFKVUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 211.6%58.6%24.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 401.9%53.2%21.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.191.100.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.701.131.45 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-88.7%-48.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-33.5%-3.1% -3.5%
52-week high $0.52$19.96$19.89 $779.14
52-week low $0.05$7.98$14.24 $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.

MultipleBIOEHLFKVUE
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 18.7x 8.5xmedian 18.7x 22.3xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 12.8x 4.8xmedian 12.8x 13.9xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 18.9x 4.3xmedian 18.9x 19.3xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.3x -2.9xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 1.06 -0.73median 1.06 -4.50median 1.06

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 monthsBIOEHLFKVUE
Revenue $2.91M $5.20B $15.41B
Gross profit $2.03M $4.04B $8.97B
Operating income $1.54M $492.30M $2.63B
Net income $1.52M $162.90M $1.66B
Free cash flow $1.08M $322.30M $1.91B
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $1.57 $0.86
Cash & equivalents $675.00 $370.50M $1.11B
Total debt – $2.02B $8.48B
Shares (diluted) 38.01M 104.50M 1.92B
Enterprise value $25.22M -$80.96M $32.62B

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
MetricBIOEHLFKVUE
P/E 15.8x 8.5x 22.3x
P/FCF 23.5x 4.3x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x 3.6x 15.9x
P/S 8.7x 0.3x 2.4x
P/B 10.8x -2.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -24.0x -1.7x 17.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 4.8x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 16.4x 6.2x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 0.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF 23.5x 9.4x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x 7.9x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 -0.73 -4.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIOEHLFKVUE
Revenue growth (1Y) 416.6% 5.5% 1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 66.7% 1.0% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 438.0% 5.0% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 75.3% 1.3% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 637.2% 0.7% 10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 114.3% 4.6% -2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 210.5% -49.9% 16.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.1% -10.3% -3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 210.5% -50.1% 17.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% -11.5% -5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 44.7% 11.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.3% 8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 88.0% 17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 27.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIOEHLFKVUE
Gross margin 69.7% 77.7% 58.2%
EBITDA margin 56.4% 12.1% 20.7%
Operating margin 52.9% 9.5% 17.1%
Pretax margin 52.8% 4.1% 14.4%
Net margin 52.1% 3.2% 10.8%
FCF margin 36.9% 6.2% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 7.4% 15.1%
Return on equity 331.7% – 15.7%
Return on assets 63.3% 5.7% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 24.3% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 194.6% 26.0% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIOEHLFKVUE
Debt / assets – 70.5% 31.7%
Debt / equity – -4.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 6.3x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 116.6% 60.5%
Equity / assets 58.5% -16.6% 39.5%
Interest coverage 2,186x 2.5x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.66 2.45 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIOEHLFKVUE
Dividend yield – – 5.4%
Net buyback yield -1.7% 0.8% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -1.7% 0.8% 5.6%
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.

ConsensusBIOEHLFKVUE
Forward P/E – 5.3xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.49FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.3% -0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.59BFY2026 $16.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -9.8% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIOEHLFKVUE
Held by institutions – 99.1% 94.3%
Institutions holding – 235 1,009
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.4% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 129 528
Institutions selling – 72 353
Buyers to sellers – 1.79 1.50

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.

BIOEHLFKVUE
BIOE 1.00 -0.08 0.00
HLF -0.08 1.00 0.36
KVUE 0.00 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIOE, HLF and KVUE?

Kenvue (KVUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bio Essence (BIOE) $25.29M, Herbalife (HLF) $1.39B, Kenvue (KVUE) $37.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIOE, HLF and KVUE?

Herbalife (HLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bio Essence (BIOE) 15.8x, Herbalife (HLF) 8.5x, Kenvue (KVUE) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Herbalife (HLF) 5.3x, Kenvue (KVUE) 15.8x). 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%, Herbalife (HLF) +5.5%, Kenvue (KVUE) +1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bio Essence (BIOE) has the highest net margin (Bio Essence (BIOE) 52.1%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.2%, Kenvue (KVUE) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Herbalife (HLF) leads (Herbalife (HLF) 24.3%, Kenvue (KVUE) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bio Essence (BIOE) returned the most: Bio Essence (BIOE) +571.4%, Herbalife (HLF) +66.0%, Kenvue (KVUE) +35.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Herbalife (HLF) 0.00%, Kenvue (KVUE) 5.43%. Bio Essence (BIOE) and Herbalife (HLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kenvue (KVUE) has been the steadiest (Bio Essence (BIOE) 211.6%, Herbalife (HLF) 58.6%, Kenvue (KVUE) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIOE, HLF and KVUE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bio Essence (BIOE) leads on 4. 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.