BWMX vs HELE vs NPK Stock Comparison

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V, Helen Of Troy and National Presto Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.71 +5.5% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$692.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V 7, National Presto Industries 3, Helen Of Troy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWMXHELENPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $639.23M $692.17M $1.08B NPK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.5x -7.0x 25.4x BWMX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 7.9x 31.1x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +0.3% +20.9% BWMX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% -5.4% 7.9% BWMX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.4% 1.6% — BWMX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 8.3x — BWMX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.41% — 0.66% BWMX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% +48.0% +42.1% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr -33.3%/yr +12.8%/yr NPK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 54.0% 35.0% NPK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 42/100 49/100 BWMX

Percentile Scorecard

BWMXHELENPK

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

AxisBWMXHELENPK
Valuation 96 #3 of 52 78 #10 of 41 28 #30 of 41
Growth 92 #5 of 50 43 #24 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Profitability 98 #2 of 45 46 #21 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Financial Health 36 #36 of 56 27 #31 of 42 68 #14 of 42
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 31 15 #23 of 27 19 #22 of 27
Overall 84 42 49
  • BWMX ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • NPK ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWMXHELENPKSPY
1 month +2.1%+5.5%+3.6% +0.7%
3 months -2.8%+6.6%+25.0% +3.7%
6 months +0.7%+28.3%+8.7% +7.1%
Year to date +20.5%+39.8%+42.4% +12.8%
1 year +20.6%+48.0%+42.1% +11.9%
3 years +49.7%-69.4%+105.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.4%-32.6%+27.2% +22.8%
5 years -37.0%-86.8%+82.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.8%-33.3%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years —-62.7%+73.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-9.4%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWMXHELENPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%54.0%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%48.5%35.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.970.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.891.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.3%-94.5%-31.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-1.7%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $19.44$30.22$156.80 $779.14
52-week low $13.56$13.88$91.59 $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.

MultipleBWMXHELENPK
P/E now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 18.7x -7.0xmedian 15.8x 25.4xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 13.0x 17.1xmedian 9.6x 17.9xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 18.9x 4.7xmedian 12.1x 41.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.01 0.18median 0.63 1.35median 0.63

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 monthsBWMXHELENPK
Revenue $926.97M $1.83B $544.68M
Gross profit $468.65M $864.98M $89.69M
Operating income $265.18M $23.94M $52.52M
Net income $76.07M -$99.23M $42.81M
Free cash flow $182.16M $147.21M $26.43M
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $-4.11 $6.20
Cash & equivalents $28.94M $22.58M $15.79M
Total debt $1.26B $3.17B –
Shares (diluted) 37.24M 24.15M 6.91M
Enterprise value $479.21M $601.88M $1.05B

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
MetricBWMXHELENPK
P/E 8.5x -7.0x 25.4x
P/FCF 3.5x 4.7x 41.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 3.9x 32.4x
P/S 0.7x 0.4x 2.0x
P/B 4.7x 0.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -5.5x 1.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 17.1x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 3.8x 56.1x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.7x 2.0x
EV/FCF 5.5x 9.1x 40.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 7.5x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 0.18 1.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWMXHELENPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 0.3% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -3.1% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.8% 0.5% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -1.7% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.8% 103.7% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% -52.1% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.8% 84.9% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -39.6% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.8% 85.7% 3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -39.5% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 99.6% 97.1% 242.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -25.9% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.0% 192.7% 147.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.6% -25.7% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWMXHELENPK
Gross margin 50.6% 47.4% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 19.2% 4.3% 10.9%
Operating margin 28.6% 1.3% 9.6%
Pretax margin 13.6% -1.5% 10.0%
Net margin 8.1% -5.4% 7.9%
FCF margin 19.7% 8.1% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% 9.8% 6.1%
Return on equity 56.6% -11.7% 10.6%
Return on assets 9.0% -4.8% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 29.4% 1.6% –
Return on capital employed 49.9% 1.5% 12.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -1.8x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWMXHELENPK
Debt / assets 47.0% 32.1% –
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 8.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 83.6% 59.3% 17.5%
Equity / assets 16.4% 40.7% 82.5%
Interest coverage 6.2x 0.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 5.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.89 1.74 10.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWMXHELENPK
Dividend yield 7.4% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.4% -0.1% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 16.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -36.8%

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.

ConsensusBWMXHELENPK
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 31.1xFY2028
EPS, next fiscal year $2.06FY2026 $3.74FY2026 $4.88FY2028
EPS growth, next FY +32.9%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +13.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.02BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026 $425.62MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% -2.6% –
BWMX estimates →HELE estimates →NPK estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWMXHELENPK
Held by institutions 12.9% 96.3% 61.0%
Institutions holding 46 199 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +5.7% +6.2%
Institutions buying 24 121 92
Institutions selling 14 46 40
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.63 2.30
BWMX holders →HELE holders →NPK holders →

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.

BWMXHELENPK
BWMX 1.00 0.15 0.10
HELE 0.15 1.00 0.04
NPK 0.10 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWMX, HELE and NPK?

National Presto Industries (NPK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) $639.23M, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $692.17M, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWMX, HELE and NPK?

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 8.5x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -7.0x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 8.3x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.9x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 31.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) +28.1%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) has the highest net margin (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 8.1%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) leads (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 29.4%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) +20.6%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +48.0%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +42.1%. Over five years, National Presto Industries (NPK) compounded fastest (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) -8.8%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.3%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) has the highest dividend yield: Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 7.41%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.66%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Presto Industries (NPK) has been the steadiest (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 35.8%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWMX, HELE and NPK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) leads on 7. 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.