CL vs HLF vs HYEX Stock Comparison

Colgate Palmolive, Herbalife and Healthy Extracts Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$98.65 +13.1% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$76.99B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$14.91 +18.6% 1M +80.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.61B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.28B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
HYEX Healthy Extracts Inc.
$1.40 +33.3% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.29M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Colgate Palmolive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Colgate Palmolive 5, Herbalife 4, Healthy Extracts 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHLFHYEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.99B $1.61B $20.64M CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.5x 8.9x -26.0x HLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 6.1x — HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +6.4% +84.1% HYEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 3.4% -14.0% CL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.6% 23.8% — CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.4x -1.2x HYEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% +80.9% -20.0% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr -19.2%/yr -28.8%/yr CL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 59.3% 201.4% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 60/100 53/100 HLF

Percentile Scorecard

CLHLFHYEX

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

AxisCLHLFHYEX
Valuation 43 #29 of 50 100 #1 of 50 33 #34 of 50
Growth 63 #19 of 49 67 #17 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Profitability 96 #3 of 45 84 #8 of 45 25 #34 of 45
Financial Health 49 #28 of 54 25 #41 of 54 59 #23 of 54
Shareholder Returns 45 #17 of 30 24 #23 of 30 –
Overall 59 60 53
  • CL ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HLF ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HYEX 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

PeriodCLHLFHYEXSPY
1 month +13.1%+18.6%+33.3% -5.9%
3 months +6.1%+29.9%+0.7% -4.6%
6 months +12.9%+2.9%0.0% +0.2%
Year to date +24.8%+15.7%-7.9% +7.5%
1 year +28.3%+80.9%-20.0% +8.2%
3 years +31.2%+8.2%-78.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%+2.7%-39.6% +19.0%
5 years +26.7%-65.5%-81.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.9%-19.2%-28.8% +9.4%
10 years +41.8%-45.7%-100.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.6%-5.9%-56.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCLHLFHYEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%59.3%201.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%53.3%330.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.121.092.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.201.37-0.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.1%-88.7%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-25.3%-48.1% -5.9%
52-week high $99.14$19.96$2.70 $779.14
52-week low $76.11$8.24$0.82 $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.

MultipleCLHLFHYEX
P/E now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 17.9x 8.7xmedian 17.9x -26.0xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 14.3x 4.8xmedian 14.3x -35.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 17.4x 4.6xmedian 17.4x 41.3xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 122.5xmedian 1.9x -3.8xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.75median 0.62 -2.59median 0.62 —median 0.62

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 monthsCLHLFHYEX
Revenue $21.28B $5.28B $6.29M
Gross profit $12.90B $4.10B $3.85M
Operating income $3.16B $505.00M -$1.11M
Net income $2.17B $176.90M -$879.36K
Free cash flow $3.79B $337.10M $500.27K
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $1.68 –
Cash & equivalents $1.53B $409.20M $189.96K
Total debt $7.72B $1.93B $927.82K
Shares (diluted) 799.70M 107.30M –
Enterprise value $71.47B $22.45M $19.95M

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
MetricCLHLFHYEX
P/E 38.3x 8.7x -26.0x
P/FCF 20.7x 4.6x 41.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 3.9x 41.3x
P/S 3.7x 0.3x 3.3x
P/B 122.5x -3.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -94.3x -2.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.2x 4.8x -35.2x
EV/EBIT 26.8x 6.1x -19.3x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 22.3x 9.1x 42.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 7.8x 42.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.75 -2.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHLFHYEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 6.4% 84.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 1.6% 35.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 5.9% 89.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.0% 42.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.1% 3.5% -242.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 9.0% 16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.6% -44.8% -107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -1.7% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.5% -45.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -3.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 30.1% 191.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 8.0% 40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.0% 55.3% 191.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 25.0% 40.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHLFHYEX
Gross margin 60.6% 77.6% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 12.1% -9.7%
Operating margin 14.8% 9.6% -17.6%
Pretax margin 13.9% 4.6% -17.6%
Net margin 9.6% 3.4% -14.0%
FCF margin 17.8% 6.4% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.5% 7.5% 8.0%
Return on equity 360.5% – -3.8%
Return on assets 13.0% 6.2% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 27.6% 23.8% –
Return on capital employed 31.2% 27.4% -5.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.8x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.2x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHLFHYEX
Debt / assets 46.1% 66.8% 2.8%
Debt / equity 12.1x -4.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.4x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 5.7x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 114.2% 31.2%
Equity / assets 3.8% -14.2% 68.8%
Interest coverage 12.6x 2.9x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.09 2.54 0.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHLFHYEX
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 84.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% – –
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.

ConsensusCLHLFHYEX
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $2.46FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +29.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.41BFY2026 $5.62BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% -9.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHLFHYEX
Held by institutions 83.8% 99.1% –
Institutions holding 2,019 235 –
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -0.4% –
Institutions buying 921 129 –
Institutions selling 722 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.

CLHLFHYEX
CL 1.00 0.28 0.03
HLF 0.28 1.00 0.05
HYEX 0.03 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CL, HLF and HYEX?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colgate Palmolive (CL) $76.99B, Herbalife (HLF) $1.61B, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) $20.64M.

Which stock is cheaper, CL, HLF and HYEX?

Herbalife (HLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 37.5x, Herbalife (HLF) 8.9x, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) -26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 25.9x, Herbalife (HLF) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Healthy Extracts (HYEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.9%, Herbalife (HLF) +6.4%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) +84.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) has the highest net margin (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.6%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.4%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) -14.0%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.6%, Herbalife (HLF) 23.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +28.3%, Herbalife (HLF) +80.9%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) -20.0%. Over five years, Colgate Palmolive (CL) compounded fastest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.9%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -19.2%/yr, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) -28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%, Herbalife (HLF) 0.00%. Herbalife (HLF) and Healthy Extracts (HYEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Colgate Palmolive (CL) has been the steadiest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.5%, Herbalife (HLF) 59.3%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) 201.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.