EPC vs GWLL vs HLF Stock Comparison

Edgewell Personal Care, Goldenwell Biotech and Herbalife Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co
$28.57 +3.9% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
GWLL Goldenwell Biotech, Inc.
$0.65 -5.8% 1M -75.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$55.00
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$12.93 +3.9% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.36B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.20B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Herbalife leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Herbalife 7, Edgewell Personal Care 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPCGWLLHLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.32B $64.35M $1.36B HLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.1x -222.2x 8.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x — 5.2x HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% — +5.5% EPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% -512,940.0% 3.2% HLF
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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.7% -75.9% +61.2% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr — -22.6%/yr EPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 190.9% 58.6% EPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 18/100 59/100 HLF

Percentile Scorecard

EPCGWLLHLF

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

AxisEPCGWLLHLF
Valuation 69 #17 of 52 18 #43 of 52 100 #1 of 52
Growth 22 #39 of 50 43 #29 of 50 59 #21 of 50
Profitability 46 #25 of 45 0 #45 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 35 #37 of 56 11 #50 of 56 29 #40 of 56
Shareholder Returns 33 #21 of 31 – 23 #24 of 31
Overall 41 18 59
  • EPC ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • GWLL 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

PeriodEPCGWLLHLFSPY
1 month +3.9%-5.8%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months +4.8%-27.8%+3.9% +3.7%
6 months +26.7%-35.0%-22.1% +7.1%
Year to date +67.6%-77.6%+0.3% +12.8%
1 year +50.7%-75.9%+61.2% +11.9%
3 years -17.8%+160.0%-9.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.3%+37.5%-3.4% +22.8%
5 years -18.3%—-72.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.0%—-22.6% +10.9%
10 years -62.4%—-57.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.3%—-8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEPCGWLLHLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%190.9%58.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%480.0%53.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.511.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.401.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-92.7%-88.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-90.7%-35.2% -1.2%
52-week high $29.66$7.00$19.96 $779.14
52-week low $15.91$0.51$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.

MultipleEPCGWLLHLF
P/E now vs peer median -14.1xmedian 18.7x -222.2xmedian 18.7x 8.2xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 1,170,000xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x 4.8xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 18.9x -583.1xmedian 18.9x 4.2xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x -161.6xmedian 2.2x -2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 1.01 —median 1.01 -0.71median 1.01

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 monthsEPCGWLLHLF
Revenue $2.24B $55.00 $5.20B
Gross profit $885.90M $12.00 $4.04B
Operating income $17.90M -$114.80K $492.30M
Net income -$93.20M -$282.12K $162.90M
Free cash flow $52.40M -$110.37K $322.30M
R&D $59.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.00 $0.00 $1.57
Cash & equivalents $397.10M $11.14K $370.50M
Total debt $1.28B – $8.02B
Shares (diluted) 46.60M 99.00M 104.50M
Enterprise value $172.43M $64.25M -$120.23M

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
MetricEPCGWLLHLF
P/E -14.1x -222.2x 8.2x
P/FCF 25.1x -583.1x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x -583.1x 3.5x
P/S 0.6x 1,170,000x 0.3x
P/B 0.9x -161.6x -2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -161.6x -1.7x
EV/EBITDA 22.0x – 4.8x
EV/EBIT 122.8x -560.4x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1,169,797x 0.6x
EV/FCF 42.0x -583.0x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x -583.0x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 – -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPCGWLLHLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% – 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -89.3% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.6% – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% -92.0% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -85.5% -3.5% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.5% 51.2% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -243.8% -136.4% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 36.6% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -245.1% -130.2% -50.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% – -11.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% -474.5% 44.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 51.4% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.5% -474.5% 88.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 51.4% 27.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPCGWLLHLF
Gross margin 39.5% 21.8% 77.7%
EBITDA margin 4.5% – 12.1%
Operating margin 0.8% -208,729% 9.5%
Pretax margin -1.5% -220,184% 4.1%
Net margin -4.2% -512,940% 3.2%
FCF margin 2.3% -200,664% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% -200,664% 7.4%
Return on equity -4.8% – –
Return on assets -2.0% -441.1% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – 24.3%
Return on capital employed 0.6% – 26.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 0.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPCGWLLHLF
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 58.7% 1,474% 116.6%
Equity / assets 41.3% -1,374% -16.6%
Interest coverage 0.3x – 2.5x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.60 – 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPCGWLLHLF
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 3.3% – 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.

ConsensusEPCGWLLHLF
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 – 5.2xFY2026
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
HoldersEPCGWLLHLF
Held by institutions 100.0% – 99.1%
Institutions holding 224 – 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% – -0.4%
Institutions buying 108 – 129
Institutions selling 79 – 72
Buyers to sellers 1.37 – 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.

EPCGWLLHLF
EPC 1.00 0.00 0.33
GWLL 0.00 1.00 -0.15
HLF 0.33 -0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPC, GWLL and HLF?

Herbalife (HLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) $1.32B, Goldenwell Biotech (GWLL) $64.35M, Herbalife (HLF) $1.36B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Herbalife (HLF) has the highest net margin (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.2%, Goldenwell Biotech (GWLL) -512,940.0%, 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 Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +50.7%, Goldenwell Biotech (GWLL) -75.9%, Herbalife (HLF) +61.2%. Over five years, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) compounded fastest (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.0%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) has been the steadiest (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 42.9%, Goldenwell Biotech (GWLL) 190.9%, Herbalife (HLF) 58.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPC, GWLL 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 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.