EPC vs HLF vs BBWI Stock Comparison

Edgewell Personal Care, Herbalife and Bath & Body Works Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co
$28.60 +6.4% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 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
2 wins
BBWI Bath & Body Works, Inc.
$22.07 +23.0% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.61B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.21B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bath & Body Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bath & Body Works 6, Edgewell Personal Care 3, Herbalife 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPCHLFBBWILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $1.61B $4.61B BBWI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.8x 8.9x 5.9x BBWI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 6.1x 7.9x HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +6.4% -2.2% EPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% 3.4% 10.8% BBWI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 23.8% 38.5% BBWI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.8x 2.4x 1.9x BBWI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.1% +80.9% -6.7% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -19.2%/yr -21.8%/yr EPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 59.3% 62.2% EPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 60/100 69/100 BBWI

Percentile Scorecard

EPCHLFBBWI

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

AxisEPCHLFBBWI
Valuation 59 #21 of 50 100 #1 of 50 98 #2 of 50
Growth 25 #37 of 49 67 #17 of 49 48 #26 of 49
Profitability 41 #27 of 45 84 #8 of 45 93 #4 of 45
Financial Health 28 #39 of 54 25 #41 of 54 32 #37 of 54
Shareholder Returns 35 #20 of 30 24 #23 of 30 72 #9 of 30
Overall 38 60 69
  • EPC ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HLF ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • BBWI 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

PeriodEPCHLFBBWISPY
1 month +6.4%+18.6%+23.0% -5.9%
3 months +1.7%+29.9%+9.6% -4.6%
6 months +32.1%+2.9%+14.4% +0.2%
Year to date +67.7%+15.7%+9.9% +7.5%
1 year +49.1%+80.9%-6.7% +8.2%
3 years -20.4%+8.2%-29.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%+2.7%-11.2% +19.0%
5 years -25.5%-65.5%-70.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.7%-19.2%-21.8% +9.4%
10 years -61.3%-45.7%-58.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year -9.1%-5.9%-8.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEPCHLFBBWISPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%59.3%62.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%53.3%64.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.091.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.131.37-0.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-88.7%-81.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-25.3%-10.5% -5.9%
52-week high $29.69$19.96$24.67 $779.14
52-week low $15.91$8.24$14.85 $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.

MultipleEPCHLFBBWI
P/E now vs peer median -14.1xmedian 17.9x 8.7xmedian 17.9x 6.1xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 14.3x 4.8xmedian 14.3x 5.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 17.4x 4.6xmedian 17.4x 4.3xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x -3.8xmedian 1.9x -4.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.62 -2.59median 0.62 0.77median 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 monthsEPCHLFBBWI
Revenue $2.24B $5.28B $7.21B
Gross profit $885.90M $4.10B $3.18B
Operating income $17.90M $505.00M $1.21B
Net income -$93.20M $176.90M $781.00M
Free cash flow $52.40M $337.10M $1.03B
R&D $59.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.00 $1.68 $3.87
Cash & equivalents $397.10M $409.20M $794.00M
Total debt $1.28B $1.93B $3.61B
Shares (diluted) 46.60M 107.30M 202.00M
Enterprise value $139.24M $22.45M $1.81B

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
MetricEPCHLFBBWI
P/E -14.1x 8.7x 6.1x
P/FCF 25.2x 4.6x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 3.9x 3.5x
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
P/B 0.9x -3.8x -4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -2.1x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 22.0x 4.8x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 122.9x 6.1x 6.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 42.0x 9.1x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 7.8x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -2.59 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPCHLFBBWI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 6.4% -2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.6% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.6% 5.9% -3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -85.5% 3.5% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.5% 9.0% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -243.8% -44.8% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -1.7% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -245.1% -45.7% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% -3.4% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% 30.1% 27.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 8.0% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.5% 55.3% 31.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 25.0% 9.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPCHLFBBWI
Gross margin 39.5% 77.6% 44.1%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 12.1% 20.2%
Operating margin 0.8% 9.6% 16.7%
Pretax margin -1.5% 4.6% 13.5%
Net margin -4.2% 3.4% 10.8%
FCF margin 2.3% 6.4% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 7.5% 17.7%
Return on equity -4.8% – –
Return on assets -2.0% 6.2% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 23.8% 38.5%
Return on capital employed 0.6% 27.4% 36.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.8x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 2.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPCHLFBBWI
Debt / assets 36.2% 66.8% 70.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x -4.7x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.8x 2.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 24.4x 5.7x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 114.2% 120.5%
Equity / assets 41.3% -14.2% -20.5%
Interest coverage 0.3x 2.9x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.60 2.54 2.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPCHLFBBWI
Dividend yield 2.1% – 3.6%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.7% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.7% 6.9%
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.

ConsensusEPCHLFBBWI
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.86FY2026 $2.46FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -26.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 -12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +29.3% -5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $5.62BFY2026 $7.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.5%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% -9.8% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPCHLFBBWI
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.1% 95.8%
Institutions holding 224 235 465
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -0.4% +1.6%
Institutions buying 108 129 245
Institutions selling 79 72 171
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.79 1.43

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.

EPCHLFBBWI
EPC 1.00 0.35 0.32
HLF 0.35 1.00 0.11
BBWI 0.32 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPC, HLF and BBWI?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) $1.29B, Herbalife (HLF) $1.61B, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) $4.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, EPC, HLF and BBWI?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -13.8x, Herbalife (HLF) 8.9x, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 15.4x, Herbalife (HLF) 6.1x, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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) +6.4%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has the highest net margin (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.2%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.4%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) leads (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 0.4%, Herbalife (HLF) 23.8%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 38.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +49.1%, Herbalife (HLF) +80.9%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -6.7%. Over five years, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) compounded fastest (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -5.7%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -19.2%/yr, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -21.8%/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) 43.5%, Herbalife (HLF) 59.3%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 62.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPC, HLF and BBWI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) leads on 6. 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.