EPC vs HLF vs HYEX Stock Comparison

Edgewell Personal Care, Herbalife and Healthy Extracts Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co
$29.69 +10.9% 1M +54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$15.30 +22.3% 1M +91.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.28B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
HYEX Healthy Extracts Inc.
$1.29 +22.9% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$19.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.29M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionEPCHLFHYEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.31B $1.58B $19.02M HLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.0x 8.8x -24.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 6.1x — HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +6.4% +84.1% HYEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% 3.4% -14.0% HLF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 23.8% — HLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.8x 2.4x -1.2x HYEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.6% +91.7% -35.5% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -18.8%/yr -29.1%/yr EPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 59.3% 201.7% EPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 58/100 53/100 HLF

Percentile Scorecard

EPCHLFHYEX

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

AxisEPCHLFHYEX
Valuation 59 #21 of 50 100 #1 of 50 33 #34 of 50
Growth 25 #37 of 49 63 #19 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Profitability 41 #27 of 45 84 #8 of 45 25 #34 of 45
Financial Health 30 #38 of 54 26 #40 of 54 59 #23 of 54
Shareholder Returns 33 #21 of 31 17 #26 of 31 –
Overall 38 58 53
  • EPC 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

PeriodEPCHLFHYEXSPY
1 month +10.9%+22.3%+22.9% -1.0%
3 months +1.6%+21.5%-7.2% -0.4%
6 months +32.6%-6.9%+3.2% +4.5%
Year to date +74.1%+18.7%-15.1% +12.4%
1 year +54.6%+91.7%-35.5% +13.6%
3 years -17.9%+15.4%-79.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -6.4%+4.9%-41.3% +20.8%
5 years -22.6%-64.6%-82.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -5.0%-18.8%-29.1% +10.4%
10 years -59.8%-44.3%-100.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year -8.7%-5.7%-56.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureEPCHLFHYEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%59.3%201.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%53.4%328.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.251.152.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.261.55-0.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-88.7%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-23.3%-52.2% -1.6%
52-week high $29.69$19.96$2.70 $779.14
52-week low $15.91$7.98$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.

MultipleEPCHLFHYEX
P/E now vs peer median -14.7xmedian 19.8x 8.9xmedian 19.8x -24.0xmedian 19.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 13.6x 4.9xmedian 13.6x -32.5xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 17.5x 4.8xmedian 17.5x 38.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x -3.9xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.89 -2.66median 0.89 —median 0.89

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 monthsEPCHLFHYEX
Revenue $2.24B $5.28B $6.29M
Gross profit $885.90M $4.10B $3.85M
Operating income $17.90M $505.00M -$1.11M
Net income -$93.20M $176.90M -$879.36K
Free cash flow $52.40M $337.10M $500.27K
R&D $59.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.00 $1.68 –
Cash & equivalents $397.10M $409.20M $189.96K
Total debt $1.28B $1.93B $927.82K
Shares (diluted) 46.60M 107.30M –
Enterprise value $161.14M -$7.50M $18.33M

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
MetricEPCHLFHYEX
P/E -14.7x 8.9x -24.0x
P/FCF 26.1x 4.8x 38.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 4.0x 38.0x
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 3.0x
P/B 0.9x -3.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -2.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.5x 4.9x -32.5x
EV/EBIT 125.7x 6.2x -17.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 3.1x
EV/FCF 42.9x 9.3x 39.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 7.9x 39.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -2.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPCHLFHYEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 6.4% 84.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.6% 35.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.6% 5.9% 89.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.0% 42.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -85.5% 3.5% -242.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.5% 9.0% 16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -243.8% -44.8% -107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -1.7% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -245.1% -45.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% -3.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% 30.1% 191.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 8.0% 40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.5% 55.3% 191.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 25.0% 40.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPCHLFHYEX
Gross margin 39.5% 77.6% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 12.1% -9.7%
Operating margin 0.8% 9.6% -17.6%
Pretax margin -1.5% 4.6% -17.6%
Net margin -4.2% 3.4% -14.0%
FCF margin 2.3% 6.4% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 7.5% 8.0%
Return on equity -4.8% – -3.8%
Return on assets -2.0% 6.2% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 23.8% –
Return on capital employed 0.6% 27.4% -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.8x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 2.2x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPCHLFHYEX
Debt / assets 36.2% 66.8% 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x -4.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.8x 2.4x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 24.4x 5.7x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 114.2% 31.2%
Equity / assets 41.3% -14.2% 68.8%
Interest coverage 0.3x 2.9x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.62 2.54 0.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPCHLFHYEX
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusEPCHLFHYEX
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 –
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
HoldersEPCHLFHYEX
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.

EPCHLFHYEX
EPC 1.00 0.33 0.02
HLF 0.33 1.00 0.04
HYEX 0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPC, HLF and HYEX?

Herbalife (HLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) $1.31B, Herbalife (HLF) $1.58B, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) $19.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Healthy Extracts (HYEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +11.6%, Herbalife (HLF) +6.4%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) +84.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Herbalife (HLF) has the highest net margin (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.2%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.4%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) -14.0%). On return on invested capital, Herbalife (HLF) leads (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 0.4%, Herbalife (HLF) 23.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +54.6%, Herbalife (HLF) +91.7%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) -35.5%. Over five years, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) compounded fastest (Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -5.0%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -18.8%/yr, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) -29.1%/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) 43.3%, Herbalife (HLF) 59.3%, Healthy Extracts (HYEX) 201.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPC, 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, Herbalife (HLF) 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.