GNTX vs HBB vs HELE Stock Comparison

Gentex, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.21 -10.5% 1M -14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.20 +2.0% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$677.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding 7, Gentex 3, Helen Of Troy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNTXHBBHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.16B $425.33M $677.65M GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 7.4x -6.8x HBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x — 7.8x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% -3.3% +0.3% GNTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.4% -5.4% HBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.9% 1.6% HBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x 8.3x HBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.8% +120.3% +45.7% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr +16.1%/yr -33.4%/yr HBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 52.5% 54.0% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 85/100 44/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

GNTXHBBHELE

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

AxisGNTXHBBHELE
Valuation 35 #33 of 50 95 #3 of 42 78 #10 of 42
Growth 77 #12 of 48 98 #2 of 42 39 #26 of 42
Profitability – 97 #2 of 40 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health – 84 #8 of 44 30 #31 of 44
Shareholder Returns 38 #19 of 30 52 #14 of 28 22 #22 of 28
Overall 50 85 44
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • HBB ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGNTXHBBHELESPY
1 month -10.5%-13.7%+2.0% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%+35.4%+1.2% +3.9%
6 months -13.8%+53.6%+24.5% +8.2%
Year to date -13.1%+95.0%+37.4% +12.9%
1 year -14.8%+120.3%+45.7% +12.3%
3 years -28.2%+152.7%-69.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.4%+36.2%-32.9% +23.3%
5 years -42.4%+110.8%-86.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%+16.1%-33.4% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%—-62.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.9%—-9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNTXHBBHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%52.5%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%42.7%48.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.130.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.592.290.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-58.4%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-17.0%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$38.63$30.22 $779.14
52-week low $20.21$13.76$13.88 $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.

MultipleGNTXHBBHELE
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 19.4x 7.5xmedian 16.0x -6.9xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 4.5xmedian 9.8x 17.0xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.4x 4.5xmedian 11.9x 4.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 1.40 0.08median 0.64 0.17median 0.64

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 monthsGNTXHBBHELE
Revenue $2.62B $610.31M $1.83B
Gross profit $910.47M $201.94M $864.98M
Operating income $500.16M $76.49M $23.94M
Net income $396.44M $57.44M -$99.23M
Free cash flow – $96.92M $147.21M
R&D $205.71M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $4.25 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $101.47M $22.58M
Total debt – $50.00M $3.17B
Shares (diluted) 208.59M 13.51M 24.15M
Enterprise value $4.16B $211.95M $587.36M

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
MetricGNTXHBBHELE
P/E 10.6x 7.5x -6.9x
P/FCF 9.4x 4.5x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 3.8x
P/S 1.6x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 4.5x 17.0x
EV/EBIT – 5.0x 55.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 3.9x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 3.8x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 0.08 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% -3.3% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -0.1% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 20.5% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 19.9% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 80.2% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 67.5% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.6% 78.4% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 90.3% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% 78.7% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 93.0% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,069% 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6,575% 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBHELE
Gross margin – 33.1% 47.4%
EBITDA margin – 14.0% 4.3%
Operating margin – 12.5% 1.3%
Pretax margin – 12.6% -1.5%
Net margin – 9.4% -5.4%
FCF margin – 15.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.2% 9.8%
Return on equity 15.8% 28.6% -11.7%
Return on assets – 14.7% -4.8%
Return on invested capital – 22.9% 1.6%
Return on capital employed – 26.8% 1.5%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBHELE
Debt / assets – 12.2% 32.1%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x 8.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets – 47.3% 59.3%
Equity / assets – 52.7% 40.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.5x
Current ratio – 3.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.69 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBHELE
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.7% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusGNTXHBBHELE
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 – 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 – $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 – +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% – +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 – $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 – -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% – -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNTXHBBHELE
Held by institutions 100.0% 27.7% 96.3%
Institutions holding 530 80 198
Change in shares held, QoQ +98.5% -0.8% +5.7%
Institutions buying 289 38 120
Institutions selling 160 25 46
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.52 2.61

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.

GNTXHBBHELE
GNTX 1.00 0.31 0.29
HBB 0.31 1.00 0.25
HELE 0.29 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNTX, HBB and HELE?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gentex (GNTX) $4.16B, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $425.33M, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $677.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, GNTX, HBB and HELE?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gentex (GNTX) 10.5x, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 7.4x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Gentex (GNTX) 9.7x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gentex (GNTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) -3.3%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) has the highest net margin (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.4%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 22.9%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) returned the most: Gentex (GNTX) -14.8%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +120.3%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.7%. Over five years, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) compounded fastest (Gentex (GNTX) -10.5%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +16.1%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 52.5%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNTX, HBB and HELE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 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.