HELE vs AOS vs TTC Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Smith A O and Toro Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.31 +0.5% 1M +45.5% 1Y
Market cap
$691.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
AOS Smith A O Corp
$60.89 +4.3% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.53B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins
TTC Toro Co
$104.67 +7.8% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.24B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 6, Toro 4, Helen Of Troy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELEAOSTTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $691.86M $8.53B $10.24B TTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.0x 17.0x 28.2x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 16.9x 22.1x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +0.4% +5.2% TTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 13.1% 7.6% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 20.9% 16.4% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 0.6x 1.2x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% AOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.5% -8.9% +40.0% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr -3.6%/yr +1.9%/yr TTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 27.3% 25.7% TTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 63/100 59/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

HELEAOSTTC

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

AxisHELEAOSTTC
Valuation 78 #10 of 41 67 #19 of 55 55 #91 of 203
Growth 40 #25 of 41 42 #30 of 51 54 #87 of 188
Profitability 47 #21 of 39 98 #2 of 48 93 #14 of 184
Financial Health 29 #31 of 43 68 #18 of 54 40 #130 of 217
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 40 #25 of 41 51 #76 of 153
Overall 42 63 59
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • AOS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • TTC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELEAOSTTCSPY
1 month +0.5%+4.3%+7.8% +0.9%
3 months +4.1%-1.8%+13.3% +5.9%
6 months +23.0%-4.4%+11.6% +8.5%
Year to date +37.9%-9.0%+33.0% +13.3%
1 year +45.5%-8.9%+40.0% +12.4%
3 years -69.7%-10.2%+28.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -32.8%-3.5%+8.8% +23.5%
5 years -87.0%-16.7%+9.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -33.5%-3.6%+1.9% +11.0%
10 years -63.2%+35.3%+121.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.5%+3.1%+8.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHELEAOSTTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%27.3%25.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%26.3%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.710.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.84-0.331.56 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-43.4%-45.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-24.3%-0.7% -0.9%
52-week high $30.22$80.47$105.42 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$55.34$67.99 $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.

MultipleHELEAOSTTC
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 15.7x 16.7xmedian 20.0x 27.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.6x 11.5xmedian 11.3x 16.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 11.7x 12.9xmedian 15.3x 13.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.62 0.64median 0.99 16.26median 1.41

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 monthsHELEAOSTTC
Revenue $1.83B $3.80B $4.75B
Gross profit $864.98M $1.47B $1.59B
Operating income $23.94M $668.70M $489.80M
Net income -$99.23M $500.30M $363.30M
Free cash flow $147.21M $639.40M $711.50M
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $3.63 $3.80
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $181.30M $175.30M
Total debt $3.17B $637.50M $962.00M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 137.86M 95.60M
Enterprise value $601.57M $7.78B $9.36B

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
MetricHELEAOSTTC
P/E -6.9x 16.7x 27.4x
P/FCF 4.6x 12.9x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 12.0x 12.6x
P/S 0.4x 2.2x 2.1x
P/B 0.8x 4.5x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 6.6x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 11.5x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 55.7x 13.1x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF 9.1x 13.7x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 12.6x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.64 16.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEAOSTTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 0.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 0.6% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 1.4% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 1.3% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% -5.2% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% -2.5% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% -3.5% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 22.3% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% -0.3% 13.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 26.2% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% 16.1% 34.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 5.0% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% 29.3% 44.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 6.2% 79.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEAOSTTC
Gross margin 47.4% 38.6% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 20.0% 13.4%
Operating margin 1.3% 17.6% 10.3%
Pretax margin -1.5% 17.0% 9.7%
Net margin -5.4% 13.1% 7.6%
FCF margin 8.1% 16.8% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 18.2% 16.6%
Return on equity -11.7% 26.9% 26.9%
Return on assets -4.8% 13.7% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 20.9% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 24.1% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.4x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEAOSTTC
Debt / assets 32.1% 17.5% 27.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 0.6x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 1.0x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 49.5% 62.2%
Equity / assets 40.7% 50.5% 37.8%
Interest coverage 0.5x 31.5x 8.7x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.74 6.15 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEAOSTTC
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 3.8% 3.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 6.1% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.6% 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.0% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% -0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 2.9%

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.

ConsensusHELEAOSTTC
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $4.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +15.0% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $4.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +3.9% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEAOSTTC
Held by institutions 96.3% 91.9% 92.3%
Institutions holding 198 614 590
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +7.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 120 315 295
Institutions selling 46 226 194
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.39 1.52

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.

HELEAOSTTC
HELE 1.00 0.33 0.31
AOS 0.33 1.00 0.51
TTC 0.31 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, AOS and TTC?

Toro (TTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $691.86M, Smith A O (AOS) $8.53B, Toro (TTC) $10.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, HELE, AOS and TTC?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -7.0x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.0x, Toro (TTC) 28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.8x, Smith A O (AOS) 16.9x, Toro (TTC) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Toro (TTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Smith A O (AOS) +0.4%, Toro (TTC) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.1%, Toro (TTC) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.9%, Toro (TTC) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.5%, Smith A O (AOS) -8.9%, Toro (TTC) +40.0%. Over five years, Toro (TTC) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.5%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -3.6%/yr, Toro (TTC) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest dividend yield: Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%, Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%, Toro (TTC) 0.01%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toro (TTC) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.3%, Toro (TTC) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HELE, AOS and TTC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smith A O (AOS) 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.