HELE vs CODI vs WHR Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Compass Diversified Holdings and Whirlpool Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$28.52 -0.4% 1M +39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$680.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
WHR Whirlpool Corp /De/
$26.44 -16.6% 1M -64.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.57B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Helen Of Troy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Helen Of Troy 5, Whirlpool 3, Compass Diversified Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELECODIWHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $680.45M $811.04M $1.78B WHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x -3.6x -11.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 204.8x 22.2x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +0.9% -6.4% CODI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% -12.3% — HELE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 0.2% — HELE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 12.1x — HELE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.7% +28.0% -64.1% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.6%/yr -19.0%/yr -33.4%/yr CODI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 65.2% 51.6% WHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 20/100 63/100 WHR

Percentile Scorecard

HELECODIWHR

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

AxisHELECODIWHR
Valuation 81 #9 of 42 27 #34 of 46 90 #5 of 42
Growth 39 #26 of 42 38 #27 of 43 29 #30 of 42
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 10 #38 of 42 39 #25 of 40
Financial Health 29 #31 of 43 17 #44 of 53 –
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 9 #31 of 34 93 #3 of 28
Overall 43 20 63
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • CODI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WHR ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELECODIWHRSPY
1 month -0.4%-8.9%-16.6% -0.8%
3 months +0.9%+1.9%-29.8% +3.5%
6 months +21.9%-11.7%-52.6% +7.0%
Year to date +34.2%+113.3%-63.3% +12.2%
1 year +39.7%+28.0%-64.1% +13.0%
3 years -70.5%-40.2%-74.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -33.4%-15.8%-36.3% +23.1%
5 years -87.1%-65.2%-86.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -33.6%-19.0%-33.4% +11.0%
10 years -64.0%-44.9%-82.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.7%-5.8%-15.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHELECODIWHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%65.2%51.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%63.0%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.221.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.43-1.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-85.8%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-19.4%-71.5% -1.8%
52-week high $30.22$12.71$92.82 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$4.65$26.44 $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.

MultipleHELECODIWHR
P/E now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 16.1x -3.4xmedian 16.6x -11.4xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 12.1x 17.3xmedian 9.7x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 11.9x 76.2xmedian 12.2x -11.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.64 0.03median 0.64 -0.20median 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 monthsHELECODIWHR
Revenue $1.83B $1.85B $14.57B
Gross profit $864.98M $807.72M $1.91B
Operating income $23.94M $5.74M $428.00M
Net income -$99.23M -$227.18M -$120.00M
Free cash flow $147.21M $10.11M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $-3.02 $-2.32
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $60.75M $1.10B
Total debt $3.17B $1.86B –
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 75.24M 65.20M
Enterprise value $590.16M $547.39M $1.78B

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
MetricHELECODIWHR
P/E -6.7x -3.4x -11.4x
P/FCF 4.5x 76.2x -11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 16.6x 5.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 0.8x 1.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -2.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 17.3x –
EV/EBIT 54.9x 447.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 0.1x
EV/FCF 8.9x 254.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 55.3x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.03 -0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELECODIWHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 0.9% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 1.6% -8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 4.7% -23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 6.8% -14.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% 744.0% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% -44.2% 36.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% -12.2% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% -158.2% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% -24.4% 28.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -126.8% 57.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% 129.4% -28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 46.5% -25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% 104.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 28.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELECODIWHR
Gross margin 47.4% 43.7% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 8.0% –
Operating margin 1.3% 0.3% –
Pretax margin -1.5% -14.8% –
Net margin -5.4% -12.3% –
FCF margin 8.1% 0.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 2.5% 2.1%
Return on equity -11.7% -49.8% -3.1%
Return on assets -4.8% -9.2% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 0.2% –
Return on capital employed 1.5% 0.2% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x -0.2x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELECODIWHR
Debt / assets 32.1% 62.8% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 3.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 12.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 184.0x –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 82.1% –
Equity / assets 40.7% 17.9% 22.0%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.73 0.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELECODIWHR
Dividend yield – 0.0% 6.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.1% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -8.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 186.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -75.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% –

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.

ConsensusHELECODIWHR
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 204.8xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026 -80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +1,200.0% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $14.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +2.1% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELECODIWHR
Held by institutions 96.3% 74.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 198 181 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -0.7% +2.9%
Institutions buying 120 86 250
Institutions selling 46 62 130
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.39 1.92

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.

HELECODIWHR
HELE 1.00 0.16 0.27
CODI 0.16 1.00 0.23
WHR 0.27 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, CODI and WHR?

Whirlpool (WHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $680.45M, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $811.04M, Whirlpool (WHR) $1.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Whirlpool (WHR) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Helen Of Troy (HELE) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%). On return on invested capital, Helen Of Troy (HELE) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +39.7%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%, Whirlpool (WHR) -64.1%. Over five years, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.6%/yr, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr, Whirlpool (WHR) -33.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Whirlpool (WHR) 0.00%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) and Whirlpool (WHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Whirlpool (WHR) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.2%, Whirlpool (WHR) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HELE, CODI and WHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Helen Of Troy (HELE) leads on 5. 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.