HELE vs GFF vs HBB Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Griffon and Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.31 +0.5% 1M +45.5% 1Y
Market cap
$696.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GFF Griffon Corp
$99.89 +4.0% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.52B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding 6, Griffon 4, Helen Of Troy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELEGFFHBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $696.52M $4.52B $439.50M GFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.0x 25.2x 7.7x HBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 19.7x — HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +26.9% -3.3% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 6.5% 9.4% HBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 19.0% 22.9% HBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 2.2x -0.6x HBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.5% +30.2% +116.2% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr +30.4%/yr +16.0%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 36.0% 52.5% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 83/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

HELEGFFHBB

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

AxisHELEGFFHBB
Valuation 78 #10 of 41 57 #24 of 55 95 #3 of 41
Growth 40 #25 of 41 86 #8 of 51 98 #2 of 41
Profitability 47 #21 of 39 85 #8 of 48 97 #2 of 39
Financial Health 29 #31 of 43 25 #41 of 54 79 #10 of 43
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 43 #24 of 41 48 #15 of 28
Overall 42 59 83
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • HBB ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELEGFFHBBSPY
1 month +0.5%+4.0%-16.2% +0.9%
3 months +4.1%+14.1%+36.7% +5.9%
6 months +23.0%+12.7%+56.3% +8.5%
Year to date +37.9%+35.6%+91.2% +13.3%
1 year +45.5%+30.2%+116.2% +12.4%
3 years -69.7%+152.3%+147.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -32.8%+36.2%+35.4% +23.5%
5 years -87.0%+277.1%+109.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -33.5%+30.4%+16.0% +11.0%
10 years -63.2%+499.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.5%+19.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHELEGFFHBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%36.0%52.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%32.7%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.331.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.842.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-39.3%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-6.8%-18.6% -0.9%
52-week high $30.22$107.22$38.63 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$66.79$13.76 $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.

MultipleHELEGFFHBB
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 15.7x 24.5xmedian 20.0x 7.4xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.6x 10.8xmedian 11.3x 4.4xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 11.7x 15.3xmedian 15.3x 4.4xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 35.2xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.62 0.66median 0.99 0.08median 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 monthsHELEGFFHBB
Revenue $1.83B $2.75B $610.31M
Gross profit $864.98M $1.11B $201.94M
Operating income $23.94M $459.31M $76.49M
Net income -$99.23M $178.97M $57.44M
Free cash flow $147.21M $297.20M $96.92M
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $3.96 $4.25
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $110.35M $101.47M
Total debt $3.17B $1.27B $50.00M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 45.15M 13.51M
Enterprise value $606.23M $4.10B $226.12M

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
MetricHELEGFFHBB
P/E -6.9x 24.5x 7.4x
P/FCF 4.6x 15.3x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 13.3x 4.3x
P/S 0.4x 1.7x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 35.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -20.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 10.8x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 55.7x 12.4x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF 9.1x 19.2x 3.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 16.7x 3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.66 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEGFFHBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 26.9% -3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 0.0% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 17.9% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 5.4% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% 151.5% 80.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 51.1% 67.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% 155.8% 78.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 35.2% 90.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% 156.8% 78.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 36.9% 93.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% 11.2% 2,069%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -7.7% 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% 17.2% 6,575%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -9.7% 8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEGFFHBB
Gross margin 47.4% 40.5% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 19.3% 14.0%
Operating margin 1.3% 16.7% 12.5%
Pretax margin -1.5% 13.9% 12.6%
Net margin -5.4% 6.5% 9.4%
FCF margin 8.1% 10.8% 15.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 12.4% 16.2%
Return on equity -11.7% 166.5% 28.6%
Return on assets -4.8% 9.5% 14.7%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 19.0% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 27.8% 26.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEGFFHBB
Debt / assets 32.1% 69.0% 12.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 9.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 2.2x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 4.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 93.0% 47.3%
Equity / assets 40.7% 7.0% 52.7%
Interest coverage 0.5x 5.2x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.74 – 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEGFFHBB
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 3.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 4.0% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -45.4% –

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.

ConsensusHELEGFFHBB
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $5.06FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +18.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +5.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEGFFHBB
Held by institutions 96.3% 79.9% 37.9%
Institutions holding 198 347 80
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +0.9% -0.8%
Institutions buying 120 179 38
Institutions selling 46 120 25
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.49 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.

HELEGFFHBB
HELE 1.00 0.35 0.24
GFF 0.35 1.00 0.39
HBB 0.24 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, GFF and HBB?

Griffon (GFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $696.52M, Griffon (GFF) $4.52B, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $439.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, HELE, GFF and HBB?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -7.0x, Griffon (GFF) 25.2x, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.8x, Griffon (GFF) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) -3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.5%, Griffon (GFF) +30.2%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +116.2%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.5%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.4%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +16.0%/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%, Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 0.00%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) and Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 52.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.