HELE vs KDP vs LCUT Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Keurig Dr Pepper and Lifetime Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.20 +2.0% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$680.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.86 +9.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.44B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.64%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$8.40 -10.3% 1M +124.0% 1Y
Market cap
$193.11M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$661.06M
Div. yield
1.96%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Keurig Dr Pepper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Keurig Dr Pepper 6, Lifetime Brands 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELEKDPLCUTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $680.28M $47.44B $193.11M KDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x 33.2x 5.8x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 14.7x 4.3x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +27.5% -1.5% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 7.1% 4.8% KDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 4.3% 13.6% LCUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 6.7x 1.8x LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.64% 1.96% KDP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.7% +19.3% +124.0% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.4%/yr -0.4%/yr -13.1%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 26.4% 81.4% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 40/100 67/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

HELEKDPLCUT

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

AxisHELEKDPLCUT
Valuation 78 #10 of 42 49 #20 of 38 98 #2 of 42
Growth 39 #26 of 42 47 #18 of 33 76 #11 of 42
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 70 #10 of 31 77 #10 of 40
Financial Health 30 #31 of 44 14 #32 of 37 47 #24 of 44
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 18 #19 of 23 37 #18 of 28
Overall 44 40 67
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • LCUT ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELEKDPLCUTSPY
1 month +2.0%+9.1%-10.3% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%+12.2%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months +24.5%+21.1%+16.2% +8.2%
Year to date +37.4%+24.5%+112.7% +12.9%
1 year +45.7%+19.3%+124.0% +12.3%
3 years -69.8%+16.7%+58.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.9%+5.3%+16.7% +23.3%
5 years -86.9%-1.8%-50.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.4%-0.4%-13.1% +10.9%
10 years -62.6%-60.0%-39.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.4%-8.8%-4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHELEKDPLCUTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%26.4%81.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%25.8%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.020.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.731.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-36.9%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-0.9%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $30.22$35.19$9.90 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$25.31$2.98 $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.

MultipleHELEKDPLCUT
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 16.0x 33.2xmedian 26.1x 5.8xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x 17.8xmedian 14.0x 4.2xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 11.9x 24.1xmedian 18.1x 9.3xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.64 -12.02median 2.07 0.11median 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 monthsHELEKDPLCUT
Revenue $1.83B $20.09B $661.06M
Gross profit $864.98M $9.92B $286.63M
Operating income $23.94M $3.26B $56.07M
Net income -$99.23M $1.50B $31.80M
Free cash flow $147.21M $1.97B $20.78M
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $1.05 $1.41
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $1.52B $5.45M
Total debt $3.17B $29.98B $148.24M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 1.36B 22.61M
Enterprise value $590.00M $47.68B $157.40M

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
MetricHELEKDPLCUT
P/E -6.9x 33.2x 5.8x
P/FCF 4.6x 24.1x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 18.8x 7.0x
P/S 0.4x 2.4x 0.3x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -5.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 17.8x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 55.6x 23.3x 6.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 9.0x 38.5x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 30.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 -12.02 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEKDPLCUT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 27.5% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 11.3% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 14.6% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 8.9% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% 22.4% 566.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 10.4% 34.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% -2.7% 191.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% -2.3% 55.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% -7.2% 188.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -2.8% 53.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% 19.4% 16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 9.0% -23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% 23.0% 4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 6.4% -29.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEKDPLCUT
Gross margin 47.4% 49.4% 43.4%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 21.2% 12.1%
Operating margin 1.3% 16.2% 8.5%
Pretax margin -1.5% 9.8% 5.7%
Net margin -5.4% 7.1% 4.8%
FCF margin 8.1% 9.8% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 12.6% 4.2%
Return on equity -11.7% 5.1% 15.3%
Return on assets -4.8% 1.9% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 4.3% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 5.4% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEKDPLCUT
Debt / assets 32.1% 34.2% 24.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 6.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 15.2x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 66.6% 64.8%
Equity / assets 40.7% 33.4% 35.2%
Interest coverage 0.5x – 3.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.5x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.74 0.78 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEKDPLCUT
Dividend yield – 2.6% 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -9.3% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% -6.6% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusHELEKDPLCUT
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 4.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $1.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +142.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +11.8% -46.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $703.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +13.6% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEKDPLCUT
Held by institutions 96.3% 100.0% 43.3%
Institutions holding 198 852 88
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +12.9% +9.6%
Institutions buying 120 469 65
Institutions selling 46 284 15
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.65 4.33

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.

HELEKDPLCUT
HELE 1.00 0.26 0.13
KDP 0.26 1.00 0.07
LCUT 0.13 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, KDP and LCUT?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $680.28M, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.44B, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $193.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, HELE, KDP and LCUT?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -6.9x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.2x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.8x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.7%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +124.0%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has the highest dividend yield: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.64%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 1.96%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HELE, KDP and LCUT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 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.