HELE vs KDP vs MLKMF Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Keurig Dr Pepper and Waldencast Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.20 +2.0% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$674.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.86 +9.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.19B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins
MLKMF Waldencast plc
$0.88 -14.6% 1M -54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$92.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Keurig Dr Pepper leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Keurig Dr Pepper 7, Helen Of Troy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELEKDPMLKMFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $674.86M $47.19B $92.40M KDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.8x 33.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 14.7x — HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +27.5% — KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 7.1% — KDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 4.3% — KDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 6.7x — KDP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.7% +19.3% -54.4% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.4%/yr -0.4%/yr -38.2%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 26.4% 100.5% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 40/100 — HELE

Percentile Scorecard

HELEKDPMLKMF

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

AxisHELEKDPMLKMF
Valuation 78 #10 of 42 49 #20 of 38 –
Growth 39 #26 of 42 47 #18 of 33 –
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 70 #10 of 31 –
Financial Health 30 #31 of 44 14 #32 of 37 67 #19 of 56
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 18 #19 of 23 –
Overall 44 40 –
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MLKMF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELEKDPMLKMFSPY
1 month +2.0%+9.1%-14.6% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%+12.2%-47.3% +3.9%
6 months +24.5%+21.1%+12.8% +8.2%
Year to date +37.4%+24.5%-53.2% +12.9%
1 year +45.7%+19.3%-54.4% +12.3%
3 years -69.8%+16.7%-90.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.9%+5.3%-53.6% +23.3%
5 years -86.9%-1.8%-90.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.4%-0.4%-38.2% +10.9%
10 years -62.6%-60.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.4%-8.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHELEKDPMLKMFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%26.4%100.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%25.8%88.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.021.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.73-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-36.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-0.9%-71.4% -1.2%
52-week high $30.22$35.19$3.08 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$25.31$0.75 $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.

MultipleHELEKDPMLKMF
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 16.0x 33.2xmedian 26.1x —median 18.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x 17.8xmedian 14.0x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 11.9x 24.1xmedian 18.1x —median 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 0.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.64 -12.02median 2.07 —median 0.97

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 monthsHELEKDPMLKMF
Revenue $1.83B $20.09B –
Gross profit $864.98M $9.92B –
Operating income $23.94M $3.26B –
Net income -$99.23M $1.50B –
Free cash flow $147.21M $1.97B –
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $1.05 –
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $1.52B $7.82M
Total debt $3.17B $29.98B $631.43M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 1.36B 114.07M
Enterprise value $584.57M $43.24B $30.43M

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
MetricHELEKDPMLKMF
P/E -6.9x 33.2x –
P/FCF 4.6x 24.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 18.8x –
P/S 0.4x 2.4x –
P/B 0.8x 1.6x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -5.3x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 17.8x –
EV/EBIT 55.6x 23.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.8x –
EV/FCF 9.0x 38.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 30.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 -12.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEKDPMLKMF
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 27.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 14.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 8.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% 22.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 10.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% -2.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% -2.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% -7.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -2.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% 19.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% 23.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 6.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEKDPMLKMF
Gross margin 47.4% 49.4% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 21.2% –
Operating margin 1.3% 16.2% –
Pretax margin -1.5% 9.8% –
Net margin -5.4% 7.1% –
FCF margin 8.1% 9.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 12.6% –
Return on equity -11.7% 5.1% –
Return on assets -4.8% 1.9% –
Return on invested capital 1.6% 4.3% –
Return on capital employed 1.5% 5.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEKDPMLKMF
Debt / assets 32.1% 34.2% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 6.7x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 15.2x –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 66.6% 39.5%
Equity / assets 40.7% 33.4% 60.5%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.5x 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.74 0.78 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusHELEKDPMLKMF
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $-0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +11.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $272.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +13.6% +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

HELEKDPMLKMF
HELE 1.00 0.26 0.02
KDP 0.26 1.00 0.14
MLKMF 0.02 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, KDP and MLKMF?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $674.86M, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.19B, Waldencast (MLKMF) $92.40M.

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%.

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%). On return on invested capital, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.7%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%, Waldencast (MLKMF) -54.4%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, Waldencast (MLKMF) -38.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, Waldencast (MLKMF) 100.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.