HELE vs NPK vs SN Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, National Presto Industries and SharkNinja 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
1 win
SN SharkNinja, Inc.
$198.65 +11.7% 1M +105.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.96B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHELENPKSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $680.45M $1.08B $27.96B SN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x 25.1x 40.2x NPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 31.1x 28.6x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +20.9% +17.5% NPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 7.9% 10.1% SN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — 21.2% SN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x — -0.1x SN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.7% +33.0% +105.5% SN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.6%/yr +13.0%/yr — NPK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 35.2% 43.0% NPK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 49/100 64/100 SN

Percentile Scorecard

HELENPKSN

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

AxisHELENPKSN
Valuation 81 #9 of 42 27 #31 of 42 17 #35 of 42
Growth 39 #26 of 42 61 #17 of 42 93 #4 of 42
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 69 #13 of 40 95 #3 of 40
Financial Health 29 #31 of 43 67 #15 of 43 71 #13 of 43
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 22 #22 of 28 44 #16 of 28
Overall 43 49 64
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • NPK ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • SN ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELENPKSNSPY
1 month -0.4%+5.0%+11.7% -0.8%
3 months +0.9%+21.6%+29.7% +3.5%
6 months +21.9%+4.3%+70.1% +7.0%
Year to date +34.2%+42.3%+77.5% +12.2%
1 year +39.7%+33.0%+105.5% +13.0%
3 years -70.5%+107.1%+393.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -33.4%+27.5%+70.3% +23.1%
5 years -87.1%+84.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -33.6%+13.0%— +11.0%
10 years -64.0%+75.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.7%+5.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHELENPKSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%35.2%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%35.6%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.741.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.942.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-31.4%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-3.1%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $30.22$156.80$199.15 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$91.59$84.57 $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.

MultipleHELENPKSN
P/E now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 16.1x 25.4xmedian 16.1x 40.4xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 4.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 12.1x 17.9xmedian 12.1x 25.4xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 11.9x 41.0xmedian 11.9x 34.8xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 9.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.64 1.35median 0.64 0.91median 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 monthsHELENPKSN
Revenue $1.83B $544.68M $6.91B
Gross profit $864.98M $89.69M $3.38B
Operating income $23.94M $52.52M $950.59M
Net income -$99.23M $42.81M $695.22M
Free cash flow $147.21M $26.43M $804.52M
R&D – – $399.28M
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $6.20 $4.91
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $15.79M $779.83M
Total debt $3.17B – $716.47M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 6.91M 141.51M
Enterprise value $590.16M $1.05B $25.63B

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
MetricHELENPKSN
P/E -6.7x 25.4x 40.4x
P/FCF 4.5x 41.0x 34.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 32.4x 28.8x
P/S 0.4x 2.0x 4.1x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 9.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.6x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 17.9x 25.4x
EV/EBIT 54.9x 20.3x 29.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.0x 4.0x
EV/FCF 8.9x 40.4x 34.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 31.9x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 1.35 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELENPKSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 20.9% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 16.7% 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 3.5% 18.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 13.2% 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% 10.0% 36.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 26.7% 40.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% 3.0% 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 18.9% 45.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% 3.0% 34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 18.9% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% 242.1% 141.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -8.6% 32.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% 147.6% 432.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -14.5% 31.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELENPKSN
Gross margin 47.4% 16.5% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 10.9% 15.9%
Operating margin 1.3% 9.6% 13.8%
Pretax margin -1.5% 10.0% 12.8%
Net margin -5.4% 7.9% 10.1%
FCF margin 8.1% 4.9% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 6.1% 14.1%
Return on equity -11.7% 10.6% 24.8%
Return on assets -4.8% 8.8% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – 21.2%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 12.9% 27.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELENPKSN
Debt / assets 32.1% – 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 17.5% 49.2%
Equity / assets 40.7% 82.5% 50.8%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 5.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.73 10.78 8.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELENPKSN
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.0% 0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -36.8% –

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.

ConsensusHELENPKSN
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 31.1xFY2028 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $4.88FY2028 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 – +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% – +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $425.62MFY2028 $7.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 – +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% – +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELENPKSN
Held by institutions 96.3% 61.0% 64.7%
Institutions holding 198 182 563
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +6.2% +11.6%
Institutions buying 120 92 370
Institutions selling 46 40 144
Buyers to sellers 2.61 2.30 2.57

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.

HELENPKSN
HELE 1.00 0.04 0.31
NPK 0.04 1.00 0.14
SN 0.31 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, NPK and SN?

SharkNinja (SN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $680.45M, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.08B, SharkNinja (SN) $27.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, HELE, NPK and SN?

National Presto Industries (NPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -6.9x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.1x, SharkNinja (SN) 40.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.6x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 31.1x, SharkNinja (SN) 28.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Presto Industries (NPK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%, SharkNinja (SN) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

SharkNinja (SN) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%, SharkNinja (SN) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, SharkNinja (SN) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, SharkNinja (SN) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SharkNinja (SN) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +39.7%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +33.0%, SharkNinja (SN) +105.5%. Over five years, National Presto Industries (NPK) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.6%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +13.0%/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%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.01%, SharkNinja (SN) 0.00%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) and SharkNinja (SN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Presto Industries (NPK) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.2%, SharkNinja (SN) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HELE, NPK and SN?

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