HELE vs PNR vs HBB Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Pentair and Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.20 +2.0% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$681.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.95B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.73%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding 6, Pentair 4, Helen Of Troy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELEPNRHBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $681.38M $9.95B $432.82M PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x 16.2x 7.5x HBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 13.7x — HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% -3.9% -3.3% HELE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 15.4% 9.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 12.5% 22.9% HBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 1.6x -0.6x HBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.73% 1.56% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.7% -42.9% +120.3% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.4%/yr -3.4%/yr +16.1%/yr HBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 36.1% 52.5% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 61/100 85/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

HELEPNRHBB

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

AxisHELEPNRHBB
Valuation 78 #10 of 42 72 #57 of 203 95 #3 of 42
Growth 39 #26 of 42 28 #135 of 188 98 #2 of 42
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 84 #31 of 183 97 #2 of 40
Financial Health 30 #31 of 44 45 #120 of 217 84 #8 of 44
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 76 #38 of 153 52 #14 of 28
Overall 44 61 85
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HBB ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELEPNRHBBSPY
1 month +2.0%+16.1%-13.7% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%-6.7%+35.4% +3.9%
6 months +24.5%-24.8%+53.6% +8.2%
Year to date +37.4%-40.2%+95.0% +12.9%
1 year +45.7%-42.9%+120.3% +12.3%
3 years -69.8%+8.0%+152.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.9%+2.6%+36.2% +23.3%
5 years -86.9%-15.9%+110.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.4%-3.4%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years -62.6%+13.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.4%+1.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHELEPNRHBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%36.1%52.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%40.2%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.941.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-1.192.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-53.7%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-42.9%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $30.22$109.13$38.63 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$52.11$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.

MultipleHELEPNRHBB
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 16.0x 16.2xmedian 25.2x 7.5xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x 12.6xmedian 14.0x 4.5xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 11.9x 15.4xmedian 21.7x 4.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.64 2.12median 1.32 0.08median 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 monthsHELEPNRHBB
Revenue $1.83B $3.97B $610.31M
Gross profit $864.98M $1.64B $201.94M
Operating income $23.94M $777.40M $76.49M
Net income -$99.23M $612.20M $57.44M
Free cash flow $147.21M $646.60M $96.92M
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $3.82 $4.25
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $74.00M $101.47M
Total debt $3.17B $1.48B $50.00M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 160.30M 13.51M
Enterprise value $591.09M $9.61B $219.44M

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
MetricHELEPNRHBB
P/E -6.9x 16.2x 7.5x
P/FCF 4.6x 15.4x 4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 13.7x 4.4x
P/S 0.4x 2.5x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 12.6x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 55.6x 14.6x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF 9.0x 17.6x 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 15.7x 3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 2.12 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEPNRHBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% -3.9% -3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -1.3% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% -1.2% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 3.4% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% -8.3% 80.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 4.4% 67.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% -6.4% 78.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 6.3% 90.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% -3.6% 78.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 7.7% 93.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% -14.8% 2,069%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 6.8% 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% -17.4% 6,575%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 7.7% 8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEPNRHBB
Gross margin 47.4% 41.2% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 22.7% 14.0%
Operating margin 1.3% 19.6% 12.5%
Pretax margin -1.5% 17.5% 12.6%
Net margin -5.4% 15.4% 9.4%
FCF margin 8.1% 16.3% 15.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 18.3% 16.2%
Return on equity -11.7% 16.1% 28.6%
Return on assets -4.8% 9.2% 14.7%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 12.5% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 13.5% 26.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEPNRHBB
Debt / assets 32.1% 22.3% 12.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 1.6x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 42.1% 47.3%
Equity / assets 40.7% 57.9% 52.7%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.5x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.74 3.85 4.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEPNRHBB
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 4.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 5.8% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusHELEPNRHBB
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $4.55FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +17.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +10.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEPNRHBB
Held by institutions 96.3% 95.0% 27.7%
Institutions holding 198 719 80
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -0.1% -0.8%
Institutions buying 120 353 38
Institutions selling 46 256 25
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.38 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.

HELEPNRHBB
HELE 1.00 0.25 0.25
PNR 0.25 1.00 0.17
HBB 0.25 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, PNR and HBB?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $681.38M, Pentair (PNR) $9.95B, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $432.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, HELE, PNR and HBB?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -6.9x, Pentair (PNR) 16.2x, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.8x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Helen Of Troy (HELE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) -3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, 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) +45.7%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +120.3%. Over five years, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 1.73%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 1.56%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pentair (PNR) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, 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, PNR 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.