HELE vs PNR vs YSG Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Pentair and Yatsen Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.71 +5.5% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$671.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
YSG Yatsen Holding Ltd
$2.32 -9.0% 1M -67.8% 1Y
Market cap
$208.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$653.85M
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHELEPNRYSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $671.71M $10.55B $208.61M PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.8x 17.2x -9.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 14.5x — HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% -3.9% +25.6% YSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 15.4% -3.5% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 12.5% — PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 1.6x — PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.0% -38.9% -67.8% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.3%/yr -2.3%/yr -30.2%/yr PNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 36.3% 82.4% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 62/100 69/100 YSG

Percentile Scorecard

HELEPNRYSG

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

AxisHELEPNRYSG
Valuation 78 #10 of 41 71 #59 of 203 63 #20 of 52
Growth 43 #24 of 41 32 #128 of 188 82 #10 of 50
Profitability 46 #21 of 38 82 #33 of 183 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 27 #31 of 42 46 #118 of 216 84 #10 of 56
Shareholder Returns 15 #23 of 27 79 #33 of 152 –
Overall 42 62 69
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • YSG 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

PeriodHELEPNRYSGSPY
1 month +5.5%+23.0%-9.0% +0.7%
3 months +6.6%-0.6%-33.3% +3.7%
6 months +28.3%-18.5%-20.3% +7.1%
Year to date +39.8%-36.8%-40.4% +12.8%
1 year +48.0%-38.9%-67.8% +11.9%
3 years -69.4%+12.0%-50.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -32.6%+3.9%-20.9% +22.8%
5 years -86.8%-11.1%-83.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -33.3%-2.3%-30.2% +10.9%
10 years -62.7%+19.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.4%+1.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHELEPNRYSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%36.3%82.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%40.4%93.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.941.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-1.07-0.82 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-53.7%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-39.5%-67.8% -1.2%
52-week high $30.22$108.69$7.21 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$52.11$2.19 $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.

MultipleHELEPNRYSG
P/E now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 15.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x -9.4xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 9.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 12.1x 16.2xmedian 22.2x —median 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.63 2.23median 1.45 0.96median 1.01

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 monthsHELEPNRYSG
Revenue $1.83B $3.97B $653.85M
Gross profit $864.98M $1.64B $505.96M
Operating income $23.94M $777.40M -$47.33M
Net income -$99.23M $612.20M -$31.82M
Free cash flow $147.21M $646.60M –
R&D – $94.10M $22.34M
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $3.82 $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $74.00M $104.68M
Total debt $3.17B $1.48B –
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 160.30M 93.13M
Enterprise value $581.42M $10.22B -$363.70M

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
MetricHELEPNRYSG
P/E -7.0x 17.1x -9.4x
P/FCF 4.7x 16.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 14.5x –
P/S 0.4x 2.6x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 2.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 13.2x –
EV/EBIT 56.1x 15.3x -5.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF 9.1x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 16.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 2.23 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEPNRYSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% -3.9% 25.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -1.3% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% -1.2% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 3.4% 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% -8.3% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 4.4% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% -6.4% 56.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 6.3% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% -3.6% -537.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 7.7% -9.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% -14.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 6.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% -17.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 7.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEPNRYSG
Gross margin 47.4% 41.2% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 22.7% –
Operating margin 1.3% 19.6% -7.2%
Pretax margin -1.5% 17.5% -4.6%
Net margin -5.4% 15.4% -3.5%
FCF margin 8.1% 16.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 18.3% –
Return on equity -11.7% 16.1% -7.8%
Return on assets -4.8% 9.2% -5.7%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 12.5% –
Return on capital employed 1.5% 13.5% -10.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEPNRYSG
Debt / assets 32.1% 22.3% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 42.1% 32.0%
Equity / assets 40.7% 57.9% 68.0%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.5x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 1.74 3.96 -0.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEPNRYSG
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 5.5% –
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.

ConsensusHELEPNRYSG
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
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 $638.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +10.5% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEPNRYSG
Held by institutions 96.3% 95.0% 6.8%
Institutions holding 199 720 43
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -0.1% -11.7%
Institutions buying 121 353 15
Institutions selling 46 257 18
Buyers to sellers 2.63 1.37 0.83

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.

HELEPNRYSG
HELE 1.00 0.25 0.08
PNR 0.25 1.00 0.05
YSG 0.08 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, PNR and YSG?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $671.71M, Pentair (PNR) $10.55B, Yatsen Holding (YSG) $208.61M.

Which company is growing faster?

Yatsen Holding (YSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) +25.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -3.5%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +48.0%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -67.8%. Over five years, Pentair (PNR) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.3%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -30.2%/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%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 0.00%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) and Yatsen Holding (YSG) 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) 36.3%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 82.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HELE, PNR and YSG?

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