HELE vs YSG vs HBB Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Yatsen Holding 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
$680.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win
YSG Yatsen Holding Ltd
$2.38 -7.0% 1M -68.1% 1Y
Market cap
$446.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$653.85M
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding 7, Helen Of Troy 1, Yatsen Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELEYSGHBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $680.28M $446.78M $432.82M HELE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x -9.7x 7.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +25.6% -3.3% YSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% -3.5% 9.4% HBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — 22.9% HBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x — -0.6x HBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.56% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.7% -68.1% +120.3% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.4%/yr -30.9%/yr +16.1%/yr HBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 82.4% 52.5% HBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 69/100 85/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

HELEYSGHBB

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

AxisHELEYSGHBB
Valuation 78 #10 of 42 63 #20 of 52 95 #3 of 42
Growth 39 #26 of 42 82 #10 of 50 98 #2 of 42
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 50 #23 of 45 97 #2 of 40
Financial Health 30 #31 of 44 84 #10 of 56 84 #8 of 44
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 – 52 #14 of 28
Overall 44 69 85
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • YSG ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • 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

PeriodHELEYSGHBBSPY
1 month +2.0%-7.0%-13.7% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%-30.2%+35.4% +3.9%
6 months +24.5%-15.9%+53.6% +8.2%
Year to date +37.4%-38.8%+95.0% +12.9%
1 year +45.7%-68.1%+120.3% +12.3%
3 years -69.8%-48.4%+152.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.9%-19.8%+36.2% +23.3%
5 years -86.9%-84.2%+110.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.4%-30.9%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years -62.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHELEYSGHBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%82.4%52.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%93.8%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.131.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.832.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-88.1%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-68.1%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $30.22$7.46$38.63 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$2.19$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.

MultipleHELEYSGHBB
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 16.0x -9.7xmedian 18.5x 7.5xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x —median 12.9x 4.5xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 11.9x —median 18.6x 4.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.64 0.98median 0.97 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 monthsHELEYSGHBB
Revenue $1.83B $653.85M $610.31M
Gross profit $864.98M $505.96M $201.94M
Operating income $23.94M -$47.33M $76.49M
Net income -$99.23M -$31.82M $57.44M
Free cash flow $147.21M – $96.92M
R&D – $22.34M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $-0.25 $4.25
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $104.68M $101.47M
Total debt $3.17B – $50.00M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 93.13M 13.51M
Enterprise value $590.00M -$125.33M $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
MetricHELEYSGHBB
P/E -6.9x -9.7x 7.5x
P/FCF 4.6x – 4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x – 4.4x
P/S 0.4x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – 4.5x
EV/EBIT 55.6x -6.2x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
EV/FCF 9.0x – 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x – 3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.98 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEYSGHBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 25.6% -3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 9.6% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 24.9% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 12.2% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% 45.0% 80.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 11.5% 67.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% 56.2% 78.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 11.0% 90.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% -537.4% 78.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -9.9% 93.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% – 2,069%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% – 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% – 6,575%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% – 8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEYSGHBB
Gross margin 47.4% 77.4% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 4.3% – 14.0%
Operating margin 1.3% -7.2% 12.5%
Pretax margin -1.5% -4.6% 12.6%
Net margin -5.4% -3.5% 9.4%
FCF margin 8.1% – 15.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% – 16.2%
Return on equity -11.7% -7.8% 28.6%
Return on assets -4.8% -5.7% 14.7%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – 22.9%
Return on capital employed 1.5% -10.1% 26.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEYSGHBB
Debt / assets 32.1% – 12.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 32.0% 47.3%
Equity / assets 40.7% 68.0% 52.7%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 3.7x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.74 -0.15 4.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEYSGHBB
Dividend yield – – 1.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 2.7%
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.

ConsensusHELEYSGHBB
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $-0.16FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $638.64MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +13.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEYSGHBB
Held by institutions 96.3% 6.8% 27.7%
Institutions holding 198 43 80
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -11.7% -0.8%
Institutions buying 120 15 38
Institutions selling 46 18 25
Buyers to sellers 2.61 0.83 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.

HELEYSGHBB
HELE 1.00 0.08 0.25
YSG 0.08 1.00 0.09
HBB 0.25 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, YSG and HBB?

Helen Of Troy (HELE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $680.28M, Yatsen Holding (YSG) $446.78M, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $432.82M.

Which company is growing faster?

Yatsen Holding (YSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) +25.6%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) -3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -3.5%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, 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%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -68.1%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +120.3%. Over five years, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/yr, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -30.9%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 1.56%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) and Yatsen Holding (YSG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 82.4%, 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, YSG 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 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.