HLF vs KMB vs EPC Stock Comparison

Herbalife, Kimberly Clark and Edgewell Personal Care Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$13.39 +6.3% 1M +65.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.40B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.20B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$108.40 +9.7% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.05B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
4.70%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co
$27.68 -2.2% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24B
Div. yield
2.17%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kimberly Clark leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kimberly Clark 6, Herbalife 5, Edgewell Personal Care 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLFKMBEPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.40B $36.05B $1.28B KMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.5x 18.4x -13.7x HLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.4x 14.2x 14.9x HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +0.7% +11.6% EPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 11.8% -4.2% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.3% 19.4% 0.4% HLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.7x 8.8x KMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.70% 2.17% KMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.1% -10.2% +41.0% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.0%/yr -3.5%/yr -4.6%/yr KMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.5% 29.4% 43.0% KMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 54/100 41/100 HLF

Percentile Scorecard

HLFKMBEPC

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

AxisHLFKMBEPC
Valuation 100 #1 of 52 57 #23 of 52 69 #17 of 52
Growth 59 #21 of 50 45 #28 of 50 22 #39 of 50
Profitability 84 #8 of 45 82 #9 of 45 46 #25 of 45
Financial Health 29 #40 of 56 38 #35 of 56 35 #37 of 56
Shareholder Returns 23 #24 of 31 50 #16 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Overall 59 54 41
  • HLF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KMB ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • EPC 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

PeriodHLFKMBEPCSPY
1 month +6.3%+9.7%-2.2% +0.9%
3 months +7.1%-4.2%-1.9% +5.9%
6 months -16.2%+12.8%+27.3% +8.5%
Year to date +3.9%+7.4%+62.3% +13.3%
1 year +65.1%-10.2%+41.0% +12.4%
3 years -4.0%-7.2%-19.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.4%-2.5%-6.9% +23.5%
5 years -71.1%-16.3%-20.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -22.0%-3.5%-4.6% +11.0%
10 years -55.5%-5.4%-63.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.8%-0.6%-9.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHLFKMBEPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.5%29.4%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%32.7%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.020.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.11-0.350.95 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.0%-37.3%-69.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.9%-10.2%-6.7% -0.9%
52-week high $19.96$120.66$29.66 $779.14
52-week low $7.75$93.05$15.91 $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.

MultipleHLFKMBEPC
P/E now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 18.4x 18.4xmedian 18.4x -13.7xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x 21.6xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 18.7x 19.8xmedian 18.7x 24.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 2.1x 19.2xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.74median 0.97 2.80median 0.97 0.32median 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 monthsHLFKMBEPC
Revenue $5.20B $16.58B $2.24B
Gross profit $4.04B $6.10B $885.90M
Operating income $492.30M $2.51B $17.90M
Net income $162.90M $1.99B -$93.20M
Free cash flow $322.30M $1.82B $52.40M
R&D – – $59.40M
EPS (diluted) $1.57 $5.87 $-2.00
Cash & equivalents $370.50M $956.00M $397.10M
Total debt $8.02B $6.52B $1.28B
Shares (diluted) 104.50M 333.30M 46.60M
Enterprise value -$69.43M $33.37B $129.73M

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
MetricHLFKMBEPC
P/E 8.5x 18.4x -13.7x
P/FCF 4.4x 19.8x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 10.8x 10.5x
P/S 0.3x 2.2x 0.6x
P/B -3.0x 19.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -1.7x 20.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 12.8x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 6.2x 16.6x 120.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF 9.5x 22.9x 41.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 12.5x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.74 2.80 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLFKMBEPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 0.7% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -6.7% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 2.0% 1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -2.8% -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.7% -5.8% -85.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 3.5% -57.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -18.9% -243.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 6.5% -40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.1% -19.5% -245.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 6.6% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.7% 16.1% 135.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.5% -15.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 88.0% -13.4% 112.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -8.7% -29.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLFKMBEPC
Gross margin 77.7% 36.8% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 19.5% 4.5%
Operating margin 9.5% 15.2% 0.8%
Pretax margin 4.1% 13.5% -1.5%
Net margin 3.2% 11.8% -4.2%
FCF margin 6.2% 11.0% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 20.1% 5.4%
Return on equity – 105.0% -4.8%
Return on assets 5.7% 11.1% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 24.3% 19.4% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 26.0% 23.1% 0.6%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLFKMBEPC
Debt / assets 70.5% 35.1% 36.2%
Debt / equity -4.2x 3.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.7x 8.8x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 3.6x 24.4x
Liabilities / assets 116.6% 89.9% 58.7%
Equity / assets -16.6% 10.1% 41.3%
Interest coverage 2.5x 10.7x 0.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.46 3.33 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLFKMBEPC
Dividend yield – 4.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 4.8% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 84.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 92.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusHLFKMBEPC
Forward P/E 5.4xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.49FY2026 $7.64FY2026 $1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 -26.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% -8.0% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.59BFY2026 $16.99BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +5.2% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLFKMBEPC
Held by institutions 99.1% 96.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 235 1,711 223
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +9.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying 129 828 107
Institutions selling 72 620 79
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.34 1.35

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.

HLFKMBEPC
HLF 1.00 0.25 0.33
KMB 0.25 1.00 0.42
EPC 0.33 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLF, KMB and EPC?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herbalife (HLF) $1.40B, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.05B, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) $1.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, HLF, KMB and EPC?

Herbalife (HLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herbalife (HLF) 8.5x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.4x, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Herbalife (HLF) 5.4x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.2x, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Herbalife (HLF) +5.5%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Herbalife (HLF) 3.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.2%). On return on invested capital, Herbalife (HLF) leads (Herbalife (HLF) 24.3%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Herbalife (HLF) +65.1%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -10.2%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +41.0%. Over five years, Kimberly Clark (KMB) compounded fastest (Herbalife (HLF) -22.0%/yr, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.5%/yr, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest dividend yield: Herbalife (HLF) 0.00%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 4.70%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 2.17%. Herbalife (HLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimberly Clark (KMB) has been the steadiest (Herbalife (HLF) 58.5%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.4%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLF, KMB and EPC?

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