HLF vs KMB vs YSG Stock Comparison

Herbalife, Kimberly Clark and Yatsen Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$12.93 +3.9% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.36B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.20B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$110.02 +11.1% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$35.89B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 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

11 decided of 12

Kimberly Clark leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kimberly Clark 5, Herbalife 4, Yatsen Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLFKMBYSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.36B $35.89B $208.61M KMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 18.4x -9.1x HLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.2x 14.4x — HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +0.7% +25.6% YSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 11.8% -3.5% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.3% 19.4% — HLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.7x — KMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.2% -5.7% -67.8% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.6%/yr -3.2%/yr -30.2%/yr KMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 29.2% 82.4% KMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 55/100 69/100 YSG

Percentile Scorecard

HLFKMBYSG

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

AxisHLFKMBYSG
Valuation 100 #1 of 52 55 #24 of 52 63 #20 of 52
Growth 59 #21 of 50 45 #28 of 50 82 #10 of 50
Profitability 84 #8 of 45 82 #9 of 45 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 29 #40 of 56 38 #35 of 56 84 #10 of 56
Shareholder Returns 23 #24 of 31 53 #15 of 31 –
Overall 59 55 69
  • HLF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KMB ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • 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

PeriodHLFKMBYSGSPY
1 month +3.9%+11.1%-9.0% +0.7%
3 months +3.9%-0.2%-33.3% +3.7%
6 months -22.1%+11.8%-20.3% +7.1%
Year to date +0.3%+9.0%-40.4% +12.8%
1 year +61.2%-5.7%-67.8% +11.9%
3 years -9.8%-7.9%-50.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.4%-2.7%-20.9% +22.8%
5 years -72.1%-15.0%-83.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.6%-3.2%-30.2% +10.9%
10 years -57.1%-4.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -8.1%-0.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHLFKMBYSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%29.2%82.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%32.5%93.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.021.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.04-0.20-0.82 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.8%-37.3%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.2%-8.5%-67.8% -1.2%
52-week high $19.96$120.21$7.21 $779.14
52-week low $7.75$93.05$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.

MultipleHLFKMBYSG
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 18.7x 18.7xmedian 18.7x -9.4xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 13.0x 13.0xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 18.9x 20.1xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 2.2x 19.5xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.01 2.84median 1.01 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 monthsHLFKMBYSG
Revenue $5.20B $16.58B $653.85M
Gross profit $4.04B $6.10B $505.96M
Operating income $492.30M $2.51B -$47.33M
Net income $162.90M $1.99B -$31.82M
Free cash flow $322.30M $1.82B –
R&D – – $22.34M
EPS (diluted) $1.57 $5.87 $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $370.50M $956.00M $104.68M
Total debt $8.02B $6.52B –
Shares (diluted) 104.50M 333.30M 93.13M
Enterprise value -$120.23M $33.08B -$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
MetricHLFKMBYSG
P/E 8.2x 18.7x -9.4x
P/FCF 4.2x 20.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 11.0x –
P/S 0.3x 2.2x 0.7x
P/B -2.9x 19.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -1.7x 20.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 13.0x –
EV/EBIT 6.1x 16.8x -5.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 9.3x 23.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 12.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 2.84 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLFKMBYSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 0.7% 25.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -6.7% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 2.0% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -2.8% 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.7% -5.8% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 3.5% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -18.9% 56.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 6.5% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.1% -19.5% -537.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 6.6% -9.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.7% 16.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 88.0% -13.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -8.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLFKMBYSG
Gross margin 77.7% 36.8% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 19.5% –
Operating margin 9.5% 15.2% -7.2%
Pretax margin 4.1% 13.5% -4.6%
Net margin 3.2% 11.8% -3.5%
FCF margin 6.2% 11.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 20.1% –
Return on equity – 105.0% -7.8%
Return on assets 5.7% 11.1% -5.7%
Return on invested capital 24.3% 19.4% –
Return on capital employed 26.0% 23.1% -10.1%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLFKMBYSG
Debt / assets 70.5% 35.1% –
Debt / equity -4.2x 3.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.7x –
Debt / FCF 6.3x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 116.6% 89.9% 32.0%
Equity / assets -16.6% 10.1% 68.0%
Interest coverage 2.5x 10.7x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.45 3.35 -0.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLFKMBYSG
Dividend yield – 4.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 4.7% –
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.

ConsensusHLFKMBYSG
Forward P/E 5.2xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.49FY2026 $7.64FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% -8.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.59BFY2026 $16.99BFY2026 $638.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +5.2% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLFKMBYSG
Held by institutions 99.1% 96.8% 6.8%
Institutions holding 235 1,712 43
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +9.1% -11.7%
Institutions buying 129 829 15
Institutions selling 72 620 18
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.34 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.

HLFKMBYSG
HLF 1.00 0.31 0.12
KMB 0.31 1.00 0.08
YSG 0.12 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLF, KMB and YSG?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herbalife (HLF) $1.36B, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $35.89B, Yatsen Holding (YSG) $208.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, HLF, KMB and YSG?

Herbalife (HLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herbalife (HLF) 8.3x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.4x, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Herbalife (HLF) 5.2x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yatsen Holding (YSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Herbalife (HLF) +5.5%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) +25.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Herbalife (HLF) 3.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -3.5%). On return on invested capital, Herbalife (HLF) leads (Herbalife (HLF) 24.3%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Herbalife (HLF) +61.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -5.7%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -67.8%. Over five years, Kimberly Clark (KMB) compounded fastest (Herbalife (HLF) -22.6%/yr, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.2%/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: Herbalife (HLF) 0.00%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 0.05%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 0.00%. Herbalife (HLF) and Yatsen Holding (YSG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimberly Clark (KMB) has been the steadiest (Herbalife (HLF) 58.6%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.2%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 82.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLF, KMB 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, Kimberly Clark (KMB) leads on 5. 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.