HNST vs BBWI vs HLF Stock Comparison

Honest Company, Bath & Body Works and Herbalife Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HNST Honest Company, Inc.
$4.44 -11.7% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$513.63M
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$334.05M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
BBWI Bath & Body Works, Inc.
$22.07 +23.0% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.62B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.21B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
HLF Herbalife Ltd.
$14.91 +18.6% 1M +80.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.60B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.28B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bath & Body Works leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Bath & Body Works 4, Herbalife 4, Honest Company 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNSTBBWIHLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $513.63M $4.62B $1.60B BBWI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.6x 5.9x 8.9x BBWI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.0x 7.9x 6.1x HLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.8% -2.2% +6.4% HLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.5% 10.8% 3.4% HNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 38.5% 23.8% BBWI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 2.4x BBWI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% -6.7% +80.9% HLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr -21.8%/yr -19.2%/yr HNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.0% 62.2% 59.3% HLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 69/100 60/100 HNST

Percentile Scorecard

HNSTBBWIHLF

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

AxisHNSTBBWIHLF
Valuation 80 #11 of 50 98 #2 of 50 100 #1 of 50
Growth 90 #6 of 49 48 #26 of 49 67 #17 of 49
Profitability 52 #22 of 45 93 #4 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 98 #2 of 54 32 #37 of 54 25 #41 of 54
Shareholder Returns 62 #12 of 30 72 #9 of 30 24 #23 of 30
Overall 76 69 60
  • HNST ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • BBWI ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HLF ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHNSTBBWIHLFSPY
1 month -11.7%+23.0%+18.6% -5.9%
3 months -18.1%+9.6%+29.9% -4.6%
6 months +19.0%+14.4%+2.9% +0.2%
Year to date +72.1%+9.9%+15.7% +7.5%
1 year +34.5%-6.7%+80.9% +8.2%
3 years +270.0%-29.9%+8.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +54.7%-11.2%+2.7% +19.0%
5 years -50.9%-70.7%-65.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -13.3%-21.8%-19.2% +9.4%
10 years —-58.0%-45.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-8.3%-5.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHNSTBBWIHLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.0%62.2%59.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.0%64.0%53.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.361.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.111.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-81.1%-88.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.4%-10.5%-25.3% -5.9%
52-week high $5.95$24.67$19.96 $779.14
52-week low $2.10$14.85$8.24 $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.

MultipleHNSTBBWIHLF
P/E now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 17.9x 6.1xmedian 17.9x 8.7xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -36.6xmedian 14.3x 5.0xmedian 14.3x 4.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 17.4x 4.3xmedian 17.4x 4.6xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x -4.2xmedian 1.9x -3.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.62 0.77median 0.62 -2.59median 0.62

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 monthsHNSTBBWIHLF
Revenue $334.05M $7.21B $5.28B
Gross profit $125.55M $3.18B $4.10B
Operating income -$14.09M $1.21B $505.00M
Net income $78.40M $781.00M $176.90M
Free cash flow $48.58M $1.03B $337.10M
R&D $7.57M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $3.87 $1.68
Cash & equivalents $102.95M $794.00M $409.20M
Total debt – $3.61B $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 112.48M 202.00M 107.30M
Enterprise value $124.83M $1.82B $15.62M

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
MetricHNSTBBWIHLF
P/E 6.2x 6.1x 8.7x
P/FCF 10.7x 4.3x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 3.5x 3.9x
P/S 1.6x 0.6x 0.3x
P/B 2.0x -4.2x -3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -3.7x -2.1x
EV/EBITDA -36.6x 5.0x 4.8x
EV/EBIT -29.5x 6.0x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 8.5x 7.1x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 5.7x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.77 -2.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNSTBBWIHLF
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.8% -2.2% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -1.1% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.6% -3.2% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 0.4% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -401.1% -4.4% 3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -0.5% 9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,009% 7.3% -44.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 3.5% -1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,021% 12.1% -45.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.2% 7.9% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 350.3% 27.2% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.8% 3.7% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 324.7% 31.7% 55.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.6% 9.1% 25.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNSTBBWIHLF
Gross margin 37.6% 44.1% 77.6%
EBITDA margin -3.4% 20.2% 12.1%
Operating margin -4.2% 16.7% 9.6%
Pretax margin -3.3% 13.5% 4.6%
Net margin 23.5% 10.8% 3.4%
FCF margin 14.5% 14.3% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 17.7% 7.5%
Return on equity 36.5% – –
Return on assets 29.4% 15.4% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 38.5% 23.8%
Return on capital employed -6.5% 36.0% 27.4%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.4x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNSTBBWIHLF
Debt / assets – 70.1% 66.8%
Debt / equity – -3.4x -4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.5x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 120.5% 114.2%
Equity / assets 84.1% -20.5% -14.2%
Interest coverage – 4.5x 2.9x
Current ratio 4.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.00 2.35 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNSTBBWIHLF
Dividend yield – 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% 3.3% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 6.9% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusHNSTBBWIHLF
Forward P/E 37.0xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $2.81FY2026 $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 -12.5%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -5.3% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $307.35MFY2026 $7.37BFY2026 $5.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +0.2% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNSTBBWIHLF
Held by institutions 45.0% 95.8% 99.1%
Institutions holding 146 465 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 94 245 129
Institutions selling 36 171 72
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.43 1.79

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.

HNSTBBWIHLF
HNST 1.00 0.18 0.03
BBWI 0.18 1.00 0.11
HLF 0.03 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNST, BBWI and HLF?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Honest Company (HNST) $513.63M, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) $4.62B, Herbalife (HLF) $1.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, HNST, BBWI and HLF?

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Honest Company (HNST) 6.6x, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 5.9x, Herbalife (HLF) 8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herbalife (HLF) is cheapest (Honest Company (HNST) 37.0x, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 7.9x, Herbalife (HLF) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Herbalife (HLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Honest Company (HNST) -12.8%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -2.2%, Herbalife (HLF) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Honest Company (HNST) has the highest net margin (Honest Company (HNST) 23.5%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 10.8%, Herbalife (HLF) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) leads (Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 38.5%, Herbalife (HLF) 23.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herbalife (HLF) returned the most: Honest Company (HNST) +34.5%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -6.7%, Herbalife (HLF) +80.9%. Over five years, Honest Company (HNST) compounded fastest (Honest Company (HNST) -13.3%/yr, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) -21.8%/yr, Herbalife (HLF) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Herbalife (HLF) has been the steadiest (Honest Company (HNST) 72.0%, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 62.2%, Herbalife (HLF) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNST, BBWI and HLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) leads on 4. 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.