HNST vs KMB vs PRGO Stock Comparison

Honest Company, Kimberly Clark and Perrigo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNST Honest Company, Inc.
$4.57 -13.8% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$507.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$342.01M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$108.40 +9.7% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.62B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
PRGO PERRIGO Co plc
$15.93 +5.6% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kimberly Clark leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kimberly Clark 6, Perrigo 2, Honest Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNSTKMBPRGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $507.72M $36.62B $2.21B KMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.7x 18.7x -1.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x 14.2x 6.8x PRGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% +0.7% -4.2% KMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% 11.8% -41.9% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.4% -26.2% KMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.7x -2.3x PRGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.9% -10.2% -26.3% HNST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -3.5%/yr -18.8%/yr KMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.5% 29.4% 57.4% KMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 54/100 39/100 HNST

Percentile Scorecard

HNSTKMBPRGO

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

AxisHNSTKMBPRGO
Valuation 71 #16 of 52 57 #23 of 52 45 #29 of 52
Growth 65 #18 of 50 45 #28 of 50 6 #47 of 50
Profitability 48 #24 of 45 82 #9 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Financial Health 95 #4 of 56 38 #35 of 56 33 #38 of 56
Shareholder Returns 90 #4 of 31 50 #16 of 31 93 #3 of 31
Overall 74 54 39
  • HNST ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KMB ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PRGO 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

PeriodHNSTKMBPRGOSPY
1 month -13.8%+9.7%+5.6% +0.9%
3 months +22.2%-4.2%+52.7% +5.9%
6 months +38.1%+12.8%+41.1% +8.5%
Year to date +77.1%+7.4%+14.4% +13.3%
1 year +26.9%-10.2%-26.3% +12.4%
3 years +311.7%-7.2%-41.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +60.3%-2.5%-16.1% +23.5%
5 years -50.1%-16.3%-64.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.0%-3.5%-18.8% +11.0%
10 years —-5.4%-81.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.6%-15.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHNSTKMBPRGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.5%29.4%57.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.8%32.7%59.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.021.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.35-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-37.3%-80.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-10.2%-26.3% -0.9%
52-week high $5.95$120.66$21.60 $779.14
52-week low $2.10$93.05$9.25 $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.

MultipleHNSTKMBPRGO
P/E now vs peer median -41.6xmedian 18.4x 18.4xmedian 18.4x -1.3xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -34.4xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x -4.1xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 18.7x 19.8xmedian 18.7x 18.5xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 19.2xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.95median 0.97 2.80median 0.97 0.01median 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 monthsHNSTKMBPRGO
Revenue $342.01M $16.58B $4.14B
Gross profit $121.96M $6.10B $1.38B
Operating income -$14.94M $2.51B -$1.56B
Net income -$12.17M $1.99B -$1.73B
Free cash flow $52.71M $1.82B $119.30M
R&D $7.12M – $95.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $5.87 $-12.43
Cash & equivalents $105.90M $956.00M $399.70M
Total debt – $6.52B $3.29B
Shares (diluted) 113.11M 333.30M 139.60M
Enterprise value $150.42M $33.82B $489.70M

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
MetricHNSTKMBPRGO
P/E -41.6x 18.4x -1.3x
P/FCF 9.9x 19.8x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 10.8x 11.3x
P/S 1.5x 2.2x 0.5x
P/B 3.1x 19.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 20.0x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA -34.4x 12.8x -4.1x
EV/EBIT -28.0x 16.6x -3.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF 7.9x 22.9x 42.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 12.5x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.95 2.80 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNSTKMBPRGO
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% 0.7% -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -6.7% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.1% 2.0% -10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -2.8% -4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -437.7% -5.8% -644.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 3.5% -123.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -287.8% -18.9% -2,060%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 6.5% -194.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -289.3% -19.5% -2,039%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.7% 6.6% -192.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,143% 16.1% -46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.4% 1.5% -14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 977.7% -13.4% -53.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.4% -8.7% -20.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNSTKMBPRGO
Gross margin 35.7% 36.8% 33.3%
EBITDA margin -3.6% 19.5% -29.8%
Operating margin -4.4% 15.2% -37.7%
Pretax margin -3.5% 13.5% -38.9%
Net margin -3.6% 11.8% -41.9%
FCF margin 15.4% 11.0% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 20.1% 4.7%
Return on equity -7.2% 105.0% -69.2%
Return on assets -5.6% 11.1% -22.3%
Return on invested capital – 19.4% -26.2%
Return on capital employed -9.0% 23.1% -23.2%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.7x 1.7x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNSTKMBPRGO
Debt / assets – 35.1% 43.3%
Debt / equity – 3.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.7x -2.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 27.6x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 89.9% 66.9%
Equity / assets 75.9% 10.1% 33.1%
Interest coverage – 10.7x –
Current ratio 3.9x 0.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.95 3.33 -0.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNSTKMBPRGO
Dividend yield – 4.7% 7.3%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 4.8% 7.3%
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.

ConsensusHNSTKMBPRGO
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $7.64FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 -15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -8.0% -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $307.35MFY2026 $16.99BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +5.2% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNSTKMBPRGO
Held by institutions 45.0% 96.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 146 1,711 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +9.1% +6.4%
Institutions buying 94 828 194
Institutions selling 36 620 92
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.34 2.11

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.

HNSTKMBPRGO
HNST 1.00 0.12 0.11
KMB 0.12 1.00 0.28
PRGO 0.11 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNST, KMB and PRGO?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Honest Company (HNST) $507.72M, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.62B, Perrigo (PRGO) $2.21B.

Which company is growing faster?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Honest Company (HNST) -12.3%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%, Perrigo (PRGO) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Honest Company (HNST) -3.6%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%, Perrigo (PRGO) -41.9%). On return on invested capital, Kimberly Clark (KMB) leads (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%, Perrigo (PRGO) -26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honest Company (HNST) returned the most: Honest Company (HNST) +26.9%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -10.2%, Perrigo (PRGO) -26.3%. Over five years, Kimberly Clark (KMB) compounded fastest (Honest Company (HNST) -13.0%/yr, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.5%/yr, Perrigo (PRGO) -18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Honest Company (HNST) 0.00%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 0.05%, Perrigo (PRGO) 0.00%. Honest Company (HNST) and Perrigo (PRGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimberly Clark (KMB) has been the steadiest (Honest Company (HNST) 71.5%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.4%, Perrigo (PRGO) 57.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNST, KMB and PRGO?

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.