HNST vs PBH vs EPC Stock Comparison

Honest Company, Prestige Consumer Healthcare and Edgewell Personal Care Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNST Honest Company, Inc.
$4.59 -11.9% 1M +32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$478.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$342.01M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co
$28.57 +3.9% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Prestige Consumer Healthcare leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Prestige Consumer Healthcare 3, Edgewell Personal Care 3, Honest Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNSTPBHEPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $478.93M $2.38B $1.32B PBH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.4x — -14.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.3x 10.0x 15.4x PBH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% — +11.6% EPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% — -4.2% HNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 8.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.7% -19.7% +50.7% EPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr -4.1%/yr -4.0%/yr EPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.4% 33.5% 42.9% PBH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 — 41/100 HNST

Percentile Scorecard

HNSTPBHEPC

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

AxisHNSTPBHEPC
Valuation 71 #16 of 52 – 69 #17 of 52
Growth 65 #18 of 50 – 22 #39 of 50
Profitability 48 #24 of 45 – 46 #25 of 45
Financial Health 95 #4 of 56 82 #11 of 56 35 #37 of 56
Shareholder Returns 90 #4 of 31 – 33 #21 of 31
Overall 74 – 41
  • HNST ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PBH 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

PeriodHNSTPBHEPCSPY
1 month -11.9%+4.3%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months +23.4%-2.3%+4.8% +3.7%
6 months +31.1%-13.4%+26.7% +7.1%
Year to date +77.9%-20.9%+67.6% +12.8%
1 year +32.7%-19.7%+50.7% +11.9%
3 years +295.7%-17.2%-17.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +58.2%-6.1%-6.3% +22.8%
5 years -49.8%-18.7%-18.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.9%-4.1%-4.0% +10.9%
10 years —+6.4%-62.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+0.6%-9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHNSTPBHEPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.4%33.5%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%38.1%40.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.16-0.060.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.591.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-49.8%-69.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-30.5%-3.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.95$70.21$29.66 $779.14
52-week low $2.10$44.75$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.

MultipleHNSTPBHEPC
P/E now vs peer median -41.8xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x -14.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 0.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -34.6xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x 22.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x 25.1xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 1.01 —median 1.01 0.34median 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 monthsHNSTPBHEPC
Revenue $342.01M – $2.24B
Gross profit $121.96M – $885.90M
Operating income -$14.94M – $17.90M
Net income -$12.17M – -$93.20M
Free cash flow $52.71M – $52.40M
R&D $7.12M – $59.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 – $-2.00
Cash & equivalents $105.90M $63.87M $397.10M
Total debt – $993.95M $1.28B
Shares (diluted) 113.11M 48.09M 46.60M
Enterprise value $121.63M $2.00B $169.89M

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
MetricHNSTPBHEPC
P/E -41.8x – -14.1x
P/FCF 10.0x – 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 10.9x
P/S 1.5x – 0.6x
P/B 3.2x 1.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.2x -6.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -34.6x – 22.0x
EV/EBIT -28.1x – 122.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 1.0x
EV/FCF 8.0x – 42.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x – 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 – 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNSTPBHEPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% – 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% – -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.1% – 1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -437.7% – -85.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.8% – -57.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -287.8% – -243.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% – -40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -289.3% – -245.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.7% – -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,143% – 135.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.4% – -15.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 977.7% – 112.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.4% – -29.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNSTPBHEPC
Gross margin 35.7% – 39.5%
EBITDA margin -3.6% – 4.5%
Operating margin -4.4% – 0.8%
Pretax margin -3.5% – -1.5%
Net margin -3.6% – -4.2%
FCF margin 15.4% – 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% – 5.4%
Return on equity -7.2% – -4.8%
Return on assets -5.6% – -2.0%
Return on invested capital – – 0.4%
Return on capital employed -9.0% – 0.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.7x – -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNSTPBHEPC
Debt / assets – 28.4% 36.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 8.8x
Debt / FCF – – 24.4x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 46.0% 58.7%
Equity / assets 75.9% 54.0% 41.3%
Interest coverage – – 0.3x
Current ratio 3.9x 3.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.9x 2.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.97 – 1.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNSTPBHEPC
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.0% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusHNSTPBHEPC
Forward P/E 38.3xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $4.86FY2026 $1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -26.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -0.8% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $307.35MFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +15.9% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNSTPBHEPC
Held by institutions 45.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 146 319 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +3.4% +3.0%
Institutions buying 94 157 108
Institutions selling 36 122 79
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.29 1.37

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.

HNSTPBHEPC
HNST 1.00 0.19 0.20
PBH 0.19 1.00 0.41
EPC 0.20 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNST, PBH and EPC?

Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Honest Company (HNST) $478.93M, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) $2.38B, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) $1.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Honest Company (HNST) -12.3%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Honest Company (HNST) has the highest net margin (Honest Company (HNST) -3.6%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) returned the most: Honest Company (HNST) +32.7%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) -19.7%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) +50.7%. Over five years, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) compounded fastest (Honest Company (HNST) -12.9%/yr, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) -4.1%/yr, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) has been the steadiest (Honest Company (HNST) 71.4%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) 33.5%, Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNST, PBH 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, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) leads on 3. 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.