LCUT vs NWL vs HELE Stock Comparison

Lifetime Brands, Newell Brands and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$8.24 -10.6% 1M +127.6% 1Y
Market cap
$189.43M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$661.06M
Div. yield
2.00%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.21 -4.2% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
5.37%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.31 +0.5% 1M +45.5% 1Y
Market cap
$682.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lifetime Brands leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lifetime Brands 7, Newell Brands 2, Helen Of Troy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUTNWLHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $189.43M $2.22B $682.85M NWL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.7x -10.0x -6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x 7.2x 7.8x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -2.0% +0.3% HELE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% -3.0% -5.4% LCUT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 2.2% 1.6% LCUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 10.0x 8.3x LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.00% 5.37% — NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +127.6% +4.2% +45.5% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -25.6%/yr -33.5%/yr LCUT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.4% 61.9% 54.0% HELE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 48/100 42/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

LCUTNWLHELE

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

AxisLCUTNWLHELE
Valuation 98 #2 of 41 55 #19 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Growth 75 #11 of 41 48 #22 of 41 40 #25 of 41
Profitability 76 #10 of 39 34 #26 of 39 47 #21 of 39
Financial Health 45 #24 of 43 10 #39 of 43 29 #31 of 43
Shareholder Returns 33 #19 of 28 93 #3 of 28 19 #23 of 28
Overall 65 48 42
  • LCUT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLCUTNWLHELESPY
1 month -10.6%-4.2%+0.5% +0.9%
3 months -1.7%+0.4%+4.1% +5.9%
6 months +23.7%+32.2%+23.0% +8.5%
Year to date +108.6%+40.1%+37.9% +13.3%
1 year +127.6%+4.2%+45.5% +12.4%
3 years +55.8%-21.8%-69.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.9%-7.9%-32.8% +23.5%
5 years -51.4%-77.2%-87.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.5%-25.6%-33.5% +11.0%
10 years -41.6%-89.5%-63.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.2%-20.1%-9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLCUTNWLHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.4%61.9%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.4%66.5%48.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.921.260.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.070.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-88.1%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-18.1%-3.0% -0.9%
52-week high $9.90$6.36$30.22 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$3.11$13.88 $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.

MultipleLCUTNWLHELE
P/E now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.7x -10.0xmedian 15.7x -6.9xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 9.6x 14.7xmedian 9.6x 17.0xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 11.7x 18.8xmedian 11.7x 4.6xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.62 -0.83median 0.62 0.17median 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 monthsLCUTNWLHELE
Revenue $661.06M $7.25B $1.83B
Gross profit $286.63M $2.57B $864.98M
Operating income $56.07M $164.00M $23.94M
Net income $31.80M -$221.00M -$99.23M
Free cash flow $20.78M $118.00M $147.21M
EPS (diluted) $1.41 $-0.51 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $5.45M $209.00M $22.58M
Total debt $148.24M $5.01B $3.17B
Shares (diluted) 22.61M 430.20M 24.15M
Enterprise value $153.72M $1.38B $592.56M

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
MetricLCUTNWLHELE
P/E 5.7x -10.0x -6.9x
P/FCF 9.1x 18.8x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 6.7x 3.8x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x 14.7x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 5.9x 42.8x 55.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF 16.0x 59.5x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 21.2x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -0.83 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUTNWLHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -2.0% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -5.4% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 1.4% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 2.7% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 566.4% 105.0% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 45.8% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 191.8% 9.1% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% 11.0% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 188.0% 11.0% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 12.1% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% 105.6% 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% -10.1% -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.8% 213.5% 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -5.8% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUTNWLHELE
Gross margin 43.4% 35.5% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 6.6% 4.3%
Operating margin 8.5% 2.3% 1.3%
Pretax margin 5.7% -2.5% -1.5%
Net margin 4.8% -3.0% -5.4%
FCF margin 3.1% 1.6% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 4.6% 9.8%
Return on equity 15.3% -9.2% -11.7%
Return on assets 5.5% -2.0% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 2.2% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 2.0% 1.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -1.5x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUTNWLHELE
Debt / assets 24.0% 45.3% 32.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 10.0x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 42.4x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 77.8% 59.3%
Equity / assets 35.2% 22.2% 40.7%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 0.5x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.92 0.49 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUTNWLHELE
Dividend yield 2.0% 5.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.4% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -57.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 106.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -26.4% –

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.

ConsensusLCUTNWLHELE
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.0%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -46.9% -5.6% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $703.72MFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +15.0% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUTNWLHELE
Held by institutions 43.3% 100.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 88 421 198
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +9.2% +5.7%
Institutions buying 65 234 120
Institutions selling 15 124 46
Buyers to sellers 4.33 1.89 2.61

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.

LCUTNWLHELE
LCUT 1.00 0.04 0.13
NWL 0.04 1.00 0.35
HELE 0.13 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCUT, NWL and HELE?

Newell Brands (NWL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $189.43M, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.22B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $682.85M.

Which company is growing faster?

Helen Of Troy (HELE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -1.5%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) has the highest net margin (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%, Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%, Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +127.6%, Newell Brands (NWL) +4.2%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.5%. Over five years, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) compounded fastest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.5%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -25.6%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 2.00%, Newell Brands (NWL) 5.37%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Helen Of Troy (HELE) has been the steadiest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCUT, NWL and HELE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads on 7. 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.