LCUT vs TTC vs HELE Stock Comparison

Lifetime Brands, Toro and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$7.76 -15.3% 1M +151.9% 1Y
Market cap
$178.36M
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.83M
Div. yield
2.09%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
TTC Toro Co
$105.21 +6.4% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.96B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.75B
Div. yield
1.48%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$37.77 +49.2% 1M +86.7% 1Y
Market cap
$879.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Toro leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Toro 6, Lifetime Brands 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUTTTCHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $178.36M $9.96B $879.94M TTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.0x 27.6x -8.9x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.0x 22.2x 10.1x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +5.2% +0.3% TTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 7.6% -5.4% TTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 16.4% 1.6% TTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.2x 8.3x LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.09% 1.48% — LCUT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +151.9% +42.2% +86.7% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +1.3%/yr -30.7%/yr TTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.7% 25.9% 58.4% TTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 57/100 39/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

LCUTTTCHELE

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

AxisLCUTTTCHELE
Valuation 100 #1 of 42 51 #100 of 204 71 #13 of 42
Growth 88 #6 of 41 55 #87 of 191 40 #25 of 41
Profitability 82 #8 of 39 89 #21 of 189 47 #21 of 39
Financial Health 51 #22 of 44 41 #132 of 221 23 #34 of 44
Shareholder Returns 31 #19 of 27 51 #79 of 159 15 #23 of 27
Overall 70 57 39
  • LCUT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • TTC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodLCUTTTCHELESPY
1 month -15.3%+6.4%+49.2% -5.9%
3 months -10.8%+7.1%+31.1% -4.6%
6 months +7.9%+10.3%+46.3% +0.2%
Year to date +96.5%+33.7%+77.7% +7.5%
1 year +151.9%+42.2%+86.7% +8.2%
3 years +37.3%+25.4%-62.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.2%+7.8%-28.0% +19.0%
5 years -59.5%+6.4%-84.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -16.6%+1.3%-30.7% +9.4%
10 years -44.6%+122.7%-52.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year -5.7%+8.3%-7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLCUTTTCHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.7%25.9%58.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%24.3%48.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.370.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.861.631.49 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.1%-45.3%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-3.3%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $9.90$108.82$37.77 $779.14
52-week low $3.02$67.99$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.

MultipleLCUTTTCHELE
P/E now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 16.0x 27.6xmedian 23.4x -8.9xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 10.7x 16.9xmedian 13.4x 19.5xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 12.4x 14.0xmedian 21.9x 6.0xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 7.5xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.54 16.35median 1.02 0.22median 0.54

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 monthsLCUTTTCHELE
Revenue $666.83M $4.75B $1.83B
Gross profit $291.12M $1.59B $864.98M
Operating income $49.35M $489.80M $23.94M
Net income $28.79M $363.30M -$99.23M
Free cash flow $50.73M $711.50M $147.21M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $3.80 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $5.93M $175.30M $22.58M
Total debt $89.86M $962.00M $672.62M
Shares (diluted) 22.25M 95.60M 24.15M
Enterprise value $148.84M $9.07B $789.65M

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
MetricLCUTTTCHELE
P/E 6.0x 27.6x -8.9x
P/FCF 3.5x 14.0x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 12.6x 4.9x
P/S 0.3x 2.1x 0.5x
P/B 0.8x 7.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 11.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.6x 16.9x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 5.3x 21.9x 63.9x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 5.2x 15.1x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 13.6x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 16.35 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUTTTCHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 5.2% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 0.1% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% 5.6% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -1.2% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 454.0% 14.9% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 0.2% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 179.6% 9.1% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 78.3% -1.2% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 177.9% 13.0% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 76.6% 1.7% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 150.4% 34.0% 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 38.5% -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 149.5% 44.6% 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 79.1% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUTTTCHELE
Gross margin 43.7% 33.4% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 13.4% 4.3%
Operating margin 7.4% 10.3% 1.3%
Pretax margin 4.7% 9.7% -1.5%
Net margin 4.3% 7.6% -5.4%
FCF margin 7.6% 15.0% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 16.6% 9.8%
Return on equity 13.4% 26.9% -11.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 10.0% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 16.4% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 19.1% 1.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.2x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUTTTCHELE
Debt / assets 14.3% 27.2% 32.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.2x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.4x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 62.2% 59.3%
Equity / assets 33.9% 37.8% 40.7%
Interest coverage – 8.7x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.89 5.26 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUTTTCHELE
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.7% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusLCUTTTCHELE
Forward P/E 4.0xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $4.73FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.0%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -46.9% +15.2% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $703.72MFY2026 $4.56BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +3.0% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUTTTCHELE
Held by institutions 43.3% 92.3% 96.3%
Institutions holding 88 592 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +1.1% +5.7%
Institutions buying 65 297 122
Institutions selling 15 194 46
Buyers to sellers 4.33 1.53 2.65

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.

LCUTTTCHELE
LCUT 1.00 0.01 0.14
TTC 0.01 1.00 0.29
HELE 0.14 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCUT, TTC and HELE?

Toro (TTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $178.36M, Toro (TTC) $9.96B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $879.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, LCUT, TTC and HELE?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 6.0x, Toro (TTC) 27.6x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.0x, Toro (TTC) 22.2x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Toro (TTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +1.2%, Toro (TTC) +5.2%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toro (TTC) has the highest net margin (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.3%, Toro (TTC) 7.6%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Toro (TTC) leads (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.5%, Toro (TTC) 16.4%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +151.9%, Toro (TTC) +42.2%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +86.7%. Over five years, Toro (TTC) compounded fastest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -16.6%/yr, Toro (TTC) +1.3%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -30.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) has the highest dividend yield: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 2.09%, Toro (TTC) 1.48%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toro (TTC) has been the steadiest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.7%, Toro (TTC) 25.9%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCUT, TTC 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, Toro (TTC) 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.