NWL vs ALH vs HELE Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Alliance Laundry Holdings and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.48 -1.3% 1M +70.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$37.77 +49.2% 1M +86.7% 1Y
Market cap
$870.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alliance Laundry Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Laundry Holdings 7, Newell Brands 2, Helen Of Troy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLALHHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $4.53B $870.77M ALH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.2x 25.3x -8.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 17.5x 10.1x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +9.9% +0.3% ALH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.4% 10.1% -5.4% ALH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 13.4% 1.6% ALH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.9x 8.3x ALH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.2% -15.4% +86.7% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.7%/yr — -30.7%/yr NWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 35.8% 58.4% ALH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 47/100 39/100 ALH

Percentile Scorecard

NWLALHHELE

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

AxisNWLALHHELE
Valuation 44 #24 of 42 60 #83 of 204 71 #13 of 42
Growth 30 #29 of 41 78 #43 of 191 40 #25 of 41
Profitability 29 #28 of 39 76 #46 of 189 47 #21 of 39
Financial Health 9 #40 of 44 14 #190 of 221 23 #34 of 44
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 27 6 #150 of 159 15 #23 of 27
Overall 40 47 39
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • ALH 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

PeriodNWLALHHELESPY
1 month -1.3%+4.9%+49.2% -5.9%
3 months -9.0%-17.8%+31.1% -4.6%
6 months +23.1%-10.0%+46.3% +0.2%
Year to date +47.3%+11.2%+77.7% +7.5%
1 year +70.2%-15.4%+86.7% +8.2%
3 years -22.2%—-62.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -8.0%—-28.0% +19.0%
5 years -77.3%—-84.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -25.7%—-30.7% +9.4%
10 years -88.5%—-52.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year -19.4%—-7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNWLALHHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%35.8%58.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%38.0%48.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.190.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.29-0.431.49 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-29.2%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-19.2%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $6.36$28.00$37.77 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$19.06$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.

MultipleNWLALHHELE
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 16.0x 25.1xmedian 23.4x -8.9xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.7x 13.2xmedian 13.4x 19.5xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 12.4x 17.5xmedian 21.9x 6.0xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 8.9xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.42median 0.54 —median 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 monthsNWLALHHELE
Revenue $7.31B $1.78B $1.83B
Gross profit $2.60B $669.98M $864.98M
Operating income $72.00M $338.49M $23.94M
Net income -$323.00M $179.08M -$99.23M
Free cash flow $53.00M $256.18M $147.21M
EPS (diluted) $-0.75 $0.88 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $249.00M $159.47M $22.58M
Total debt $4.84B $1.44B $672.62M
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 203.55M 24.15M
Enterprise value $1.46B $3.98B $780.48M

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
MetricNWLALHHELE
P/E -7.2x 25.1x -8.9x
P/FCF 44.0x 17.5x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 14.6x 4.9x
P/S 0.3x 2.5x 0.5x
P/B 1.0x 8.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -19.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 13.2x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 96.2x 17.1x 63.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 130.7x 22.5x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 18.8x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.42 – 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLALHHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 9.9% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 11.5% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 10.0% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% – -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,246% 126.7% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,225% 94.7% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.4% – 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% – -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 365.0% – 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.2% – -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLALHHELE
Gross margin 35.6% 37.7% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 24.6% 4.3%
Operating margin 1.0% 19.1% 1.3%
Pretax margin -4.3% 13.2% -1.5%
Net margin -4.4% 10.1% -5.4%
FCF margin 0.7% 14.4% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 17.3% 9.8%
Return on equity -13.4% 38.4% -11.7%
Return on assets -2.9% 6.1% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 13.4% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 14.1% 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.7x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWLALHHELE
Debt / assets 44.3% 48.8% 32.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x 2.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.9x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 91.3x 5.6x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.4% 82.9% 59.3%
Equity / assets 21.6% 17.1% 40.7%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.52 2.15 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLALHHELE
Dividend yield 5.1% – –
Net buyback yield – -11.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.1% -11.2% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -39.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 239.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.2% – –

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.

ConsensusNWLALHHELE
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $1.29FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +23.3% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.89BFY2026 $1.70BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +20.5% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLALHHELE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 421 168 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +1.5% +5.7%
Institutions buying 234 98 122
Institutions selling 124 46 46
Buyers to sellers 1.89 2.13 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.

NWLALHHELE
NWL 1.00 0.29 0.37
ALH 0.29 1.00 0.23
HELE 0.37 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, ALH and HELE?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.32B, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.53B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $870.77M.

Which company is growing faster?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) +9.9%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Newell Brands (NWL) +70.2%, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +86.7%. Over five years, Newell Brands (NWL) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -25.7%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -30.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 0.00%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 54.5%, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 35.8%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWL, ALH 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, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 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.