NWL vs GFF vs HELE Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Griffon and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.96 +10.4% 1M +75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GFF Griffon Corp
$104.13 +10.9% 1M +40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.70B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
8 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$30.24 +13.1% 1M +62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$849.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Griffon leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Griffon 8, Newell Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLGFFHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.53B $4.70B $849.80M GFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x 26.3x -8.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 20.2x 7.9x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +26.9% +0.3% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.4% 6.5% -5.4% GFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 19.0% 1.6% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.2x 8.3x GFF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.01% 0.00% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.3% +40.7% +62.3% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.4%/yr +30.8%/yr -33.4%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 36.3% 54.0% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 57/100 41/100 GFF

Percentile Scorecard

NWLGFFHELE

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

AxisNWLGFFHELE
Valuation 38 #26 of 41 59 #23 of 55 75 #11 of 41
Growth 28 #30 of 41 82 #10 of 51 43 #24 of 41
Profitability 24 #30 of 39 78 #12 of 51 47 #21 of 39
Financial Health 10 #39 of 43 28 #43 of 59 24 #33 of 43
Shareholder Returns 78 #7 of 28 38 #26 of 41 19 #23 of 28
Overall 35 57 41
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • 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

PeriodNWLGFFHELESPY
1 month +10.4%+10.9%+13.1% -2.3%
3 months -6.3%+16.5%+4.2% -0.7%
6 months +29.3%+17.3%+29.1% +4.8%
Year to date +60.2%+41.4%+42.3% +10.3%
1 year +75.3%+40.7%+62.3% +10.3%
3 years -13.9%+145.0%-70.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.9%+34.8%-33.5% +20.1%
5 years -75.3%+282.5%-86.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -24.4%+30.8%-33.4% +10.1%
10 years -87.5%+527.3%-62.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year -18.8%+20.2%-9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNWLGFFHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%36.3%54.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%32.7%48.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.320.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.401.121.15 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-39.3%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-2.9%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $6.36$107.22$30.24 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$66.79$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.

MultipleNWLGFFHELE
P/E now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 15.7x 25.6xmedian 21.6x -7.1xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 9.9x 11.1xmedian 13.2x 17.3xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 12.4x 15.9xmedian 17.4x 4.8xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 36.7xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.45median 0.61 0.69median 1.00 0.18median 0.61

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 monthsNWLGFFHELE
Revenue $7.31B $2.75B $1.83B
Gross profit $2.60B $1.11B $864.98M
Operating income $72.00M $459.31M $23.94M
Net income -$323.00M $178.97M -$99.23M
Free cash flow $53.00M $297.20M $147.21M
EPS (diluted) $-0.75 $3.96 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $249.00M $110.35M $22.58M
Total debt $4.84B $1.27B $672.62M
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 45.15M 24.15M
Enterprise value $1.67B $4.29B $759.51M

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
MetricNWLGFFHELE
P/E -7.8x 25.6x -7.1x
P/FCF 47.9x 15.9x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 13.9x 3.9x
P/S 0.3x 1.7x 0.4x
P/B 1.1x 36.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -21.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 11.1x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 99.0x 12.8x 56.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 134.5x 19.8x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.1x 17.3x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.45 0.69 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLGFFHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 26.9% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 0.0% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 17.9% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.4% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 151.5% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 51.1% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,246% 155.8% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 35.2% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,225% 156.8% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 36.9% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.4% 11.2% 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% -7.7% -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 365.0% 17.2% 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.2% -9.7% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLGFFHELE
Gross margin 35.6% 40.5% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 19.3% 4.3%
Operating margin 1.0% 16.7% 1.3%
Pretax margin -4.3% 13.9% -1.5%
Net margin -4.4% 6.5% -5.4%
FCF margin 0.7% 10.8% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 12.4% 9.8%
Return on equity -13.4% 166.5% -11.7%
Return on assets -2.9% 9.5% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 19.0% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 27.8% 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.9x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.1% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWLGFFHELE
Debt / assets 44.3% 69.0% 32.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x 9.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.2x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 91.3x 4.3x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.4% 93.0% 59.3%
Equity / assets 21.6% 7.0% 40.7%
Interest coverage – 5.2x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.53 – 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLGFFHELE
Dividend yield 4.7% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 3.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 3.8% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -39.3% 21.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 239.6% 13.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% 0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -45.4% –

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.

ConsensusNWLGFFHELE
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.6% +18.0% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +5.3% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLGFFHELE
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 96.3%
Institutions holding 421 347 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +0.9% +5.7%
Institutions buying 234 179 122
Institutions selling 124 120 46
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.49 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.

NWLGFFHELE
NWL 1.00 0.38 0.39
GFF 0.38 1.00 0.35
HELE 0.39 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, GFF and HELE?

Griffon (GFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.53B, Griffon (GFF) $4.70B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $849.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Griffon (GFF) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Newell Brands (NWL) +75.3%, Griffon (GFF) +40.7%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +62.3%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -24.4%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.8%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%, Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 53.8%, Griffon (GFF) 36.3%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWL, GFF 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, Griffon (GFF) leads on 8. 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.