NWL vs GNTX vs HELE Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Gentex and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.26 -8.5% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.71 +5.5% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$671.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gentex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gentex 5, Newell Brands 3, Helen Of Troy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLGNTXHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.17B $4.14B $671.71M GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 10.4x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 9.7x 7.9x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% +7.7% +0.3% GNTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% — -5.4% NWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% — 1.6% NWL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.0x — 8.3x HELE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -14.6% +48.0% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.0%/yr -10.6%/yr -33.3%/yr GNTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 25.1% 54.0% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 50/100 42/100 GNTX

Percentile Scorecard

NWLGNTXHELE

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

AxisNWLGNTXHELE
Valuation 55 #19 of 41 35 #33 of 50 78 #10 of 41
Growth 50 #21 of 41 77 #12 of 49 43 #24 of 41
Profitability 32 #26 of 38 – 46 #21 of 38
Financial Health 10 #38 of 42 – 27 #31 of 42
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 39 #18 of 29 15 #23 of 27
Overall 48 50 42
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • 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

PeriodNWLGNTXHELESPY
1 month -4.5%-8.5%+5.5% +0.7%
3 months -1.2%-14.3%+6.6% +3.7%
6 months +24.5%-12.3%+28.3% +7.1%
Year to date +36.6%-12.9%+39.8% +12.8%
1 year +3.0%-14.6%+48.0% +11.9%
3 years -27.5%-28.5%-69.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.2%-10.6%-32.6% +22.8%
5 years -77.8%-42.8%-86.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.0%-10.6%-33.3% +10.9%
10 years -89.7%+20.8%-62.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -20.3%+1.9%-9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWLGNTXHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%25.1%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%22.6%48.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.730.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.580.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-46.7%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-22.2%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $6.36$26.04$30.22 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$20.07$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.

MultipleNWLGNTXHELE
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 15.8x 10.7xmedian 21.7x -7.0xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 9.6x —median 8.7x 17.1xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 12.1x 9.4xmedian 9.4x 4.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.63 3.23median 1.36 0.18median 0.63

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 monthsNWLGNTXHELE
Revenue $7.25B $2.62B $1.83B
Gross profit $2.57B $910.47M $864.98M
Operating income $164.00M $500.16M $23.94M
Net income -$221.00M $396.44M -$99.23M
Free cash flow $118.00M – $147.21M
R&D – $205.71M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $1.90 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $209.00M $136.44M $22.58M
Total debt $5.01B – $3.17B
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 208.59M 24.15M
Enterprise value $1.33B $4.14B $581.42M

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
MetricNWLGNTXHELE
P/E -9.8x 10.7x -7.0x
P/FCF 18.3x 9.4x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 3.9x
P/S 0.3x 1.6x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 1.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x – 17.1x
EV/EBIT 42.4x – 56.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 59.0x – 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x – 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 3.23 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLGNTXHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% 7.7% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 5.9% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 11.2% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 8.5% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.0% 12.7% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 3.0% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 4.6% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -0.1% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.0% 8.2% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 3.3% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.6% – 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% – -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 213.5% – 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLGNTXHELE
Gross margin 35.5% – 47.4%
EBITDA margin 6.6% – 4.3%
Operating margin 2.3% – 1.3%
Pretax margin -2.5% – -1.5%
Net margin -3.0% – -5.4%
FCF margin 1.6% – 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% – 9.8%
Return on equity -9.2% 15.8% -11.7%
Return on assets -2.0% – -4.8%
Return on invested capital 2.2% – 1.6%
Return on capital employed 2.0% – 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x – -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLGNTXHELE
Dividend yield 5.5% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 2.4% -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.

ConsensusNWLGNTXHELE
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.6% +4.8% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $2.77BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -3.6% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLGNTXHELE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 421 531 199
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +98.5% +5.7%
Institutions buying 234 290 121
Institutions selling 124 160 46
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.81 2.63

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.

NWLGNTXHELE
NWL 1.00 0.33 0.37
GNTX 0.33 1.00 0.29
HELE 0.37 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, GNTX and HELE?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.17B, Gentex (GNTX) $4.14B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $671.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

Gentex (GNTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%, Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Newell Brands (NWL) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%, 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) +3.0%, Gentex (GNTX) -14.6%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +48.0%. Over five years, Gentex (GNTX) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr, Gentex (GNTX) -10.6%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Newell Brands (NWL) 0.06%, Gentex (GNTX) 0.00%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%. Gentex (GNTX) and Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%, Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, 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, GNTX 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, Gentex (GNTX) leads on 5. 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.