Helen Of Troy (HELE) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Helen Of Troy (HELE) reported Change in Inventory of -$49.5 million for Q1 2026, down 249.59% on a YoY basis from $33.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 109.3% quarter-over-quarter from -$23.6 million in Q4 2025.

Helen Of Troy (HELE) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helen Of Troy has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$49.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 249.59% year-over-year to -$49.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $3.2 million (down 92.13% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $3.2 million, down 92.13% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$49.5 million, down from -$23.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $48.8 million in Q2 2024, with the low at -$106.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged -$10.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$14.1 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory tumbled 414.11% — and 2024, when it surged 1307.01%.
  • Helen Of Troy's Change in Inventory stood at -$106.3 million in 2022, then surged by 90.92% to -$9.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 95.6% to -$18.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 25.12% to -$23.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 109.3% to -$49.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$49.5 million (Q1 2026), -$23.6 million (Q4 2025), and $44.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 91.00 Mn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -1.08 Bn
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 41.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 19.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 44.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 45.10 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -19.00 Mn
10 Helen Of Troy 622.66 Mn 603.78 Mn 209.66 Mn -49.45 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 -49.45 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -49.45 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -23.63 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -23.63 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 44.77 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 44.77 Mn
May 31, 2025 31.51 Mn
May 31, 2025 31.51 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -14.15 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -14.15 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -18.89 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -18.89 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 24.88 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 24.88 Mn
May 31, 2024 48.75 Mn
May 31, 2024 48.75 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -28.73 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -28.73 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -9.66 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -9.66 Mn