Helen Of Troy (HELE) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Helen Of Troy (HELE) reported Debt Ratio of 0.37 for Q1 2026, up 26.08% on a YoY basis from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and down 3.19% quarter-over-quarter from 0.38 in Q4 2025.

Helen Of Troy (HELE) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helen Of Troy has reported Debt Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.37 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 26.08% year-over-year to 0.37; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.37 (up 26.08% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.37, up 26.08% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.37, down from 0.38 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.38 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.23 in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.31 across 5 years, with a median of 0.29 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 91.92% — and 2023, when it fell 27.83%.
  • Helen Of Troy's Debt Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then slipped by 27.83% to 0.25 in 2023, then declined by 0.94% to 0.25 in 2024, then soared by 54.44% to 0.38 in 2025, then retreated by 3.19% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.37 (Q1 2026), 0.38 (Q4 2025), and 0.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - 0.00
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.29
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 0.40
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.48
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.32
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 0.41
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.35
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.27
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 0.39
10 Helen Of Troy 622.66 Mn 603.78 Mn 209.66 Mn 0.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.37
Nov 30, 2025 0.38
Aug 31, 2025 0.37
May 31, 2025 0.33
Feb 28, 2025 0.29
Nov 30, 2024 0.25
Aug 31, 2024 0.25
May 31, 2024 0.27
Feb 29, 2024 0.23
Nov 30, 2023 0.25
Aug 31, 2023 0.29
May 31, 2023 0.29
Feb 28, 2023 0.32
Nov 30, 2022 0.35
Aug 31, 2022 0.36
May 31, 2022 0.35
Feb 28, 2022 0.29
Nov 30, 2021 0.18
Aug 31, 2021 0.20
May 31, 2021 0.22