Helen Of Troy (HELE) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Helen Of Troy (HELE) posted Free Cash Flow of -$6.4 million for Q2 2026, down 104.78% on a QoQ basis from $134.9 million in Q1 2026, and down 112.47% year-over-year from $51.7 million in Q2 2025.

Helen Of Troy (HELE) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helen Of Troy's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$6.4 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 112.47% year-over-year to -$6.4 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $105.6 million (changed 0.44% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $163.7 million, up 96.9% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$6.4 million for Q2 2026 at Helen Of Troy, down from $134.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $147.2 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$73.5 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $43.1 million and a median of $37.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 392.97% — and 2025, when it surged 2921.47%.
  • Helen Of Troy's Free Cash Flow stood at $91.4 million in 2022, then dropped by 26.65% to $67.1 million in 2023, then sank by 99.72% to $191000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 2921.47% to $5.8 million in 2025, then sank by 211.63% to -$6.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HELE's Free Cash Flow at -$6.4 million in Q2 2026, $134.9 million in Q1 2026, and $5.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 766.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 160.40 Mn
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 Helen Of Troy 662.82 Mn 641.14 Mn 184.86 Mn -6.44 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 -6.44 Mn
May 31, 2026 -6.44 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 134.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 134.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 5.77 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 5.77 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -28.63 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -28.63 Mn
May 31, 2025 51.67 Mn
May 31, 2025 51.67 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 11.84 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 11.84 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 191,000.00
Nov 30, 2024 191,000.00
Aug 31, 2024 41.43 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 41.43 Mn
May 31, 2024 16.18 Mn
May 31, 2024 16.18 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 95.80 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 95.80 Mn