Helen Of Troy (HELE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Helen Of Troy's (HELE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $124.5 million in Q2 2026, down 25.74% YoY from $167.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 31.38% on a QoQ basis from $181.4 million in Q1 2026.
Helen Of Troy (HELE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Helen Of Troy (HELE) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $124.5 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 25.74% year-over-year to $124.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $668.8 million (down 6.54% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $711.9 million, down 1.15% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $124.5 million in Q2 2026, from $181.4 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $197.8 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $124.5 million in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of $174.3 million and a median of $178.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses advanced 21.78% — and 2026, when it slipped 25.74%.
- Tracing HELE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $179.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 12.61% to $156.9 million in 2023, then gained by 17.44% to $184.2 million in 2024, then declined by 0.76% to $182.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 31.89% to $124.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $124.5 million (Q2 2026), $181.4 million (Q1 2026), and $182.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 6.33 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 252.20 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 330.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -155.01 Mn |
| 10 | Helen Of Troy | 668.87 Mn | 647.19 Mn | 184.86 Mn | 124.51 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 124.51 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 181.44 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 182.81 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 180.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 167.66 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 182.46 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 184.21 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 181.22 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 172.32 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 173.42 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 156.85 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 182.81 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 174.99 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 162.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 179.48 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 174.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 177.23 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 197.79 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 183.79 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 143.30 Mn |