Helen Of Troy (HELE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Helen Of Troy (HELE) posted Operating Expenses of $124.5 million for Q2 2026, down 31.38% on a QoQ basis from $181.4 million in Q1 2026, and down 25.74% year-over-year from $167.7 million in Q2 2025.

Helen Of Troy (HELE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helen Of Troy's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $124.5 million for 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 was $124.5 million for Q2 2026 at Helen Of Troy, down from $181.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $197.8 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $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 increased 21.78% — and 2026, when it fell 25.74%.
  • Helen Of Troy's Operating Expenses stood at $179.5 million in 2022, then dropped by 12.61% to $156.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 17.44% to $184.2 million in 2024, then retreated by 0.76% to $182.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 31.89% to $124.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HELE's Operating Expenses at $124.5 million in Q2 2026, $181.4 million in Q1 2026, and $182.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 5.94 Bn
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 2.08 Bn
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.52 Bn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn -
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.59 Bn
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 251.00 Mn
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn 256.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -155.01 Mn
10 Helen Of Troy 662.82 Mn 641.14 Mn 184.86 Mn 124.51 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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