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

Helen Of Troy (HELE) reported Operating Margin of 10.84% for Q1 2026, down 1126.0% on a YoY basis from 1.06% in Q1 2025, and down 564.23% quarter-over-quarter from 1.63% in Q4 2025.

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

Helen Of Troy has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 10.84% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 1126.0% year-over-year to 10.84%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 43.78% (down 5127.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 43.78%, down 5127.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.84%, down from 1.63% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 19.45% in Q4 2023, with the low at 109.52% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 3.85% across 5 years, with a median of 8.56% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin soared 564 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 11690 bps.
  • Helen Of Troy's Operating Margin stood at 13.82% in 2022, then soared by 41 bps to 19.45% in 2023, then fell by 27 bps to 14.15% in 2024, then sank by 112 bps to 1.63% in 2025, then plunged by 564 bps to 10.84% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 10.84% (Q1 2026), 1.63% (Q4 2025), and 73.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 611.49 Bn 611.46 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 338.86 Bn 326.78 Bn 10.51 Bn 21.55%
3 Unilever 142.58 Bn 132.10 Bn - 8.80%
4 Colgate Palmolive 69.08 Bn 68.08 Bn 3.23 Bn 18.11%
5 Kenvue 33.68 Bn 33.57 Bn 2.30 Bn 19.62%
6 Kimberly Clark 32.46 Bn 32.04 Bn 1.53 Bn 18.09%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.67 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 6.71%
8 Church & Dwight 22.55 Bn 22.05 Bn 681.40 Mn 19.81%
9 Clorox 11.54 Bn 10.51 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.90%
10 Helen Of Troy 581.49 Mn 562.60 Mn 209.66 Mn -10.84%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -10.84%
Nov 30, 2025 -1.63%
Aug 31, 2025 -73.12%
May 31, 2025 -109.52%
Feb 28, 2025 0.41%
Nov 30, 2024 14.15%
Aug 31, 2024 7.35%
May 31, 2024 7.38%
Feb 29, 2024 13.53%
Nov 30, 2023 19.45%
Aug 31, 2023 9.53%
May 31, 2023 8.56%
Feb 28, 2023 11.08%
Nov 30, 2022 13.82%
Aug 31, 2022 9.00%
May 31, 2022 6.68%
Feb 28, 2022 8.66%
Nov 30, 2021 14.41%
Aug 31, 2021 14.16%
May 31, 2021 11.98%