Honest Company (HNST) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Honest Company's (HNST) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 42.6% in Q1 2026, up 387.0% year-on-year from 8.75% in Q1 2025, and up 170.91% quarter-over-quarter from 15.73% in Q4 2025.
Honest Company (HNST) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Honest Company's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 42.6% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 387.0% year-over-year to 42.6% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 33.89%, a 475.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 33.33%, down 491.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin improved to 42.6% in Q1 2026 per HNST's latest filing, from 15.73% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 42.6% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 15.73% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 33.49% (2023), against an average of 33.04%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 1275 bps in 2024 and slumped 2311 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 27.49% in 2022, then rose by 22 bps to 33.49% in 2023, then rose by 16 bps to 38.83% in 2024, then tumbled by 60 bps to 15.73% in 2025, then soared by 171 bps to 42.6% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HNST Gross Margin figures stand at 42.6% (Q1 2026), 15.73% (Q4 2025), and 37.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.95 Bn | 333.64 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 49.51% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.07 Bn | 123.59 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.64 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.59% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.28 Bn | 37.17 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.89% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.96 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 36.85% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.06 Bn | 26.94 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.36 Bn | 22.86 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 46.38% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.85 Bn | 10.66 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 43.23% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.39 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 77.66% |
| 10 | Honest Company | 436.05 Mn | 345.68 Mn | 33.27 Mn | 42.60% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 42.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 40.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 36.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 36.13% |