Honest Company (HNST) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Honest Company's (HNST) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 0.84% in Q1 2026, down 342.0% year-on-year from 0.35% in Q1 2025, and up 96.93% quarter-over-quarter from 27.45% in Q4 2025.
Honest Company (HNST) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Honest Company's Operating Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.84% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 342.0% year-over-year to 0.84% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.14%, a 550.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.97%, down 330.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 0.84% in Q1 2026 per HNST's latest filing, from 27.45% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 3.09% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 27.45% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.35% (2024), against an average of 8.22%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 2085 bps in 2024 and slumped 2642 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 15.58% in 2022, then surged by 108 bps to 1.25% in 2023, then slumped by 182 bps to 1.03% in 2024, then tumbled by 2564 bps to 27.45% in 2025, then jumped by 97 bps to 0.84% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HNST Operating Margin figures stand at 0.84% (Q1 2026), 27.45% (Q4 2025), and 0.34% (Q3 2025).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 | Kenvue | 37.40 Bn | 37.29 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 19.62% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.05 Bn | 36.51 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 18.09% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.95 Bn | 26.82 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 6.71% |
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| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.38 Bn | 6.24 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.92% |
| 10 | Honest Company | 432.10 Mn | 341.73 Mn | 33.27 Mn | -0.84% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -15.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -13.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -21.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.55% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -26.15% |