Helen of Troy (HELE) reported $431.78 million in revenue for the quarter ended August 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 9%. EPS of $0.59 for the same period compares to $1.21 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $418.83 million, representing a surprise of +3.09%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +9.26%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.54.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Helen of Troy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net sales- Beauty & Wellness: $223.06 million versus $210.44 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4% change.
- Net sales- Home & Outdoor: $208.72 million compared to the $208.39 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.7% year over year.
- Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP)- Beauty & Wellness: $6.86 million versus $12.75 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP)- Home & Outdoor: $20.08 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $27.26 million.
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Shares of Helen of Troy have returned +15.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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