Helen of Troy (HELE) financial statements
Helen of Troy reported revenue of $1.8B in fiscal 2026, up 2.8% a year over 9 years.
Net income was -$899M and the operating margin -43.8%, against 12.1% in 2017.
Free cash flow was $132M, and the company returned $2M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 18% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from Helen of Troy's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.8B |
| Cost of revenue | $824M | $868M | $923M | $973M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $993M | $971M |
| Gross profit | $573M | $611M | $641M | $734M | $927M | $953M | $899M | $949M | $914M | $816M |
| Research and development | $12M | $14M | $13M | $18M | $53M | $54M | $48M | $56M | $54M | $54M |
| Selling, general and admin | $401M | $425M | $438M | $512M | $637M | $680M | $660M | $669M | $705M | $709M |
| Operating income | $170M | $169M | $199M | $178M | $281M | $273M | $212M | $261M | $143M | -$782M |
| Interest expense | $14M | $14M | $12M | $13M | $13M | $13M | $41M | $53M | $52M | $58M |
| Pre-tax income | $156M | $155M | $188M | $166M | $269M | $260M | $171M | $209M | $92M | -$839M |
| Income tax | $11M | $9M | $14M | $14M | $15M | $36M | $28M | $40M | -$32M | $60M |
| Net income | $141M | $44M | $169M | $152M | $254M | $224M | $143M | $169M | $124M | -$899M |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.04 | $1.63 | $6.41 | $6.02 | $10.08 | $9.17 | $5.95 | $7.03 | $5.37 | -$39.08 |
| Diluted shares | 28M | 27M | 26M | 25M | 25M | 24M | 24M | 24M | 23M | 23M |
| Gross margin | 41.0% | 41.3% | 41.0% | 43.0% | 44.2% | 42.9% | 43.4% | 47.3% | 47.9% | 45.7% |
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% | 13.4% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 13.0% | 7.5% | -43.8% |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 3.0% | 10.8% | 8.9% | 12.1% | 10.1% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 6.5% | -50.3% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from Helen of Troy's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $24M | $21M | $12M | $24M | $45M | $33M | $29M | $19M | $19M | $19M |
| Receivables | $229M | $276M | $280M | $348M | $382M | $458M | $378M | $395M | $428M | $361M |
| Inventory | $281M | $252M | $302M | $256M | $482M | $558M | $455M | $396M | $453M | $456M |
| Total current assets | $556M | $558M | $605M | $683M | $972M | $1.1B | $892M | $844M | $932M | $866M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $127M | $124M | $130M | $132M | $137M | $205M | $352M | $337M | $330M | $308M |
| Goodwill | $602M | $602M | $602M | $740M | $740M | $949M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $472M |
| Total assets | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.8B | $2.9B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $2.1B |
| Total current liabilities | $289M | $299M | $312M | $339M | $615M | $603M | $412M | $451M | $466M | $505M |
| Long-term debt | $461M | $288M | $319M | $337M | $342M | $811M | $928M | $659M | $908M | $756M |
| Total liabilities | $792M | $609M | $653M | $742M | $1.0B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $1.0B | $997M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $798M |
| Net debt | $462M | $269M | $309M | $315M | $299M | $780M | $905M | $647M | $898M | $762M |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from Helen of Troy's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $229M | $224M | $195M | $271M | $314M | $141M | $208M | $306M | $113M | $171M |
| Capital spending | $16M | $14M | $26M | $18M | $99M | $78M | $175M | $37M | $30M | $39M |
| Free cash flow | $213M | $211M | $169M | $254M | $215M | $63M | $33M | $269M | $83M | $132M |
| Stock-based compensation | $14M | $15M | $22M | $23M | $26M | $35M | $27M | $34M | $21M | $17M |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$76M | -$73M | -$217M | -$10M | -$203M | -$188M | -$18M | -$55M | -$103M | -$2M |
| Net borrowing | -$24M | -$26M | -$2M | -$2M | -$2M | -$2M | $230M | $2M | -$6M | $234M |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.2% | 14.2% | 10.8% | 14.8% | 10.3% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 13.4% | 4.4% | 7.4% |
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What was Helen of Troy's revenue in 2026?
$1.8B in fiscal 2026, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Helen of Troy generate?
$132M in fiscal 2026 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Helen of Troy's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.