Helen of Troy stock gets an October 8 earnings date after a beat

Published on 09/25/2026 at 14:00 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Helen of Troy stock carries a Hold consensus and a USD 26.50 average target as of September 17, 2026. Fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance stands at USD 3.25-3.75.

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Helen of Troy stock has an October 8, 2026, earnings checkpoint after the company reported adjusted first-quarter fiscal 2027 EPS of USD 0.17 against a USD 0.02 consensus estimate. As Business Wire reported on September 17, 2026, Helen of Troy will release second-quarter fiscal 2027 results before the market opens on that date.

Q1 revenue beat expectations

For the three months ended May 31, 2026, revenue reached USD 402.12 million, compared with a USD 374.55 million consensus estimate. The result was USD 27.57 million above expectations and 8.2 percent above the year-earlier figure, according to MarketBeat.

Business Wire reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of USD 402.1 million versus USD 371.7 million in fiscal 2026, while gross margin was 46.0 percent versus 47.1 percent. The operating margin was 15.0 percent, including a gain from the sale of a distribution facility.

Guidance sets the earnings bar

Helen of Troy's fiscal 2027 outlook calls for consolidated net sales of USD 1.759-1.831 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of USD 3.57-4.18. Adjusted diluted EPS guidance remains USD 3.25-3.75, according to the company's filing summarized by Stock Titan on July 8, 2026.

The guidance range gives the October report a clear test: adjusted quarterly EPS of USD 0.17 was above consensus, but it was below the USD 0.41 adjusted EPS reported for the comparable period a year earlier. That comparison makes margin quality and the pace of earnings recovery more important than the revenue beat alone.

Hold target trails Nasdaq price

Five analysts carry a consensus Hold rating and an average 12-month price target of USD 26.50, as MarketBeat reported on September 17, 2026. The target is USD 2.85 below the latest reference price, placing the published consensus below the market quotation.

HELE trades below its yearly high

HELE was trading at USD 29.35 on Nasdaq on September 24, 2026, down USD 0.18 or 0.61 percent from the prior session. The price stood 4.34 percent below the 52-week high of USD 30.68 and above the 52-week low of USD 13.85, while volume was 289,323 shares and market capitalization was USD 683,621,990.