Consumer Defensive
Edgewell Personal Care Company(EPC)
Live Price
Offline$22.94
+5.96% today
1Y Change
-4.81%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.07B
- Revenue Growth
- -1.3%
- EPS Growth
- -73.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.6%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Edgewell Personal Care Company (EPC) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $1.07B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $22.94 and down 4.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.3%, EPS growth of -73.2%, a dividend yield of 2.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.3%, EPS -73.2%, free cash flow -76.3% with operating margin 0.8% and ROIC 0.3%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines EPC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-1.3% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+0.8% vs +6.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.3% and EPS is at -73.2%, with operating margin around 0.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -4.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | -3.3% | -18.6% | -11.7% |
2026 Feb 9, 2026 | +11.1% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +4.2% |
2025 Nov 13, 2025 | -17.1% | -1.4% | -7.4% | -5.4% |
Benchmark Edge
EPC vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
EPC Max Drawdown
-41.29%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for EPC and SPY.
Company Overview
Edgewell Personal Care Company
New York Stock Exchange
Edgewell Personal Care Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Wet shave, Sun and Skin care, and Feminine care. The Wet Shave segment provides razor systems, such as razor handles and refillable blades, and disposable shave products for men and women under the Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, Skintimate, Shave Guard, and Personna brands. The Sun and Skin Care segment provides general protection, sport, kids, baby, tanning and after sun products under the Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic brands, as well as antibacterial hand wipes, alcohol sanitizing wipes, and hand sanitizer gels under the Wet Ones brand; and skin care products for men under the Bulldog and Jack Black brands, and skin care and grooming products under the Cremo brand. The Feminine Care segment provides tampons under the Playtex Gentle Glide 360ยฐ, Playtex Sport, Playtex and o.b. brands; and markets pads and liners under the Stayfree and Carefree brands. The company was formerly known as Energizer Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Edgewell Personal Care Company in June 2015. Edgewell Personal Care Company was founded in 1772 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.
- Leadership
- Rod R. Little
- IPO Date
- Mar 27, 2000
- Employees
- 6.7k
- Street Address
- 6 Research Drive
- Mailing
- Shelton, CT, 06484
- Region
- Shelton, CT, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 203 944 5500
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 35.8
- Price/Sales
- 0.5
- Price/Book
- 0.7
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.3%
- EPS
- -73.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -76.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 40.6%
- Operating Margin
- 0.8%
- Net Margin
- -3.7%
- ROE
- -5.1%
- ROIC
- 0.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.88
- Current Ratio
- 1.81
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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