Edgewell Personal Care Company

EPC

Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive

Price

$28.57

+1.01 (+3.66%)

Market Cap

$1.32B

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Mixed

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Share count falling — buybacks

−13.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 55.2M (2021) → 47.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Edgewell Personal Care is a consumer goods company that makes everyday personal care products. Its brands include Schick and Wilkinson Sword razors, Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen, Carefree and Stayfree feminine care products, and Playtex. The company sells mostly to regular consumers through grocery stores, pharmacies, and big-box retailers like Walmart and Target.

Edgewell makes money by selling these branded products directly to retailers, who then sell them to shoppers. It operates mainly in North America and Europe, with a market cap of around $0.8 billion, making it a relatively small player compared to rivals like Procter & Gamble and Energizer. Its brand portfolio gives it some shelf-space leverage, but thin operating margins of just 3% and a very low return on invested capital of 1.3% signal that competition is intense and pricing power is limited — the main ongoing risk for the business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-9.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-50.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$58M/ year

→ Flat (-1% vs prior year)

2.6% of revenue

In line with sector average (2%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

10.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$397M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Edgewell Personal Care Company's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

42.5%

Healthy — 42.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

4.4%

Thin — 4.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

1.2%

Weak — 1.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-7.0%

Shrinking sales (-7.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-248.5%

Earnings shrinking (-248.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

2.6%

Thin free cash flow (2.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.88

Moderate — manageable debt (0.88)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

0.49x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.5x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.09%

Moderate income — 2.09% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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