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Best Household & Personal Product Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top household & personal product stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best household & personal product stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Household & Personal Prod...

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Household & Personal Products is Zen Rated C and is the 66th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	NYSEMKT	Household & Personal Products	$219.87M	$57.35	1.38%	$21.48M	22.32x	0.65	United States
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$681.99M	$29.28	0.24%	-$250.86M	-1.63x	1.47	Bermuda
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$2.62B	$6.15	4.24%	$469.00M	-11.60x	3.51	United States
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$558.95M	$5.21	-0.38%	-$2.52M	-52.10x	0.32	United States
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$31.76B	$87.78	0.68%	$1.32B	-127.22x	3.93	United States
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$2.02B	$87.91	0.03%	$206.50M	27.47x	0.90	United States
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$5.61B	$94.99	-0.26%	$227.68M	95.95x	1.11	United States
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$73.59B	$92.31	-0.90%	$3.72B	36.20x	68.75	United States
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$1.32B	$28.61	2.22%	$37.00M	-14.45x	1.42	United States
KVUE	KENVUE INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$36.59B	$19.05	0.11%	$3.17B	21.65x	1.53	United States
COTY	COTY INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$2.48B	$2.82	-1.05%	$84.00M	-4.55x	2.18	United States
UL	UNILEVER PLC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$134.30B	$62.37	-0.78%	$15.91B	12.42x	3.62	United Kingdom
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$237.06M	$4.87	-5.44%	$65.00M	-1.10x	1.07	United States
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$3.84B	$120.04	0.46%	$267.07M	22.95x	0.46	United States
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$36.11B	$108.57	0.51%	$3.65B	18.46x	9.53	United States
SKIN	SKINHEALTH SYSTEMS INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$91.10M	$0.70	9.38%	$25.99M	-3.04x	7.76	United States
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$2.19M	$3.55	2.90%	-$5.09M	-0.09x	0.39	China
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$313.31M	$3.34	0.30%	N/A	-16.21x	0.28	China
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$7.12B	$30.51	-3.97%	-$59.12M	-50.02x	10.20	United States
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$337.53B	$145.21	-0.84%	$24.32B	21.51x	1.34	United States
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$24.38B	$102.78	-0.50%	$1.31B	32.84x	1.09	United States
CLX	CLOROX CO	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$13.09B	$108.25	0.51%	$1.15B	22.46x	83.80	United States
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$7.74M	$2.84	-2.74%	$2.66M	3.10x	0.67	Hong Kong
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$2.60M	$0.42	-2.10%	-$33.10M	-0.03x	0.12	China
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$9.46M	$4.90	0.00%	$2.61M	-0.73x	-6.38	United States
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$44.41M	$1.04	-1.89%	-$3.72M	-5.47x	-2.48	United States
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$32.85M	$7.15	-1.79%	$3.08M	13.75x	0.17	United States
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$22.57M	$4.75	-1.45%	N/A	-0.53x	2.17	China
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$72.05M	$1.02	-1.45%	$3.02M	51.00x	1.82	United States
BIOT	INSTINCT BIO TECHNICAL CO INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	N/A	$0.42	3.73%	N/A	N/A	0.41

Household & Personal Product Stocks FAQ

What are the best household & personal product stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best household & personal product stocks to buy right now are:

1. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is the #1 top household & personal product stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 13 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 28.

ACU passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 37.33% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 59 percentage points.

2. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) is the #2 top household & personal product stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -15 points lower than the household & personal product industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HELE as a "A".

HELE passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Helen Of Troy has seen its stock return 32.91% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 54 percentage points.

Helen Of Troy has an average 1 year price target of $26.50, a downside of -9.49% from Helen Of Troy's current stock price of $29.28.

Helen Of Troy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Helen Of Troy, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) is the #3 top household & personal product stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -7 points lower than the household & personal product industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NWL as a "B".

NWL passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Newell Brands has seen its stock return 27.33% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 49 percentage points.

Newell Brands has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -2.44% from Newell Brands's current stock price of $6.15.

Newell Brands stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Newell Brands, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the household & personal product stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 household & personal product stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 household & personal product stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG)

United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) has an annual dividend yield of 7.69%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.33%. United Guardian's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. United Guardian's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

United Guardian's dividend payout ratio of 96.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.93%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.33%. Nu Skin Enterprises's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Nu Skin Enterprises's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nu Skin Enterprises's dividend payout ratio of -5.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB)

Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) has an annual dividend yield of 4.68%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.33%. Kimberly Clark's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kimberly Clark's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kimberly Clark's dividend payout ratio of 86.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are household & personal product stocks down?

Household & personal product stocks were down -0.09% in the last day, and down -0.38% over the last week. Nu Skin Enterprises was the among the top losers in the household & personal products industry, dropping -5.44% yesterday.

Nu Skin Enterprises shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results and issued Q3 guidance below estimates. Also, the company cut its FY26 sales guidance below estimates.

What are the most undervalued household & personal product stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued household & personal product stocks right now are:

1. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is the most undervalued household & personal product stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Acme United has a valuation score of 14, which is 1 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acme United's stock has gained 37.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 59 percentage points.

2. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) is the second most undervalued household & personal product stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Newell Brands has a valuation score of 14, which is 1 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newell Brands's stock has gained 27.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 49 percentage points.

3. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) is the third most undervalued household & personal product stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Helen Of Troy has a valuation score of 14, which is 1 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Helen Of Troy's stock has gained 32.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 54 percentage points.

Are household & personal product stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of household & personal product stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect household & personal product stocks to rise by 3.1% over the next year.

9.09% of household & personal product stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.09% of household & personal product stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.27% are rated C (Hold), 4.55% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the household & personal products industry?

The average P/E ratio of the household & personal products industry is 14.47x.

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Household & Personal Product Stocks FAQ

1. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

2. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

3. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

1. United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG)

2. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

3. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB)

1. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

2. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

3. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

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