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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...
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Household & Personal Products is Zen Rated C and is the 67th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
DD Score
Valuation Score
Financials Score
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ACU
ACME UNITED CORP
40
29
71
0
40
60
HELE
HELEN OF TROY LTD
13
14
29
0
10
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NWL
NEWELL BRANDS INC
21
14
29
0
20
40
HNST
HONEST COMPANY INC
26
14
71
0
20
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EL
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC
29
0
29
67
10
40

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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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 11 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 29.

ACU passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 48.76% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 65 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: A.

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -16 points lower than the household & personal product industry average of 29. 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 17.72% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 34 percentage points.

Helen Of Troy has an average 1 year price target of $26.50, a downside of -8.3% from Helen Of Troy's current stock price of $28.90.

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 -8 points lower than the household & personal product industry average of 29. 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 1.89% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 19 percentage points.

Newell Brands has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 1.18% from Newell Brands's current stock price of $5.93.

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 7.57%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.25%. 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 101.9% 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 4.95%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.25%. 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. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)


Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) has an annual dividend yield of 4.72%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.25%. Newell Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Newell Brands's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Newell Brands's dividend payout ratio of -52.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are household & personal product stocks down?

Household & personal product stocks were down -0.18% in the last day, and up 4.54% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why household & personal product stocks are down.

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 29, which is 11 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acme United's stock has gained 48.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 65 percentage points.

2. Coty (NYSE:COTY)


Coty (NYSE:COTY) 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.

Coty has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates COTY a Valuation Rating of "B".

Coty's stock has dropped -29.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by -13 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 -4 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HELE a Valuation Rating of "B".

Helen Of Troy's stock has gained 17.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 34 percentage points.

Are household & personal product stocks a good buy now?

58.82% of household & personal product stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect household & personal product stocks to rise by 2.19% 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 31.01x.
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