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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best household & personal product stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Household & Personal Products is Zen Rated D and is the 109th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$27.14	N/A	N/A	-0.69x	7.56x	0.35x	0.79x	N/A	$132.26M	21.19%	$798.20M	34.70	$1.45B	-2.01
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$88.95	N/A	N/A	-128.91x	35.53x	2.18x	8.06x	N/A	$1.30B	4.01%	$3.99B	11.01	$38.36B	29.08
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$78.69	$38.04	106.86%	15.25x	14.64x	0.65x	0.96x	2.68x	$289.90M	15.88%	$1.90B	81.93	$2.43B	10.71
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$90.13	$31.45	186.59%	34.67x	23.01x	3.47x	497.39x	1.79x	$3.77B	5.22%	$145.00M	0.18	$78.76B	20.87
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$42.20	N/A	N/A	16.81x	18.78x	0.79x	1.38x	N/A	$8.15M	5.07%	$116.73M	30.65	$206.00M	9.95
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$5.79	N/A	N/A	5.12x	5.73x	0.19x	0.35x	N/A	$41.57M	14.89%	$794.09M	16.47	$360.06M	2.31
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$94.37	$42.32	122.98%	17.87x	19.08x	2.02x	3.43x	2.37x	$194.94M	6.45%	$881.64M	27.53	$3.13B	11.50
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$3.40	N/A	N/A	-5.07x	5.90x	0.20x	0.62x	N/A	$19.00M	1.32%	$2.34B	5.56	$6.65B	19.51
COTY	COTY INC	$2.13	N/A	N/A	-3.44x	8.87x	0.32x	0.61x	N/A	$310.50M	16.57%	$3.09B	3.51	$5.03B	59.88
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$56.45	$46.03	22.65%	11.08x	N/A	2.07x	6.74x	1.05x	$8.30B	6.75%	$18.27B	8.38	$151.75B	9.00
SKIN	SKINHEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$0.77	N/A	N/A	-15.48x	-4.93x	0.33x	1.82x	N/A	$23.27M	23.51%	$55.24M	0.43	$263.08M	5.96
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$97.60	$51.40	89.89%	15.32x	12.81x	1.96x	18.04x	1.99x	$1.84B	5.67%	$1.80B	5.41	$38.94B	10.30
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$17.52	N/A	N/A	-10.55x	9.15x	0.39x	0.56x	N/A	$48.60M	5.96%	$1.45B	31.14	$1.79B	29.30
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$143.56	$44.84	220.19%	20.54x	20.22x	3.85x	6.13x	7.05x	$15.03B	4.50%	$54.51B	23.41	$359.01B	14.47
CLX	CLOROX CO	$90.02	$39.90	125.64%	14.59x	16.10x	1.62x	-162.47x	4.77x	$380.00M	3.48%	-$67.00M	-0.55	$14.18B	10.94
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$3.15	N/A	N/A	-15.29x	2.00x	0.45x	0.69x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$429.92M	4.58	$181.94M	N/A
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$56.00	$19.63	185.26%	124.44x	15.35x	1.99x	2.94x	1.12x	$190.06M	5.83%	$1.13B	19.40	$3.95B	23.78
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	$3.50	N/A	N/A	-20.59x	39.91x	1.12x	2.28x	N/A	$20.40M	5.17%	$169.09M	1.50	$297.98M	-32.18
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$95.63	$29.68	222.18%	31.35x	25.24x	3.64x	5.41x	2.50x	$1.07B	4.72%	$4.19B	17.70	$24.36B	18.85
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$26.15	N/A	N/A	-523.00x	66.88x	2.52x	13.57x	N/A	$60.40M	1.01%	$446.17M	1.95	$6.96B	154.22
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$1.17	N/A	N/A	-4.50x	-5.74x	0.28x	-2.83x	N/A	-$1.67M	-3.59%	-$17.40M	-0.43	$59.52M	-9.45
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.43	N/A	N/A	-0.03x	N/A	0.03x	0.02x	N/A	-$5.82M	-591.10%	$110.35M	47.90	-$25.76M	0.78
PTNM	PITANIUM LTD	$10.39	N/A	N/A	-83.79x	N/A	26.57x	46.14x	N/A	-$3.45M	-1.53%	$5.18M	0.24	$236.15M	-102.78
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$1.87	N/A	N/A	-0.21x	N/A	4.21x	2.51x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.54M	0.78	$6.90M	N/A
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$3.38	N/A	N/A	4.50x	N/A	0.69x	0.61x	N/A	$659.85k	10.18%	$15.08M	7.86	-$6.37M	N/A
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$1.22	N/A	N/A	-0.03x	N/A	0.28x	0.21x	N/A	-$2.97k	-0.41%	$3.99M	6.78	-$2.78M	0.12
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$5.70	N/A	N/A	-0.85x	N/A	0.10x	-1.98x	N/A	-$1.46M	-13.30%	-$5.55M	-2.88	$11.03M	4.24
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$1.23	N/A	N/A	61.50x	N/A	1.44x	5.12x	N/A	-$2.63M	-3.01%	$16.97M	0.24	$108.59M	35.98
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$6.93	N/A	N/A	13.33x	N/A	2.91x	2.92x	N/A	$2.18M	6.85%	$10.90M	2.37	$31.10M	10.10
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$17.28	$9.49	82.07%	20.09x	14.05x	2.17x	3.13x	1.23x	$1.82B	5.50%	$10.61B	5.53	$40.76B	12.91

Household & Personal Product Stocks FAQ

What are the best household & personal product stocks to buy right now in May 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. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) is the #1 top household & personal product stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -16 points lower than the household & personal product industry average of 30.

HELE passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Helen Of Troy has seen its stock return 1.34% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 50 percentage points.

Helen Of Troy has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, a downside of -11.57% from Helen Of Troy's current stock price of $27.14.

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.

2. Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL)

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) is the #2 top household & personal product stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) is: Value: D, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -10 points lower than the household & personal product industry average of 30.

EL passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Estee Lauder Companies has seen its stock return 29.53% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 78 percentage points.

Estee Lauder Companies has an average 1 year price target of $101.79, an upside of 14.43% from Estee Lauder Companies's current stock price of $88.95.

Estee Lauder Companies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Estee Lauder Companies, 35.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB)

Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB) is the #3 top household & personal product stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 14 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 30.

SPB passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Spectrum Brands Holdings has seen its stock return 34.77% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 83 percentage points.

Spectrum Brands Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $87.50, an upside of 11.2% from Spectrum Brands Holdings's current stock price of $78.69.

Spectrum Brands Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Spectrum Brands Holdings, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% 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. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) has an annual dividend yield of 8.24%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.76%. 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 -41.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG)

United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) has an annual dividend yield of 7.22%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.76%. 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.

3. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB)

Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) has an annual dividend yield of 5.18%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.76%. 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 79.4% 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 -1.94% in the last day, and up 0.09% 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. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) is the most undervalued household & personal product stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Nu Skin Enterprises has a valuation score of 43, which is 26 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nu Skin Enterprises's stock has dropped -31.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 18 percentage points.

2. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) 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.

Acme United has a valuation score of 29, which is 12 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 17. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acme United's stock has gained 4.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 53 percentage points.

3. Coty (NYSE:COTY)

Coty (NYSE:COTY) 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.

Coty has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 17. 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 -57.31% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by -9 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 11.11% over the next year.

0% of household & personal product stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of household & personal product stocks are rated B (Buy), 90% are rated C (Hold), 10% 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 8.65x.

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