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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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Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Household & Personal Products is Zen Rated D and is the 88th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$574.70M	23,257,705	83.40%	16.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$158.55M	3,810,359	71.41%	28.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$1.89B	23,194,298	15.50%	84.50%	Net Selling
SKIN	SKINHEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$75.17M	129,600,040	52.05%	47.95%	Net Buying	Net Selling
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$347.62M	48,550,543	73.65%	26.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$31.19B	361,794,915	64.60%	6.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$3.59B	59,052,239	74.89%	25.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$70.06B	800,189,310	84.09%	2.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$1.93B	424,900,000	81.26%	18.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$3.03B	32,025,781	24.27%	75.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$275.02M	1,877,236,043	0.82%	4.74%
COTY	COTY INC	$2.17B	880,466,438	10.93%	89.07%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$127.37B	2,181,005,247	9.78%	0.00%
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$32.63B	331,940,357	86.61%	0.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$979.23M	46,081,326	88.75%	11.25%	Net Selling
CLX	CLOROX CO	$11.14B	120,921,351	82.27%	1.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$340.95B	2,328,598,978	69.04%	0.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	$400.69M	110,078,615	43.85%	56.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$22.14B	236,943,602	90.71%	1.08%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$6.44B	227,938,766	54.17%	45.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$31.56M	4,594,319	4.32%	95.68%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$95.35M	70,632,445	5.22%	73.77%	Net Buying
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$11.00M	1,929,670	7.66%	92.34%	Net Buying
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$9.13M	2,724,880	1.90%	2.26%
EWCZ	EUROPEAN WAX CENTER INC	$317.41M	54,537,076	37.17%	62.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$505.66k	1,424,388	4.13%	0.08%
PTNM	PITANIUM LTD	$239.10M	23,012,500	0.24%	13.04%
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$948.48k	677,488	63.74%	36.26%
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$54.22M	42,028,075	15.63%	84.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$9.98M	4,751,873	54.70%	45.30%
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$33.77B	1,920,008,668	89.63%	10.37%	Net Buying	Net Buying

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 31 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -17 points lower than the household & personal product industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HELE as a "B".

HELE passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Helen Of Troy has seen its stock lose -7.59% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 38 percentage points.

Helen Of Troy has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, a downside of -2.87% from Helen Of Troy's current stock price of $24.71.

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. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is the #2 top household & personal product stock out of 31 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 Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 31.

ACU passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 8.61% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 54 percentage points.

3. Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB)

Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB) is the #3 top household & personal product stock out of 31 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 46, which is 15 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 31.

SPB passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Spectrum Brands Holdings has seen its stock return 27.1% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 73 percentage points.

Spectrum Brands Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $87.50, an upside of 7.4% from Spectrum Brands Holdings's current stock price of $81.47.

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. United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG)

United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) has an annual dividend yield of 7.28%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.39%. 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 108.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) has an annual dividend yield of 6.17%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.39%. 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.

3. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB)

Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) has an annual dividend yield of 5.15%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.39%. 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 up?

Household & personal product stocks were up 0.34% in the last day, and up 1.09% over the last week. Nu Skin Enterprises was the among the top gainers in the household & personal products industry, gaining 1.99% yesterday.

Nu Skin Enterprises shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results and issued Q2 sales guidance below estimates. Also, the company cut its FY26 GAAP EPS guidance with its midpoint 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. 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 25 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nu Skin Enterprises's stock has gained 16.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 62 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 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 8.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 54 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 dropped -7.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 38 percentage points.

Are household & personal product stocks a good buy now?

52.63% of household & personal product stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect household & personal product stocks to rise by 11.47% over the next year.

0% of household & personal product stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5% of household & personal product stocks are rated B (Buy), 85% 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 13.84x.

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Household & Personal Product Stocks FAQ

1. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

2. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

3. Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB)

1. United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG)

2. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

3. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB)

1. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

2. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

3. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

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