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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.

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Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Household & Personal Products is Zen Rated C and is the 82nd 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	$657.77M	23,292,061	82.53%	17.47%	Net Selling
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$2.61B	425,900,000	81.30%	18.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$212.43M	3,810,359	70.85%	29.15%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$37.54B	1,920,008,668	89.24%	10.76%	Net Buying	Net Selling
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$31.47B	361,794,915	63.45%	6.42%	Net Selling
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.11B	23,194,298	15.48%	84.52%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$258.77M	48,550,543	73.08%	26.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$73.76B	797,172,829	84.51%	2.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$4.12B	32,025,781	25.00%	75.00%	Net Buying
COTY	COTY INC	$2.56B	880,466,438	11.11%	88.89%	Net Buying
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$137.98B	2,153,300,000	11.18%	0.00%
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$1.31B	46,081,326	89.56%	10.44%	Net Selling
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$344.66B	2,328,598,978	68.67%	0.60%	Net Selling
SKIN	SKINHEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$91.37M	129,600,040	51.54%	48.46%	Net Buying
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$37.11B	332,579,038	88.82%	0.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	$428.21M	110,078,615	44.00%	56.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$279.54M	1,876,109,363	0.77%	4.74%
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$5.22B	59,440,526	74.47%	25.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLX	CLOROX CO	$12.66B	120,921,351	82.41%	1.51%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$24.43B	237,203,907	89.60%	1.10%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$7.44B	231,457,695	49.02%	50.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$46.23M	42,028,075	15.66%	84.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$17.01M	4,751,873	2.72%	97.28%
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$1.65M	4,924,884	0.00%	7.81%
BIOT	INSTINCT BIO TECHNICAL CO INC	N/A	28,753,850	0.00%	0.00%
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$32.62M	4,594,319	4.16%	95.84%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$9.78M	1,929,670	6.84%	93.16%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$8.17M	2,724,911	2.36%	2.26%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$74.87M	70,632,445	5.27%	73.77%	Net Buying
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$2.67M	6,214,872	0.98%	0.02%

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. 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 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 -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 26.18% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 36 percentage points.

Helen Of Troy has an average 1 year price target of $26.50, a downside of -6.16% from Helen Of Troy's current stock price of $28.24.

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. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) is the #2 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 23.22% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 33 percentage points.

Newell Brands has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -2.12% from Newell Brands's current stock price of $6.13.

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.

3. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

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

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 10 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 29.

ACU passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 35.35% over the past year, overperforming other household & personal product stocks by 45 percentage points.

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 7.75%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.22%. 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. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) has an annual dividend yield of 4.57%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.22%. 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.

3. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB)

Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) has an annual dividend yield of 4.55%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 3.22%. 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 up?

Household & personal product stocks were up 2.73% in the last day, and up 0.69% over the last week.

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

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 29 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 14. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nu Skin Enterprises's stock has dropped -36.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by -26 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 0 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 14. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newell Brands's stock has gained 23.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 33 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 0 points higher than the household & personal product industry average of 14. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Helen Of Troy's stock has gained 26.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the household & personal product industry by 36 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 0.14% over the next year.

4.76% of household & personal product stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of household & personal product stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.43% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% 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 9.14x.

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Household & Personal Product Stocks FAQ

1. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

2. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

3. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

1. United Guardian (NASDAQ:UG)

2. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

3. Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ:KMB)

1. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

2. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL)

3. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

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