Edgewell Personal Care's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Edgewell Personal Care vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 2,050M vs 15,874M combined for tracked competitors (11.4% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+11.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+2.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Edgewell Personal Care generated 1.7% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2026, vs 2.8% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 2.4% net margin compares with 11.5% for the peer group.
- Scale: Edgewell Personal Care ranks #14 of 28 companies by market capitalization in the Personal & Household Products industry, holding 0.2% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Edgewell Personal Care accounted for 12.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 12.4% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.31M compares with $0.61M for the peer group (0.5x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
EPC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Edgewell Personal Care reported revenue growth of 1.73 % year on year in Q3 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 2.75 %.
With a net margin of 2.40 %, Edgewell Personal Care reported lower profitability than its competitors (11.47 %).
Edgewell Personal Care generated 12.29 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 12.40 % a year earlier.
Edgewell Personal Care vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Edgewell Personal Care and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Edgewell Personal Care's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Personal & Household Products industry grew revenue -4.6% year over year, combined, vs 1.7% for Edgewell Personal Care. Edgewell Personal Care's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.30% to 0.32%, a gain of 0.02 percentage points.
Edgewell Personal Care's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (4) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
EPC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
EPC Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
EPC Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Honest Company Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Kenvue Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Playboy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Edgewell Personal Care's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Edgewell Personal Care's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Edgewell Personal Care Company
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | 1,318.31 | 2,049.60 |
| Kenvue Inc | 34,383.24 | 15,408.00 |
| The Honest Company Inc | 599.46 | 341.10 |
| Playboy Inc | 118.14 | 125.36 |
| Unilever Plc | - | 56,563.36 |
| SUBTOTAL | 36,419.15 | 74,487.42 |
Sources: Edgewell Personal Care Company's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Edgewell Personal Care's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Unilever | Named by the company | 85% |
| Church and Dwight Co Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Dorco | Named by the company | 85% |
| Nivea | Named by the company | 85% |
| The Honest Company Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Beiersdorf | Named by the company | 85% |
| Gillette | Named by the company | 85% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| Athena Club | Named by the company | 85% |
| Estrid | Named by the company | 85% |
| Perio | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bic Group | Named by the company | 85% |
| Harry's | Named by the company | 85% |
| Barbasol | Named by the company | 85% |
| Flamingos | Named by the company | 85% |
| PureSilk | Named by the company | 85% |
| Kenvue Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Edgewell Personal Care's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Edgewell Personal Care's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | Wet Shave 56.61 % |
| Kenvue Inc | Self Care 43.46 % |
| Playboy Inc | Direct to Consumer 62.42 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Edgewell Personal Care's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | 1,318 | 305,910 | -16,328 |
| Kenvue Inc | 34,383 | 700,364 | 75,364 |
| The Honest Company Inc | 599 | 1,731,472 | -42,944 |
| Playboy Inc | 118 | 213,196 | 481 |
| Unilever Plc | - | 589,202 | 116,795 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 35,101 | 609,823 | 108,281 |
Edgewell Personal Care's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | United States 51.24 % |
| Playboy Inc | United States 30.98 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Edgewell Personal Care's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 26 companies in Edgewell Personal Care's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Edgewell Personal Care ranks #14 of 26 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.18 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,920, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter and Gamble Co | 353,201 | 49.97 % |
| 2 | Haleon Plc | 85,034 | 12.03 % |
| 3 | Ecolab Inc | 78,895 | 11.16 % |
| 4 | Colgate palmolive Company | 68,626 | 9.71 % |
| 5 | Kenvue Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Est e Lauder Companies Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Church and Dwight Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | The Clorox Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | E l f Beauty Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Yatsen Holding Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 14 | Edgewell Personal Care Company | 1,300 | 0.18 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Edgewell Personal Care's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Edgewell Personal Care's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | E l f Beauty Inc | 5,931 | -24.03 % |
| 10 | Yatsen Holding Limited | 4,656 | -71.91 % |
| 11 | Interparfums Inc | 3,741 | 16.96 % |
| 12 | Coty Inc | 2,264 | -34.35 % |
| 13 | Stepan Company | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 14 | Edgewell Personal Care Company | 1,300 | 43.61 % |
| 15 | Oddity Tech Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 16 | Waldencast Plc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 17 | Solesence Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 18 | Axil Brands Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 19 | United guardian Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Edgewell Personal Care's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Edgewell Personal Care's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Personal & Household Products industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (41 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 40.45 % | 48.81 % (avg) | -8.4 pp |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | 2.24 % | 5.40 % (avg) | -3.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 3.36 % | 2.23 % (avg) | +1.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Edgewell Personal Care's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Personal & Household Products industry average (41 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 29.0x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 53.6x | 19.3x | +34.3x |
| P/B | 0.7x | 4.2x | -3.5x |
| Return on Equity | -7.36 % | industry aggregate | -31.94 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 12.14 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Edgewell Personal Care's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.24 % | -3.36 % |
| Operating Margin | - | 18.68 % | 1,441.38 % | -80.33 % | - | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.88 % | 8.31 % | -0.95 % | -0.21 % | - | - | - | - |
| P/E | - | - | 44.7x | 37.1x | 127.3x | 27.8x | 18.9x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Edgewell Personal Care's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Edgewell Personal Care's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Edgewell Personal Care falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 1.8% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: Procter and Gamble Co alone holds 50% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Edgewell Personal Care's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 2,920 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 3.36 % vs industry average 2.23 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Edgewell Personal Care's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Edgewell Personal Care's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Edgewell Personal Care's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Edgewell Personal Care falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Edgewell Personal Care's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+11.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 31.9 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Procter and Gamble Co, holding 49.97 % of industry market cap.
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Edgewell Personal Care's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | - | 1.87 | 0.93 |
| Kenvue Inc | 0.18 | 0.98 | 0.81 |
| The Honest Company Inc | 1.89 | 4.29 | - |
| Playboy Inc | 0.50 | 0.93 | 8.38 |
| Unilever Plc | 0.18 | 0.79 | 0.01 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Edgewell Personal Care's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | Q2 2026 | +1.7 % | -52.9 % |
| Kenvue Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.0 % | +8.6 % |
| The Honest Company Inc | Q2 2026 | -10.9 % | +176.1 % |
| Playboy Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.9 % | - |
| Unilever Plc | Q4 2025 | -16.9 % | +57.2 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | -15.7 % | +54.3 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Edgewell Personal Care's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | Q2 2026 | +5.6 % | +0.6 % |
| Kenvue Inc | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -27.3 % |
| The Honest Company Inc | Q2 2026 | -22.9 % | +840.7 % |
| Playboy Inc | Q2 2026 | -13.8 % | -60.3 % |
| Unilever Plc | Q4 2025 | - | -18.5 % |
Edgewell Personal Care's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | - | - | - |
| Kenvue Inc | 6.15% | 6.90% | 15.58% |
| The Honest Company Inc | - | - | - |
| Playboy Inc | 0.10% | 0.12% | 1.43% |
| Unilever Plc | 14.21% | 20.51% | 56.92% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Edgewell Personal Care's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | - | 0.64 |
| Kenvue Inc | 20.51 | 2.23 |
| The Honest Company Inc | - | 1.76 |
| Playboy Inc | - | 0.94 |
| Unilever Plc | - | - |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 2.86 | 0.49 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.