---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916789-26-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HELE"
cik: "0000916789"
company_name: "HELEN OF TROY LTD"
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:46:21.601294+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helen of Troy Q4 net sales down 3.3%; GAAP loss/sh $2.41, adj. EPS $0.83; guides FY2027 adj. EPS $3.25-$3.75

## Summary
- Q4 net revenue $470M, down 3.3% YoY; GAAP diluted loss per share $2.41 vs. EPS $2.22 prior year.
- Non-cash asset impairment charges of $79.2M in Q4 due to sustained stock price decline.
- FY2026 adjusted diluted EPS $3.55, down from $7.17; FY2027 adjusted diluted EPS guidance $3.25-$3.75.
- Subsequent event: sold Southaven distribution facility for $82M, gain of $54.9M recognized in Q1 FY2027.
- FY2027 outlook: net sales $1.751-$1.822B; adj. EBITDA $190-$197M; net leverage target ~3.2x by year-end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916789-26-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HELE
- cik: 0000916789
- company_name: HELEN OF TROY LTD
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000047/0000916789-26-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000047/hele-20260423.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-26-000047.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HELEN OF TROY LTD reported financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended February 28, 2026.
  - Period: the fiscal quarter and year ended February 28, 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 23, 2026, Helen of Troy Limited (the “Company”, “our”, “we” or “us”) issued a press release announcing the results for the fiscal quarter and year ended February 28, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000047/0000916789-26-000047-index.htm

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