---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916789-26-000094"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HELE"
cik: "0000916789"
company_name: "HELEN OF TROY LTD"
filed_at: "2026-07-08T10:50:52+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-08T10:55:16.106806+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helen of Troy Q1 net sales +8.2% to $402M; adj. EPS $0.17 vs $0.41; raises FY sales outlook

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.51 includes $1.74 after-tax gain on sale of distribution facility; adjusted diluted EPS $0.17, down 58.5% YoY.
- Consolidated net sales $402.1M (+8.2% YoY); Home & Outdoor +9.5%, Beauty & Wellness +7.0%.
- Adjusted operating margin 4.0% vs 4.3% YoY; adjusted EBITDA margin 6.3% vs 6.9%.
- FY 2027 outlook: raises net sales to $1.759-$1.831B; maintains adj. EPS $3.25-$3.75 and adj. EBITDA $190-$197M.
- Net cash used by ops $0.6M vs provided $58.3M; debt $716.1M, down from $871M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916789-26-000094
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HELE
- cik: 0000916789
- company_name: HELEN OF TROY LTD
- filed_at: 2026-07-08T10:50:52+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000094/0000916789-26-000094-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000094/hele-20260708.htm

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