---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001530979-21-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HNST"
cik: "0001530979"
company_name: "Honest Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T11:19:04.577311+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Honest Co. Q2 net loss $20M, revenue $74.6M (+3% YoY)

## Summary
- Net loss $20.0M (incl. $10.6M IPO costs) vs $0.4M loss Q2 2020; adjusted EBITDA loss $0.8M vs +$3.5M.
- Revenue $74.6M (+3% YoY, +20% vs Q2 2019); Skin & Personal Care +16%, Diapers & Wipes -2%, Household/Wellness -6%.
- Gross margin 36% (-50bps YoY, +110bps from Q1 2021) despite industry supply chain headwinds.
- Digital channel -24% due to key partner inventory cut; Retail +51% as consumers return to stores.
- Completed IPO May 2021, net proceeds ~$91M; cash $95.1M at quarter end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001530979-21-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HNST
- cik: 0001530979
- company_name: Honest Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000153097921000018/0001530979-21-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000153097921000018/hnst-20210813.htm

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