---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001530979-23-000064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HNST"
cik: "0001530979"
company_name: "Honest Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T08:59:21.875859+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Honest Company Q1 revenue up 21%; announces Transformation Initiative with $10M-$15M costs, $15M-$20M benefits

## Summary
- Q1 2023 revenue increased 21% YoY; tracked channel consumption up 30%.
- Full year 2023 revenue outlook raised; no specific figure provided in filing text.
- Transformation Initiative costs $10M-$15M for 2023; $7M recognized in Q1 (includes $1.4M restructuring).
- Annualized benefits expected $15M-$20M; benefits expected to begin in late 2023.
- Restructuring focuses on exiting unprofitable Asia and Europe retail/online operations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001530979-23-000064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HNST
- cik: 0001530979
- company_name: Honest Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000153097923000064/0001530979-23-000064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000153097923000064/hnst-20230509.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Honest Company, Inc. updated its the three months ended March 31, 2023 guidance (raised).
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2023
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On May 9, 2023 , The Honest Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000153097923000064/0001530979-23-000064-index.htm
- Restructurings & Charges
  Honest Company, Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $10.0 million to $15.0 million for the full year 2023, with $7.0 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 affecting Asia and Europe.
  - Type: restructuring
  - Charge: approximately $10.0 million to $15.0 million for the full year 2023, with $7.0 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023
  - Affected area: Asia and Europe
  source text: Costs associated with the Transformation Initiative, including restructuring costs, are expected to be approximately $10.0 million to $15.0 million for the full year 2023, with $7.0 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000153097923000064/0001530979-23-000064-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.