Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $883.90B · View financials
Decision snapshot: HELE stock price vs WMT: inconclusive — current versus $95.19 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at WMT's multiple
Implied fair value · at HELE's multiple
Needs HELE P/S.
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As of 2025-12-31
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: HELE FY 2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026) · WMT FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 95% equity / 5% debt · EV / Revenue 1.28x · EV / EBITDA 22.71x
Price framework
Discounted free cash flow, then bridged to a per-share price. Same assumptions applied to both companies.
HELEN OF TROY LIMITED · implied price per share
Bear
-$187.54
Base
-$220.64
Bull
-$253.73
WALMART INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$0.68
Base
$0.80
Bull
$0.92
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.02x
0.42x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-1.16x
0.77x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$40.83M
$10.73B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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