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The Honest Company

Sells clean-focused diapers, wipes, personal care, and beauty through retail and ecommerce partners.

$5.69
After-hours close+0.02 (+0.35%)
At close$5.67(−1.56%)
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The Honest Company, Inc.HNSTConsumer Staples

Sells clean-focused wipes, personal care, diapers, and beauty products for babies to adults. The business is one operating segment, now centered on retail and ecommerce partners after exiting Honest.com fulfillment, apparel, and Canada retail/online stores under its profitability reset.

Offers cleanly formulated and sustainably designed wipes, personal care, diapers, and beauty products for babies to adults. Wipes span baby, flushable, sanitizing, and makeup-removal uses, while diapers and skin-care products carry the brand's conscious-consumer positioning.

Distribution is centered on retail and ecommerce partners after Honest.com stopped serving as a shipping and fulfillment channel. The business reports one operating segment and is concentrated in the United States, with Amazon, Target, and Walmart shaping the channel mix.

Execution depends on focused category management, third-party suppliers and manufacturers, and retailer relationships. Product claims in clean, natural, and sustainable categories face labeling scrutiny, while the Powering Honest Growth reset has narrowed channels and categories around profitability.

Company facts

CEOCarla Vernón
ListedMay 5, 2021
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States
Employees174
CIK0001530979
ISINUS4383331067

Key statistics

Market cap$624.1M
EPS (ttm)−$0.1137
P/E (ttm)−49.87
ROE-7.0%
P/B3.76
P/S1.82
Dividend yield
Beta1.13vs XLP 0.65

Year to date +117% · Average volume (30d) 2.7M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$5.25−7.4%Median of 10 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusHold3 of 10 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Aug 12, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget$3.40$5.70
Aug 6, 2026Telsey AdvisoryReiterateMarket Perform$4$5
Aug 6, 2026Northland SecuritiesTarget$5.50
Aug 6, 2026Industrial Alliance SecuritiesTarget$4$5
May 7, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget$3$3.40

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.01
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$80.8M
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 5, 2026Q2 FY26$0.01$0.04+332.0%$77.8M$83.3M+7.0%+40.78%
May 6, 2026Q1 FY26$0.01$0.010.0%$76.2M$78.1M+2.4%+10.03%
Feb 25, 2026Q4 FY25$0.02$0.00−81.1%$88.6M$88.0M−0.6%+20.78%
Nov 5, 2025Q3 FY25−$0.01$0.01+200.0%$88.6M$92.6M+4.5%−29.39%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$97.3M$93.5M$92.6M$88.0M$78.1M$83.3M
Gross profit$37.7M$37.8M$34.5M$13.8M$33.3M$40.4M
Operating income$2.5M$2.9M$313.0K−$20.0M−$659.0K$9.6M
Net income$3.3M$3.9M$758.0K−$23.6M−$42.0K$10.7M
Diluted EPS$0.03$0.03$0.01−$0.21−$0.00$0.09
Gross margin38.7%40.4%37.3%15.7%42.6%48.4%
Operating margin2.6%3.1%0.3%-22.7%-0.8%11.5%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $318.6M · FY22 $313.7M · FY23 $344.4M · FY24 $378.3M · FY25 $371.3M

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Diapers$20.2M · 100%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $105.9M · Total debt $9.5M · Total assets $220.1M · Shareholders' equity $167.0M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 44.60%49.10M sharesInsiders 12.02%13.23M sharesOther 43.38%47.75M shares

Shares outstanding 110.08M · Float 99.81M · 90.7% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.6.56M5.96%13FMay 13, 2026
Mak Capital One LLC4.78M4.34%13FMay 15, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.25M3.86%13FMay 15, 2026
Carla Vernon · director, officer: Chief Executive Officer4.19M3.81%Form 4Aug 24, 2026
Portolan Capital Management, LLC3.05M2.77%13FMay 15, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 21, 2026Etienne von Kunssbergofficer: SVP, Supply Chain−4,578$5.01
Aug 20, 2026Etienne von Kunssbergofficer: SVP, Supply Chain−2,617$4.99
Aug 20, 2026Jonathan Mayleofficer: SVP, Customer Sales−6,161$4.99
Aug 20, 2026Brendan Sheeheyofficer: General Counsel−9,664$4.99
Aug 20, 2026Thomas Sternweisofficer: SVP, Enterprise Dev. & Strat.−6,403$4.99
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Peers

  • Procter & Gamble

    Dominant CPG rival across diapers, wipes, family care, and skin care

  • Kimberly-Clark

    Huggies and Cottonelle pressure core diaper and wipes shelves

  • Kenvue

    Consumer-health scale in baby care, skin health, and beauty

  • Edgewell Personal Care

    Wet Ones creates direct competition in portable and sanitizing wipes

  • Unilever (ADR)

    Global personal-care brands compete in skin cleansing and beauty

  • Clorox

    Burt's Bees overlaps with natural personal care and clean beauty

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
The Honest Company$5.69+0.35%$624.1M71.61.8−10.9%
Procter & Gamble$143.75+0.01%$341.75B21.720.53.9+1.5%
Kimberly-Clark$110.00+0.42%$36.36B18.615.52.2+0.6%
Kenvue$19.17+0.03%$36.81B22.016.02.4+3.0%
Edgewell Personal Care$29.05−0.03%$1.34B12.40.7−9.1%
Unilever (ADR)$63.77−2.01%$140.18B21.72.6−17.9%
Clorox$102.46−0.11%$12.40B21.317.71.8−2.0%
Median21.716.02.3−0.7%