Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.11, Briefing.com reports. Edgewell Personal Care had a positive return on equity of 6.31% and a negative net margin of 3.69%.The business had revenue of $570.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $575.99 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.04 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Edgewell Personal Care updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.800-2.000 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from Edgewell Personal Care’s conference call:

• Organic net sales grew 1.1% in Q3, including 3% growth in North America, while adjusted EPS of $0.72 was ahead of expectations and flat year over year. Management maintained its full-year outlook, including adjusted EPS of $1.80–$2.00 and adjusted EBITDA of $250–$260 million.
• Focus brands showed momentum, with Cremo delivering its seventh consecutive quarter of roughly 20% or greater grooming growth, Hawaiian Tropic gaining 110 basis points of U.S. share year to date, and Billie continuing to gain share. Management expects stronger sales growth in Q4 and believes these trends support a return to low-single-digit growth in fiscal 2027.
• Management expects significant gross-margin expansion in Q4 from productivity savings, tariff mitigation, favorable foreign exchange, and the cycling of prior-year one-time costs. It also expects fiscal 2027 gross margin to increase year over year as the portfolio benefits from the Feminine Care divestiture and manufacturing consolidation.
• Wet Shave organic sales declined 1.9%, primarily because private-label supply disruptions more than offset branded growth. Manufacturing-network consolidation also caused longer-than-expected disruption, particularly in international markets, while international sales fell 1.4% due to supply issues, the Middle East conflict, and a weaker European and Latin American sun-care season.
• Edgewell is accelerating efforts to simplify its organization, lower its structural cost base, and use technology, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve productivity. Management said the company is entering fiscal 2027 from a stronger position, though it has not yet provided specific fiscal 2027 guidance.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 2.9%

NYSE EPC traded up $0.81 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $29.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 554,930 shares, compared to its average volume of 807,098. Edgewell Personal Care has a 52 week low of $15.73 and a 52 week high of $29.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.11. The company has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a PE ratio of -17.58 and a beta of 0.39.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on EPC shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $26.00 price objective on Edgewell Personal Care and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 158.0% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 910 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 291.9% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,471 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 67.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the third quarter valued at approximately $87,000. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

About Edgewell Personal Care

Edgewell Personal Care Inc, incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, is a global consumer products company specializing in personal care, sun care, shaving and feminine care solutions. The company emerged as a spin-off from Energizer Holdings’ personal care division, listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “EPC.” Edgewell’s portfolio comprises well-known brands that cater to everyday personal grooming and protection needs.

In the shaving segment, Edgewell markets razors and refill blades under brands such as Schick and Wilkinson Sword, targeting both men’s and women’s grooming categories.