Edgewell Personal Care Company (EPC) Stock

Edgewell Personal Care Company (EPC) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $28.58 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $1.32B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Edgewell Personal Care Company and its subsidiaries manufacture and market personal care products worldwide across three segments: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, and Feminine Care. Its offerings include shaving systems and disposables, sun and skin care products and wipes, and feminine care products such as tampons, pads, and liners under brands including Schick and Wilkinson Sword.

Understand Edgewell Personal Care Company: how it makes money

Edgewell Personal Care Company manufactures and markets branded personal care products worldwide, selling wet shave (razors and disposables), sun and skin care, and feminine care products under brands like Schick and Banana Boat.

Profitability is primarily driven by the mix of branded sales momentum (organic net sales performance) and cost execution (productivity savings), with currency movements adding volatility to reported net sales.

Business quality (Weak): Operationally, the most visible drivers in the provided data are organic net sales direction and productivity savings, while the profitability snapshot shows a wide gross margin but a thin operating margin.

Bull case

Gross margin is relatively strong: Gross margin_pct is 41.8% for the period shown.
Cost improvement actions are part of the plan: The company highlights Productivity Savings (340.0, ratio) as a key operating metric.
Some brands show share and growth signals: Hawaiian Tropic share gain is 1.5% and Grooming Organic Net Sales grew 6.0% (labels provided).

Bear case

Organic sales momentum appears to be negative: Organic Net Sales Decreased (240.0 percent) and Organic Net Sales Decrease is also shown via multiple organic decline labels.
Pressure is visible in specific segments and products: Wet Shave Organic Net Sales Decline (Continuing Operations) is 4.0%, Sun and Skincare Organic Net Sales Decreased is 4.5%, and Wet Ones Organic Net Sales Decline (Continuing Operations) is 15.0% (labels provided).
Operating leverage looks limited: Operating margin_pct is 3.5%, which is low relative to the gross margin (41.8%), indicating costs can absorb sales and mix changes.
Currency can move reported results: Unfavorable Impact from Currency Movements on Net Sales is shown (0.01, b).

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$28.58
Market Cap	$1.32B
EV / EBITDA	21.8
Price / Book	0.90
Price / Sales	0.65
FCF Yield	-24.7%
DCF Value (model)	$39.91
DCF Upside vs Price	39.6%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$2.22B
Net Margin	1.1%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-9.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-51.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)	-215.7%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	1.58 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score	5/9 (moderate)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)	20.7
Industry P/E (Consumer Goods)	22.1

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	BlackRock Fund Advisors ($167.05M)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10

Company
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Consumer Goods
CEO	Rod R. Little
Employees	6,700
Country	US
IPO Date	2000-03-27

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.