Edgewell Personal Care vs Spectrum Brands
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The short version
- Spectrum Brands is the larger business, with $2.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.2B for Edgewell Personal Care.
- Edgewell Personal Care grew revenue faster (−1.3%, against −5.2%).
- Spectrum Brands turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.9% FCF margin, against 1.9%).
- Spectrum Brands earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (5.3%, against 3.6%).
| Latest fiscal year | EPC · FY25 | SPB · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| Revenue | $2.2B | $2.8B |
| Free cash flow | $41.4M | $165M |
| Net income | $25.4M | $99.9M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −1.3% | −5.2% |
| 5-year growth | 2.7% | 1.4% |
| Share count change | −5.0% | −15.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.6% | 36.7% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| FCF margin | 1.9% | 5.9% |
| Return on capital | 3.6% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 1.6% | 4.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.2B | $458M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.3x | 2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $120M | $375M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 25.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
EPC $2.4B
SPB $3.0B
FY17
EPC $2.3B
SPB $3.7B
FY18
EPC $2.2B
SPB $3.8B
FY19
EPC $2.1B
SPB $3.8B
FY20
EPC $1.9B
SPB $2.6B
FY21
EPC $2.1B
SPB $3.0B
FY22
EPC $2.2B
SPB $3.1B
FY23
EPC $2.3B
SPB $2.9B
FY24
EPC $2.3B
SPB $3.0B
FY25
EPC $2.2B
SPB $2.8B
EPC
SPB
Operating margin
FY16
EPC —
SPB 11.0%
FY17
EPC —
SPB 7.8%
FY18
EPC —
SPB 5.9%
FY19
EPC 11.4%
SPB −4.0%
FY20
EPC 9.0%
SPB 0.3%
FY21
EPC 11.5%
SPB 3.2%
FY22
EPC 8.4%
SPB 0.7%
FY23
EPC 10.1%
SPB −7.0%
FY24
EPC 8.8%
SPB 5.8%
FY25
EPC 4.3%
SPB 4.5%
EPC
SPB
Free cash flow
FY16
EPC $117M
SPB $852M
FY17
EPC $245M
SPB $758M
FY18
EPC $197M
SPB $267M
FY19
EPC $133M
SPB −$39.3M
FY20
EPC $185M
SPB $246M
FY21
EPC $172M
SPB $245M
FY22
EPC $45.6M
SPB −$118M
FY23
EPC −$266M
SPB −$469M
FY24
EPC −$288M
SPB $119M
FY25
EPC $41.4M
SPB $165M
EPC
SPB
Return on capital
FY16
EPC 8.2%
SPB 4.7%
FY17
EPC 0.5%
SPB 3.0%
FY18
EPC 5.3%
SPB 2.6%
FY19
EPC 7.8%
SPB −2.6%
FY20
EPC 6.1%
SPB 0.2%
FY21
EPC 8.2%
SPB 2.1%
FY22
EPC 5.8%
SPB 0.5%
FY23
EPC 6.6%
SPB −5.0%
FY24
EPC 6.1%
SPB 4.5%
FY25
EPC 3.6%
SPB 5.3%
EPC
SPB
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.