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HNST · NASDAQ
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$5.41
+1.88%
Close on Sep 11, 2026
Updated 12/18/2023
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37 / 100
Elevated
Is today's price reasonable?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
40 / 100
Limited Capital Returns
How effectively does the company reward shareholders?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
Long-Term Potential is not available for this company, so no long-term reading is shown.
No disclosed ownership reading is available at the required confidence, so ownership is left blank rather than estimated.
HONEST COMPANY INC reads 37 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and below comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
HONEST COMPANY INC reads 40 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Limited Capital Returns), reflecting a share count rising about 10.2% a year. Direct capital returns are limited because the company continues reinvesting most of its cash. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.
Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.
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COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Ranking updated September 12, 2026
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Valuation Intelligence 37 · Elevated
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Researched separately
Capital Returns Intelligence 40 · Limited Capital Returns
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Valuation Intelligence
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
Elevated
3
Expensive
Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?
57
Reasonable
How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?
80
Very Attractive
How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?
10
Expensive
Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?
HONEST COMPANY INC reads 37 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and below comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.
Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Current Price / Free Cash Flow 11.0x · peer median 17.8x
Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.
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Capital Returns Intelligence
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
Limited Capital Returns
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Not Applicable — No Dividend
Dividend reliability
This company currently retains rather than distributes cash through dividends. Capital Returns Intelligence therefore places more emphasis on its other measurable shareholder-return behaviors according to the frozen V1 methodology.
42
Moderate Capital Returns
Do buybacks actually reduce shares?
The company spends on share repurchases, but much of that activity offsets share issuance rather than materially reducing the share count.
5
Limited Capital Returns
Is your ownership share protected?
88
Exceptional Capital Returns
Can the cash flow support it?
5
Limited Capital Returns
Cash returned versus company value
HONEST COMPANY INC reads 40 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Limited Capital Returns), reflecting a share count rising about 10.2% a year. Direct capital returns are limited because the company continues reinvesting most of its cash.
This company currently retains rather than distributes cash through dividends. Capital Returns Intelligence therefore places more emphasis on its other measurable shareholder-return behaviors according to the frozen V1 methodology.
This company spent cash repurchasing stock, but the share count did not fall meaningfully because it also issued shares. Repurchase spending alone did not increase existing shareholders' ownership.
How returned cash was used
Dividends $0.00 · net repurchases $18.89M · total returned $18.89M · 36% of free cash flow
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
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Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.
A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.
Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.
Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.
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In the company’s own words
Founded in 2012, The Honest Company (the "Company," or "Honest," or which may also be referred to as "we," "us" or "our") is a personal care company dedicated to creating cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products for everyone from babies to adults. By combining thoughtful design with science-based innovation, we deliver personal care products for everyone from babies to adults, spanning categories across wipes, personal care, diapers, and beauty. Our commitment to our core values, continual innovation and engaging our community has differentiated and elevated our brand and our products. Since our launch, we have cultivated deep trust around what matters most to our consumers: their health, their families and their homes. We seek to meet consumers wherever they want to shop, balancing deep consumer connection with broad convenience and availability. We believe our distribution strategy positions us for continued growth through our trusted brand and award-winning multi-category product offering.
Our Chief Executive Officer, as the chief operating decision maker, organizes the Company, manages resource allocations, and measures performance on the basis of one operating segment. We offer an array of cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products, including a portfolio of wipes and a personal care collection for everyone from babies to adults, as well as diapers. We use cleanly-formulated and safe ingredients designed for the whole family, including many naturally-derived ingredients that, most importantly, are effective. We also offer a portfolio of wipes, including all-purpose wipes, flushable wipes in both toddler and adult variations, sanitizing wipes, and make-up remover wipes. Our Clean Conscious wipes are compostable and plant-based, made with over 99% water and designed to protect delicate skin. We have an extensive collection of personal care products for everyone from babies to adults, as well as adult facial care products designed for a range of skin types and concerns, many of which are certified by trusted experts and institutions, including the National Eczema Association. Our ingredients and formulas are toxicologist-audited for potential health concerns. Primary components of our diapers include responsibly sourced, plant-based fluff pulp and other plant-derived materials. Our diapers have an extensive modern and efficient design that uses less material.
We seek to meet consumers wherever they want to shop, balancing deep consumer connection with broad convenience and availability. Our distribution strategy positions us for continued growth through our trusted brand and award-winning multi-category product offerings. Since our launch, we have expanded our product availability, including the launch of strategic partnerships with Target, Amazon and Walmart in 2014, 2017 and 2022, respectively , as well as distribution with many other retailers nationwide . We have retail partnerships with leading retailers that sell our products through brick and mortar stores and on their own websites. Our retail partnerships expand brand awareness and product availability , creating meaningful marketing efficiencies as we continue to scale. Additionally, these retail partnerships support our differentiated value proposition by making our products conveniently available in the many places where our consumer shops.
Effective December 31, 2025, we have transitioned away from Honest.com as a shipping and fulfillment channel, while maintaining Honest.com as a resource for educating consumers, showcasing our complete product portfolio, and driving consumers to purchase through our leading retailers and their websites, and third-party ecommerce sites.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 25, 2026. Read the filing
Four distinct intelligence areas
64
Fundamentally Qualified
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Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.
As of Sep 11, 2026
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Weak Compounder
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Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.
As of Sep 11, 2026
6
Deteriorating
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Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.
As of Sep 11, 2026
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Share price
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Last stored close $5.41 · +34.9% over the selected range · 63 sessions shown
Balanced evidence
Risk and uncertainty
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Reporting holders
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New holders
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Increasing
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Exiting
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Coverage
Excellent
Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2023-09-30 · Public 12/18/2023
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Objective stored changes
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No high-confidence public ownership events are available.
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