Edgewell Returns to Profit as Quarterly Sales Rise 3%

Per-share profit was 23 cents, compared with a loss of 66 cents a share in the year-earlier quarter. Excluding certain one-time items, earnings were 78 cents a share, one cent above the estimate of analysts polled by FactSet. Sales also topped expectations of $479.9 million.

Chief Executive Rod Little attributed the results to continued growth in North America, a return to growth in international markets and improving performance across Edgewell’s core brands. He said the company enters fiscal 2027 as “a more focused business” and plans to build on the progress, increase support for its brands and improve profitability.

Edgewell said it will continue efforts to strengthen its operating model, simplify the business and improve manufacturing and supply-chain efficiencies amid significant cost and competitive pressures.

For the coming year, the company forecast earnings of 90 cents to $1.20 a share, or adjusted earnings of $1.85 to $2.15 a share. Analysts expected $1.44 a share and adjusted earnings of $1.98 a share. Edgewell projected net sales growth of 0.4% to 2.4%; Wall Street’s sales estimate was $2.02 billion, up 1.2% from last year.