Personal care company The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to look for.

The Honest Company beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $93.46 million, flat year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting The Honest Company’s revenue to be flat year on year at $99.53 million, slowing from the 15.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at $0 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. The Honest Company has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 4.7% on average.

Looking at The Honest Company’s peers in the personal care segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Estée Lauder delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.9%, and Medifast reported a revenue decline of 36.2%, in line with consensus estimates. Estée Lauder’s stock price was unchanged following the results.

Read our full analysis of Estée Lauder’s results here and Medifast’s results here.

Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the personal care stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 6.3% on average over the last month. The Honest Company is down 14.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $6.79 (compared to the current share price of $3.38).

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