Does EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY have an economic moat?

Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY (EPC) 54.3 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 73, returns on capital 63, balance-sheet safety 28, capital discipline 40.

Is EPC stock trading below its intrinsic value?

Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $31.80 per share versus a recent price of $29.66 — 7% below value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.

How has EPC's Moat Score changed over time?

The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 54.3 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

The Moat Index

EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY

EPC · Materials · $1.4B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · Shallow moat ·

Doesn't clear the bar

Shallow moat

The four filters

Pricing power73

Median gross margin 45.2% over 10y, very stable.

Returns on capital63

Median ROIC 12.7%, above the 9% hurdle in 86% of years.

Balance-sheet safety28

Net debt/EBITDA n/ax, interest coverage 1x.

Capital discipline40

Owner earnings -17.1%/yr, share count shrinking (buybacks).

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale

7% below value

Owner earnings (normalized): $133.0M
Est. intrinsic value / share: $31.80
Recent price: $29.66
Discount to value: 7% below value

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

19 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY booked $2.2B of revenue in FY2025 in the Materials sector and kept 41.6% of it as gross profit — a solid-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 1.1% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue shrank from $4.3B (FY2008) to $2.2B (FY2025) — about −3.8% a year compounded over 17 years.

It earned 7.3% on invested capital in FY2025, with a median of 12.7% across 7 filed years. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 63/100.

The balance sheet carried $1.7B of total debt in FY2015. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 28/100.

The share count fell 24.8% between FY2014 and FY2025 — management has been retiring shares, which concentrates each remaining owner's claim. Capital Discipline scores it 40/100.

Put together: Pricing Power is the strongest of the four filters (73/100) and Balance-Sheet Safety the weakest (28/100), which is how EPC lands at 54/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

RevenueSales, as filed$2.2B FY2025

Gross marginRevenue kept after cost of goods41.6% FY2025

Return on invested capitalOperating profit on the capital employed7.3% FY2025

Owner earningsCash an owner could take out$37.2M FY2025

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in EPC’s filings for that year — the series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Moat Score history

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale54.3 / 100

Score history begins Jul 17, 2026 — the record builds from here and can’t be backfilled.

Tier changesSame-methodology crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — EPC has read Shallow moat for every logged capture since Jul 17, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record can’t be backfilled, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Materials context

#63 of 214 scored Materials companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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#62MUR MURPHY OIL CORPORATION54.3 out of 100, Shallow moatShallow moat
#64RSRV RESERVE PETROLEUM CO54.1 out of 100, Shallow moatShallow moat
#65BSET BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED53.5 out of 100, Shallow moatShallow moat

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Common questions about EPC

Does EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY have an economic moat?: Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY (EPC) 54.3 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 73, returns on capital 63, balance-sheet safety 28, capital discipline 40.
Is EPC stock trading below its intrinsic value?: Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $31.80 per share versus a recent price of $29.66 — 7% below value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.
How has EPC's Moat Score changed over time?: The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 54.3 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

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