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Company’s sun and skin care unit’s organic net sales rise 8.0%
February 9, 2026
By: Christine Esposito
Editor-in-Chief
A now slimmed down Edgewell Personal Care released its Q1 data this morning, with its North America sun care business proving to be a major bright spot.
“We delivered a solid start to fiscal 2026. Our first quarter performance modestly exceeded our expectations for organic net sales, adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA. Alongside strong execution in our core businesses, we successfully completed the divestiture of feminine care, a pivotal milestone in our transformation journey that further sharpens our portfolio focus and strengthens our balance sheet. Importantly, the estimated annualized impact of the divestiture is expected to be favorable to our previous outlook,” said Rod Little, Edgewell’s president and CEO.
Inclusive of its feminine care business, net sales were $486.8 million, an increase of 1.8% compared to the prior year. Organic net sales decreased 0.3% (Organic basis excludes the impact from currency movements).
Excluding feminine care—which it has sold to Essity—net sales were $422.8 million, an increase of 1.9% compared to the prior year quarter. Organic net sales decreased 0.5%.
Organic sales growth in North America was 0.7%, driven by volume growth in sun care and grooming, partially offset by lower volumes and unfavorable pricing in set shave and skin care, according to the company. Organic sales in international markets declined 1.6%, largely driven by volume declines in sun care and wet shave, primarily reflecting an anticipated change in the quarterly phasing of set shave sales in Japan and sun care sales in distributor markets.
The sun and skin care unit recorded a 9.0% rise in net sales in Q1, according to the maker of Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sun protection brands. Organic net sales increased $9.7 million, or 8.0%, driven by 19.5% growth in sun care, primarily driven by higher volumes in North America.
Grooming increased 6.8% driven by increased volumes, led by nearly 27% growth in Cremo. Segment loss increased $0.2 million, or 5.9%, including a favorable impact from foreign currency of $0.3 million, or 8.8%. Organic segment loss increased $0.5 million, or 14.7%, driven by higher marketing expenses, partly offset by higher gross profit.
Edgewell’s sun and skin care unit also includes its Wet Ones wipes business.
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