Edgewell Personal Care advertising spend, FY2025
Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) reported $126M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025. That is 5.7% of revenue of $2.2B. Down 0.6% from FY2024.
Key facts
- Ad spend is 42% below its FY2015 level ($219M).
- The highest year on file is FY2011 at $524M; FY2025 is 76% below it.
- Largest increase +31.5% in FY2014; largest cut -67.1% in FY2013.
- Ad spend is 5.7% of revenue, down from 6.2% in FY2020.
- Edgewell Personal Care spends more on advertising than 13% of the 336 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is close to the median of 5.2%.
Ad spend by fiscal year
Ad spend as % of revenue
History
Download CSV| Fiscal year | Period end | Ad spend | YoY | Revenue | Ad / revenue | Tag | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $126M | -0.6% | $2.2B | 5.7% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 18, 2025 |
| FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $127M | +9.6% | $2.3B | 5.6% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 18, 2025 |
| FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | $116M | -7.8% | $2.3B | 5.2% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 18, 2025 |
| FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $126M | -11.6% | $2.2B | 5.8% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 14, 2024 |
| FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $142M | +17.4% | $2.1B | 6.8% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 28, 2023 |
| FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | $121M | -12.1% | $1.9B | 6.2% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 16, 2022 |
| FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $138M | -19.5% | $2.1B | 6.4% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 19, 2021 |
| FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | $171M | -13.2% | $2.2B | 7.7% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 20, 2020 |
| FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | $197M | -2.1% | $2.3B | 8.6% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 26, 2019 |
| FY2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | $202M | -7.9% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 19, 2018 |
| FY2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | $219M | +12.5% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 20, 2017 |
| FY2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | $195M | +31.5% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 18, 2016 |
| FY2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | $148M | -67.1% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 30, 2015 |
| FY2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | $450M | -14.2% | n/a | n/a | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 18, 2014 |
| FY2011 | Sep 30, 2011 | $524M | +13.6% | n/a | n/a | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 21, 2013 |
| FY2010 | Sep 30, 2010 | $461M | +11.3% | n/a | n/a | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 20, 2012 |
| FY2009 | Sep 30, 2009 | $415M | -14.9% | n/a | n/a | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 22, 2011 |
| FY2008 | Sep 30, 2008 | $487M | n/a | n/a | n/a | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Nov 23, 2010 |
What the figure is
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Earlier years use a different tag. The Tag column above shows which one applies to each year.
Compared with similar spenders
The 6 companies closest to Edgewell Personal Care in latest-year ad spend.
| Rank | Company | Ad spend | Ad / revenue | YoY | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | Rollins | $129M | 3.4% | +7.5% | FY2025 |
| 291 | CrowdStrike | $127M | 2.6% | +7.1% | FY2026 |
| 292 | Edgewell Personal Care | $126M | 5.7% | -0.6% | FY2025 |
| 293 | Sohu.com | $126M | 21.5% | -24.3% | FY2025 |
| 294 | Paycom Software | $126M | 6.1% | +45.4% | FY2025 |
| 295 | ZipRecruiter | $125M | 27.9% | +27.7% | FY2025 |
| 296 | CNH Industrial | $125M | 0.7% | +4.2% | FY2025 |
Questions
How much does Edgewell Personal Care spend on advertising?
Edgewell Personal Care spent $126M on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Sep 30, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Nov 18, 2025.
What percentage of revenue does Edgewell Personal Care spend on advertising?
5.7% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($126M of $2.2B). The median across the 336 companies tracked is 5.2%.
Is Edgewell Personal Care spending more on advertising?
No. Ad spend fell 0.6% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024.
How does Edgewell Personal Care rank by advertising spend?
#292 of 336 US-listed companies with $100M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.
What does Edgewell Personal Care's advertising figure include?
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Source
- Filing
- 10-K for FY2025, filed Nov 18, 2025
- Accession number
0001628280-25-052765- Company
- EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co, CIK 1096752, SIC 2844 (Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations)
- Data
- SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
- Cite
- Edgewell Personal Care advertising spend, FY2008-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Nov 18, 2025), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/edgewell-personal-care/advertising-spend/
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