Coty (COTY)
Consumer Staples · Personal Care and Cosmetics · NYSE
Coty is a global beauty powerhouse managing an iconic portfolio of prestige and consumer brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skincare.
What Coty does
Coty is a global beauty company with a portfolio of brands spanning prestige and consumer beauty categories, including fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care. The company operates through two primary segments, Prestige and Consumer Beauty, selling products across diverse distribution channels such as retail stores, e-commerce, and travel retail. Coty utilizes a mix of owned and licensed brands to deliver its beauty offerings to consumers worldwide.
Themes: prestige fragrance expansion, beauty e-commerce, digital-first marketing, AI in retail operations, brand portfolio optimization
Fundamentals
- Price$2.79 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.5B as of 2026-08-12 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-35.3% 2025-10-08 close $4.31 → 2026-10-08 close $2.79
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-10.4% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+62.9% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE-20.2% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.07 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.1% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.99 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-19 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.5%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How COTY compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross margintop 25% 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 10% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
COTY is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
42.1 #1122 of 1,379 scored · #46 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Valuation 97th (price to book 0.8) and capital return 44th (consecutive years of dividend increases 4 years, net share count bought back over the year -0.7); weakest is profitability (11th, return on equity -20.2%, operating margin -1.4%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, COTY's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 4%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout4% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Coty looks technically
Coty (COTY) is trading 9.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 24 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 37.6% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 9.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +9.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $2.74 | $2.74 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $2.54 | $2.54 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 2.4. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 24 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 24 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 9.9% above | +9.9% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 15.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 57.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($2.40 to $2.86) — its "stochastic" reading is 85 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 84.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 8 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $4.47 | $4.47 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 37.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -37.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 53.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +53.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 37.6% below its highest point of the past year | 37.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 36 trading days ago | 36 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $32.72 (set on 2015-07-01) | $32.72 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($1.85 to $4.45), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 36% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $3.46 to $3.54. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 36.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 91.5% below its all-time high | -91.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 5.7% below a resistance level at $2.95 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-12-23, most recently on 2026-08-04. Since 2024-10-08 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 15 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +5.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.82 (set on 2026-06-29) | $1.82 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 53.3% above its all-time low | +53.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 79% of it) | 21st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.1134 between its high and its low — about 4.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.1134 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $2.46 and $2.85 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $2.46 – $2.65 – $2.85 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (9.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.30× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 1.4% since the prior reading | -1.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.7% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.8% above the previous close 12 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 2.51 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.8% |
| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap down opened on 2026-07-30 has been "filled" 48 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 48 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock has tracked the market almost exactly (the stock gained 1.1% while the market gained 1.0%) | +0.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 26.5 percentage points (the stock gained 30.4% while the market gained 3.8%) | +26.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 11.7 percentage points (the stock gained 29.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | +11.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 50.2 percentage points (the stock lost 35.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | -50.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.5% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thick, spanning 10.5% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | +1.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 13% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $2.46 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +13.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-19 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $2.73 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 36 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +2.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
COTY last closed at $2.79 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 15 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2.95 | Resistance | 5.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-23 to 2026-08-04 |
| $3.01 | Resistance | 7.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-20 |
| $3.08 | Resistance | 10.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-29 to 2026-08-19 |
| $2.40 | Support | 14.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-02 to 2026-09-21 |
| $1.83 | Support | 34.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-04 to 2026-06-29 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $2.40.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $3.41 and $4.03 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $2.40.
This reading has stood for 9 trading days, since 2026-09-28.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.12 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 13 analysts
- Mean price target$2.64 range $1.50 – $4.00; median $2.70
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for COTY
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.1238 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.1238, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 6 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Market performance challenges and consumer beauty business strategic review uncertainty.","Dependence on licensing agreements for key brand operations.","Exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and global economic volatility."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of COTY's 10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the prior one filed 2026-02-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 'the ongoing war in the Middle East' (replacing 'armed conflict in the Middle East') in geopolitical risks section (filed 2026-05-05)
- Added 'excess and obsolescence trends' to expectations regarding inventory levels (filed 2026-05-05)
- Added reference to 'expanded use of artificial intelligence ("AI") and advanced analytics in our operations and the timing and impact thereof' as forward-looking statement topic (filed 2026-05-05)
- Removed:
- Removed parenthetical reference '(including our recent fixed cost reduction plan)' from fixed cost reduction language (filed 2026-05-05)
- Removed specific reference to 'excess and obsolescence trends' mention in older version's inventory expectations (filed 2026-02-05)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'armed conflict in the Middle East' to 'ongoing war in the Middle East' for consistency with Ukraine language (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed 'fixed cost reductions (including our recent fixed cost reduction plan)' to 'fixed cost reduction plans' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed Middle East descriptor from 'armed conflict' to 'ongoing war' in the supply chain pressures bullet point (filed 2026-05-05)
- Notes:
- Text appears to be truncated at similar points in both filings, limiting full comparison of complete MD&A section
- Page numbers differ (37 vs 34) suggesting different total lengths or formatting, but comparison focuses on provided text only
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for COTY — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding COTY as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 89,703,067
- Reported value $193,758,624
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
COTY had 48,694,415 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
COTY had 5.53% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 9.92 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 48,694,415
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.53%
- Prior settlement (shares) 46,128,987
- Reported change 5.56%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.92
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Estee Lauder (EL)
- L'Oreal (LRLCY)
- Shiseido (SSDOY)
- Interparfums (IPAR)
- e.l.f. Beauty (ELF)
- Ulta Beauty (ULTA)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Coty (COTY) do?
Coty is a global beauty company with a portfolio of brands spanning prestige and consumer beauty categories, including fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care. The company operates through two primary segments, Prestige and Consumer Beauty, selling products across diverse distribution channels such as retail stores, e-commerce, and travel retail. Coty utilizes a mix of owned and licensed brands to deliver its beauty offerings to consumers worldwide.
What sector is Coty (COTY) in?
Coty (COTY) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Personal Care and Cosmetics. It trades on NYSE.
Does COTY pay a dividend?
Yes — Coty (COTY) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.55% and 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Coty's (COTY) competitors?
Notable peers of Coty (COTY) include Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, Shiseido, Interparfums and e.l.f. Beauty. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Coty (COTY) overbought or oversold right now?
Coty (COTY) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on COTY come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.