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COTY INC. COTY
COTY INC. (COTY) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 11.55% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $5.9B at a -6.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.65 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.049 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.442 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.02 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.468 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTY | COTY INC. | 5/9 | -1.14 | — | -3.7% |
| EPC | EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co | 5/9 | 2.61 | 50.3 | -1.3% |
| ELF | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | 3/9 | 2.18 | 152.3 | +24.6% |
| IPAR | INTERPARFUMS INC | 5/9 | 8.09 | 20.5 | +2.5% |
| ODD | Oddity Tech Ltd | 4/9 | 4.97 | 6.2 | +25.2% |
| YSG | Yatsen Holding Ltd | 4/9 | -0.73 | — | +32.2% |
| OLPX | OLAPLEX HOLDINGS, INC. | 5/9 | 4.3 | — | +0.1% |
About COTY INC.
Coty Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells branded beauty products worldwide. It operates through two segments: the Prestige and Consumer Beauty. The company provides fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care products. It offers prestige products through prestige retailers, including perfumeries, department stores, e-retailers, direct-to-consumer websites, and duty-free shops under the Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Davidoff, Escada, Etro, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Infiniment Coty Paris, Jil Sander, Joop!, Kylie Cosmetics by Kylie Jenner, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Orveda, philosophy, and Tiffany & Co. brands. The company provides beauty products through hypermarkets, supermarkets, drug stores, pharmacies, mid-tier department stores, traditional food and drug retailers, and e-commerce retailers under the Adidas, Beckham, Bozzano, Bourjois, Bruno Banani, CoverGirl, Jovan, LeGer by Lena Gercke, Max Factor, Mexx, Monange, Nautica, Paixao, Rimmel, Risque, Vera Wang, and Sally Hansen brands. It also sells its products through third-party distributors. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Coty Inc. is a subsidiary of JAB Beauty B.V.
FAQ
Is COTY financially healthy?
COTY INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does COTY pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. COTY INC. pays a dividend yielding about 11.55% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is COTY?
In FY2025, COTY INC. had a net margin of -6.2% and a return on equity of -9.9%.
Is COTY overvalued or undervalued?
COTY INC. trades at about 30.7× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.1×–110.6×, median 61.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for COTY?
The average Wall-Street price target for COTY INC. is $3.13, about 13.5% above the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is COTY a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on COTY INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 11.55%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.