Coty Inc. (COTY)Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | New York, United States | NYSE
2.85 USD
+0.09
(3.261%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.86 +0.01 (0.351%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:14 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Coty is severely compromised by a deteriorating business model and a broken capital structure. Fundamentally, the company is generating negative earnings and negative operating margins while revenue contracts, resulting in a catastrophic 86% decline in share price over the last nine years. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt nearly 13 times equity and a current ratio below 1.0, leaving little room for error. There is no dividend to provide income, and the lack of payout history confirms the company is focused solely on survival rather than shareholder returns. While the stock trades at a low price-to-book ratio, this is a value trap reflecting the reality of the business decline rather than a margin of safety. The recent price action shows a brief, volatile rally followed by a resumption of losses, failing to establish any sustainable upward trend. Options activity reinforces this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying puts to hedge against further drops rather than betting on a recovery. The statistical forecast offers a negligible upside lean, which is insufficient to overcome the overwhelming evidence of structural deterioration. This is a high-risk speculative vehicle for distressed investors, not a viable investment for capital preservation or growth. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.119219 |
| MSTL | 0.121040 |
| AutoETS | 0.121487 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.121487 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 7.49 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.105 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.32 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-02-13 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-02-13 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 97.538 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.618 |
| Market Cap | 2,509,329,152 |
| Forward P/E | 11.14 |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| Profit Margins | -10.42% |
| Website | https://www.coty.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to call volume, particularly in the near term where put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest. While there is some call activity at the $4.00 strike suggesting a speculative ceiling, the dominant flow is into downside protection at strikes like $2.00, indicating a consensus expectation of continued weakness rather than a breakout.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-14 | 0.125 | 1.095530 |
| 2019-11-15 | 0.125 | 1.049538 |
| 2019-09-06 | 0.125 | 1.247505 |
| 2019-06-05 | 0.125 | 0.956389 |
| 2019-02-27 | 0.125 | 1.131222 |
| 2018-11-29 | 0.125 | 1.467136 |
| 2018-08-30 | 0.125 | 0.981162 |
| 2018-05-30 | 0.125 | 0.919794 |
| 2018-02-27 | 0.125 | 0.629723 |
| 2017-11-29 | 0.125 | 0.731422 |
| 2017-08-30 | 0.125 | 0.756201 |
| 2017-05-26 | 0.125 | 0.655824 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.125 | 0.669882 |
| 2016-12-15 | 0.125 | 0.681199 |
| 2016-08-09 | 0.275 | 0.994575 |
| 2015-09-29 | 0.250 | 0.978091 |
| 2014-09-29 | 0.200 | 1.194743 |
| 2013-10-09 | 0.200 | 1.265823 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.343318 |
| Address1 | 350 Fifth Avenue |
| All Time High | 32.72 |
| All Time Low | 1.82 |
| Ask | 2.87 |
| Ask Size | 58,800 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.1 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 9,053,960 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 11,789,165 |
| Average Volume | 11,789,165 |
| Average Volume10Days | 9,053,960 |
| Beta | 0.948 |
| Bid | 2.86 |
| Bid Size | 60,200 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 3.395 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.85 |
| Current Ratio | 0.755 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.875 |
| Day Low | 2.77 |
| Debt To Equity | 97.538 |
| Display Name | Coty |
| Dividend Date | 1,585,267,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,227,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,227,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,169,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 792,300,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13645001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.597 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.037 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,019,156,480 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.32864 |
| Eps Forward | 0.25592 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.72 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,581,638,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.5232 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.32679987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.12951802 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -34.3318 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.56 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.71 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.375 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.82 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.0299999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.56593394 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.82 - 4.56 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,371,130,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.28 |
| Float Shares | 376,423,008 |
| Forward Eps | 0.25592 |
| Forward P E | 11.136292 |
| Free Cashflow | 362,687,488 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 11,335 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0899999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.26087 |
| Fullday Price | 2.86 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.62894 |
| Gross Profits | 3,652,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.58752996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.42658 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 880,466,438 |
| Industry | Household & Personal Products |
| Industry Disp | Household & Personal Products |
| Industry Key | household-personal-products |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,581,638,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.125 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Coty Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells branded beauty products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Prestige and Consumer Beauty. The company provides fragrances, 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 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, David 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. Coty Inc. was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Coty Inc. operates as a subsidiary of JAB Beauty B.V. |
| Long Name | Coty Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,509,329,152 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_795040 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -618,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,430,087,368 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 14 |
| Open | 2.82 |
| Operating Cashflow | 537,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.024419999 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.18 |
| Phone | 212 389 7300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.00999999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.35087687 |
| Post Market Price | 2.86 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,339 |
| Previous Close | 2.76 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 8.672103 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.8394698 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.4321512 |
| Profit Margins | -0.10416 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.276 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.11765 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0899999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.26087 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.875 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.77 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.77 - 2.875 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.82 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.76 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.85 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,439,042 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01753 |
| Return On Equity | -0.16093001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.013 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.618 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 880,466,438 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0553 |
| Shares Short | 48,704,587 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 50,595,858 |
| Short Name | Coty Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1292 |
| Short Ratio | 5.49 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | COTY |
| Target High Price | 4.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.689 |
| Target Median Price | 2.773 |
| Total Cash | 176,100,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.2 |
| Total Debt | 3,295,899,904 |
| Total Revenue | 5,806,600,192 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.72 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.6164 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.2335999 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.089282945 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,439,042 |
| Website | https://www.coty.com |
| Zip | 10,118 |