Coty (COTY Quick QuoteCOTY - Free Report) reported $1.68 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.5%. EPS of $0.14 for the same period compares to $0.11 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66 billion, representing a surprise of +0.82%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -22.91%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.18.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Coty performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Revenues- Prestige: $1.13 billion versus $1.13 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.6% change.
• Net Revenues- Consumer Beauty: $545 million compared to the $531.37 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.6% year over year.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Prestige: $181.9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $244.32 million.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Consumer Beauty: $18.3 million compared to the $35.03 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Coty have returned +11% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.