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Coty (COTY) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Coty (COTY - Free Report) reported $1.56 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.4%. EPS of $0.16 for the same period compares to $0.12 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 billion, representing a surprise of +1.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +33.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.12.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Coty performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Geographic Revenues- Americas: $653 million compared to the $655.33 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.5% year over year.
  • Geographic Revenues- Asia Pacific: $192.2 million compared to the $188.07 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.2% year over year.
  • Geographic Revenues- EMEA: $710 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $701.32 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.9%.
  • Net Revenues- Prestige: $1.06 billion versus $1.04 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1% change.
  • Net Revenues- Consumer Beauty: $496.8 million compared to the $484.97 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.2% year over year.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Prestige: $235.5 million versus $223.15 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Consumer Beauty: $-15 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-21.26 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Coty here>>>

Shares of Coty have returned +17.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% 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.

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