COTY vs EL vs IPAR Stock Comparison

Coty, Estee Lauder Companies and Interparfums Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COTY Coty Inc.
$3.24 +23.2% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.81B
Div. yield
0.00%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
1 win
EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc
$108.67 +9.9% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$39.47B
P/E
216.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
2 wins
IPAR Interparfums Inc
$115.22 -1.9% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.70B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
0.03%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Interparfums leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Interparfums 9, Estee Lauder Companies 2, Coty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOTYELIPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.81B $39.47B $3.70B EL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 216.9x 22.1x IPAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 34.2x 24.1x COTY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +5.0% +2.9% EL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% 1.2% 11.2% IPAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 2.4% 15.8% IPAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 2.4x 0.4x IPAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% IPAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% +9.2% +17.6% IPAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.7%/yr -19.8%/yr +8.5%/yr IPAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 48.6% 30.5% IPAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 42/100 75/100 IPAR

Percentile Scorecard

COTYELIPAR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCOTYELIPAR
Valuation 74 #14 of 50 35 #33 of 50 63 #19 of 50
Growth 21 #39 of 49 60 #20 of 49 71 #15 of 49
Profitability 37 #28 of 44 58 #19 of 44 88 #6 of 44
Financial Health 24 #42 of 55 37 #35 of 55 91 #6 of 55
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 20 #25 of 31 63 #12 of 31
Overall 37 42 75
  • COTY ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • EL ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • IPAR ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCOTYELIPARSPY
1 month +23.2%+9.9%-1.9% -1.0%
3 months +22.3%+35.4%-6.0% +2.9%
6 months +33.9%+39.6%+26.4% +6.4%
Year to date +5.2%+3.8%+35.8% +11.4%
1 year -21.4%+9.2%+17.6% +13.1%
3 years -66.4%-21.3%-11.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -30.5%-7.7%-4.1% +21.5%
5 years -59.9%-66.8%+50.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.7%-19.8%+8.5% +10.9%
10 years -85.9%+25.6%+266.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -17.8%+2.3%+13.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOTYELIPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%48.6%30.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.8%51.5%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.300.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.190.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.0%-86.5%-49.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-9.1%-10.4% -2.5%
52-week high $4.14$119.61$128.55 $779.14
52-week low $1.85$67.23$79.57 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCOTYELIPAR
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 18.7x 216.3xmedian 18.7x 22.0xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.0x 27.4xmedian 13.0x 13.4xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 19.0x 29.9xmedian 19.0x 15.0xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 10.3xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.97 -4.96median 0.97 4.74median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCOTYELIPAR
Revenue $5.81B $15.05B $1.50B
Gross profit $3.65B $11.36B $958.32M
Operating income -$81.50M $780.00M $259.14M
Net income -$598.70M $182.00M $205.13M
Free cash flow $348.20M $1.32B $245.89M
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $0.50 $5.24
Cash & equivalents $176.10M $3.50B –
Total debt $13.23B $29.26B $768.30M
Shares (diluted) 877.40M 364.80M 32.03M
Enterprise value $1.68B $27.54B $3.29B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCOTYELIPAR
P/E -4.6x 216.3x 22.0x
P/FCF 8.2x 29.9x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 22.2x 14.4x
P/S 0.5x 2.6x 2.5x
P/B 0.9x 10.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 173.4x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 27.4x 13.4x
EV/EBIT -70.2x 55.4x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.9x 2.5x
EV/FCF 16.4x 32.8x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 24.4x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -4.96 4.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOTYELIPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 5.0% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -1.8% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 7.2% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 0.0% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -133.8% 199.4% -6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -19.7% 3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.5% 116.1% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -46.5% -43.5% 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 115.9% 4.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% -43.6% 4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% 39.4% 17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 0.8% 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% 96.4% 23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 21.8% 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOTYELIPAR
Gross margin 62.9% 75.5% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 6.9% 10.5% 18.9%
Operating margin -1.4% 5.2% 17.3%
Pretax margin -10.5% 3.4% 17.8%
Net margin -10.6% 1.2% 11.2%
FCF margin 6.0% 8.7% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 11.8% 17.1%
Return on equity -18.3% 4.7% 18.6%
Return on assets -5.8% 0.9% 13.5%
Return on invested capital -1.2% 2.4% 15.8%
Return on capital employed -1.1% 5.8% 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 9.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 2.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOTYELIPAR
Debt / assets 29.9% 37.0% 9.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 2.4x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 5.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 69.0% 80.7% 26.8%
Equity / assets 31.0% 19.3% 73.2%
Interest coverage – 2.3x 38.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.09 3.26 8.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOTYELIPAR
Dividend yield 0.0% 1.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -2.2% 279.1% 50.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.8% 38.6% 41.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.8% -17.8% 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -18.1% 12.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCOTYELIPAR
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2027 34.2xFY2027 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.30FY2027 $3.18FY2027 $4.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.9%FY2027 +28.7%FY2027 -8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.3% +17.9% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2027 $16.39BFY2027 $1.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2027 +8.9%FY2027 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.7% -1.8% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOTYELIPAR
Held by institutions 43.5% 92.8% 67.1%
Institutions holding 313 832 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% 0.0% +3.5%
Institutions buying 169 439 166
Institutions selling 98 282 97
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.56 1.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

COTYELIPAR
COTY 1.00 0.50 0.52
EL 0.50 1.00 0.40
IPAR 0.52 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COTY, EL and IPAR?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coty (COTY) $2.81B, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) $39.47B, Interparfums (IPAR) $3.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, COTY, EL and IPAR?

Interparfums (IPAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coty (COTY) -4.6x, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 216.9x, Interparfums (IPAR) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coty (COTY) is cheapest (Coty (COTY) 10.8x, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 34.2x, Interparfums (IPAR) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coty (COTY) -1.5%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +5.0%, Interparfums (IPAR) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interparfums (IPAR) has the highest net margin (Coty (COTY) -10.6%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 1.2%, Interparfums (IPAR) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Interparfums (IPAR) leads (Coty (COTY) -1.2%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 2.4%, Interparfums (IPAR) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interparfums (IPAR) returned the most: Coty (COTY) -21.4%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +9.2%, Interparfums (IPAR) +17.6%. Over five years, Interparfums (IPAR) compounded fastest (Coty (COTY) -16.7%/yr, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) -19.8%/yr, Interparfums (IPAR) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Interparfums (IPAR) has the highest dividend yield: Coty (COTY) 0.00%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 0.01%, Interparfums (IPAR) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Interparfums (IPAR) has been the steadiest (Coty (COTY) 51.5%, Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 48.6%, Interparfums (IPAR) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COTY, EL and IPAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Interparfums (IPAR) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.