COTY vs ELF vs WNW Stock Comparison

Coty, e.l.f. Beauty and Meiwu Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COTY Coty Inc.
$3.31 +25.4% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.81B
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
2 wins
ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
$113.12 +13.6% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
112.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

e.l.f. Beauty leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (e.l.f. Beauty 8, Coty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOTYELFWNWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91B $6.67B $45.53M ELF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.7x 112.2x -2.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 33.1x — COTY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +31.2% — ELF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% 3.4% — ELF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 4.6% — ELF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 2.2x — ELF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.3% -10.4% -98.8% ELF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr +28.3%/yr -90.3%/yr ELF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.6% 70.5% 238.7% COTY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 60/100 — ELF

Percentile Scorecard

COTYELFWNW

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

AxisCOTYELFWNW
Valuation 77 #13 of 52 41 #31 of 52 59 #22 of 52
Growth 20 #40 of 50 86 #8 of 50 –
Profitability 39 #28 of 45 64 #17 of 45 –
Financial Health 26 #42 of 56 69 #18 of 56 100 #1 of 56
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 40 #19 of 31 –
Overall 38 60 –
  • COTY ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • ELF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • WNW ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOTYELFWNWSPY
1 month +25.4%+13.6%-17.5% -0.2%
3 months +18.6%+34.6%-15.8% +3.9%
6 months +35.1%+79.6%-34.4% +8.2%
Year to date +7.5%+48.8%-98.5% +12.9%
1 year -19.3%-10.4%-98.8% +12.3%
3 years -63.8%+10.6%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -28.7%+3.4%-93.2% +23.3%
5 years -61.0%+248.0%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.2%+28.3%-90.3% +10.9%
10 years -85.4%+321.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -17.5%+15.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOTYELFWNWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.6%70.5%238.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.8%82.7%283.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.691.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.15-0.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.0%-77.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-14.1%-99.0% -1.2%
52-week high $4.10$131.70$215.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.85$49.57$2.06 $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.

MultipleCOTYELFWNW
P/E now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 18.5x 112.2xmedian 18.5x -2.5xmedian 18.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x 6.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 12.9x 32.3xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 18.6x 23.8xmedian 18.6x 5.1xmedian 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 5.7xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.97 -6.58median 0.97 —median 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 monthsCOTYELFWNW
Revenue $5.81B $1.76B –
Gross profit $3.65B $1.31B –
Operating income -$81.50M $127.36M –
Net income -$598.70M $59.61M –
Free cash flow $348.20M $280.16M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $1.00 –
Cash & equivalents $176.10M $344.24M $17.88M
Total debt $3.05B $832.00M –
Shares (diluted) 877.40M 59.73M 22.10M
Enterprise value $1.95B $5.64B -$52.18M

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
MetricCOTYELFWNW
P/E -4.7x 112.2x -2.5x
P/FCF 8.4x 23.8x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 22.5x –
P/S 0.5x 3.8x 6.5x
P/B 0.9x 5.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 10.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 32.3x –
EV/EBIT -71.0x 56.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 4.1x –
EV/FCF 16.6x 25.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 24.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -6.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOTYELFWNW
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 31.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 37.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 38.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 41.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -133.8% -18.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 5.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -69.5% -39.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -46.5% -15.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% -41.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% -17.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% 85.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 46.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% 107.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 44.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOTYELFWNW
Gross margin 62.9% 74.4% –
EBITDA margin 6.9% 12.6% –
Operating margin -1.4% 7.2% –
Pretax margin -10.5% 4.7% –
Net margin -10.6% 3.4% –
FCF margin 6.0% 15.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 16.9% –
Return on equity -18.3% 5.2% –
Return on assets -5.8% 2.5% –
Return on invested capital -1.2% 4.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.1% 6.1% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 5.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 5.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOTYELFWNW
Debt / assets 29.9% 33.8% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 8.8x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 69.0% 52.5% –
Equity / assets 31.0% 47.5% 100.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.5x 15.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.5x 14.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 13.6x
Altman Z-score -0.09 4.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOTYELFWNW
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -2.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – –

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.

ConsensusCOTYELFWNW
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2027 33.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.30FY2027 $3.42FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +42.9%FY2027 +9.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -13.3% +7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2027 $2.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2027 +27.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -9.7% -2.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOTYELFWNW
Held by institutions 43.5% 87.3% –
Institutions holding 313 430 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% -9.9% –
Institutions buying 169 214 –
Institutions selling 98 158 –
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.35 –

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.

COTYELFWNW
COTY 1.00 0.34 -0.02
ELF 0.34 1.00 0.00
WNW -0.02 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COTY, ELF and WNW?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coty (COTY) $2.91B, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) $6.67B, Meiwu Technology (WNW) $45.53M.

Which company is growing faster?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coty (COTY) -1.5%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +31.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has the highest net margin (Coty (COTY) -10.6%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) leads (Coty (COTY) -1.2%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) returned the most: Coty (COTY) -19.3%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) -10.4%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -98.8%. Over five years, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) compounded fastest (Coty (COTY) -17.2%/yr, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +28.3%/yr, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -90.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coty (COTY) has been the steadiest (Coty (COTY) 51.6%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 70.5%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 238.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COTY, ELF and WNW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) leads on 8. 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.