COTY vs NUS vs MLKMF Stock Comparison

Coty, Nu Skin Enterprises and Waldencast Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
MLKMF Waldencast plc
$0.89 -12.7% 1M -51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$96.96M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nu Skin Enterprises leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nu Skin Enterprises 6, Coty 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOTYNUSMLKMFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.81B $227.92M $96.96M COTY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x -1.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 6.2x — NUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -15.4% — COTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% -15.7% — COTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% -1.2% — NUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 0.6x — NUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% NUS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% -56.1% -51.1% COTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.7%/yr -34.9%/yr -38.1%/yr COTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 47.9% 100.5% NUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 55/100 — NUS

Percentile Scorecard

COTYNUSMLKMF

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

AxisCOTYNUSMLKMF
Valuation 74 #14 of 50 86 #8 of 50 –
Growth 21 #39 of 49 13 #43 of 49 –
Profitability 37 #28 of 44 42 #26 of 44 –
Financial Health 24 #42 of 55 63 #21 of 55 70 #17 of 55
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 73 #9 of 31 –
Overall 37 55 –
  • COTY ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • NUS ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • MLKMF 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

PeriodCOTYNUSMLKMFSPY
1 month +23.2%+3.9%-12.7% -1.0%
3 months +22.3%-5.5%-47.3% +2.9%
6 months +33.9%-36.3%+4.7% +6.4%
Year to date +5.2%-50.1%-52.7% +11.4%
1 year -21.4%-56.1%-51.1% +13.1%
3 years -66.4%-75.2%-89.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -30.5%-37.2%-53.5% +21.5%
5 years -59.9%-88.3%-90.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.7%-34.9%-38.1% +10.9%
10 years -85.9%-92.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -17.8%-22.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOTYNUSMLKMFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%47.9%100.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.8%57.1%88.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.601.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-1.17-0.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.0%-91.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-58.4%-71.1% -2.5%
52-week high $4.14$11.54$3.08 $779.14
52-week low $1.85$4.53$0.75 $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.

MultipleCOTYNUSMLKMF
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 18.7x -1.1xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.0x 6.5xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 19.0x 21.7xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 0.4xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.97 0.01median 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 monthsCOTYNUSMLKMF
Revenue $5.81B $1.38B –
Gross profit $3.65B $951.49M –
Operating income -$81.50M -$10.41M –
Net income -$598.70M -$216.39M –
Free cash flow $348.20M $10.78M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $-4.45 –
Cash & equivalents $176.10M $189.64M $7.82M
Total debt $13.23B $890.49M $631.43M
Shares (diluted) 877.40M 48.60M 114.07M
Enterprise value $1.68B -$656.71M $34.99M

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
MetricCOTYNUSMLKMF
P/E -4.6x -1.1x –
P/FCF 8.2x 21.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 4.6x –
P/S 0.5x 0.2x –
P/B 0.9x 0.4x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 6.5x –
EV/EBIT -70.2x -24.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 16.4x 23.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 5.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOTYNUSMLKMF
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -15.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -12.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% -13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -133.8% 25.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -29.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -69.5% -314.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -46.5% -72.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% -318.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% -73.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -45.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% -81.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 76.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOTYNUSMLKMF
Gross margin 62.9% 69.2% –
EBITDA margin 6.9% 2.9% –
Operating margin -1.4% -0.8% –
Pretax margin -10.5% -1.9% –
Net margin -10.6% -15.7% –
FCF margin 6.0% 0.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 3.7% –
Return on equity -18.3% -32.4% –
Return on assets -5.8% -17.3% –
Return on invested capital -1.2% -1.2% –
Return on capital employed -1.1% -1.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOTYNUSMLKMF
Debt / assets 29.9% 19.1% 23.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.2x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 8.8x 19.8x –
Liabilities / assets 69.0% 51.6% 39.5%
Equity / assets 31.0% 48.4% 60.5%
Interest coverage – -0.7x –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.0x 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.09 3.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOTYNUSMLKMF
Dividend yield 0.0% 5.0% –
Net buyback yield – 10.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 15.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -2.2% -5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.8% 108.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.8% -2.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -46.8% –

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.

ConsensusCOTYNUSMLKMF
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2027 6.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.30FY2027 $0.78FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +42.9%FY2027 -38.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -13.3% +43.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2027 $1.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2027 -17.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -9.7% +24.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOTYNUSMLKMF
Held by institutions 43.5% 74.1% –
Institutions holding 313 161 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 169 77 –
Institutions selling 98 61 –
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.26 –

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.

COTYNUSMLKMF
COTY 1.00 0.28 0.11
NUS 0.28 1.00 0.14
MLKMF 0.11 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COTY, NUS and MLKMF?

Coty (COTY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coty (COTY) $2.81B, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) $227.92M, Waldencast (MLKMF) $96.96M.

Which company is growing faster?

Coty (COTY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coty (COTY) -1.5%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coty (COTY) has the highest net margin (Coty (COTY) -10.6%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) leads (Coty (COTY) -1.2%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coty (COTY) returned the most: Coty (COTY) -21.4%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -56.1%, Waldencast (MLKMF) -51.1%. Over five years, Coty (COTY) compounded fastest (Coty (COTY) -16.7%/yr, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -34.9%/yr, Waldencast (MLKMF) -38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) has the highest dividend yield: Coty (COTY) 0.00%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) 0.05%, Waldencast (MLKMF) 0.00%. Waldencast (MLKMF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) has been the steadiest (Coty (COTY) 51.5%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) 47.9%, Waldencast (MLKMF) 100.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COTY, NUS and MLKMF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) leads on 6. 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.