EL vs COTY vs BWMX Stock Comparison

Estee Lauder Companies, Coty and Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc
$108.85 +15.2% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$39.27B
P/E
215.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
2 wins
COTY Coty Inc.
$3.22 +22.0% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.81B
Div. yield
0.00%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V 10, Estee Lauder Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELCOTYBWMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.27B $2.90B $632.78M EL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 215.8x -4.7x 8.4x BWMX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.2x 10.7x 8.1x BWMX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% -1.5% +28.1% BWMX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -10.6% 8.1% BWMX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% -1.2% 29.4% BWMX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 7.2x 2.0x BWMX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% EL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -22.2% +25.5% BWMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.7%/yr -17.1%/yr -12.2%/yr BWMX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.6% 51.6% 37.0% BWMX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 38/100 84/100 BWMX

Percentile Scorecard

ELCOTYBWMX

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

AxisELCOTYBWMX
Valuation 37 #33 of 52 77 #13 of 52 96 #3 of 52
Growth 61 #20 of 50 20 #40 of 50 92 #5 of 50
Profitability 59 #19 of 45 39 #28 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Financial Health 40 #34 of 56 26 #42 of 56 36 #36 of 56
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 30 #22 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Overall 44 38 84
  • EL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • COTY ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • BWMX 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

PeriodELCOTYBWMXSPY
1 month +15.2%+22.0%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months +30.9%+18.4%-0.5% +3.5%
6 months +40.8%+34.2%-0.1% +7.0%
Year to date +3.9%+4.5%+17.9% +12.2%
1 year +6.5%-22.2%+25.5% +13.0%
3 years -12.6%-64.8%+58.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.4%-29.4%+16.7% +23.1%
5 years -66.5%-60.9%-47.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.7%-17.1%-12.2% +11.0%
10 years +26.9%-86.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%-17.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELCOTYBWMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.6%51.6%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%56.8%31.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.640.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.430.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.5%-86.0%-81.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-21.5%-13.8% -1.8%
52-week high $119.61$4.10$19.44 $779.14
52-week low $67.23$1.85$13.56 $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.

MultipleELCOTYBWMX
P/E now vs peer median 216.7xmedian 18.6x -4.6xmedian 18.6x 8.3xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 13.0x 14.2xmedian 13.0x 5.5xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 18.4x 8.1xmedian 18.4x 3.4xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 4.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -4.96median 0.97 0.09median 0.97 0.54median 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 monthsELCOTYBWMX
Revenue $15.05B $5.81B $926.97M
Gross profit $11.36B $3.65B $468.65M
Operating income $780.00M -$81.50M $265.18M
Net income $182.00M -$598.70M $76.07M
Free cash flow $1.32B $348.20M $182.16M
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $-0.70 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $3.50B $176.10M $28.94M
Total debt $7.31B $3.05B $1.26B
Shares (diluted) 364.80M 877.40M 37.24M
Enterprise value $27.34B $1.76B $472.85M

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
MetricELCOTYBWMX
P/E 216.7x -4.6x 8.3x
P/FCF 30.0x 8.1x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 5.3x 3.6x
P/S 2.6x 0.5x 0.7x
P/B 10.4x 0.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 173.7x 7.3x -5.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x 14.2x 5.5x
EV/EBIT 55.4x -70.0x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF 32.9x 16.4x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 10.6x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.96 0.09 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELCOTYBWMX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% -1.5% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 1.5% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.2% -4.4% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 1.0% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 199.4% -133.8% 152.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -29.1% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.1% -69.5% 44.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.5% -46.5% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 115.9% -61.0% 43.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.6% -48.3% 15.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.4% 9.2% 99.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -4.9% -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.4% 25.4% 104.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -4.7% 68.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELCOTYBWMX
Gross margin 75.5% 62.9% 50.6%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 6.9% 19.2%
Operating margin 5.2% -1.4% 28.6%
Pretax margin 3.4% -10.5% 13.6%
Net margin 1.2% -10.6% 8.1%
FCF margin 8.7% 6.0% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 9.3% 18.5%
Return on equity 4.7% -18.3% 56.6%
Return on assets 0.9% -5.8% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 2.4% -1.2% 29.4%
Return on capital employed 5.8% -1.1% 49.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 9.7x -0.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELCOTYBWMX
Debt / assets 37.0% 29.9% 47.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.0x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 7.2x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 8.8x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 69.0% 83.6%
Equity / assets 19.3% 31.0% 16.4%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 6.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.26 -0.10 2.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELCOTYBWMX
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.0% 7.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.0% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 279.1% -2.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.6% 3.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -17.8% -0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -18.1% -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.

ConsensusELCOTYBWMX
Forward P/E 34.2xFY2027 10.7xFY2027 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2027 $0.30FY2027 $2.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.7%FY2027 +42.9%FY2027 +32.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% -13.3% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.39BFY2027 $5.51BFY2027 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2027 -5.1%FY2027 +28.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% -9.7% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELCOTYBWMX
Held by institutions 92.8% 43.5% 12.9%
Institutions holding 832 313 46
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +14.9% +0.5%
Institutions buying 439 169 24
Institutions selling 282 98 14
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.72 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.

ELCOTYBWMX
EL 1.00 0.50 0.14
COTY 0.50 1.00 0.16
BWMX 0.14 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EL, COTY and BWMX?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) $39.27B, Coty (COTY) $2.90B, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) $632.78M.

Which stock is cheaper, EL, COTY and BWMX?

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 215.8x, Coty (COTY) -4.7x, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) is cheapest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 34.2x, Coty (COTY) 10.7x, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +5.0%, Coty (COTY) -1.5%, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) has the highest net margin (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 1.2%, Coty (COTY) -10.6%, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) leads (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 2.4%, Coty (COTY) -1.2%, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 29.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) returned the most: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) +6.5%, Coty (COTY) -22.2%, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) +25.5%. Over five years, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) compounded fastest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) -19.7%/yr, Coty (COTY) -17.1%/yr, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) -12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) has the highest dividend yield: Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 0.01%, Coty (COTY) 0.00%, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 0.00%. Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) has been the steadiest (Estee Lauder Companies (EL) 48.6%, Coty (COTY) 51.6%, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BWMX) leads on 10. 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.