IPAR vs COTY vs ELF Stock Comparison

Interparfums, Coty and e.l.f. Beauty Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IPAR Interparfums Inc
$115.36 -2.2% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.68B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
0.03%
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
8 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
1 win
ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
$112.97 +13.5% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.70B
P/E
112.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.76B
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Interparfums leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Interparfums 8, e.l.f. Beauty 3, Coty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPARCOTYELFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.68B $2.90B $6.70B ELF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x -4.7x 112.4x IPAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 10.7x 33.0x COTY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -1.5% +31.2% ELF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% -10.6% 3.4% IPAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.8% -1.2% 4.6% IPAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 7.2x 2.2x IPAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% IPAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.6% -22.2% -8.0% IPAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr -17.1%/yr +29.0%/yr ELF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 51.6% 70.6% IPAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 38/100 60/100 IPAR

Percentile Scorecard

IPARCOTYELF

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

AxisIPARCOTYELF
Valuation 65 #19 of 52 77 #13 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Growth 71 #15 of 50 20 #40 of 50 86 #8 of 50
Profitability 89 #6 of 45 39 #28 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Financial Health 91 #6 of 56 26 #42 of 56 67 #19 of 56
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 30 #22 of 31 40 #19 of 31
Overall 76 38 60
  • IPAR ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • COTY ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • ELF 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

PeriodIPARCOTYELFSPY
1 month -2.2%+22.0%+13.5% -0.8%
3 months -7.5%+18.4%+34.5% +3.5%
6 months +26.4%+34.2%+77.3% +7.0%
Year to date +36.0%+4.5%+48.6% +12.2%
1 year +19.6%-22.2%-8.0% +13.0%
3 years -6.9%-64.8%+10.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.4%-29.4%+3.4% +23.1%
5 years +35.7%-60.9%+257.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.3%-17.1%+29.0% +11.0%
10 years +251.7%-86.0%+323.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.4%-17.8%+15.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIPARCOTYELFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%51.6%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%56.8%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.641.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.43-0.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.5%-86.0%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-21.5%-14.2% -1.8%
52-week high $128.55$4.10$131.70 $779.14
52-week low $79.57$1.85$49.57 $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.

MultipleIPARCOTYELF
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 18.6x -4.6xmedian 18.6x 112.1xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 13.0x 14.2xmedian 13.0x 32.3xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 18.4x 8.1xmedian 18.4x 23.8xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 5.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 0.97 0.09median 0.97 -6.57median 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 monthsIPARCOTYELF
Revenue $1.50B $5.81B $1.76B
Gross profit $958.32M $3.65B $1.31B
Operating income $259.14M -$81.50M $127.36M
Net income $205.13M -$598.70M $59.61M
Free cash flow $245.89M $348.20M $280.16M
EPS (diluted) $5.24 $-0.70 $1.00
Cash & equivalents – $176.10M $344.24M
Total debt $145.69M $3.05B $832.00M
Shares (diluted) 32.03M 877.40M 59.73M
Enterprise value $3.27B $1.76B $5.67B

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
MetricIPARCOTYELF
P/E 22.0x -4.6x 112.1x
P/FCF 15.0x 8.1x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 5.3x 22.4x
P/S 2.5x 0.5x 3.8x
P/B 3.4x 0.9x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 7.3x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 14.2x 32.3x
EV/EBIT 14.7x -70.0x 56.1x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.0x 4.1x
EV/FCF 15.4x 16.4x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 10.6x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 0.09 -6.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPARCOTYELF
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -1.5% 31.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 1.5% 37.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% -4.4% 38.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 1.0% 41.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.2% -133.8% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -29.1% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% -69.5% -39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -46.5% -15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% -61.0% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -48.3% -17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 9.2% 85.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% -4.9% 46.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 25.4% 107.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -4.7% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPARCOTYELF
Gross margin 63.8% 62.9% 74.4%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 6.9% 12.6%
Operating margin 17.3% -1.4% 7.2%
Pretax margin 17.8% -10.5% 4.7%
Net margin 11.2% -10.6% 3.4%
FCF margin 16.4% 6.0% 15.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 9.3% 16.9%
Return on equity 18.6% -18.3% 5.2%
Return on assets 13.5% -5.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 15.8% -1.2% 4.6%
Return on capital employed 21.1% -1.1% 6.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.9x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.8% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPARCOTYELF
Debt / assets 9.8% 29.9% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 7.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 8.8x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 26.8% 69.0% 52.5%
Equity / assets 73.2% 31.0% 47.5%
Interest coverage 38.1x – –
Current ratio 3.3x 0.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 8.45 -0.10 4.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPARCOTYELF
Dividend yield 2.8% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.0% -2.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.7% 3.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.2% -0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -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.

ConsensusIPARCOTYELF
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 10.7xFY2027 33.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2026 $0.30FY2027 $3.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +42.9%FY2027 +9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% -13.3% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.55BFY2026 $5.51BFY2027 $2.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 -5.1%FY2027 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -9.7% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPARCOTYELF
Held by institutions 67.1% 43.5% 87.3%
Institutions holding 312 313 430
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +14.9% -9.9%
Institutions buying 166 169 214
Institutions selling 97 98 158
Buyers to sellers 1.71 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.

IPARCOTYELF
IPAR 1.00 0.52 0.40
COTY 0.52 1.00 0.34
ELF 0.40 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPAR, COTY and ELF?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interparfums (IPAR) $3.68B, Coty (COTY) $2.90B, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) $6.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, IPAR, COTY and ELF?

Interparfums (IPAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interparfums (IPAR) 22.0x, Coty (COTY) -4.7x, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 112.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coty (COTY) is cheapest (Interparfums (IPAR) 24.1x, Coty (COTY) 10.7x, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 33.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Interparfums (IPAR) +2.9%, Coty (COTY) -1.5%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +31.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interparfums (IPAR) has the highest net margin (Interparfums (IPAR) 11.2%, Coty (COTY) -10.6%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Interparfums (IPAR) leads (Interparfums (IPAR) 15.8%, Coty (COTY) -1.2%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interparfums (IPAR) returned the most: Interparfums (IPAR) +19.6%, Coty (COTY) -22.2%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) -8.0%. Over five years, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) compounded fastest (Interparfums (IPAR) +6.3%/yr, Coty (COTY) -17.1%/yr, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) +29.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Interparfums (IPAR) has the highest dividend yield: Interparfums (IPAR) 0.03%, Coty (COTY) 0.00%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 0.00%. e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Interparfums (IPAR) has been the steadiest (Interparfums (IPAR) 30.6%, Coty (COTY) 51.6%, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.