YSG vs NUS vs COTY Stock Comparison

Yatsen Holding, Nu Skin Enterprises and Coty Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YSG Yatsen Holding Ltd
$2.38 -7.0% 1M -68.7% 1Y
Market cap
$222.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$653.85M
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
3 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nu Skin Enterprises leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nu Skin Enterprises 5, Coty 3, Yatsen Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionYSGNUSCOTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $222.11M $230.10M $2.90B COTY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.7x -1.1x -4.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.0x 10.7x NUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.6% -15.4% -1.5% YSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.5% -15.7% -10.6% YSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.2% -1.2% NUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 7.2x NUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% NUS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -68.7% -57.4% -22.2% COTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.6%/yr -34.8%/yr -17.1%/yr COTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.5% 48.0% 51.6% NUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 55/100 38/100 YSG

Percentile Scorecard

YSGNUSCOTY

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

AxisYSGNUSCOTY
Valuation 63 #20 of 52 86 #8 of 52 77 #13 of 52
Growth 82 #10 of 50 10 #45 of 50 20 #40 of 50
Profitability 50 #23 of 45 43 #26 of 45 39 #28 of 45
Financial Health 84 #10 of 56 64 #21 of 56 26 #42 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 73 #9 of 31 30 #22 of 31
Overall 69 55 38
  • YSG ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • NUS ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • COTY 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

PeriodYSGNUSCOTYSPY
1 month -7.0%+1.3%+22.0% -0.8%
3 months -30.2%-8.8%+18.4% +3.5%
6 months -15.0%-37.3%+34.2% +7.0%
Year to date -38.8%-51.2%+4.5% +12.2%
1 year -68.7%-57.4%-22.2% +13.0%
3 years -48.4%-74.6%-64.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.8%-36.7%-29.4% +23.1%
5 years -83.9%-88.2%-60.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -30.6%-34.8%-17.1% +11.0%
10 years —-92.4%-86.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-22.7%-17.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureYSGNUSCOTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.5%48.0%51.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.8%57.2%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.600.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-1.20-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-91.9%-86.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.1%-59.4%-21.5% -1.8%
52-week high $7.46$11.54$4.10 $779.14
52-week low $2.19$4.53$1.85 $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.

MultipleYSGNUSCOTY
P/E now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 18.6x -1.1xmedian 18.6x -4.6xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x 6.3xmedian 13.0x 14.2xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.4x 21.2xmedian 18.4x 8.1xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.97 0.01median 0.97 0.09median 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 monthsYSGNUSCOTY
Revenue $653.85M $1.38B $5.81B
Gross profit $505.96M $951.49M $3.65B
Operating income -$47.33M -$10.41M -$81.50M
Net income -$31.82M -$216.39M -$598.70M
Free cash flow – $10.78M $348.20M
R&D $22.34M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $-4.45 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $104.68M $189.64M $176.10M
Total debt – $213.66M $3.05B
Shares (diluted) 93.13M 48.60M 877.40M
Enterprise value -$350.20M -$654.53M $1.76B

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
MetricYSGNUSCOTY
P/E -9.7x -1.1x -4.6x
P/FCF – 21.2x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.5x 5.3x
P/S 0.7x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 0.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.5x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – 6.3x 14.2x
EV/EBIT -6.2x -24.1x -70.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 23.2x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.9x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 0.01 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricYSGNUSCOTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.6% -15.4% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -12.3% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% -13.0% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.2% -13.1% 1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.0% 25.5% -133.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% -29.2% -29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.2% -314.6% -69.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -72.0% -46.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -537.4% -318.6% -61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -73.1% -48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.6% 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% -4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -81.6% 25.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 76.1% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricYSGNUSCOTY
Gross margin 77.4% 69.2% 62.9%
EBITDA margin – 2.9% 6.9%
Operating margin -7.2% -0.8% -1.4%
Pretax margin -4.6% -1.9% -10.5%
Net margin -3.5% -15.7% -10.6%
FCF margin – 0.8% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.7% 9.3%
Return on equity -7.8% -32.4% -18.3%
Return on assets -5.7% -17.3% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – -1.2% -1.2%
Return on capital employed -10.1% -1.0% -1.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricYSGNUSCOTY
Debt / assets – 19.1% 29.9%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 7.2x
Debt / FCF – 19.8x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 32.0% 51.6% 69.0%
Equity / assets 68.0% 48.4% 31.0%
Interest coverage – -0.7x –
Current ratio 3.7x 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.15 3.71 -0.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricYSGNUSCOTY
Dividend yield – 5.1% 0.0%
Net buyback yield – 10.9% –
Shareholder yield – 16.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -5.4% -2.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 108.1% 3.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.3% -0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -46.8% -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.

ConsensusYSGNUSCOTY
Forward P/E – 6.0xFY2026 10.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.16FY2026 $0.78FY2026 $0.30FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -38.6%FY2026 +42.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +43.6% -13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $638.64MFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $5.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026 -5.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +24.7% -9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersYSGNUSCOTY
Held by institutions 6.8% 74.1% 43.5%
Institutions holding 43 161 313
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% -0.9% +14.9%
Institutions buying 15 77 169
Institutions selling 18 61 98
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.26 1.72

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.

YSGNUSCOTY
YSG 1.00 0.07 0.12
NUS 0.07 1.00 0.28
COTY 0.12 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, YSG, NUS and COTY?

Coty (COTY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Yatsen Holding (YSG) $222.11M, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) $230.10M, Coty (COTY) $2.90B.

Which company is growing faster?

Yatsen Holding (YSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Yatsen Holding (YSG) +25.6%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.4%, Coty (COTY) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yatsen Holding (YSG) has the highest net margin (Yatsen Holding (YSG) -3.5%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -15.7%, Coty (COTY) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) leads (Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -1.2%, Coty (COTY) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coty (COTY) returned the most: Yatsen Holding (YSG) -68.7%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -57.4%, Coty (COTY) -22.2%. Over five years, Coty (COTY) compounded fastest (Yatsen Holding (YSG) -30.6%/yr, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) -34.8%/yr, Coty (COTY) -17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) has been the steadiest (Yatsen Holding (YSG) 82.5%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) 48.0%, Coty (COTY) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.