Coty (COTY) reported $1.25 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 8.1%. EPS of -$0.05 for the same period compares to -$0.03 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.07% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.2 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.01, the EPS surprise was -600%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Coty performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenues- Prestige: $760.6 million compared to the $721.85 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.3% year over year.
- Net Revenues- Consumer Beauty: $491.8 million compared to the $477.45 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -12.3% year over year.
- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- Prestige: $74.7 million versus $76.95 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- Consumer Beauty: $-7 million compared to the $-1.36 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Coty have returned -2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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