Coty Inc. Class A COTY

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Coty’s latest earnings jolt investors Coty (COTY) has moved back into focus after reporting a fourth quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted loss wider than expected, along with a modest 1% net revenue increase and a 42% drop in adjusted operating income. The update also detailed an early transition of the Gucci Beauty license to Kering, with Coty receiving upfront payments while keeping the business until mid 2027, and highlighted fiscal 2027 as a transitional year. Coty’s recent report has hit a stock...

The skincare brand skipped celebrity endorsements and Sephora shelves, building its business inside dermatologists’ offices and med spas.

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As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q2. Today, we are looking at personal care stocks, starting with Coty (NYSE:COTY).

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On August 19, 2026, Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY)’s fiscal fourth-quarter net revenue rose 1.3% to $1.27 billion in the quarter ended June 30, beating the average analyst estimate for a 4.6% decline, Reuters reported. Bloomberg said the total included a 3% currency tailwind, and like-for-like revenue actually fell 1%, the seventh straight decline but the smallest […]

Coty’s results for Q2 reflected a challenging environment, with the market reacting negatively to both margin pressures and a non-GAAP loss that missed Wall Street’s consensus. Management attributed the softness to a lag in sell-out performance compared to category peers and a transition from a historical sell-in focus toward driving true market share gains. Interim CEO Markus Strobel was candid about the need for change, stating, “Our objective is to drive sell-out and to drive market share,” a

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) traded about 7% lower shortly after its earnings release, with the after-hours decline later approaching 8.5%, as a fourth-quarter revenue beat was accompanied by a wider-than-expected adjusted loss and weaker near-term profit guidance. Revenue increased 1.3% to $1.27 billion, outperforming the consensus forecast for a 4.6% decline. However, the company-defined adjusted loss […]

The beauty group's repricing rests on a profit plan it controls, while the low end of its new sales guidance is no faster than the year just ended.

Coty Inc. has reported full-year 2026 results, with sales easing to US$5,806.6 million from US$5,892.9 million and net loss widening to US$604.8 million, while also confirming a transition year ahead as it adapts to the early exit of its Gucci Beauty license. Alongside these results, Coty named seasoned consumer-goods finance executive Soraya Benchikh as its incoming CFO, a move that aligns leadership with its sharpened focus on core brands, cost discipline and debt reduction. We’ll now...

Shares of beauty products company Coty (NYSE:COTY) fell 7% in the morning session after it reported mixed second-quarter results but provided a weak outlook for the upcoming quarter. While Coty's reported a revenue of $1.27 billion which surpassed expectations, its adjusted loss of $0.02 per share was wider than the forecasted $0.01 loss. The negative sentiment was primarily driven by the company's forward guidance, which projected that revenue in the first quarter of 2027 would decline by a low