The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) Key Metrics
COO valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $11.02B
- Enterprise value
- $13.05B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.9 10-yr median 36.3
- Forward P/E
- 11.3
- PEG ratio
- 0.52
- Price / sales
- 2.6 10-yr median 5.2
- Price / book
- 1.3 10-yr median 3.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.8 10-yr median 20.7
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.82
COO key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCOO valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
COO returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
COO per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
COO financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
COO efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
COO valuation history
COO returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
COO debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
COO cash returned to shareholders
COO price vs earnings per share
COO key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $13.98B | $20.98B | $15.53B | $13.59B | $20.78B | $15.81B | $14.56B | $12.84B | $11.92B | $8.63B |
| Enterprise value | $16.66B | $23.45B | $17.97B | $16.21B | $22.17B | $17.76B | $16.30B | $14.78B | $13.00B | $9.86B |
| P/E ratio | 37.3 | 53.5 | 52.8 | 35.2 | 7.1 | 66.3 | 31.2 | 91.8 | 32.0 | 31.5 |
| Price / sales | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| Price / book | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 32.2 | 72.8 | 72.2 | 30.2 | 39.6 | 89.7 | 34.6 | 27.0 | 25.6 | 24.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 17.6 | 29.6 | 25.6 | 19.6 | 28.1 | 32.5 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 16.9 |
| EV / sales | 4.1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.8 | 21.9 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 26.9 | 28.5 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 19.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 38.4 | 81.4 | 83.6 | 36.0 | 42.3 | 100.8 | 38.7 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 27.6 |
| Earnings yield | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 14.2% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $69.91 | $104.68 | $77.94 | $68.35 | $104.23 | $79.76 | $72.75 | $64.58 | $60.06 | $44.01 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $20.46 | $19.44 | $18.04 | $16.64 | $14.66 | $12.26 | $13.25 | $12.74 | $10.78 | $10.03 |
| Earnings per share | $1.87 | $1.96 | $1.48 | $1.94 | $14.77 | $1.20 | $2.33 | $0.70 | $1.88 | $1.40 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $3.98 | $3.54 | $3.05 | $3.48 | $3.70 | $2.46 | $3.56 | $3.36 | $2.99 | $2.60 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.17 | $1.44 | $1.08 | $2.27 | $2.63 | $0.89 | $2.10 | $2.39 | $2.35 | $1.82 |
| Cash per share | $0.55 | $0.54 | $0.61 | $0.70 | $0.48 | $0.58 | $0.44 | $0.39 | $0.45 | $0.51 |
| Book value per share | $41.19 | $40.34 | $37.91 | $36.09 | $34.81 | $19.30 | $18.12 | $16.64 | $16.01 | $13.75 |
| Tangible book value per share | $14.00 | $12.25 | $11.12 | $8.45 | $15.53 | $0.45 | −$1.03 | −$3.05 | $1.59 | $0.46 |
| Dividends per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Capex per share | $1.81 | $2.10 | $1.97 | $1.22 | $1.08 | $1.57 | $1.46 | $0.97 | $0.64 | $0.78 |
| Debt per share | $13.92 | $12.89 | $12.90 | $13.90 | $7.43 | $10.41 | $9.12 | $10.18 | $5.91 | $6.80 |
| Shares outstanding | 200.0M | 200.4M | 199.2M | 198.8M | 199.4M | 198.2M | 200.2M | 198.8M | 198.4M | 196.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.2% | +0.6% | +0.2% | −0.3% | +0.6% | −1.0% | +0.7% | +0.2% | +1.2% | −0.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 54.7% | 6.4% | 13.5% | 4.3% | 12.7% | 10.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 5.0% | 10.1% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 7.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 36.0% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 6.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | 5.4% | 5.9% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 51.1% | 7.9% | 19.1% | 6.4% | 18.7% | 14.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.6% | 7.4% | 6.0% | 13.6% | 17.9% | 7.2% | 15.9% | 18.8% | 21.8% | 18.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.12 | 1.81 | 2.06 | 1.79 | 0.25 | 2.04 | 1.53 | 4.78 | 1.59 | 1.86 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.78B | $2.58B | $2.57B | $2.76B | $1.48B | $2.06B | $1.83B | $2.02B | $1.17B | $1.33B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $110.6M | $107.6M | $120.8M | $138.2M | $95.9M | $115.9M | $89.0M | $77.7M | $88.8M | $100.8M |
| Net debt | $2.67B | $2.48B | $2.45B | $2.63B | $1.39B | $1.95B | $1.74B | $1.95B | $1.08B | $1.23B |
| Debt / equity | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 0.49 |
| Debt / assets | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.30 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.54 | 2.31 | 2.76 | 2.99 | 1.68 | 3.13 | 2.10 | 2.82 | 1.76 | 2.37 |
| Current ratio | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.76 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 1.27 | 1.05 | 2.03 | 2.41 | 1.74 |
| Quick ratio | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.59 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 0.96 |
| Interest coverage | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 21.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
| Working capital | $993.6M | $928.7M | $735.9M | $253.4M | $733.2M | $269.8M | $52.8M | $554.4M | $557.1M | $398.0M |
| Invested capital | $10.91B | $10.56B | $10.00B | $9.80B | $8.33B | $5.77B | $5.37B | $5.25B | $4.26B | $3.93B |
| Tangible asset value | $2.80B | $2.45B | $2.22B | $1.68B | $3.10B | $88.5M | −$205.7M | −$605.6M | $316.3M | $94.2M |
| Net current asset value | −$2.05B | −$2.28B | −$2.40B | −$2.78B | −$1.20B | −$1.64B | −$1.48B | −$1.71B | −$729.7M | −$841.4M |
| Graham number | $41.68 | $42.15 | $35.49 | $39.70 | $107.55 | $22.85 | $30.83 | $16.23 | $26.02 | $20.80 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$15.00 | −$15.89 | −$15.87 | −$17.34 | −$9.47 | −$11.02 | −$9.88 | −$11.13 | −$5.69 | −$6.37 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $290.1M | $0 | $23.0M | $78.5M | $24.8M | $47.8M | $156.1M | $0 | $55.0M | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 66.9% | 0.0% | 12.1% | 18.1% | 5.3% | 28.8% | 37.8% | 0.6% | 12.4% | 0.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 8.9% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 12.8% | 11.0% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 7.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 45.5% | 59.4% | 64.6% | 35.0% | 29.0% | 63.8% | 41.0% | 28.9% | 21.4% | 29.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.86 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.77 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| R&D / revenue | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 39.8% | 39.4% | 41.8% | 40.6% | 41.4% | 40.8% | 37.6% | 38.4% | 37.4% | 36.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 68.9 | 62.2 | 59.3 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 65.4 | 55.7 | 49.8 | 51.9 | 53.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 186.9 | 216.0 | 201.6 | 189.6 | 218.2 | 219.4 | 198.6 | 187.0 | 205.8 | 192.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 63.6 | 73.4 | 75.4 | 64.0 | 63.7 | 66.4 | 60.4 | 58.5 | 58.9 | 51.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 192.3 | 204.8 | 185.4 | 184.7 | 213.9 | 218.4 | 194.0 | 178.4 | 198.8 | 194.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.29 | 5.87 | 6.16 | 6.17 | 6.15 | 5.58 | 6.55 | 7.33 | 7.04 | 6.85 |
| Payables turnover | 5.74 | 4.98 | 4.84 | 5.70 | 5.73 | 5.50 | 6.05 | 6.24 | 6.20 | 7.08 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.95 | 1.69 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.84 | 1.95 | 1.77 | 1.90 |
| Asset turnover | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.44 |
| Average receivables | $773.0M | $663.4M | $583.8M | $536.5M | $475.4M | $435.4M | $405.0M | $345.6M | $304.0M | $287.2M |
| Average payables | $280.4M | $261.2M | $255.3M | $205.1M | $168.7M | $163.1M | $148.2M | $144.2M | $124.8M | $112.2M |
| Average inventory | $824.4M | $769.1M | $682.1M | $607.1M | $578.0M | $538.6M | $487.9M | $461.4M | $435.9M | $418.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 43.9% | 45.7% | 45.8% | 47.8% | 40.0% | 55.5% | 61.1% | 64.0% | 58.9% | 58.2% |
Computed from COO's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 5, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
COO valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (October 31, 2025), Cooper Companies traded at 37.3 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 36.3. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 19.9 and the forward P/E is 11.3. Cooper Companies earned a return on equity of 4.6% and a return on invested capital of 4.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.8 billion of debt and $110.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $2.7 billion. It returned $290.1 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $290.1 million in share buybacks, 67% of free cash flow.
See the COO income statement, the COO chart for price history, or the COO stock overview for the latest quote and news.
COO key metrics FAQ
What is Cooper Companies's P/E ratio?
Cooper Companies's trailing P/E ratio is 19.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 11.3. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 37.3, compared with a 10-year median of 36.3.
What is Cooper Companies's EV/EBITDA?
Cooper Companies's enterprise value was 15.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $16.7 billion, EBITDA $1.1 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.8.
What is Cooper Companies's return on equity?
Cooper Companies's return on equity (ROE) was 4.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $374.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $8.2 billion.
What is Cooper Companies's ROIC?
Cooper Companies's return on invested capital was 4.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Cooper Companies have?
Cooper Companies had total debt of $2.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34 and $2.7 billion of net debt (2.54 times EBITDA).
Does Cooper Companies pay a dividend?
Cooper Companies did not pay a dividend in fiscal 2025.
Does Cooper Companies buy back its shares?
Yes. Cooper Companies spent $290.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.2% over the year, to 200.0M..
What is Cooper Companies's free cash flow yield?
Cooper Companies generated $433.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.1% on its market value at year-end ($14.0 billion).
What is Cooper Companies's current ratio?
Cooper Companies's current ratio was 1.89 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.89 times current liabilities.