The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-11.2%

$54.49

vs $61.36 price

Levered DCF

$51.02

After debt service

Piotroski score

7 / 9

Strong

Altman Z-score

2.97

Grey zone

Rating

B+

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	37.19×	53.14×	52.31×	34.87×	7.07×	16.41×	7.68×	22.66×
P/B	1.7×	2.58×	2.04×	1.88×	3×	4.1×	3.95×	3.83×
P/S	3.42×	5.34×	4.29×	4.07×	7.12×	6.44×	5.41×	5.01×
EV / EBITDA	15.81×	21.74×	20.18×	18.33×	26.93×	28.27×	19.47×	21.21×
Gross margin	60.7%	66.6%	65.6%	64.7%	66.9%	63.1%	66.2%	64.4%
Operating margin	16.7%	18.1%	14.8%	15.3%	17.3%	12.8%	20.6%	15.9%
Net margin	9.2%	10.1%	8.2%	11.7%	100.8%	9.8%	17.6%	5.5%
Current ratio	1.89×	1.91×	1.76×	1.2×	2×	1.27×	1.05×	2.03×
Debt / equity	0.34×	0.32×	0.34×	0.39×	0.21×	0.54×	0.5×	0.61×
Interest coverage	6.83×	6.17×	5.06×	8.86×	21.9×	8.47×	8.04×	4.87×
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Payout ratio	0.0%	0.0%	1.0%	0.8%	0.1%	1.3%	0.6%	2.1%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	4.6%	4.9%	3.9%	5.4%	42.4%	6.2%	12.9%	4.2%
Return on invested capital	4.0%	4.2%	3.5%	3.9%	5.6%	4.5%	9.3%	3.0%
Return on assets	3.0%	3.2%	2.5%	3.4%	30.7%	3.5%	7.4%	2.3%
Free cash flow yield	3.1%	1.4%	1.4%	3.3%	2.5%	1.1%	2.9%	3.7%
Earnings yield	2.7%	1.9%	1.9%	2.9%	14.2%	1.5%	3.3%	1.1%
Enterprise value	$16.7B	$23.3B	$17.9B	$16.1B	$22.2B	$17.6B	$16.1B	$14.6B
Net debt / EBITDA	2.54×	2.31×	2.76×	2.99×	1.68×	3.13×	2.1×	2.82×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	198	219	202	180	225	226	205	185