The Cooper Companies (COO) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

The Cooper Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets contact lens wearers. The company operates in two segments, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. The CooperVision segment offers spherical lense, including lenses that correct near and farsightedness; and toric and multifocal lenses comprising lenses correcting vision challenges, such as astigmatism, presbyopia, myopia, ocular dryness and eye fatigues in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+26.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$172M/ year

↑ Rising (+11% vs prior year)

4.2% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$125M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

The Cooper Companies is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.3% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 199.4M (2021) → 200.0M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

67.9%

Premium pricing power — 67.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

20.8%

Excellent — 20.8% operating margin

ROCE

2.0%

Weak — 2.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.7%

Slow sales growth (5.7% YoY)

EPS YoY

-3.4%

Earnings shrinking (-3.4% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

216%

Turns 216% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

11.8%

Modest free cash flow (11.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.30

Conservative — low debt load (0.30)

Interest Cover

6.76x

Adequate interest coverage (6.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

35.5x

Pricey — P/E 35.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+21.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (35.5 → 13.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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