CotyvsAltria

COTY and MO stock compared: price, dividend, valuation and results, from SEC filings.

Coty (COTY) has a market value of $3.6B and Altria (MO) $131B. Over the last year, with dividends, COTY moved +7.2% and MO +44.7%. Dividend yield: COTY 0.37%, MO 5.46%.

At a glance

The main figures of both. A bar only shows which number is larger, not which is better.

  • Market value

    COTY$3.6B

    MO$131B

    MO is 37 times COTY

  • Revenue, 12 months

    COTY$5.8B

    MO$23.5B

    MO is 4.1 times COTY

  • Net income, 12 months

    COTY-$563M

    MO$8.1B

  • Operating margin

    COTY-1.7%

    MO47.0%

    48.7 points apart

  • ROIC

    COTY-1.2%

    MO38.4%

    39.6 points apart

  • P/E

    COTY–

    MO16.2

  • Dividend yield

    COTY0.4%

    MO5.5%

    5.1 points apart

  • 5-year return

    COTY-62.6%

    MO+157.7%

    220.3 points apart

A fainter bar means a negative number. The 5-year return includes dividends.

The price over time

Both start at 100 at the beginning of the period, so the lines show how much each changed. With dividends means each dividend buys more shares.

COTY-62.6%

MO+157.7%

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Returns by period
PeriodCOTYWith dividendsMOWith dividends
1 year since November 12, 2025+7.2%Price +7.2%+44.7%Price +35.5%
3 years since November 13, 2023-59.1%-25.8% a yearPrice -59.1%+146.0%+35.0% a yearPrice +96.6%
5 years since November 12, 2021-62.6%-17.9% a yearPrice -62.6%+157.7%+20.8% a yearPrice +75.1%
10 years since November 15, 2016-74.8%-12.9% a yearPrice -77.9%+153.8%+9.8% a yearPrice +27.2%

Each cell: the total return with dividends, its yearly rate, and the price change alone. Before taxes and costs. Past returns do not predict future ones.

Every figure

As on each company's page. A description, not a recommendation: no one figure says which is better.

COTYCotyMOAltria

Valuation

COTYMO
Valuation
Price$4.04$78.64
Market value$3.6B$131B
Enterprise value (EV)$6.1B$153B
P/E–16.2
P/E, 5-year median–14.0
P/B1.2–
EV/EBIT–13.8
Free cash flow yield11.9%6.9%

Results and growth

COTYMO
Results and growth
Revenue, 12 months$5.8B$23.5B
Net income, 12 months-$563M$8.1B
Free cash flow, 12 months$422M$9.1B
Earnings per share, 12 months-$0.65$4.85
Revenue growth, year on year-1.5%-3.1%
Revenue growth a year, past+4.6%over 5 years-2.3%over 5 years
EPS growth a year, past–+11.4%over 5 years

Margins and returns on capital

COTYMO
Margins and returns on capital
Gross margin62.6%63.3%
Operating margin-1.7%47.0%
Net margin-9.7%34.5%
ROIC-1.2%38.4%
ROE-17.2%–

Balance sheet

COTYMO
Balance sheet
Cash$211M$2.7B
Total debt$3.0B$24.1B
Net debt / EBITDA6.61.9
Interest cover-0.6×9.4×

Dividends and buybacks

COTYMO
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield0.4%5.5%
Dividend per share, 12 months$0.02$4.29
Dividend growth a year, past-14.8%over 5 years+4.1%over 5 years
Buyback yield–0.8%
Shareholder yield0.4%6.2%

Last 12 months from the latest 10-Q and 10-K. Value, P/E and yields at today's price. A dash means the figure does not exist or did not pass our checks.

Questions: COTY or MO

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Which is bigger, Coty or Altria?

By market value, Altria ($131B) is about 37.0 times Coty ($3.6B), at today's prices.

How did COTY and MO stock do over the last 10 years?

Since November 15, 2016, COTY's price moved -77.9% and MO's +27.2%. With dividends: COTY -74.8% (-12.9% a year), MO +153.8% (+9.8% a year). Past returns do not predict future ones.

Which pays the higher dividend, COTY or MO?

The dividend yield at today's price is 0.37% for Coty and 5.46% for Altria. Over the last twelve months they paid $0.02 and $4.29 per share.

Which has the higher profit margins, Coty or Altria?

Over the last twelve months, the net margin was -9.7% for Coty and 34.5% for Altria, and the operating margin -1.7% and 47.0%. Revenue was $5.8B and $23.5B.

Which is the better investment, Coty or Altria?

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