Coty Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

Coty (NYSE:COTY) sold its remaining 25.8% stake in Wella to KKR for $750 million upfront and will receive 45% of any future sale or IPO proceeds after KKR's preferred return. The transaction completes Coty’s multi-year Wella divestment program and the company intends to use most of the after-tax upfront proceeds to repay short- and long-term debt. Coty reported > $350 million of free cash flow in H1 FY26 and expects financial net leverage to fall to ~3.0x by end of CY25. Citi and Skadden advised Coty; Simpson Thacher counseled KKR.

Coty (NYSE: COTY) released its Fiscal Year 2025 Sustainability Report highlighting measurable progress on water, packaging, ingredients and supplier decarbonization under its Beauty that Lasts strategy.

Key facts: water withdrawal -16% (vs. 2019) toward a 25% 2030 target; 99% FSC certification for folding box packaging; 100% RSPO palm oil sourcing; supplier decarbonization targets and recognition on the CDP Supplier A List. Ratings include CDP Climate A-, MSCI A, Sustainalytics Low Risk, and EcoVadis Gold. New consumer tools and refillable products (17% lighter BOSS bottle, first refillable Max Factor mascara) and the report is Coty’s first under EU CSRD.

Kylie Cosmetics (NYSE: COTY) marks its 10-year anniversary on October 21, 2025, celebrating growth from the 2015 Kylie Lip Kit debut to a global beauty brand.

The brand now offers over 400 SKUs, is sold in 65+ countries, relaunched in 2021 with clean, vegan, cruelty-free formulations, and expanded into fragrance—its first scent, Cosmic Kylie Jenner, ranked as a bestselling fragrance launch in the USA and UK in 2024.

To commemorate the milestone, Kylie Cosmetics launched a limited-edition King Kylie Collection on October 18 and is hosting a Los Angeles pop-up from October 18–26.

Coty (NYSE: COTY) priced $900.0 million aggregate principal of 5.600% Senior Notes due 2031, to be issued by Coty and two wholly owned co-issuers. The offering is expected to close on or around October 15, 2025, subject to customary conditions.

Proceeds, plus cash on hand, are intended to redeem Coty’s outstanding 5.000% senior secured notes due 2026 and a portion of its 3.875% senior secured notes due 2026 at par plus accrued interest. Notes are Rule 144A/Reg S privately offered and not registered in the U.S.

Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY) has announced a private offering of senior notes through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, HFC Prestige Products, Inc. and HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC. The notes' terms, including principal amount and interest rate, will be determined at pricing.

The proceeds will be used to redeem all outstanding 5.000% senior secured notes due 2026 and a portion of 3.875% senior secured notes due 2026. The notes will be senior unsecured obligations while maintaining investment grade ratings from at least two of three agencies. If ratings drop, they will be secured by first-priority liens and guaranteed by Coty's subsidiaries.

The offering is exclusively available to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and non-U.S. persons under Regulation S of the Securities Act.

Coty (NYSE: COTY) announced a major strategic restructuring to strengthen its position in the fragrance market and optimize its Consumer Beauty division. The company will integrate its Prestige and Mass Fragrance businesses, which currently represent 69% of Coty's sales, to leverage synergies across R&D, consumer insights, manufacturing, and distribution.

The company appointed Gordon von Bretten as President of Consumer Beauty and launched a strategic review of its $1.2 billion mass color cosmetics business and $400 million Brazilian operations. The review will explore various options including partnerships, divestitures, and spin-offs. As part of the reorganization, Consumer Beauty executives Stefano Curti and Alexis Vaganay will step down.

Coty (NYSE: COTY) has announced the filing of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing, completed on August 21, 2025, is now publicly accessible through the SEC's website.

Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY) reported FY25 and Q4 results, with net revenue declining 4% to $5.89 billion for the full year and 8% to $1.25 billion in Q4. Despite headwinds, the company achieved FY25 adjusted EBITDA of $1.08 billion with an 18.4% margin, up 60 basis points.

The company's Prestige segment, representing 65% of total sales, was slightly positive on a like-for-like basis, while Consumer Beauty declined 5%. Notably, Coty delivered strong performance across price tiers with +9% growth in Ultra-Premium fragrances, +2% in Prestige fragrances, and +8% in Consumer Beauty fragrances.

Looking ahead, Coty expects sequential improvement in FY26, targeting a return to growth in 2H26, supported by new blockbuster launches and expansion into the fragrance mists category. The company maintains a financial leverage ratio of 3.5x and holds a 25.8% stake in Wella valued at $1 billion.