The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO): one to watch?

Watch, not buy yet — weak guidance and stalled core growth are real, but the drop looks more like disappointment than collapse.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals69/100

Fell 24% in 10 trading day(s) — now $53.91

Why COO dropped

Cooper's Q3 2026 earnings beat on profit but missed on revenue, and management cut full-year guidance while flagging that its core CooperVision contact lens business is deliberately shrinking U.S. inventory (destocking) and growing only ~1% organically; investors were also upset the board decided NOT to sell the CooperSurgical unit as many had hoped.

Fwd P/E 11.5Op margin 20.8%Rev growth 0.6%Debt/equity 33.6%Analyst upside 22.8%

How this scored 69/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 13.5%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $543M

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 33.6% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 1.2 (needs 1+)

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Profitability Does it actually make money? 14/25

Operating margin 20.8% 7/9

Net profit margin 13.5% 5/8

Return on equity 6.8% 1/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 18/25

Revenue growth 0.6% 2/9

Earnings growth 357.1% 8/8

Expected profit change 61.3% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 20/25

Forward P/E 11.5 9/10

PEG ratio 0.5 8/8

Analyst target upside 22.8% 3/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 17/25

Debt / equity 33.6% 9/10

Current ratio 1.2 1/8

Free cash flow $543M 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-09-14. Research only — not financial advice.