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

Cheap-looking but murky — a modest guidance cut plus a canceled sale sparked a 20%+ drop that may be an overreaction, but a shareholder-rights investigation adds real uncertainty.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals68/100

Fell 22% in 11 trading day(s) — now $55.29

Why COO dropped

Cooper Companies beat EPS estimates on Sept 9 Q3 2026 earnings but missed on revenue, cut full-year guidance modestly (EPS midpoint to $4.53 from $4.62, about 2%), and abandoned a long-rumored sale of its CooperSurgical unit — disappointing investors hoping for a buyout premium. Management attributed the CooperVision revenue miss to U.S. "channel inventory" destocking rather than falling end-consumer demand, which continued at steady mid-single-digit growth.

Fwd P/E 11.8Op margin 20.8%Rev growth 0.6%Debt/equity 33.6%Analyst upside 19.8%

How this scored 68/100

✅ 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? 19/25

Forward P/E 11.8 9/10

PEG ratio 0.5 8/8

Analyst target upside 19.8% 2/7

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 2026-09-21. Research only — not financial advice.