Cooper Companies vs Envista
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I put Cooper Companies and Envista side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Cooper Companies is the larger business, with $4.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.7B for Envista, about 1.5 times as much.
- Envista grew revenue faster (8.3%, against 5.1%).
- Cooper Companies kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (16.7% operating margin, against 8.0%).
- Cooper Companies turned more of its sales into free cash flow (10.6% FCF margin, against 8.5%).
- Cooper Companies earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (4.3%, against 3.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Envista’s earnings: a P/E of 40.8x against 20.9x for Cooper Companies.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Cooper Companies
COO
7/11
5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equity
Envista
NVST
4/11
Revenue growthPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | COO FY25 | NVST FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $11.8B | $3.9B |
| Revenue | $4.1B | $2.7B |
| Free cash flow | $434M | $230M |
| Net income | $375M | $47.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.1% | 8.3% |
| 5-year growth | 11.0% | 7.1% |
| Share count change | −0.2% | −1.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 65.5% | 54.7% |
| Operating margin | 16.7% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 1.7% |
| FCF margin | 10.6% | 8.5% |
| Return on capital | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | 1.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.4B | $237M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3x | 0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $290M | $167M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 20.9x | 40.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.