The Cooper Companies, Inc (COO)
Return on total capital
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 642,100 | 720,900 | 735,800 | 726,000 | 696,600 | 633,700 | 587,100 | 519,900 | 518,200 | 480,700 | 469,500 | 552,300 | 532,600 | 564,000 | 529,200 | 497,200 | 514,600 | 488,400 | 460,900 | 340,200 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 8,238,900 | 8,353,000 | 8,287,900 | 8,127,300 | 8,083,400 | 7,925,000 | 7,803,700 | 7,695,100 | 7,550,800 | 7,528,300 | 7,377,800 | 7,335,500 | 7,174,500 | 7,082,900 | 7,013,600 | 6,925,900 | 6,941,800 | 6,785,200 | 6,162,600 | 5,989,700 |
| Return on total capital | 7.79% | 8.63% | 8.88% | 8.93% | 8.62% | 8.00% | 7.52% | 6.76% | 6.86% | 6.39% | 6.36% | 7.53% | 7.42% | 7.96% | 7.55% | 7.18% | 7.41% | 7.20% | 7.48% | 5.68% |
October 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $642,100K ÷ ($—K + $8,238,900K)
= 7.79%
Peer comparison
Oct 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
The Cooper Companies, Inc
COO
7.79%
Azenta Inc
AZTA
-0.80%
Becton Dickinson and Company
BDX
6.46%
Embecta Corp
EMBC
—
Hologic Inc
HOLX
16.10%