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Coty cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q1 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$84.6M in Q1 FY27 · $422M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$130M
Capital spending−$45.8M
Free cash flow+$84.6M
Cash / net income1.2×
Cash conversion cycle-134 days

Analysis

In Q1 FY27, Coty generated $130M of operating cash flow and spent $45.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $84.6M. That is $73.4M more than in Q1 FY26 ($11.2M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $603M; the largest uses were other financing ($1.0B), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($385M), capital spending ($181M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($719M), asset & business sales ($259M); the cash balance fell by $49.7M.

Operating cash flow was $130M against net income of $112M — 1.2× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$186M, payables +$96.1M, depreciation & amortization +$87.3M.

Its cash conversion cycle was -134 days (receivables 36 + inventory 138 − payables 309): suppliers fund its working capital.

Free cash flow

Coty: free cash flow by quarterCoty: free cash flow by quarter$419MQ2 FY25−$168MQ3 FY25$34.9MQ4 FY25$11.2MQ1 FY26$513MQ2 FY26−$249MQ3 FY26$72.6MQ4 FY26$84.6MQ1 FY27
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Coty: operating cash flow against capital spendingCoty: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$464M$45.5MQ2 FY25−$122M$45.9MQ3 FY25$83.2M$48.3MQ4 FY25$65.2M$54.0MQ1 FY26$560M$46.6MQ2 FY26−$203M$45.6MQ3 FY26$116M$43.4MQ4 FY26$130M$45.8MQ1 FY27
Latest (Q1 FY27): Operating cash flow $130M, Capital spending $45.8M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Coty: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearCoty: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingDividendsFY22: Operating cash flow $727MFY22: Net borrowing −$395MFY22: Asset sales $213MFY22: Capital spending −$174MFY22: Dividends −$57.2M$940MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $626MFY23: Net borrowing −$42.1MFY23: Shares issued $1.8MFY23: Asset sales $105MFY23: Capital spending −$223MFY23: Dividends −$13.7M$732MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $615MFY24: Net borrowing −$215MFY24: Shares issued $13.5MFY24: Asset sales $19.0MFY24: Capital spending −$245MFY24: Dividends −$13.4M$647MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $493MFY25: Net borrowing $370MFY25: Asset sales $12.6MFY25: Capital spending −$215MFY25: Dividends −$13.3M$875MFY25FY26: Operating cash flow $538MFY26: Net borrowing −$27.5MFY26: Asset sales $9.3MFY26: Capital spending −$190MFY26: Dividends −$13.2M$547MFY26
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $3.0B; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.0B) and net borrowing ($680M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$211M
Debt$2.8B
Net debt$2.6B
Due within a year$570M

Coty funds itself: free cash flow was $422M over the last twelve months, and $211M of cash and investments stands against $2.8B of debt ($570M due within a year, 0.4× covered by cash).

Coty: debt maturities by year (FY26)Coty: debt maturities by year (FY26)$570MYear 1$850MYear 3$1.6BYear 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $211M of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

Coty: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q1 FY27Coty: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q1 FY27Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$296MAsset & business sales$250MOperating cash flow$130MCapital spending−$45.8MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$34.5MPartners−$3.9MExchange rates−$600KOther financing$200K
Coty: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q1 FY27Coty: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q1 FY27Other financing−$1.0BOther investing$719MOperating cash flow$603MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$385MAsset & business sales$259MCapital spending−$181MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$49.7MPartners−$26.7MExchange rates$3.4M

From profit to cash

Coty: net income to operating cash flow, Q1 FY27Coty: net income to operating cash flow, Q1 FY27Net income$112MDepreciation & amortization$87.3MStock-based pay$7.2MDeferred taxes$25.5MGains on disposals$1.5MOther non-cash$5.2MReceivables−$186MInventory−$38.4MPayables$96.1MPrepaid and other assets$11.0MOther liabilities$25.2MIncome taxes payable$14.4MOperating cash flow$130M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q1 FY2736138309-134
Q4 FY2639149334-146
Q3 FY2644144357-170
Q2 FY2640120304-145
Q1 FY2637131311-142
Q3 FY2540137255-77
Q2 FY2536123222-64

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q1 FY27$130M−$45.8M—−$296M−$34.5M$84.6M
Q4 FY26$116M−$43.4M—$162M$81.3M$72.6M
Q3 FY26−$203M−$45.6M−$3.3M$206M$178M−$249M
Q2 FY26$560M−$46.6M—−$469M−$175M$513M
Q1 FY26$65.2M−$54.0M−$3.3M—−$2.7M$11.2M
Q4 FY25$83.2M−$48.3M−$3.4M−$18.7M−$11.0M$34.9M
Q3 FY25−$122M−$45.9M−$3.2M$320M$9.2M−$168M
Q2 FY25$464M−$45.5M−$3.4M$71.3M$38.9M$419M

Coty: income statement and cash flow

Coty, Q1 FY27: revenue $1.6B (-1% year over year), operating margin 11.0%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Coty: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.