Question 1

What is Cooper Companies's P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

Cooper Companies (COO) P/FCF ratio is 24.1× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month free cash flow, using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/FCF = Market Capitalisation ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Free Cash Flow, where Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.

Question 4

What is a good P/FCF ratio for Cooper Companies?

Accepted Answer

Mature companies that consistently convert profit into cash often trade at 15–25× P/FCF; capital-intensive businesses with lumpy capex typically trade lower. Compare against sector peers and against the company's own multi-year average — single-year P/FCF can be distorted by working-capital swings. For Cooper Companies specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 19.1×.

Question 5

Is Cooper Companies's P/FCF ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Cooper Companies's P/FCF ratio of 24.1× is below its own 5-year average of 56.5× and above the sector median of 19.1×. That places the current reading at the 2th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Cooper Companies's historical P/FCF ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Cooper Companies (COO) P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 8.0× in 2010 to a high of 327.0× in 2006. The 5-year average is 56.5× and the 5-year median is 40.1×.

Question 7

What was Cooper Companies's P/FCF ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Cooper Companies (COO) P/FCF ratio at the end of 2025 was 31.9×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month free cash flow figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Cooper Companies's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (free cash flow). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$13.8B	$434M	31.9×	-41.1×	Oct 31, 2025
2024	$21.1B	$288M	73.1×	+1.3×	Oct 31, 2024
2023	$15.4B	$215M	71.8×	+41.9×	Oct 31, 2023
2022	$13.5B	$450M	29.9×	-9.8×	Oct 31, 2022
2021	$20.8B	$524M	39.7×	-49.2×	Oct 31, 2021
2020	$15.7B	$176M	88.9×	+55.0×	Oct 31, 2020
2019	$14.3B	$421M	33.9×	+7.2×	Oct 31, 2019
2018	$12.7B	$475M	26.7×	+1.6×	Oct 31, 2018
2017	$11.7B	$466M	25.1×	+1.1×	Oct 31, 2017
2016	$8.59B	$357M	24.1×	-25.7×	Oct 31, 2016
2015	$7.35B	$148M	49.7×	+13.3×	Oct 31, 2015
2014	$7.89B	$217M	36.4×	+10.3×	Oct 31, 2014
2013	$6.2B	$238M	26.1×	+4.5×	Oct 31, 2013
2012	$4.65B	$215M	21.6×	+7.5×	Oct 31, 2012
2011	$3.28B	$233M	14.1×	+2.4×	Oct 31, 2011
2010	$2.27B	$194M	11.7×	+1.9×	Oct 31, 2010
2009	$1.27B	$129M	9.8×	—	Oct 31, 2009
2008	$743M	-$28.4M	—	—	Oct 31, 2008
2007	$1.88B	-$49.6M	—	—	Oct 31, 2007
2006	$2.57B	$7.85M	327.0×	+281.1×	Oct 31, 2006
2005	$3.06B	$66.8M	45.9×	+5.5×	Oct 31, 2005
2004	$2.45B	$60.7M	40.4×	+10.2×	Oct 31, 2004
2003	$1.38B	$45.7M	30.2×	+5.1×	Oct 31, 2003
2002	$814M	$32.5M	25.0×	—	Oct 31, 2002


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P/FCF Ratio for Cooper Companies (COO) 2002-2026

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Cooper Companies (COO)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Cooper Companies (COO) from 2002 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Cooper Companies (COO)

Cooper Companies P/FCF Ratio by Year

Cooper Companies P/FCF Ratio 2025: 31.9×

Cooper Companies P/FCF Ratio 2024: 73.1×

Cooper Companies P/FCF Ratio 2023: 71.8×

Cooper Companies P/FCF Ratio 2022: 29.9×

Cooper Companies P/FCF Ratio 2021: 39.7×

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

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