Every material Form 8-K Coty filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Coty reported fiscal first-quarter 2027 results for the three months ended September 30, 2026, with net revenue down 1% to $1,555.2 million and adjusted EBITDA down 7% to $274.2 million, while adjusted EPS rose to $0.16 from $0.12. The company guided second-quarter like-for-like revenue to a low-single-digit decline and adjusted EBITDA to a high-single-digit decline, and said FY27 will be a transition year.
Net revenue of $1,555.2 million fell 1% on a reported basis and 2% like-for-like; adjusted EBITDA fell 7% to $274.2 million
Reported EPS was $0.12 versus $0.07 a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $0.16 versus $0.12
Free cash flow was $84.6 million versus $11.2 million in the prior-year period
Q2 FY27 guidance: adjusted EPS of $0.16 to $0.18 per share, excluding the equity swap, with adjusted EBITDA expected to decline by a high-single-digit percentage
Coty said CFO Laurent Mercier stopped serving as Chief Financial Officer on September 1, 2026, in connection with the previously announced appointment of Soraya Benchikh as CFO. He will serve as Strategic CEO Advisor under a Transition Agreement through June 30, 2027, with pay and benefit terms that the filing details.
Mercier ceased being CFO on September 1, 2026; Soraya Benchikh was previously announced as successor
Mercier keeps a €825,000 annual base salary through June 30, 2027 for advisory services and will be released from active duties beginning November 1, 2026
He will receive a fixed one-time bonus of €290,000 and no annual bonus or variable pay for fiscal 2026 or 2027
Coty Inc. said Soraya Benchikh, formerly Chief Financial Officer of British American Tobacco, will succeed Laurent Mercier as Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2026, with Mercier serving through August 31, 2026. The company said Mercier's departure is not the result of any disagreement on operations, policies or practices, and the filing also raises Interim Chief Executive Officer Markus Strobel's base salary to $1.6 million from $1.25 million.
Mercier remains CFO through August 31, 2026; Benchikh takes over September 1, 2026.
Benchikh's employment agreement sets annual gross fixed compensation of €1,165,000 and a $2.5 million sign-on RSU award.
Strobel's base salary rises to $1.6 million from $1.25 million, effective September 1, 2026, with target bonus raised to 170% from 150%.
Benchikh will join Coty's Executive Committee and report directly to Strobel, per the press release.
Coty reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 net revenues of $1,269.2 million, up 1% on a reported basis but down 1% like-for-like, with a reported net loss of $144.3 million versus $72.1 million a year earlier. For the full fiscal year, net revenues fell 2% to $5,806.6 million and the reported net loss was $618.0 million. For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Coty guided to a like-for-like sales decline in the low- to mid-single digits and an adjusted EBITDA decline in the low teens, which points to weaker profit in the near term for shareholders.
Q4 net revenues of $1,269.2 million rose 1% reported and fell 1% like-for-like; reported operating loss was $42.7 million versus $15.5 million operating income a year earlier
Adjusted operating income fell to $39.5 million from $67.7 million, and adjusted EPS was a loss of $0.02 versus a $0.05 loss a year earlier
FY26 reported net loss was $618.0 million; operating cash flow was $537.8 million and free cash flow was $348.2 million
Q1 FY27 outlook: like-for-like revenue down low- to mid-single digits, adjusted EBITDA down low-teens, adjusted EPS of $0.11 to $0.13 per share, and first-half free cash flow above $300 million
Coty Inc. said its Chief People and Purpose Officer, Priya Srinivasan, notified the company on June 30, 2026 that she is resigning effective August 31, 2026, and that the resignation is not due to any disagreement with the company. A July 2, 2026 press release attached to the filing also describes wider organizational changes, including the departures of two other senior executives and the hiring of Séverine Charbon as her successor effective September 1.
Priya Srinivasan's resignation as Chief People and Purpose Officer is effective August 31, 2026; the filing says it is not due to any disagreement with the company.
Séverine Charbon will join Coty as Chief People and Purpose Officer effective September 1, 2026.
The press release says Chief Scientific and Sustainability Officer Dr. Shimei Fan leaves at the end of August and Chief Commercial Officer Prestige Caroline Andreotti leaves at the end of September.
Executive Chairman and interim CEO Markus Strobel will directly oversee Prestige commercial operations; Graeme Carter, Chief Supply Chain Officer, will lead the combined R&D, sustainability and supply chain function on an interim basis.
Coty reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results for the period ended March 31, 2026. Net revenue fell 1% to $1,281.6 million, and the reported net loss widened to $411.4 million, driven by a $362.8 million impairment charge on the Consumer Beauty business. The company guided to fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $838 million to $848 million and adjusted EPS of $0.33 to $0.35, excluding the equity swap.
Q3 net revenue was $1,281.6 million, down 1% reported and down 7% like-for-like; adjusted EBITDA fell 38% to $127.0 million.
Reported operating loss was $372.0 million, including the $362.8 million impairment charge; adjusted EPS was a loss of $0.03 versus $0.01 a year earlier.
Fiscal 2026 outlook: adjusted EBITDA of approximately $838 million to $848 million; fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $85 million to $95 million.
Total debt rose to $3,216.2 million on March 31, 2026, from $3,038.1 million on December 31, 2025.
Coty's Board appointed five new independent directors on March 18, 2026, and expanded its size to 10 members as part of a Board refreshment. Three directors resigned effective immediately, Robert Singer will leave on June 30, 2026, and Gordon von Bretten stepped down from the Board while staying in his executive role. For shareholders, the filing changes the Board's makeup and committee leadership but does not report any financial results or guidance.
Five new independent directors appointed effective March 18, 2026: Carsten Fischer, Robert Kunze-Concewitz, Alia Gogi, Maria Carla Liuni and Stephanie Plaines
Carsten Fischer named Lead Independent Director; Stephanie Plaines chairs the Audit and Finance Committee; Robert Kunze-Concewitz chairs the Remuneration Committee
Beatrice Ballini, Isabelle Parize and Anna Adeola Makanju resigned effective immediately; Robert Singer resigns effective June 30, 2026
Coty reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results, with net revenue up 1% on a reported basis but down 3% like-for-like, and a reported net loss of $126.9 million compared with net income of $20.4 million a year earlier. The company withdrew its prior fiscal 2026 EBITDA and free cash flow guidance and will give outlook only for the third quarter, under interim CEO Markus Strobel, which leaves shareholders with less visibility on full-year results.
Q2 net revenue of $1,678.6 million rose 1% reported and fell 3% like-for-like; adjusted EBITDA of $330.2 million fell 15%
Reported net loss of $126.9 million vs. net income of $20.4 million a year earlier; adjusted EPS of $0.14 vs. $0.11
FY26 EBITDA and free cash flow guidance withdrawn; Q3 adjusted EBITDA expected at $100 million to $110 million
Markus Strobel became Executive Chairman and Interim CEO effective January 1, 2026; Wella stake sold to KKR for $750 million upfront
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