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The Cooper Companies Q1 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q1 2026 earnings summary5 Mar, 2026

Executive summary

  • Q1 2026 revenue reached $1.024 billion, up 6% year-over-year, driven by robust product launches, disciplined execution, and synergies from last year's reorganization.

  • Net income increased to $130.8 million, with GAAP diluted EPS up 27% to $0.66 and non-GAAP EPS up 20% to $1.10.

  • Operating income rose 17% to $212.8 million, reflecting improved leverage and profitability.

  • Market share gains in CooperVision for the 18th consecutive year, with momentum in the Americas and EMEA, and recovery efforts in Asia Pac.

  • CooperSurgical showed improving fertility trends and continued innovation investment.

Financial highlights

  • Consolidated Q1 revenue was $1.024 billion, up 6.2% year-over-year and 2.9% organically.

  • Gross margin held steady at 68% year-over-year; non-GAAP gross margin declined 60 basis points due to tariffs.

  • Operating margin improved to 21% (GAAP) and 27% (non-GAAP); operating income increased 13.9%.

  • Free cash flow was $158.7 million, with $260.9 million from operations and $102.2 million in capital expenditures.

  • Net debt reduced to $2.4 billion; cash and cash equivalents at $124.9 million as of January 31, 2026.

Outlook and guidance

  • Fiscal 2026 revenue guidance set at $4.306–$4.346 billion, with 4.5%–5.5% organic growth.

  • CooperVision revenue expected at $2.906–$2.932 billion (4.5%–5.5% organic growth); CooperSurgical at $1.400–$1.413 billion (4%–5% organic growth).

  • Non-GAAP EPS guidance for FY26 is $4.58–$4.66; free cash flow forecasted at $600–$625 million.

  • Long-term outlook targets over $2.2 billion in free cash flow from 2026–2028.

  • Guidance excludes FX and certain charges; organic growth rates exclude FX, acquisitions, and discontinuations.

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The Cooper Companies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of contact lenses, including spherical, toric and multifocal products that address the full array of vision corrections needs for a growing population of worldwide contact lens wearers. Because the company's products address vision problems for which there is great variance in patient tolerance and lifestyle requirements, its customer support services are just as important to patient approval of the product as its product performance.

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