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COO Cooper Companies (COO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Medical Devices · Ophthalmic goods · CIK 0000711404
Cluster · 3 insidersCongress · 1
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about COO

Insiders, 180 days
+$1.9M net bought
3 buyers
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-06-05

Cooper Companies insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, COOPER COMPANIES, INC. insiders bought a net $1.9M of stock across 75 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 3 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-09-17 SECtraded 2026-09-16
10,000
$549.3K
+10.6%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Sep 14, 2026.
  • +4.4% median (+4.4% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 32.2% of the 31,099 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Kurzius Lawrence Erik bought about $549.3K of COO on Sep 16, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
BUY
2026-09-15 SECtraded 2026-09-14
10,000
$539.1K
+12.0%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Dec 17, 2025.
  • +4.4% median (+4.4% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 47.4% of the 21,099 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Kurzius Lawrence Erik bought about $539.1K of COO on Sep 14, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
BUY
2026-09-15 SECtraded 2026-09-14
3,000
$162.9K
+12.0%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Sep 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 15.0% of the 20,000 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Rosebrough Walter M Jr bought about $162.9K of COO on Sep 14, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Director
BUY
2026-09-15 SECtraded 2026-09-11
4,701.015
$250.0K
+12.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 4,701 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Keel Paul A bought about $250.0K of COO on Sep 11, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
BUY
2026-09-15 SECtraded 2026-09-11
7,000
$378.8K
+12.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 41.2% of the 17,000 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Rosebrough Walter M Jr bought about $378.8K of COO on Sep 11, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
75 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$1.9M over 180 days
+$1.9M over 90 days
more than 95% of Medical Devices
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Medical Devices
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+5.1% year over year
below 66% of Medical Devices
Margin
9.2% net margin
more than 81% of Medical Devices
Buybacks
$447.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-07-31
more than 85% of Medical Devices
Short interest
4.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 59% of Medical Devices
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-18.0%12M
-29%-15%-1%+13%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-16 · White Albert G III bought $808.0K2026-09-16 · Kurzius Lawrence Erik bought $549.3K2026-09-14 · Kurzius Lawrence Erik bought $539.1K2026-09-11 · Rosebrough Walter M Jr bought $378.8K2026-09-11 · Keel Paul A bought $250.0K2025-12-17 · Kurzius Lawrence Erik bought $165.0K2026-09-14 · Rosebrough Walter M Jr bought $162.9K2025-12-22 · Lucchese Cynthia L bought $150.0K2025-12-16 · Sheffield Holly R bought $99.3K2025-12-18 · Rivas Maria bought $82.1K
Insider buy
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Who owns COO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in COO

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-06-05 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-05-29 · disclosed 10 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-12-10 · disclosed 33 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-05-15 · disclosed 25 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

COO planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. White
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$16.1M
$1.8M
$4.1M
-33%
+4%
2024
$15.4M
$39.8M
$3.8M
+0%
-2%
2023
$13.5M
$22.3M
$3.5M
-25%
-25%
2022
$11.7M
-$9.2M
$3.1M
-34%
-23%
2021
$11.0M
$36.2M
$2.8M
+0%
+0%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
3 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $1.9M bought by insiders over 180 days, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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COO financials

Revenue growth
+5.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$4.2B
four quarters, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
+13.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$678.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
0.31x
long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31; equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
0.41x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31
Return on equity
+6.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
+4.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate -23%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
+4.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
20.94x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Enterprise value
$14.0B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-03 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31, minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
+5.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.49x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 43%: four quarters to 2026-07-31 against the four to 2025-07-31
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-102024-102023-102022-10
Revenue$4.1B$3.9B$3.6B$3.3B
Gross profit$2.7B$2.6B$2.4B$2.1B
Operating income$682.9M$705.7M$533.1M$507.6M
Net income$374.9M$392.3M$294.2M$385.8M
EPS (diluted)1.871.961.481.94
Operating cash flow$796.1M$709.3M$607.5M$692.4M
Cash$110.6M$107.6M$120.8M$138.2M
Long-term debt$2.5B$2.5B$2.5B$2.3B
Buybacks$290.1M$0$0$78.5M
Dividends paid$0$0$3.0M$3.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

COO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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COO ranks highest on insider conviction (90th percentile) and risk and compliance (80th), and lowest on growth (34th), among Medical Devices peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
76
Inputs
  • Return on equity+6.8% · 75 pct, sector of 183
  • Return on assets+4.6% · 78 pct, sector of 214
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate -23%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed+4.9% · 75 pct, sector of 188
Financial health
64
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.31x · 48 pct, sector of 159
  • Cash flow to debt0.41x · 81 pct, sector of 150
Growth
34
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+5.1% · 34 pct, sector of 219
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
90
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$1.9M · 95 pct, sector of 140
  • Insider buyers, 180d3 · 84 pct, sector of 142
Institutional and government
73
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarterfewer than five funds report holding it
  • Congress net buyers, 365d1 · 73 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
80
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.4% · 53 pct, sector of 240
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 116
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+4.1% · 86 pct, sector of 198
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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COO filings, in plain words

Are Cooper Companies insiders buying or selling COO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Cooper Companies insiders were net buyers, a net $1.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 buyers.

Have members of Congress traded COO?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying COO and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-06-05.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Cooper Companies insiders were net buyers of COO, a net $1.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 buyers. 3 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying COO and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-06-05. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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