Align Technology vs Cooper Companies
Cooper Companies reported revenue of $4.1 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Align Technology's $4.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Align Technology's revenue grew 0.9% in its latest year, and Cooper Companies' grew 5.1%. Align Technology had an operating margin of 13.5%, against 16.7% at Cooper Companies. Free cash flow was $491 million at Align Technology and $434 million at Cooper Companies. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and October 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Align Technology | Cooper Companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Oct 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.0B | $4.1B |
| Revenue growth | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.3% | 11.0% |
| Gross margin | 67.2% | 65.5% |
| Operating margin | 13.5% | 16.7% |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 9.2% |
| Free cash flow | $491M | $434M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.2% | 10.6% |
| Return on capital | 13.3% | 4.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.4x | 2.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $466M | $290M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.2% | −0.2% |
| Last close | $152.26 | $61.14 |
| P/E at the last close | 26.5× | 20.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $1.5 million | bought $3.2 million, sold $0 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Align Technology and Cooper Companies pages.