Coty Inc. (COTY)

Fragrance and cosmetics maker, 37 countries. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending June 30, 2026, filed August 20, 2026. Ranked 18 of the 62 Consumer Defensive companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

Coty states approximately 11,335 employees in over 37 countries at June 30, 2026, with seasonal contractors apart and no count by kind of work, in Prestige and Consumer Beauty segments that both make and market fragrances and cosmetics, so one pattern takes the whole workforce at the toilet preparations group by description (c).

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 20% now, 31% at the end of 2027, 34% at the end of 2028, 35% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 35% desk work, 14% people work and 51% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 65% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 28% becomes checking a model's work and 6% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

11,335 employees as of June 30, 2026 (stated). The filing counts employees in over 37 countries without a U.S. share.

The filing: “Workforce. As of June 30, 2026, we had approximately 11,335 employees in over 37 countries.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: A large number of seasonal contractors are employed during the peak manufacturing and promotional season and are not counted; U.S. employees are not under collective bargaining agreements; employees in certain European countries are under works council arrangements and collective agreements.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only), largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG, 43,500 employees)20% now, 34% by 2028
• Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL, 33,600 employees)20% now, 33% by 2028
• Kenvue Inc. (KVUE, 22,000 employees)20% now, 37% by 2028
• RPM International Inc. (RPM, 17,546 employees)19% now, 32% by 2028
• Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA, 12,300 employees)20% now, 34% by 2028
• The Clorox Company (CLX, 9,200 employees)19% now, 32% by 2028
• H.B. Fuller Company (FUL, 7,100 employees)20% now, 34% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

39 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names accelerating data-driven operations powered by AI in both Prestige and Consumer Beauty, among many forward-looking mentions.

• “These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, strategic planning, targets and outlook for future reporting periods (including the extent and timing of revenue, expense and profit trends and changes in operating cash flows and cash flows from operating activities and investing activities, as well as the Company's expectations for the timing, scop...”
• “These statements are based on certain assumptions and estimates that we consider reasonable, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual events or results (including our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects) to differ materially from such statements, including risks and uncertainties relat...”
• “In both Prestige and Consumer Beauty, we are focused on returning to market share growth, accelerating data-driven operations powered by AI, and improving our advocacy capability and execution.”
• “We have implemented artificial intelligence ("AI") tools to power our media allocation models and support content creation and optimization, including search engine optimization copy 2 generation and translation, to improve efficiency and reach of our marketing campaigns.”
• “We are also deploying improvements across touchpoints to drive generative engine optimization, to strengthen our brands' visibility and recommendations by top AI platforms.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20211median 0
• Fiscal 20221median 0
• Fiscal 20236median 1
• Fiscal 202418median 4
• Fiscal 202522median 10
• Fiscal 202639

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• No count by segment or kind of work: the one pattern is by description (c); any beauty advisors at points of sale are read inside it, unlike Estee Lauder's counted ones.
• Seasonal contractors are counted apart and left out (rule 8).
• The U.S. share is not stated.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001024305-26-000048, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.