Coats Group plc (COA.L)
Ever wonder who holds your favourite clothes together? Coats Group makes the industrial threads and zippers keeping global fashion stitched.
Is Coats Group plc a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Market leader in a surprisingly crucial niche. Worth weighing: Recent earnings growth has dipped into negative territory. Below, we lay out what it does, what its numbers mean, and the honest risks, so you can decide for yourself.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Coats Group plc actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Coats Group plc fell as much as −35% from a high to a later low. Drops of this size are a normal part of owning a share - worth knowing in advance, so a dip doesn't come as a shock.
Worst peak-to-trough fall in the daily closing price over the period we hold. Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
Market dominance cements pricing power and sustained high returns.
Extended high street downturn permanently dents thread volumes.
What does Coats Group plc do?
Coats Group is the world's leading supplier of industrial thread, making the reliable stitching inside everything from trainers to car airbags. Those vital bits and bobs, sold in bulk to massive clothing and footwear brands all over the globe, are what keep the lights on. Keep a close eye on how well they turn their sales into actual profit, especially when supply chain costs bounce around.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and growth, and weakest on momentum.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 3.1% a year
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 19% over the year
- ✓Strong return on shareholder money (ROE 22%)
- Market leader in a surprisingly crucial niche
- Healthy gross margin near 40 percent
- Solid return on equity indicating efficient management
- Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials used for synthetic threads
- Broader economic slowdowns dampening consumer appetite for new clothes
- Currency swings affecting an internationally spread business
What do Coats Group plc's numbers mean?
Does Coats Group plc pay a dividend?
Yes - Coats Group plc currently pays a dividend of about 3.1% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.
What do the numbers say about Coats Group plc's dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
When does Coats Group plc report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Coats Group plc is next scheduled to report on about 2027-03-02 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
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Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of Coats Group plc?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Market leader in a surprisingly crucial niche
- Healthy gross margin: The share of each £1 of sales left after the direct cost of making the product, before other running costs. Higher usually means more pricing power. near 40 percent
- Solid return on equity: How much profit the company makes for each £1 shareholders have put in. Higher usually means a more efficient business. indicating efficient management
- Recent earnings growth has dipped into negative territory
- Tied heavily to the ups and downs of the global fashion industry
- Modest net profit margin leaves little room for error
- Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials used for synthetic threads
- Broader economic slowdowns dampening consumer appetite for new clothes
- Currency swings affecting an internationally spread business
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained slump in garment manufacturing orders
- A sharp, permanent drop in profit margins despite steady sales
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.