Coherent/$COHR
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About Coherent
Coherent Corp is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops, manufactures, and markets lasers, transceivers, and other optical and optoelectronic devices, modules, and systems, as well as engineered materials, for use in the communications, industrial, instrumentation, and electronics markets. Its reporting segments are Datacenter Communications and Industrial. Its geographic areas are North America, Europe, China, Japan, and the rest of the world.
- Ticker
- $COHR
- Sector
- Digital Hardware
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 51,478
- Headquarters
- Saxonburg, United States
- Website
- www.coherent.com
Coherent Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$65B
80.98
$4.12
2.10
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Price and volume
Market cap
$65B
Beta
2.1
52-week high
$440.00
52-week low
$108.19
Average daily volume
6.3M
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.427
Quick ratio
1.168
Long term debt to equity
0.31
Total debt to equity
0.315
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
1.42%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.16%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,423.417
Gross margin (TTM)
37.50%
Net profit margin (TTM)
11.31%
Operating margin (TTM)
12.67%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
7.18%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$140,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.39%
Return on equity (TTM)
7.98%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
80.98
Price to revenue (TTM)
8.31
Price to book
5.99
Price to tangible book (TTM)
17.93
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-57.39
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-1.74%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-5.814
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
22.51%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-891.38%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
11.32%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
24.02%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
11.98%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
14.76%
What the Analysts think about Coherent
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Coherent stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Coherent stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Datacenter & Communications revenue grew 59% year on year in Q4 and accounted for 79% of sales; management guided to fiscal Q1 2027 revenue of $2.2bn–$2.4bn after record FY26 revenue. This points to strong near-term momentum if AI networking demand continues. (GlobeNewswire)
Management said orders extend into 2028 and some multiyear supply agreements run through the end of the decade. Coherent is also expanding 6-inch indium phosphide capacity, with current lines yielding better than its older 3-inch lines. (The Motley Fool)
PhotonLink gives Coherent a route into integrated optics beyond conventional transceivers: the company has more than 10 customer engagements each for CPO and NPO, and expects initial CPO production in Q4 2026. Coherent says the platform could add $30bn of addressable market by 2030. (RCR Wireless)
FY26 capital spending of $1.1bn far exceeded operating cash flow of $79.5m, implying roughly $1bn of negative free cash flow. If new capacity takes time to ramp, this heavy investment could continue to weigh on cash generation. (FinancialMarkets.com, 24/7 Wall St.)
Growth is becoming concentrated: Datacenter & Communications supplied 79% of Q4 revenue, while Industrial revenue fell to $430.5m from $511.1m a year earlier. A slowdown in AI-related orders would leave the weaker industrial business with less capacity to offset it. (GlobeNewswire)
The share price leaves little room for weaker execution: a September analysis put Coherent’s trailing P/E at 65. That makes the stock vulnerable if AI demand or new-product ramps fall short of expectations. (24/7 Wall St.)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 30 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Coherent
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $COHR weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares MSCI USA Islamic$ISDU | $594M | 0.36% |
iShares MSCI USA Islamic£ISUS | £438M | 0.36% |
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector$IUIT | $20B | 0.25% |
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector€QDVE | €17B | 0.25% |
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector£IITU | £15B | 0.25% |
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