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Arincen46/100B

If you had invested in Coherent ago, it would be worth $8,044 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

46/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

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Cash0

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Valuation6.7

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Growth10

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Financial strength5

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Shareholders0

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Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.

Coherent key facts

Style
Growth stock · 10.0/10Growth 10.0 · Value 2.0
Day range
208.870 – 233.670
52-week range
130.420 – 440.000
Market capitalization
41.89B USD
P/E
41.95
PEG ratio
0.54
EPS
5.07
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
+85.8%
Volume
197,585
Beta
2.23
ESG score
68.8/100Environment 68 · Social 67 · Governance 72
Sector
Technology
Industry
Hardware, Equipment & Parts
CEO
James Robert Anderson
Employees
51K
IPO date
2 Oct 1987

Coherent earnings

Next earnings · Q2 FY2027
EPS estimate
2.41 USD
Revenue estimate
2.65B USD
Last quarter · Q1 FY2027
EPS2.09Beat +5.0%Revenue2.37BBeat +2.7%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20283.41——+63.29%3.44B——+45.29%
Q4 FY20273.13——+79.98%3.23B——+57.96%
Q3 FY20272.75——+94.94%2.94B——+62.77%
Q2 FY20272.41——+86.82%2.65B——+57.44%
Q1 FY20271.992.09+5.03%+80.17%2.31B2.37B+2.67%+49.89%
Q4 FY20261.621.74+7.41%+74.00%1.98B2.05B+3.07%+33.74%
Q3 FY20261.401.41+0.71%+54.95%1.78B1.81B+1.34%+20.54%
Q2 FY20261.211.29+6.61%+35.79%1.64B1.69B+2.69%+17.49%
Q1 FY20261.041.16+11.54%+56.76%1.55B1.58B+1.75%+17.30%
Q4 FY20250.921.00+8.70%+63.93%1.55B1.53B-1.18%+16.36%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Coherent analyst forecast

12-month price target
404.75 USD
+90.29%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 350.00 to 450.00, with an average of 404.75.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong buy
13 ratings
Buy
11
Hold
2
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target450.00
Average target404.75
Lowest target350.00
Current price212.70

Coherent valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
41.95
Forward P/E (FY2027)
20.44
Price to sales (TTM)
5.30
Price to book
3.70
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
25.95

Capital structure

Market capitalization
41.89B USD
+
Total debt
4.35B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
1.75B USD
=
Enterprise value
44.49B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)9.28————
FY2028 (est.)13.199.28———
FY2027 (est.)20.4413.19———
Now (TTM)41.9516.975.303.7025.95
FY202690.8937.909.826.4146.35
FY2025-171.5621.062.381.7015.19
FY2024-39.5320.852.341.4620.56
FY2023-17.403,920.851.360.9717.42
FY202231.2916.661.571.197.35

Coherent against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Keysight Technologies, Teledyne Technologies, Flex, Jabil, Corning, and Fortive, the US Hardware, Equipment & Parts companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • Gross marginAbove its median37.5%
    30.9%38.2%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 37.2%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years12.7%
    -0.7%12.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 16.3%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years11.3%
    -5.0%11.3%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 10.7%
  • Return on equityHighest in 5 years7.4%
    -3.6%7.4%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 14.0%
  • Free cash flow marginLowest in 5 years-14.5%
    -14.5%4.2%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 13.3%
  • Revenue growthAt its median22.5%
    -8.8%55.6%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 8.0%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years2.27×
    2.27×7.32×
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 2.17×
  • Current ratioBelow its median2.43
    2.193.40
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 1.47

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Coherent growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
7.91B USD
Net income (TTM)
963.29M USD
Gross margin
38.16%
Operating margin
13.36%
Net margin
12.18%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20267.12B+22.51%805.00M+1,530.74%37.50%12.67%11.31%1.56B+41.10%
FY20255.81B+23.42%49.36M—35.41%9.45%0.85%1.11B+57.80%
FY20244.71B-8.77%-156.15M—30.93%2.04%-3.32%700.59M+14.29%
FY20235.16B+55.58%-259.46M-210.52%34.58%-0.72%-5.03%613.00M-11.14%
FY20223.32B+6.78%234.76M-21.10%38.16%12.49%7.08%689.84M+1.07%

Coherent revenue breakdown

By product

FY2026
Datacenter & Communications: 74.1%Industrial: 25.9%74.1%Datacenter & Communications25.9%Industrial
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Datacenter & Communications5.27B74.1%—
Industrial1.84B25.9%—

By region

FY2026
North America: 65.1%Europe: 11.4%China: 11.4%Other Countries: 6.6%Japan: 5.5%65.1%North America11.4%Europe11.4%China6.6%Other Countries5.5%Japan
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
North America4.63B65.1%+30.0%
Europe814.18M11.4%+16.5%
China813.38M11.4%+19.6%
Other Countries466.56M6.6%—
Japan390.37M5.5%-0.1%

How Coherent makes its money

Datacenter & Communications5.27B 74.1%
Industrial1.84B 25.9%
Revenue7.12B 100.0%
Cost of revenue4.45B 62.5%
Gross profit2.67B 37.5%
Research and development722.95M 10.2%
Selling and administration1.04B 14.7%
Operating income901.52M 12.7%
Tax60.85M 0.9%
Other expense35.68M 0.5%
Net income805.00M 11.3%

FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Coherent financial health

Cash and short-term investments
1.75B USD
Total debt
4.35B USD
Net cash
-2.59B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
-1.83B USD
Current ratio
2.29
Debt to equity
0.38
Piotroski score
4 / 9
Altman Z-score
4.16

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20261.99B3.54B-1.03B
FY2025909.20M3.89B192.76M
FY2024926.03M4.30B198.92M
FY2023821.31M4.49B197.97M
FY20222.58B2.44B99.00M

Coherent ownership

Institutions
111.03%
Institutional holders
1,391 (+217)
Free float
95.54%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 100.0% Others 0.0%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 188.18M shares ·95.5% Closely held 8.77M shares ·4.5%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026206.00K24.05K
Q3 20260971.76K64.58K
Q2 2026062.00K33.84K
Q1 202601011.78K40.22K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2026177.27M195.39M+26.22%
FY2025154.80M154.80M+2.11%
FY2024151.60M151.60M+10.19%
FY2023137.58M137.58M+18.08%
FY2022106.19M116.51M+1.29%

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings

Related Instruments

Title: Coherent Corp

Sector: Technology
Industry: Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Coherent is a US-based photonics and materials technology company specializing in communications components. The firm produces an extensive portfolio of photonic technologies, including transceivers, semiconductor lasers, and optical components for data center and telecommunications applications. Coherent plays a significant role in AI infrastructure by supplying high-speed optical connectivity that enables less power-hungry, lower-temperature data transmission within and between hyperscale data centers. The firm owns integrated manufacturing capabilities in several photonic substrates, including indium phosphide. Beyond optical data networking, Coherent serves industrial markets with lasers, materials for semiconductor and automotive production, and other precision applications.

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