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Coherent COHR

US equityMarket cap rank #281Optical CommunicationApple Ecosystem
$297.44
−$3.16 (-1.05%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $299.70 -0.30%
Open$294.02
Prev close$300.60
Day range$291.00 – $300.89
Volume2.22M
Market cap$58.25B
P/E (TTM)72.2
Dividend yield

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

COHR at a glance

Coherent (COHR) is trading at $297.44, down 1.05% on the day. Its market value of $58.25B makes it the 281st largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $105.02 to $440.00. Today's price is about 57% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 179.2% over twelve months, but down 24.2% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($296.61) and 200-day ($285.07) moving averages; RSI is 51, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 90% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $2.05B of revenue, up 33.7% from a year earlier, with $236.20M of net profit (a 10.8% margin).

Valuation works out to 72.2 times trailing earnings. The median for its industry group is 50.0.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $428.46, sits 44.0% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Coherent: the business

Coherent makes lasers, optical components and materials, and its transceivers are used in AI data-center networks.

What tends to move it. Demand for optical networking parts in AI clusters is the growth driver, and its industrial laser business follows factory cycles.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.1%
1 week
+2.6%
1 month
+8.0%
3 months
-24.2%
6 months
+9.2%
Year to date
+61.2%
1 year
+179.2%
Day range
$291.00$300.89
52-week range
$105.02$440.00

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

7 bullish · 0 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+2.3%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+0.3%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+4.3%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)51.4Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)1.58Bullish
Bollinger band position60%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$297.31 / $297.61
Average price today$294.55
Volume2.22MAvg (90d) 6.10M
Turnover$652.70M
Turnover rate1.14%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.52vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude3.29%
Market cap$58.25B
Float market cap$57.73B
Shares outstanding194.10M
EPS (TTM)$4.12
P/E (TTM)72.19
P/B5.34
Book value / share$55.68
Earnings yield0.07%
Net profit (TTM)$806.83M
Net assets$10.90B
30-day volatility89.8%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)6.93%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-48.0%-30.3% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How COHR ranks on BeStock

Market value#281 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#253 of 283
Closeness to 52-week high#274 of 300
Dollar volume today#54 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q4, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$2.05B+33.7% YoY
Operating profit$304.34M+109.9% YoY
Net profit$236.20M+340.7% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.19+243.4% YoY
Free cash flow-$493.40M-46,185.1% YoY
Operating cash flow$69.46M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$1.3BSep '24$1.4BDec '24$1.5BMar '25$1.5BJun '25$1.6BSep '25$1.7BDec '25$1.8BMar '26$2.0BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$24.9MSep '24$101.5MDec '24$1.8MMar '25$-98.1MJun '25$225.2MSep '25$143.8MDec '25$181.7MMar '26$236.2MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin37.5%
Operating margin12.7%
Net margin10.8%
Return on equity9.3%
Return on assets4.6%
Return on invested capital7.9%
Current ratio2.43
Liabilities / assets38.6%
Cash & investments$1.99B
Total debt$3.48B
Net cash (debt)-$1.49B

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/FY

By business line

  • Datacenter & Communications$5.32B 73.2%
  • industrial$1.94B 26.8%

By region

  • North America$4.63B 65.1%
  • Europe$814.18M 11.4%
  • China$813.38M 11.4%
  • Rest of world$466.56M 6.6%
  • Japan$390.37M 5.5%
Average move on report day±9.6%last 16 reports
Closed higher7 of 1644% of the time
Best reaction+18.3%
Worst reaction-29.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

+10.1%2025/Q1+11.5%2025/Q2+1.4%2025/Q3-19.6%2025/Q4+18.3%2026/Q1-0.8%2026/Q2-7.4%2026/Q3-8.0%2026/Q4

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings74.1x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 80th percentile, 5-year average -7.3x

#2693 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book5.5x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 91st percentile, 5-year average 2.6x

#4374 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales8.4x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 93rd percentile, 5-year average 3.0x

#4291 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-552x-234x85x403xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$240.04
Price vs. fair value+23.9%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$428.46+44.0% vs. price
  • Buy 79%
  • Hold 21%
Low $375.00Now $297.44Avg $428.46High $500.00

Latest rating actions

  • 31 Aug 2026Deutsche BankBUY · PT $400.00
  • 19 Aug 2026Rosenblatt SecuritiesBUY · PT $500.00
  • 17 Aug 2026William BlairHOLD
  • 17 Aug 2026J.P. MorganBUY · PT $465.00
  • 13 Aug 2026Craig-HallumBUY · PT $480.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership88.0%-0.11 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,499-4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)6 buys / 10 sellsNet selling
Short interest5.50% of floatDays to cover 1.7 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share13.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%10%13%15%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$86.67M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Last dividend$1.00Ex-date 17 Dec 2012
Payments on file1

Latest headlines

More news →
  • U.S. Stock Market Update | Optical communication stocks rise; Coherent (COHR.US) surges over 6.7%Zhitong Finance · 8 Sep 2026
  • From GPUs to “Pick-and-Shovel” Providers: Deutsche Bank Initiates Coverage on AI Hardware Sector, Assigns “Buy” Ratings to Laser Duo Lumentum (LITE.US) and Coherent (COHR.US)Zhitong Finance · 1 Sep 2026
  • Rosenblatt Securities Maintains Coherent(COHR.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $500Market news · 19 Aug 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Initiates Coherent(COHR.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $465Market news · 17 Aug 2026
  • William Blair Maintains Coherent(COHR.US) With Hold RatingMarket news · 17 Aug 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Coherent Corp (COHR)TipRanks · 17 Aug 2026

COHR stock: common questions

What is COHR's latest share price?

$297.44 is the latest print for COHR, a move of -1.05% against yesterday's close of $300.60. Today's low and high so far: $291.00 and $300.89.

How big is Coherent?

Equity value comes to $58.25B at the current price. By that measure it is number 281 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Coherent valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 72.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $4.12).

Where does COHR sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $105.02 and the ceiling $440.00. Shares are 32.4% away from that ceiling.

Does COHR send cash back through a dividend?

Our data shows no dividend paid by Coherent over the trailing twelve months.

What is the analyst view on Coherent?

Of 14 analysts, 79% say buy, 21% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $428.46, with the most cautious at $375.00 and the most optimistic at $500.00.

What does Coherent do?

Coherent makes lasers, optical components and materials, and its transceivers are used in AI data-center networks.

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