AXTI vs COHR vs SMTK Stock Comparison

Axt, Coherent and SmartKem Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXTI Axt Inc
$56.27 -28.7% 1M +828.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
4 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$221.71 -25.0% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$40.39B
P/E
50.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
SMTK SmartKem, Inc.
$0.46 -74.7% 1M -77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$221.56K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$662.00K
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 4, Axt 4, SmartKem 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTICOHRSMTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.46B $40.39B $221.56K COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,290x 50.2x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 68.6x 24.7x — COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% +22.5% +582.5% SMTK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 11.3% -4,313.4% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -23.3% — AXTI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +828.5% +71.4% -77.8% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.7%/yr +30.8%/yr — AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.8% 89.0% 427.7% COHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 39/100 45/100 AXTI

Percentile Scorecard

AXTICOHRSMTK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAXTICOHRSMTK
Valuation 21 #75 of 95 20 #89 of 111 44 #53 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 93 57 #47 of 108 80 #19 of 92
Profitability 22 #71 of 91 29 #74 of 104 7 #83 of 89
Financial Health 76 #25 of 101 42 #67 of 115 90 #11 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 45 #45 of 81 3 #68 of 70
Overall 52 39 45
  • AXTI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SMTK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAXTICOHRSMTKSPY
1 month -28.7%-25.0%-74.7% -0.8%
3 months +17.5%-18.3%+130.0% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%-31.0%+76.9% +7.0%
Year to date +244.2%+20.1%-57.0% +12.2%
1 year +828.5%+71.4%-77.8% +13.0%
3 years +2,618.4%+660.6%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +200.9%+96.8%— +23.1%
5 years +555.8%+283.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +45.7%+30.8%— +11.0%
10 years +882.0%+731.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.7%+23.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAXTICOHRSMTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.8%89.0%427.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%94.0%208.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.203.482.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.490.80-0.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-62.9%-99.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.0%-48.1%-89.6% -1.8%
52-week high $140.83$426.89$4.41 $779.14
52-week low $6.19$128.70$0.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAXTICOHRSMTK
P/E now vs peer median -2,280xmedian 42.1x 48.8xmedian 32.0x 0.0xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 7.1x 6.1xmedian 2.8x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x -14.5xmedian 19.4x 0.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 37.2x -42.4xmedian 29.0x 0.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.2x 3.9xmedian 2.9x 0.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -258.73median 2.23 0.97median 1.13 0.00median 1.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAXTICOHRSMTK
Revenue $116.56M $7.12B $662.00K
Gross profit $33.85M $2.67B $415.00K
Operating income -$1.28M -$3.60B -$9.30M
Net income -$156.00K $800.94M -$28.60M
Free cash flow – -$1.02B -$5.03M
R&D $9.58M $722.95M $4.71M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $4.12 $-60.73
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $1.16B $3.70M
Total debt $278.80M $3.22B –
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 195.39M 470.21K
Enterprise value $2.71B $34.27B -$12.35M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRSMTK
P/E -2,280x 48.8x 0.0x
P/FCF – -42.4x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 546.0x 0.0x
P/S 31.7x 6.1x 0.4x
P/B 4.0x 3.9x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 5.2x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA – -14.5x 0.4x
EV/EBIT -2,370x -12.4x 0.4x
EV/Revenue 26.0x 6.3x -5.2x
EV/FCF – -43.6x 0.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 561.6x 0.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -258.73 0.97 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRSMTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% 22.5% 582.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 11.3% 180.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% 30.6% 510.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 18.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% 1.9% 27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 2.6% 1.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% 1,623% -184.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% 72.0% -46.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% 891.4% 2.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 50.4% 47.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -87.5% 48.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -49.9% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -630.9% 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -92.8% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRSMTK
Gross margin 29.0% 37.5% 62.7%
EBITDA margin – -43.3% -1,327%
Operating margin -1.1% -50.6% -1,404%
Pretax margin 3.0% 11.9% -4,320%
Net margin -1.3% 11.3% -4,313%
FCF margin – -14.4% -760.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.1% -757.6%
Return on equity 0.0% 7.1% -379.1%
Return on assets 0.0% 4.4% -288.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -23.3% –
Return on capital employed -0.2% -24.1% -100.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 183.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRSMTK
Debt / assets 8.2% 17.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – -3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 38.6% 6.5%
Equity / assets 83.1% 61.4% 93.5%
Interest coverage – -18.9x –
Current ratio 4.8x 2.4x 15.3x
Quick ratio 6.3x 1.2x 5.5x
Cash ratio 6.0x 0.7x 5.5x
Altman Z-score 12.51 3.80 -21.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRSMTK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -4.7% -24.5%
Shareholder yield – -4.7% -24.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -1.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -25.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAXTICOHRSMTK
Forward P/E 68.6xFY2026 24.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.82FY2026 $8.96FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY – +59.7%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +162.2% +61.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +37.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTICOHRSMTK
Held by institutions 70.1% 86.7% –
Institutions holding 259 1,309 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% -3.1% –
Institutions buying 205 840 –
Institutions selling 47 359 –
Buyers to sellers 4.36 2.34 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AXTICOHRSMTK
AXTI 1.00 0.62 0.00
COHR 0.62 1.00 0.05
SMTK 0.00 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, COHR and SMTK?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.46B, Coherent (COHR) $40.39B, SmartKem (SMTK) $221.56K.

Which company is growing faster?

SmartKem (SMTK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, SmartKem (SMTK) +582.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, SmartKem (SMTK) -4,313.4%). On return on invested capital, Axt (AXTI) leads (Axt (AXTI) 0.0%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +828.5%, Coherent (COHR) +71.4%, SmartKem (SMTK) -77.8%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +45.7%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +30.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Axt (AXTI) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, SmartKem (SMTK) 0.00%. Axt (AXTI) and SmartKem (SMTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coherent (COHR) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.8%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%, SmartKem (SMTK) 427.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXTI, COHR and SMTK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coherent (COHR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.