AXTI vs COHR vs WOLF Stock Comparison

Axt, Coherent and Wolfspeed Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXTI Axt Inc
$60.88 -22.1% 1M +761.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99B
P/E
119.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.00M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$237.17 -18.8% 1M +71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.45B
P/E
52.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
WOLF Wolfspeed, Inc.
$24.95 -11.3% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$975.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 4, Axt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTICOHRWOLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.99B $46.45B $975.40M COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.2x 52.2x — COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 73.3x 26.5x — COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +90.3% +22.5% — AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +761.1% +71.8% -22.0% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.5%/yr +31.4%/yr — AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.7% 89.0% 115.7% COHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 39/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

AXTICOHRWOLF

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

AxisAXTICOHRWOLF
Valuation 15 #80 of 94 19 #91 of 112 –
Growth 96 #5 of 92 58 #46 of 108 –
Profitability – 30 #73 of 104 –
Financial Health – 42 #68 of 116 34 #64 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 47 #42 of 78 –
Overall – 39 –
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WOLF ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTICOHRWOLFSPY
1 month -22.1%-18.8%-11.3% +0.7%
3 months +29.7%-4.7%+4.7% +3.7%
6 months -23.2%-25.8%-15.5% +7.1%
Year to date +272.4%+28.5%+43.3% +12.8%
1 year +761.1%+71.8%-22.0% +11.9%
3 years +2,899.0%+712.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +210.9%+101.1%— +22.8%
5 years +645.2%+292.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +49.5%+31.4%— +10.9%
10 years +1,068.5%+771.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +27.9%+24.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXTICOHRWOLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.7%89.0%115.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.9%94.0%110.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.223.494.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.050.81-0.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-62.9%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.8%-44.4%-66.1% -1.2%
52-week high $140.83$426.89$73.50 $779.14
52-week low $7.07$128.70$14.80 $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.

MultipleAXTICOHRWOLF
P/E now vs peer median 119.2xmedian 46.4x 52.2xmedian 32.9x —median 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 7.8x 6.5xmedian 2.9x —median 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x -15.5xmedian 20.0x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.1x -45.4xmedian 30.2x —median 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 4.7x 4.1xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 2.10 1.04median 1.08 —median 2.10

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 monthsAXTICOHRWOLF
Revenue $172.00M $7.12B –
Gross profit $73.51M $2.67B –
Operating income $33.89M -$3.60B –
Net income $37.27M $800.94M –
Free cash flow – -$1.02B –
R&D $11.00M $722.95M –
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $4.12 –
Cash & equivalents $485.47M $1.16B $576.30M
Total debt – $3.22B $931.00M
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 195.39M 39.09M
Enterprise value $3.99B $40.66B -$124.60M

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
MetricAXTICOHRWOLF
P/E 119.2x 52.2x –
P/FCF – -45.4x –
P/Operating cash flow – 584.1x –
P/S 23.2x 6.5x –
P/B – 4.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book – 5.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – -15.5x –
EV/EBIT – -13.2x –
EV/Revenue 23.2x 6.7x –
EV/FCF – -46.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 599.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 1.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRWOLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 90.3% 22.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 579.1% 30.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 18.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 239.4% 1.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 2.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 249.0% 1,623% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.2% 72.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 194.2% 891.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% 50.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -87.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -49.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -630.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -92.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRWOLF
Gross margin – 37.5% –
EBITDA margin – -43.3% –
Operating margin – -50.6% –
Pretax margin – 11.9% –
Net margin – 11.3% –
FCF margin – -14.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 1.1% –
Return on equity – 7.1% –
Return on assets 3.2% 4.4% –
Return on invested capital – -23.3% –
Return on capital employed – -24.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRWOLF
Debt / assets – 17.6% 31.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – -3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 19.3% 38.6% 69.0%
Equity / assets – 61.4% 31.0%
Interest coverage – -18.9x –
Current ratio 3.8x 2.4x 6.9x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 5.2x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 4.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTICOHRWOLF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -4.4% –
Shareholder yield – -4.4% –
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.

ConsensusAXTICOHRWOLF
Forward P/E 73.3xFY2026 26.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $8.96FY2027 $-7.29FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +59.7%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% +61.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027 $680.60MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027 +2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +37.5% +24.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTICOHRWOLF
Held by institutions 70.1% 86.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 259 1,311 269
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% -3.1% +45.8%
Institutions buying 205 841 205
Institutions selling 47 359 32
Buyers to sellers 4.36 2.34 6.41

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.

AXTICOHRWOLF
AXTI 1.00 0.63 0.44
COHR 0.63 1.00 0.53
WOLF 0.44 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, COHR and WOLF?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.99B, Coherent (COHR) $46.45B, Wolfspeed (WOLF) $975.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, AXTI, COHR and WOLF?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axt (AXTI) 119.2x, Coherent (COHR) 52.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Axt (AXTI) 73.3x, Coherent (COHR) 26.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +90.3%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +761.1%, Coherent (COHR) +71.8%, Wolfspeed (WOLF) -22.0%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +49.5%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coherent (COHR) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.7%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%, Wolfspeed (WOLF) 115.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.