AXTI vs WOLF vs COHR Stock Comparison

Axt, Wolfspeed and Coherent Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXTI Axt Inc
$64.38 -12.6% 1M +875.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
5 wins
WOLF Wolfspeed, Inc.
$26.66 -3.3% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$971.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
COHR Coherent Corp.
$239.62 -15.1% 1M +78.5% 1Y
Market cap
$42.08B
P/E
52.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Axt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Axt 5, Coherent 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTIWOLFCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71B $971.49M $42.08B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,458x — 52.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.6x — 26.7x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% — +22.5% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% — 11.3% 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 +875.5% -13.3% +78.5% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.2%/yr — +31.7%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.7% 115.6% 89.1% COHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 40/100 AXTI

Percentile Scorecard

AXTIWOLFCOHR

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

AxisAXTIWOLFCOHR
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 – 19 #90 of 111
Growth 89 #11 of 92 – 58 #46 of 108
Profitability 21 #71 of 90 – 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health 78 #23 of 99 32 #68 of 99 41 #68 of 115
Shareholder Returns – – 53 #37 of 78
Overall 52 – 40
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WOLF ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTIWOLFCOHRSPY
1 month -12.6%-3.3%-15.1% +0.9%
3 months +74.1%+32.8%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months -9.4%+4.0%-21.4% +8.5%
Year to date +293.8%+53.1%+29.8% +13.3%
1 year +875.5%-13.3%+78.5% +12.4%
3 years +3,010.1%—+722.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +214.7%—+101.9% +23.5%
5 years +688.0%—+296.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +51.2%—+31.7% +11.0%
10 years +1,135.7%—+781.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +28.6%—+24.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAXTIWOLFCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.7%115.6%89.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%110.0%94.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.214.643.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.81-0.120.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-72.7%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-63.7%-43.9% -0.9%
52-week high $140.83$73.50$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $6.60$14.80$128.70 $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.

MultipleAXTIWOLFCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -2,609xmedian 46.0x —median 46.0x 52.8xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 7.9x —median 7.9x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x —median 28.3x -15.6xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 41.4x —median 41.4x -45.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.6x 1.1xmedian 4.6x 4.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -296.02median 2.30 —median 2.30 1.05median 1.10

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 monthsAXTIWOLFCOHR
Revenue $116.56M – $7.12B
Gross profit $33.85M – $2.67B
Operating income -$1.28M – -$3.60B
Net income -$156.00K – $800.94M
Free cash flow – – -$1.02B
R&D $9.58M – $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 – $4.12
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $576.30M $1.16B
Total debt $278.80M $931.00M $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 39.09M 195.39M
Enterprise value $2.96B -$128.51M $35.96B

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
MetricAXTIWOLFCOHR
P/E -2,609x – 52.8x
P/FCF – – -45.9x
P/Operating cash flow – – 590.2x
P/S 36.2x – 6.6x
P/B 4.6x 1.1x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 1.9x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA – – -15.6x
EV/EBIT -2,786x – -13.4x
EV/Revenue 30.5x – 6.8x
EV/FCF – – -47.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 605.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -296.02 – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTIWOLFCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% – 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% – 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% – 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% – 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% – 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% – 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% – 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 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
MetricAXTIWOLFCOHR
Gross margin 29.0% – 37.5%
EBITDA margin – – -43.3%
Operating margin -1.1% – -50.6%
Pretax margin 3.0% – 11.9%
Net margin -1.3% – 11.3%
FCF margin – – -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 1.1%
Return on equity 0.0% – 7.1%
Return on assets 0.0% – 4.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – -23.3%
Return on capital employed -0.2% – -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTIWOLFCOHR
Debt / assets 8.2% 31.0% 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 69.0% 38.6%
Equity / assets 83.1% 31.0% 61.4%
Interest coverage – – -18.9x
Current ratio 4.8x 6.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 6.3x 5.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 6.0x 4.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 14.23 – 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTIWOLFCOHR
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.

ConsensusAXTIWOLFCOHR
Forward P/E 77.6xFY2026 – 26.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $-7.29FY2027 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% – +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $680.60MFY2027 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 +2.3%FY2027 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +24.5% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTIWOLFCOHR
Held by institutions 70.1% 100.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 259 268 1,310
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% +45.8% -3.1%
Institutions buying 205 204 840
Institutions selling 47 32 359
Buyers to sellers 4.36 6.38 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.

AXTIWOLFCOHR
AXTI 1.00 0.44 0.63
WOLF 0.44 1.00 0.53
COHR 0.63 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, WOLF and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.71B, Wolfspeed (WOLF) $971.49M, Coherent (COHR) $42.08B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). 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) +875.5%, Wolfspeed (WOLF) -13.3%, Coherent (COHR) +78.5%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +51.2%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coherent (COHR) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.7%, Wolfspeed (WOLF) 115.6%, Coherent (COHR) 89.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Axt (AXTI) leads on 5. 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.