COHR vs ENTG vs LFUS Stock Comparison

Coherent, Entegris and Littelfuse Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins
ENTG Entegris Inc
$159.32 +5.8% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.52B
P/E
80.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
1 win
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$387.15 -9.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.27B
P/E
271.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 6, Littelfuse 4, Entegris 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHRENTGLFUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.08B $24.52B $10.27B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.3x 80.3x 271.9x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 41.8x 21.8x LFUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +3.2% +18.7% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 9.2% 1.4% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.3% 6.5% 1.3% ENTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.4x -0.7x LFUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.5% +73.7% +47.5% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.7%/yr +2.5%/yr +5.6%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.1% 69.4% 43.1% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 44/100 53/100 LFUS

Percentile Scorecard

COHRENTGLFUS

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

AxisCOHRENTGLFUS
Valuation 19 #90 of 111 61 #37 of 94 63 #42 of 111
Growth 58 #46 of 108 57 #40 of 92 33 #73 of 108
Profitability 30 #73 of 104 63 #34 of 90 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 41 #68 of 115 10 #89 of 99 67 #39 of 115
Shareholder Returns 53 #37 of 78 28 #53 of 73 40 #47 of 78
Overall 40 44 53
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRENTGLFUSSPY
1 month -15.1%+5.8%-9.8% +0.9%
3 months +7.9%+48.9%-5.7% +5.9%
6 months -21.4%+6.7%-1.1% +8.5%
Year to date +29.8%+89.1%+53.1% +13.3%
1 year +78.5%+73.7%+47.5% +12.4%
3 years +722.0%+81.4%+79.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +101.9%+22.0%+21.4% +23.5%
5 years +296.0%+13.2%+31.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +31.7%+2.5%+5.6% +11.0%
10 years +781.0%+892.6%+179.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.3%+25.8%+10.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCOHRENTGLFUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.1%69.4%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.4%71.2%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.493.361.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.881.061.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-59.5%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-13.4%-20.8% -0.9%
52-week high $426.89$184.00$489.10 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$68.80$234.94 $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.

MultipleCOHRENTGLFUS
P/E now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 33.5x 79.7xmedian 46.0x 260.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 7.9x 3.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 19.6x 30.3xmedian 28.3x 33.2xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -45.9xmedian 29.8x 42.3xmedian 41.4x 18.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 4.6x 3.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 1.10 1.67median 2.30 -5.13median 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 monthsCOHRENTGLFUS
Revenue $7.12B $3.33B $2.76B
Gross profit $2.67B $1.51B $1.10B
Operating income -$3.60B $533.70M $151.43M
Net income $800.94M $305.50M $37.79M
Free cash flow -$1.02B $575.20M $528.88M
R&D $722.95M $318.00M $117.61M
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $1.99 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $353.60M $824.84M
Total debt $3.22B $3.46B $629.93M
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 153.60M 25.67M
Enterprise value $35.96B $22.97B $7.78B

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
MetricCOHRENTGLFUS
P/E 52.8x 79.7x 260.2x
P/FCF -45.9x 42.3x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 590.2x 31.2x 16.5x
P/S 6.6x 7.3x 3.6x
P/B 4.2x 5.9x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 7.3x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -15.6x 30.3x 33.2x
EV/EBIT -13.4x 51.4x 63.7x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 8.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF -47.1x 47.7x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 605.7x 35.1x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 1.67 -5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLFUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 3.2% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -4.0% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 3.1% 28.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -1.1% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.9% 3.7% -28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 6.7% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% 3.4% -68.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% 48.5% -50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% 2.2% -68.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 47.6% -50.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% 24.5% 30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 18.7% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% 118.7% 38.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% 129.7% 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLFUS
Gross margin 37.5% 45.5% 40.1%
EBITDA margin -43.3% 27.2% 10.5%
Operating margin -50.6% 16.0% 5.5%
Pretax margin 11.9% 9.9% 4.9%
Net margin 11.3% 9.2% 1.4%
FCF margin -14.4% 17.3% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 23.5% 21.6%
Return on equity 7.1% 7.5% 1.4%
Return on assets 4.4% 3.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -23.3% 6.5% 1.3%
Return on capital employed -24.1% 6.8% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 2.6x 15.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLFUS
Debt / assets 17.6% 41.1% 14.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.4x -0.7x
Debt / FCF -3.1x 6.0x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 50.6% 35.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 49.4% 64.5%
Interest coverage -18.9x 2.8x 5.7x
Current ratio 2.4x 3.0x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 4.10 4.48 5.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLFUS
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -4.4% -0.2% -0.8%
Shareholder yield -4.4% 0.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCOHRENTGLFUS
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2027 41.8xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $3.81FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 +38.5%FY2026 +66.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% +25.5% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $3.43BFY2026 $3.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +11.5% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRENTGLFUS
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 99.4%
Institutions holding 1,310 745 606
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% -0.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 840 431 295
Institutions selling 359 226 209
Buyers to sellers 2.34 1.91 1.41

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.

COHRENTGLFUS
COHR 1.00 0.65 0.66
ENTG 0.65 1.00 0.71
LFUS 0.66 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, ENTG and LFUS?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $42.08B, Entegris (ENTG) $24.52B, Littelfuse (LFUS) $10.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, ENTG and LFUS?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 52.3x, Entegris (ENTG) 80.3x, Littelfuse (LFUS) 271.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Littelfuse (LFUS) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 26.7x, Entegris (ENTG) 41.8x, Littelfuse (LFUS) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coherent (COHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Entegris (ENTG) +3.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Entegris (ENTG) 9.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Entegris (ENTG) leads (Coherent (COHR) -23.3%, Entegris (ENTG) 6.5%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +78.5%, Entegris (ENTG) +73.7%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +47.5%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +31.7%/yr, Entegris (ENTG) +2.5%/yr, Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Entegris (ENTG) 0.00%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.00%. Entegris (ENTG) and Littelfuse (LFUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 89.1%, Entegris (ENTG) 69.4%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COHR, ENTG and LFUS?

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 6. 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.