COHR vs ENTG vs LITE Stock Comparison

Coherent, Entegris and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COHR Coherent Corp.
$195.18 -41.5% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.66B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
ENTG Entegris Inc
$142.87 -14.4% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.22B
P/E
51.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
1 win
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$626.75 -42.6% 1M +232.7% 1Y
Market cap
$50.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOHRENTGLITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.66B $20.22B $50.26B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 51.5x -7.6x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 37.5x 29.5x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +9.4% +103.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 11.1% -175.8% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 7.5% 13.8% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.9x -0.5x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% +65.2% +232.7% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr -0.3%/yr +46.4%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.4% 69.0% 101.2% ENTG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 44/100 47/100 COHR

Percentile Scorecard

COHRENTGLITE

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

AxisCOHRENTGLITE
Valuation 29 #80 of 112 61 #37 of 94 11 #100 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 108 56 #41 of 92 77 #26 of 108
Profitability 48 #55 of 104 62 #35 of 90 46 #57 of 104
Financial Health 46 #63 of 116 8 #93 of 101 53 #55 of 116
Shareholder Returns 44 #48 of 85 31 #55 of 79 51 #42 of 85
Overall 48 44 47
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRENTGLITESPY
1 month -41.5%-14.4%-42.6% -1.0%
3 months -40.6%-1.8%-24.1% -0.4%
6 months -43.4%-8.3%-33.6% +4.5%
Year to date +5.7%+69.6%+70.0% +12.4%
1 year +51.7%+65.2%+232.7% +13.6%
3 years +494.2%+54.9%+1,365.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +81.2%+15.7%+144.9% +20.8%
5 years +203.8%-1.7%+571.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +24.9%-0.3%+46.4% +10.4%
10 years +622.9%+812.9%+1,721.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +21.9%+24.8%+33.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCOHRENTGLITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.4%69.0%101.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.7%70.7%105.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.493.163.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.952.30 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-59.5%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-22.4%-44.7% -1.6%
52-week high $426.89$184.00$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$68.80$188.36 $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.

MultipleCOHRENTGLITE
P/E now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 28.1x 55.7xmedian 40.5x -8.8xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 6.2xmedian 6.5x 15.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 18.4x 24.9xmedian 24.9x 48.3xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.3xmedian 26.6x 35.4xmedian 36.9x 159.4xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 3.9x 12.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 1.11 2.27median 1.85 0.05median 1.11

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 monthsCOHRENTGLITE
Revenue $7.12B $3.52B $3.74B
Gross profit $2.67B $1.66B $1.72B
Operating income $1.04B $641.70M $877.90M
Net income $800.94M $392.80M -$6.58B
Free cash flow -$1.02B $616.00M $356.30M
R&D $722.95M $324.60M $466.90M
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $2.55 $-64.71
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $356.50M $1.27B
Total debt $3.22B $3.26B $1.40B
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 153.90M 101.70M
Enterprise value $23.53B $18.71B $41.21B

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
MetricCOHRENTGLITE
P/E 43.0x 55.7x -8.8x
P/FCF -37.3x 35.4x 159.4x
P/Operating cash flow 480.7x 27.4x 59.1x
P/S 5.4x 6.2x 15.2x
P/B 3.4x 5.0x 12.4x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 6.1x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 24.9x 48.3x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 38.5x 64.0x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 7.0x 15.0x
EV/FCF -38.6x 40.2x 157.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 496.2x 31.0x 58.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 2.27 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 9.4% 103.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -1.2% 33.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 14.9% 205.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 2.2% 56.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.6% 28.1% 1,065%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 157.7% 5.8% 83.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% 36.2% -5,948%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% 25.2% -220.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% 34.7% -4,604%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 24.5% -178.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% 17.4% 564.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 14.7% 83.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% 86.2% 502.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% 125.5% -25.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLITE
Gross margin 37.5% 47.1% 45.9%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 28.2% 31.1%
Operating margin 14.6% 18.2% 23.5%
Pretax margin 11.9% 12.6% -181.9%
Net margin 11.3% 11.1% -175.8%
FCF margin -14.4% 17.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 22.6% 25.7%
Return on equity 7.1% 9.3% -142.8%
Return on assets 4.4% 4.6% -90.2%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 7.5% 13.8%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 8.3% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 2.0x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.1% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLITE
Debt / assets 17.6% 38.2% 19.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.9x -0.5x
Debt / FCF -3.1x 5.3x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 49.3% 37.1%
Equity / assets 61.4% 50.7% 62.9%
Interest coverage 5.5x 3.4x 47.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.19 4.25 12.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGLITE
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -5.4% -0.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -5.4% 0.1% 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.

ConsensusCOHRENTGLITE
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2027 37.5xFY2026 29.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $3.81FY2026 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 +38.5%FY2026 +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% +25.5% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $3.43BFY2026 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +11.5% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRENTGLITE
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 92.8%
Institutions holding 1,314 747 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% -0.1% +6.6%
Institutions buying 844 431 905
Institutions selling 359 228 319
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.89 2.84

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.

COHRENTGLITE
COHR 1.00 0.66 0.81
ENTG 0.66 1.00 0.57
LITE 0.81 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, ENTG and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $29.66B, Entegris (ENTG) $20.22B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $50.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, ENTG and LITE?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 36.8x, Entegris (ENTG) 51.5x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 21.8x, Entegris (ENTG) 37.5x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 29.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Entegris (ENTG) +9.4%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +103.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Entegris (ENTG) 11.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Coherent (COHR) 6.7%, Entegris (ENTG) 7.5%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +51.7%, Entegris (ENTG) +65.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +232.7%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +24.9%/yr, Entegris (ENTG) -0.3%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +46.4%/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%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%. Entegris (ENTG) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entegris (ENTG) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 90.4%, Entegris (ENTG) 69.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 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.