COHR vs ENTG vs Q Stock Comparison

Coherent, Entegris and Qnity Electronics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COHR Coherent Corp.
$169.65 -49.9% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.41B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.91B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins
ENTG Entegris Inc
$124.75 -25.3% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$19.06B
P/E
48.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
0.32%
Semiconductor Materials Technology
2 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$110.06 -17.6% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.01B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
0.27%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 7, Qnity Electronics 3, Entegris 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHRENTGQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.41B $19.06B $23.01B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.6x 48.6x 41.3x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 29.6x 25.3x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +9.4% +17.7% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 11.1% 10.2% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 7.5% 8.7% Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.9x 1.6x COHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.32% 0.27% ENTG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +41.0% +10.4% ENTG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr -3.0%/yr — COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.5% 70.3% 55.9% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 43/100 58/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

COHRENTGQ

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

AxisCOHRENTGQ
Valuation 30 #79 of 112 57 #41 of 94 35 #62 of 95
Growth 75 #28 of 108 58 #39 of 92 45 #52 of 93
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 60 #37 of 90 84 #15 of 89
Financial Health 43 #67 of 116 7 #94 of 101 68 #31 of 96
Shareholder Returns 24 #63 of 83 33 #55 of 81 58 #32 of 75
Overall 43 43 58
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRENTGQSPY
1 month -49.9%-25.3%-17.6% -5.9%
3 months -49.3%-12.5%-17.5% -4.6%
6 months -46.8%-15.5%-23.4% +0.2%
Year to date -8.1%+48.1%+34.8% +7.5%
1 year +26.0%+41.0%+10.4% +8.2%
3 years +416.9%+37.1%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +73.0%+11.1%— +19.0%
5 years +164.0%-14.2%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.4%-3.0%— +9.4%
10 years +528.3%+697.1%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.2%+23.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCOHRENTGQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.5%70.3%55.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%73.2%59.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.453.142.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.580.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-59.5%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-32.2%-37.3% -5.9%
52-week high $426.89$184.00$175.64 $779.14
52-week low $134.63$68.80$73.54 $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.

MultipleCOHRENTGQ
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 25.2x 48.6xmedian 35.6x 41.3xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 5.8x 4.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.2x 22.1xmedian 21.9x 14.1xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.2xmedian 23.4x 30.9xmedian 30.7x 29.6xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.98 1.99median 1.25 —median 1.76

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 monthsCOHRENTGQ
Revenue $7.91B $3.52B $5.49B
Gross profit $3.02B $1.66B $2.58B
Operating income $1.17B $641.70M $1.45B
Net income $960.42M $392.80M $603.00M
Free cash flow -$1.83B $616.00M $777.00M
R&D $804.67M $324.60M $387.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $2.55 $2.66
Cash & equivalents $1.55B $356.50M $1.12B
Total debt $4.00B $3.26B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 202.03M 153.90M 210.00M
Enterprise value $26.72B $17.55B $19.45B

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
MetricCOHRENTGQ
P/E 34.6x 48.6x 41.3x
P/FCF -18.2x 30.9x 29.6x
P/Operating cash flow -565.2x 23.9x 20.2x
P/S 4.2x 5.4x 4.2x
P/B 2.9x 4.4x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.3x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 22.1x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 30.5x 34.2x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 6.2x 4.7x
EV/FCF -19.4x 35.7x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -603.2x 27.5x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 1.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 9.4% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.5% 14.9% 19.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 2.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.5% 28.1% 19.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 143.0% 5.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 287.3% 36.2% -28.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.7% 25.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 668.9% 34.7% -31.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.4% 24.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -111.2% 17.4% 6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 14.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,585% 86.2% -1.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.1% 125.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGQ
Gross margin 38.2% 47.1% 46.9%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 28.2% 33.5%
Operating margin 14.8% 18.2% 26.4%
Pretax margin 12.5% 12.6% 15.5%
Net margin 12.2% 11.1% 10.2%
FCF margin -23.2% 17.5% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin -0.7% 22.6% 20.7%
Return on equity 8.2% 9.3% 7.8%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.6% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 7.5% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 8.3% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 2.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGQ
Debt / assets 19.8% 38.2% 27.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.9x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 5.3x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 49.3% 46.4%
Equity / assets 57.6% 50.7% 53.6%
Interest coverage 6.6x 3.4x 6.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.30 3.85 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRENTGQ
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -6.1% -0.2% 0.3%
Shareholder yield -6.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 8.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCOHRENTGQ
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2027 29.6xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2027 $4.21FY2026 $4.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +53.1%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.1% +24.9% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.21BFY2027 $3.61BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2027 +12.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +13.2% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRENTGQ
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 77.2%
Institutions holding 1,314 747 1,329
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% -0.1% +4.4%
Institutions buying 844 431 660
Institutions selling 359 228 440
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.89 1.50

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.

COHRENTGQ
COHR 1.00 0.69 0.63
ENTG 0.69 1.00 0.77
Q 0.63 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, ENTG and Q?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $33.41B, Entegris (ENTG) $19.06B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $23.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, ENTG and Q?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 34.6x, Entegris (ENTG) 48.6x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 41.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 18.9x, Entegris (ENTG) 29.6x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 25.3x). 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) +30.8%, Entegris (ENTG) +9.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 12.2%, Entegris (ENTG) 11.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Coherent (COHR) 7.4%, Entegris (ENTG) 7.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entegris (ENTG) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +26.0%, Entegris (ENTG) +41.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +10.4%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +21.4%/yr, Entegris (ENTG) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Entegris (ENTG) has the highest dividend yield: Entegris (ENTG) 0.32%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.27%. Coherent (COHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 91.5%, Entegris (ENTG) 70.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.