COHR vs LITE vs MKDW Stock Comparison

Coherent, Lumentum Holdings and MKDWELL Tech Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COHR Coherent Corp.
$207.26 -38.5% 1M +57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.22B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$680.16 -37.3% 1M +240.8% 1Y
Market cap
$57.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
MKDW MKDWELL Tech Inc.
$0.16 -89.4% 1M -97.6% 1Y
Market cap
$622.98K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOHRLITEMKDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.22B $57.30B $622.98K LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.5x -8.7x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 32.0x — COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +103.2% — LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% -175.8% — COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 13.8% — LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.5x — LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.0% +240.8% -97.6% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.5%/yr +50.5%/yr — LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.3% 101.0% 201.4% COHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 47/100 — COHR

Percentile Scorecard

COHRLITEMKDW

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

AxisCOHRLITEMKDW
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 10 #101 of 112 –
Growth 74 #29 of 108 76 #27 of 108 –
Profitability 48 #55 of 104 46 #57 of 104 –
Financial Health 46 #63 of 116 54 #54 of 116 0 #116 of 116
Shareholder Returns 44 #48 of 85 51 #42 of 85 –
Overall 48 47 –
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MKDW ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRLITEMKDWSPY
1 month -38.5%-37.3%-89.4% -2.0%
3 months -36.0%-19.9%-98.6% -2.2%
6 months -38.3%-31.6%-97.7% +4.2%
Year to date +12.3%+84.5%-96.7% +10.6%
1 year +57.0%+240.8%-97.6% +10.4%
3 years +530.9%+1,490.6%-99.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +84.9%+151.7%-92.0% +20.2%
5 years +224.2%+669.9%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +26.5%+50.5%— +10.1%
10 years +669.1%+1,818.6%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +22.6%+34.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOHRLITEMKDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.3%101.0%201.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.4%105.0%244.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.603.241.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.632.38-0.48 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-66.5%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.4%-40.0%-98.7% -3.2%
52-week high $426.89$1,133.40$12.00 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$188.36$0.15 $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.

MultipleCOHRLITEMKDW
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 30.7x -9.6xmedian 30.7x —median 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.6x 16.5xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 18.9x 52.5xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -39.7xmedian 28.0x 173.0xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.8x 13.5xmedian 2.8x -0.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 1.07 0.05median 1.07 —median 1.07

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 monthsCOHRLITEMKDW
Revenue $7.12B $3.74B –
Gross profit $2.67B $1.72B –
Operating income $1.04B $877.90M –
Net income $800.94M -$6.58B –
Free cash flow -$1.02B $356.30M –
R&D $722.95M $466.90M –
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $-64.71 –
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $1.27B $38.25K
Total debt $3.22B $1.40B $5.85M
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 101.70M 3.87M
Enterprise value $28.10B $48.26B -$10.34M

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
MetricCOHRLITEMKDW
P/E 45.6x -9.6x –
P/FCF -39.7x 173.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 510.5x 64.1x –
P/S 5.7x 16.5x –
P/B 3.6x 13.5x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 14.4x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 26.8x 52.5x –
EV/EBIT 40.3x 69.5x –
EV/Revenue 5.9x 16.3x –
EV/FCF -40.9x 171.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 526.0x 63.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 0.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRLITEMKDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 103.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 33.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 205.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 56.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.6% 1,065% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 157.7% 83.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% -5,948% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% -220.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% -4,604% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -178.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% 564.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 83.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% 502.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% -25.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRLITEMKDW
Gross margin 37.5% 45.9% –
EBITDA margin 21.9% 31.1% –
Operating margin 14.6% 23.5% –
Pretax margin 11.9% -181.9% –
Net margin 11.3% -175.8% –
FCF margin -14.4% 9.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 25.7% –
Return on equity 7.1% -142.8% –
Return on assets 4.4% -90.2% –
Return on invested capital 6.7% 13.8% –
Return on capital employed 6.9% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 7.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRLITEMKDW
Debt / assets 17.6% 19.2% 53.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x -1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF -3.1x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 37.1% 132.7%
Equity / assets 61.4% 62.9% -32.7%
Interest coverage 5.5x 47.5x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.40 13.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRLITEMKDW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -5.1% 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.

ConsensusCOHRLITEMKDW
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2027 32.0xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $21.25FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 +145.1%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% +61.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $6.52BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +116.6%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +62.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRLITEMKDW
Held by institutions 86.7% 92.8% –
Institutions holding 1,313 1,319 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +6.6% –
Institutions buying 843 905 –
Institutions selling 359 319 –
Buyers to sellers 2.35 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.

COHRLITEMKDW
COHR 1.00 0.81 0.04
LITE 0.81 1.00 0.00
MKDW 0.04 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, LITE and MKDW?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $34.22B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $57.30B, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) $622.98K.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +57.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +240.8%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) -97.6%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +26.5%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +50.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 0.00%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) and MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coherent (COHR) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 90.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.0%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 201.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.