COHR vs LITE vs SPRS Stock Comparison

Coherent, Lumentum Holdings and Surge Components Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COHR Coherent Corp.
$199.84 -40.7% 1M +51.4% 1Y
Market cap
$34.07B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$684.40 -36.9% 1M +239.6% 1Y
Market cap
$56.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.13 -21.8% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.02M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 6, Surge Components 3, Coherent 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHRLITESPRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.07B $56.26B $18.02M LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x -8.5x 16.8x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 32.0x — COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +83.2% +6.5% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% -230.2% 2.9% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 8.1% — LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.4x — LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.4% +239.6% -4.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.6%/yr +51.2%/yr -2.2%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.4% 101.2% 47.9% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 46/100 64/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

COHRLITESPRS

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

AxisCOHRLITESPRS
Valuation 26 #83 of 112 10 #101 of 112 98 #3 of 112
Growth 73 #30 of 108 80 #22 of 108 25 #81 of 108
Profitability 48 #55 of 104 39 #64 of 104 49 #54 of 104
Financial Health 46 #63 of 116 56 #52 of 116 84 #20 of 116
Shareholder Returns 43 #46 of 80 46 #44 of 80 –
Overall 47 46 64
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRLITESPRSSPY
1 month -40.7%-36.9%-21.8% -2.3%
3 months -30.7%-12.2%-21.8% -0.7%
6 months -39.4%-29.9%-2.2% +4.8%
Year to date +8.3%+85.7%-7.9% +10.3%
1 year +51.4%+239.6%-4.0% +10.3%
3 years +508.3%+1,500.6%+18.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +82.6%+152.2%+5.7% +20.1%
5 years +211.9%+688.4%-10.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +25.6%+51.2%-2.2% +10.1%
10 years +640.1%+1,822.5%+222.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +22.2%+34.4%+12.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOHRLITESPRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.4%101.2%47.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.4%105.5%61.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.593.24-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.572.37-0.08 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-66.5%-49.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.2%-39.6%-26.5% -3.5%
52-week high $426.89$1,133.40$4.26 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$188.36$2.88 $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.

MultipleCOHRLITESPRS
P/E now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 29.9x -7.4xmedian 29.9x 16.7xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.8x 20.1xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 18.5x 74.8xmedian 18.5x 3.3xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -38.2xmedian 28.0x 202.1xmedian 28.0x 12.6xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 13.1xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 1.00 0.03median 1.00 -0.84median 1.00

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 monthsCOHRLITESPRS
Revenue $7.12B $3.74B $37.54M
Gross profit $2.67B $1.72B $10.91M
Operating income $1.04B $877.90M $1.08M
Net income $800.94M -$6.58B $1.08M
Free cash flow -$1.02B $356.30M $1.43M
R&D $722.95M $466.90M –
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $-64.71 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $1.27B $4.72M
Total debt $3.22B $1.40B –
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 101.70M 5.98M
Enterprise value $27.94B $47.21B -$39.83M

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
MetricCOHRLITESPRS
P/E 44.0x -7.4x 16.7x
P/FCF -38.2x 202.1x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 492.2x 80.7x 12.5x
P/S 5.5x 20.1x 0.5x
P/B 3.5x 13.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 14.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 74.8x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 38.9x 113.4x 3.5x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 19.8x 0.1x
EV/FCF -39.4x 198.4x 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 507.7x 79.2x 2.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 0.03 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRLITESPRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 83.2% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 19.5% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 173.1% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 30.2% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.6% 391.4% 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 157.7% 87.0% -24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% -26,876% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% -274.9% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% -25,088% 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -264.1% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% 494.9% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 61.1% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% 386.6% 52.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% 80.2% -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRLITESPRS
Gross margin 37.5% 41.7% 29.1%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 26.4% 3.0%
Operating margin 14.6% 17.4% 2.9%
Pretax margin 11.9% -238.0% 4.0%
Net margin 11.3% -230.2% 2.9%
FCF margin -14.4% 10.0% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 24.9% 3.8%
Return on equity 7.1% -182.1% 5.0%
Return on assets 4.4% -96.8% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 8.1% –
Return on capital employed 6.9% 11.2% 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 5.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRLITESPRS
Debt / assets 17.6% 22.4% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF -3.1x 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 36.5% 24.0%
Equity / assets 61.4% 63.5% 76.0%
Interest coverage 5.5x 24.1x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.1x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 4.27 13.09 4.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRLITESPRS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.2% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -5.2% 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.

ConsensusCOHRLITESPRS
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
HoldersCOHRLITESPRS
Held by institutions 86.7% 92.8% –
Institutions holding 1,312 1,318 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +6.6% –
Institutions buying 842 905 –
Institutions selling 359 318 –
Buyers to sellers 2.35 2.85 –

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.

COHRLITESPRS
COHR 1.00 0.81 -0.07
LITE 0.81 1.00 -0.08
SPRS -0.07 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, LITE and SPRS?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $34.07B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $56.26B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.02M.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, LITE and SPRS?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 42.3x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -8.5x, Surge Components (SPRS) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 23.1x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 32.0x). 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%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Coherent (COHR) 6.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +51.4%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +239.6%, Surge Components (SPRS) -4.0%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +25.6%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +51.2%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.2%/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%, Surge Components (SPRS) 0.00%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) and Surge Components (SPRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 90.4%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.2%, Surge Components (SPRS) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.