COHR vs OUST vs SPRS Stock Comparison

Coherent, Ouster and Surge Components 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
4 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$30.52 -32.0% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$224.71M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.15 -21.3% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.11M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 4, Surge Components 3, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHROUSTSPRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.41B $2.23B $18.11M COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.6x -47.7x 16.8x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +63.7% +6.5% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% -20.4% 2.9% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +18.0% -4.8% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr -14.8%/yr -1.9%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.5% 102.3% 47.8% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 45/100 63/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

COHROUSTSPRS

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

AxisCOHROUSTSPRS
Valuation 30 #79 of 112 9 #102 of 112 99 #2 of 112
Growth 75 #28 of 108 83 #19 of 108 22 #85 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 15 #89 of 104 50 #53 of 104
Financial Health 43 #67 of 116 91 #11 of 116 84 #20 of 116
Shareholder Returns 24 #63 of 83 27 #61 of 83 –
Overall 43 45 63
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST 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

PeriodCOHROUSTSPRSSPY
1 month -49.9%-32.0%-21.3% -5.9%
3 months -49.3%-33.0%-17.8% -4.6%
6 months -46.8%+24.5%-7.4% +0.2%
Year to date -8.1%+41.0%-7.4% +7.5%
1 year +26.0%+18.0%-4.8% +8.2%
3 years +416.9%+573.7%+25.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +73.0%+89.0%+7.9% +19.0%
5 years +164.0%-55.1%-9.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.4%-14.8%-1.9% +9.4%
10 years +528.3%—+224.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.2%—+12.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCOHROUSTSPRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.5%102.3%47.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%98.6%62.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.454.36-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.18-0.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-95.8%-49.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-51.2%-26.1% -5.9%
52-week high $426.89$62.52$4.26 $779.14
52-week low $134.63$16.63$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.

MultipleCOHROUSTSPRS
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 25.2x -47.7xmedian 25.2x 16.8xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 9.9xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.2x -39.4xmedian 16.2x 3.4xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.2xmedian 23.4x -22.9xmedian 23.4x 12.7xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.98 -0.80median 0.98 -0.84median 0.98

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 monthsCOHROUSTSPRS
Revenue $7.91B $224.71M $37.54M
Gross profit $3.02B $110.23M $10.91M
Operating income $1.17B -$57.61M $1.08M
Net income $960.42M -$45.75M $1.08M
Free cash flow -$1.83B -$97.45M $1.43M
R&D $804.67M $69.25M –
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $-0.64 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $1.55B $88.90M $4.72M
Total debt $4.00B – –
Shares (diluted) 202.03M 71.47M 5.98M
Enterprise value $26.72B $1.17B -$39.73M

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
MetricCOHROUSTSPRS
P/E 34.6x -47.7x 16.8x
P/FCF -18.2x -22.9x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow -565.2x -34.4x 12.6x
P/S 4.2x 9.9x 0.5x
P/B 2.9x 4.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 4.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x -39.4x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 30.5x -31.4x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 8.0x 0.1x
EV/FCF -19.4x -18.6x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -603.2x -27.9x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 -0.80 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTSPRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 63.7% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 47.7% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.5% 86.3% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 185.4% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.5% 42.7% 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 143.0% 46.6% -24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 287.3% 48.1% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.7% 50.5% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 668.9% 57.9% 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.4% 59.5% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -111.2% -139.2% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 22.8% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,585% -207.6% 52.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.1% 12.8% -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTSPRS
Gross margin 38.2% 49.1% 29.1%
EBITDA margin 21.7% -20.4% 3.0%
Operating margin 14.8% -25.6% 2.9%
Pretax margin 12.5% -20.2% 4.0%
Net margin 12.2% -20.4% 2.9%
FCF margin -23.2% -43.4% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin -0.7% -28.8% 3.8%
Return on equity 8.2% -9.8% 5.0%
Return on assets 4.9% -8.1% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 7.4% – –
Return on capital employed 7.4% -11.7% 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 16.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTSPRS
Debt / assets 19.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF -2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 14.1% 24.0%
Equity / assets 57.6% 85.9% 76.0%
Interest coverage 6.6x – –
Current ratio 2.3x 7.1x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 6.3x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 5.7x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 3.30 13.15 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTSPRS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -6.1% -4.6% –
Shareholder yield -6.1% -4.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusCOHROUSTSPRS
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2027 $-0.27FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +61.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.21BFY2027 $229.51MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2027 +35.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +36.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHROUSTSPRS
Held by institutions 86.7% 53.9% –
Institutions holding 1,314 333 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +19.0% –
Institutions buying 844 235 –
Institutions selling 359 66 –
Buyers to sellers 2.35 3.56 –

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.

COHROUSTSPRS
COHR 1.00 0.54 -0.05
OUST 0.54 1.00 0.02
SPRS -0.05 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, OUST and SPRS?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $33.41B, Ouster (OUST) $2.23B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, OUST and SPRS?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 34.6x, Ouster (OUST) -47.7x, Surge Components (SPRS) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coherent (COHR) +30.8%, Ouster (OUST) +63.7%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 12.2%, Ouster (OUST) -20.4%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +26.0%, Ouster (OUST) +18.0%, Surge Components (SPRS) -4.8%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +21.4%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.8%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 91.5%, Ouster (OUST) 102.3%, Surge Components (SPRS) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COHR, OUST 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, Coherent (COHR) leads on 4. 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.