COHR vs OUST vs VSH Stock Comparison

Coherent, Ouster and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.86B
P/E
52.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.65 -8.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
142.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 6, Vishay Intertechnology 5, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHROUSTVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.86B $2.17B $4.06B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.0x -40.7x 142.9x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x — 37.1x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +62.8% +13.4% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% -26.0% 0.9% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.3% — 1.2% VSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -1.0x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% VSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.6% -11.6% +71.0% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr -12.5%/yr +9.0%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.0% 102.5% 70.3% VSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 43/100 52/100 VSH

Percentile Scorecard

COHROUSTVSH

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

AxisCOHROUSTVSH
Valuation 21 #89 of 112 9 #102 of 112 73 #31 of 112
Growth 57 #47 of 109 82 #21 of 109 44 #62 of 109
Profitability 30 #73 of 104 14 #90 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 42 #68 of 116 88 #15 of 116 44 #66 of 116
Shareholder Returns 34 #54 of 81 25 #61 of 81 53 #39 of 81
Overall 37 43 52
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHROUSTVSHSPY
1 month -20.3%-25.0%-8.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.2%-3.3%-9.4% +3.9%
6 months -22.5%+25.5%+10.9% +8.2%
Year to date +27.7%+51.5%+104.6% +12.9%
1 year +74.6%-11.6%+71.0% +12.3%
3 years +708.3%+765.2%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +100.8%+105.4%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years +285.1%-48.6%+53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +31.0%-12.5%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +753.7%—+112.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.9%—+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOHROUSTVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.0%102.5%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.0%100.6%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.494.603.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.84-0.111.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-95.8%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-47.6%-54.3% -1.2%
52-week high $426.89$62.52$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$16.63$11.82 $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.

MultipleCOHROUSTVSH
P/E now vs peer median 51.9xmedian 33.2x -40.6xmedian 33.2x 142.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.8x 11.0xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.4xmedian 20.0x -37.8xmedian 20.0x 11.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -45.1xmedian 29.8x -27.2xmedian 29.8x -602.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.03median 1.17 -0.72median 1.17 -2.38median 1.17

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 monthsCOHROUSTVSH
Revenue $7.12B $204.91M $3.32B
Gross profit $2.67B $101.63M $694.64M
Operating income -$3.60B -$62.60M $109.59M
Net income $800.94M -$53.33M $28.40M
Free cash flow -$1.02B -$82.47M -$6.96M
R&D $722.95M $68.46M –
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $-0.81 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $91.76M $1.30B
Total debt $3.22B – $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 65.99M 147.90M
Enterprise value $35.73B $1.28B $1.32B

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
MetricCOHROUSTVSH
P/E 51.9x -40.6x 142.9x
P/FCF -45.1x -27.2x -602.0x
P/Operating cash flow 580.3x -41.7x 12.1x
P/S 6.5x 11.0x 1.3x
P/B 4.1x 6.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 6.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -15.4x -37.8x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -13.2x -31.7x 35.2x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 9.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF -46.3x -24.1x -554.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 595.9x -36.9x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.03 -0.72 -2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 62.8% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 51.6% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 90.8% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 166.5% -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.9% 39.7% 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 45.1% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% 42.0% 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% 48.0% -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% 52.1% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 56.5% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% -329.9% 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 27.6% -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% -416.3% 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% 17.7% -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTVSH
Gross margin 37.5% 49.6% 20.9%
EBITDA margin -43.3% -25.6% 10.2%
Operating margin -50.6% -30.6% 3.3%
Pretax margin 11.9% -25.5% 2.2%
Net margin 11.3% -26.0% 0.9%
FCF margin -14.4% -40.2% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% -26.3% 10.4%
Return on equity 7.1% -16.5% 1.1%
Return on assets 4.4% -12.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital -23.3% – 1.2%
Return on capital employed -24.1% -18.1% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.0x 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 18.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTVSH
Debt / assets 17.6% – 18.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF -3.1x – -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 21.8% 43.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 78.2% 56.5%
Interest coverage -18.9x – 2.8x
Current ratio 2.4x 4.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 3.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.03 10.70 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHROUSTVSH
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield -4.4% -6.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -4.4% -6.2% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.4% – 191.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) -1.1% – -780.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -25.4% – -1.3%

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.

ConsensusCOHROUSTVSH
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2027 – 37.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $-0.27FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% – +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $229.51MFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +35.5%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +36.6% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHROUSTVSH
Held by institutions 86.7% 53.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,310 330 468
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +19.0% +14.6%
Institutions buying 840 233 308
Institutions selling 359 66 120
Buyers to sellers 2.34 3.53 2.57

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.

COHROUSTVSH
COHR 1.00 0.52 0.63
OUST 0.52 1.00 0.58
VSH 0.63 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, OUST and VSH?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $41.86B, Ouster (OUST) $2.17B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, OUST and VSH?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 52.0x, Ouster (OUST) -40.7x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 142.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 26.3x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 37.1x). 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) +22.5%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) leads (Coherent (COHR) -23.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +74.6%, Ouster (OUST) -11.6%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.0%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest dividend yield: Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Ouster (OUST) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%. Ouster (OUST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 89.0%, Ouster (OUST) 102.5%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COHR, OUST and VSH?

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 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.