COHR vs Q vs LFUS Stock Comparison

Coherent, Qnity Electronics and Littelfuse Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COHR Coherent Corp.
$221.71 -25.0% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$41.27B
P/E
51.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$114.12 -8.4% 1M
Market cap
$24.75B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$364.03 -15.2% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 6, Qnity Electronics 4, Littelfuse 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHRQLFUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.27B $24.75B $9.61B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.3x 42.2x -1,193x Q
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 26.2x 20.5x LFUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +14.8% +15.4% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 11.2% -0.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.3% 8.3% 0.0% Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 0.0x COHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Q
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.4% — +35.2% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.8%/yr — +5.5%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.0% 55.2% 43.1% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 60/100 46/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

COHRQLFUS

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

AxisCOHRQLFUS
Valuation 20 #89 of 111 37 #60 of 94 58 #47 of 111
Growth 57 #47 of 108 52 #45 of 92 28 #78 of 108
Profitability 29 #74 of 104 88 #12 of 89 50 #53 of 104
Financial Health 42 #67 of 115 67 #33 of 97 61 #45 of 115
Shareholder Returns 45 #45 of 81 55 #32 of 70 35 #53 of 81
Overall 39 60 46
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRQLFUSSPY
1 month -25.0%-8.4%-15.2% -0.8%
3 months -18.3%-14.2%-9.7% +3.5%
6 months -31.0%-20.7%-9.7% +7.0%
Year to date +20.1%+39.8%+43.9% +12.2%
1 year +71.4%—+35.2% +13.0%
3 years +660.6%—+68.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +96.8%—+19.0% +23.1%
5 years +283.0%—+30.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.8%—+5.5% +11.0%
10 years +731.9%—+165.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +23.6%—+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOHRQLFUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.0%55.2%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.0%58.5%44.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.482.641.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.80—0.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-38.1%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.1%-35.0%-25.6% -1.8%
52-week high $426.89$175.64$489.10 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$73.54$234.94 $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.

MultipleCOHRQLFUS
P/E now vs peer median 48.8xmedian 32.0x 40.8xmedian 21.6x -1,143xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -14.5xmedian 19.4x 15.7xmedian 12.4x 39.6xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 29.0x 28.9xmedian 15.8x 20.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 1.13 —median 1.66 43.13median 1.13

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 monthsCOHRQLFUS
Revenue $7.12B $5.21B $2.61B
Gross profit $2.67B $2.41B $1.03B
Operating income -$3.60B $1.34B $95.49M
Net income $800.94M $630.00M -$8.06M
Free cash flow -$1.02B $825.00M $444.35M
R&D $722.95M $374.00M $115.22M
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $2.79 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $961.00M $628.22M
Total debt $3.22B $4.02B $629.66M
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 210.20M 25.62M
Enterprise value $35.15B $21.89B $7.12B

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
MetricCOHRQLFUS
P/E 48.8x 40.8x -1,143x
P/FCF -42.4x 28.9x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 546.0x 20.4x 18.1x
P/S 6.1x 4.6x 3.5x
P/B 3.9x 3.2x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 3.7x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -14.5x 15.7x 39.6x
EV/EBIT -12.4x 20.2x 96.8x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 5.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF -43.6x 32.6x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 561.6x 23.0x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 – 43.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRQLFUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 14.8% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 13.3% 23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% – 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.9% 11.6% -52.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – -40.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% -23.6% -107.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% – -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% -26.4% -107.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% – -26.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% – 31.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% – 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% – 41.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% – 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRQLFUS
Gross margin 37.5% 46.2% 39.3%
EBITDA margin -43.3% 33.0% 8.9%
Operating margin -50.6% 25.6% 3.7%
Pretax margin 11.9% 16.9% 3.0%
Net margin 11.3% 11.2% -0.3%
FCF margin -14.4% 15.8% 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 22.4% 19.6%
Return on equity 7.1% 8.4% -0.3%
Return on assets 4.4% 4.4% -0.2%
Return on invested capital -23.3% 8.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -24.1% 10.5% 2.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.9x -63.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRQLFUS
Debt / assets 17.6% 28.1% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -3.1x 4.9x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 47.3% 34.7%
Equity / assets 61.4% 52.7% 65.3%
Interest coverage -18.9x 7.1x 3.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.80 2.93 5.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRQLFUS
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -4.7% 0.2% -1.1%
Shareholder yield -4.7% 0.5% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.4% 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -1.1% 4.1% –
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.

ConsensusCOHRQLFUS
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 26.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $4.35FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 +29.9%FY2026 +66.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% +21.8% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $5.34BFY2026 $3.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +12.5%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +23.3% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRQLFUS
Held by institutions 86.7% – 99.4%
Institutions holding 1,309 – 606
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% – +1.6%
Institutions buying 840 – 295
Institutions selling 359 – 209
Buyers to sellers 2.34 – 1.41

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.

COHRQLFUS
COHR 1.00 0.57 0.65
Q 0.57 1.00 0.61
LFUS 0.65 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, Q and LFUS?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $41.27B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.75B, Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, Q and LFUS?

Qnity Electronics (Q) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 51.3x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 42.2x, Littelfuse (LFUS) -1,193x). On next year's consensus earnings, Littelfuse (LFUS) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 24.7x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 26.2x, Littelfuse (LFUS) 20.5x). 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) +22.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Coherent (COHR) -23.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +71.4%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +35.2%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +30.8%/yr, Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest dividend yield: Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.00%. Littelfuse (LFUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 89.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.