COHR vs Q vs VSH Stock Comparison

Coherent, Qnity Electronics and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COHR Coherent Corp.
$195.18 -41.5% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$38.22B
P/E
43.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$118.85 -9.7% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.86B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.25%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$25.84 -30.4% 1M +60.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
124.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
1.55%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 5, Qnity Electronics 4, Vishay Intertechnology 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHRQVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.22B $24.86B $3.65B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.0x 42.5x 124.5x Q
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 27.3x 32.3x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +14.8% +13.4% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 11.2% 0.9% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 8.3% 1.2% Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.8x -1.0x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.25% 1.55% VSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% +17.8% +60.5% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr — +4.8%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.4% 55.4% 71.5% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 59/100 50/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

COHRQVSH

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

AxisCOHRQVSH
Valuation 29 #80 of 112 35 #62 of 95 77 #27 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 108 49 #48 of 93 42 #63 of 108
Profitability 48 #55 of 104 88 #12 of 89 47 #56 of 104
Financial Health 46 #63 of 116 68 #31 of 96 43 #67 of 116
Shareholder Returns 44 #48 of 85 56 #33 of 74 43 #49 of 85
Overall 48 59 50
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • VSH ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRQVSHSPY
1 month -41.5%-9.7%-30.4% -1.0%
3 months -40.6%-12.4%-22.2% -0.4%
6 months -43.4%-20.5%-23.0% +4.5%
Year to date +5.7%+45.6%+78.3% +12.4%
1 year +51.7%+17.8%+60.5% +13.6%
3 years +494.2%—+9.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +81.2%—+3.0% +20.8%
5 years +203.8%—+26.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +24.9%—+4.8% +10.4%
10 years +622.9%—+86.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +21.9%—+6.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCOHRQVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.4%55.4%71.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.7%58.7%71.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.492.693.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.320.85 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-38.1%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-32.3%-60.2% -1.6%
52-week high $426.89$175.64$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$73.54$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.

MultipleCOHRQVSH
P/E now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 28.1x 42.5xmedian 20.8x 124.5xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 4.8xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 18.4x 16.2xmedian 12.0x 9.8xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.3xmedian 26.6x 30.1xmedian 16.1x -524.6xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.8x 3.3xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 1.11 —median 1.81 -2.08median 1.11

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 monthsCOHRQVSH
Revenue $7.12B $5.21B $3.32B
Gross profit $2.67B $2.41B $694.64M
Operating income $1.04B $1.34B $109.59M
Net income $800.94M $630.00M $28.40M
Free cash flow -$1.02B $825.00M -$6.96M
R&D $722.95M $374.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $2.79 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $961.00M $1.30B
Total debt $3.22B $4.02B $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 210.20M 147.90M
Enterprise value $32.44B $22.29B $909.25M

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
MetricCOHRQVSH
P/E 43.0x 42.5x 124.5x
P/FCF -37.3x 30.1x -524.6x
P/Operating cash flow 480.7x 21.3x 10.6x
P/S 5.4x 4.8x 1.1x
P/B 3.4x 3.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 16.2x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 20.9x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 5.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF -38.6x 33.8x -477.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 496.2x 23.9x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 – -2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRQVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 14.8% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 13.3% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% – -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.6% 11.6% 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 157.7% – -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% -23.6% 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% – -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% -26.4% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% – -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% – 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% – -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% – 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% – -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRQVSH
Gross margin 37.5% 46.2% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 33.0% 10.2%
Operating margin 14.6% 25.6% 3.3%
Pretax margin 11.9% 16.9% 2.2%
Net margin 11.3% 11.2% 0.9%
FCF margin -14.4% 15.8% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 22.4% 10.4%
Return on equity 7.1% 8.4% 1.1%
Return on assets 4.4% 4.4% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 8.3% 1.2%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 10.5% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.9x 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRQVSH
Debt / assets 17.6% 28.1% 18.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.8x -1.0x
Debt / FCF -3.1x 4.9x -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 47.3% 43.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 52.7% 56.5%
Interest coverage 5.5x 7.1x 2.8x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.19 3.02 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRQVSH
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -5.4% 0.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -5.4% 0.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.4% 5.4% 191.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) -1.1% 4.1% -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.

ConsensusCOHRQVSH
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2027 27.3xFY2026 32.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $4.35FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 +29.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% +21.8% +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $5.34BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +12.5%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +23.3% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRQVSH
Held by institutions 86.7% 77.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,314 1,329 468
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +4.4% +14.6%
Institutions buying 844 660 308
Institutions selling 359 440 120
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.50 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.

COHRQVSH
COHR 1.00 0.58 0.65
Q 0.58 1.00 0.63
VSH 0.65 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, Q and VSH?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $38.22B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.86B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, Q and VSH?

Qnity Electronics (Q) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 43.0x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 42.5x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 124.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 21.8x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 27.3x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 32.3x). 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%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Coherent (COHR) 6.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +51.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +17.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +60.5%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +24.9%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest dividend yield: Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.25%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.55%. Coherent (COHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 90.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 71.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COHR, Q 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 5. 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.