COHR vs SPRS vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Coherent, Surge Components and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$46.14B
P/E
51.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.23 -19.0% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.57M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$176.02 -13.3% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
0.14%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOHRSPRSBELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.14B $18.57M $2.17B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.9x 17.2x 44.6x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x — 16.9x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +6.5% +25.3% BELFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 2.9% 7.2% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.3% — 12.7% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.14% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.6% +14.1% +26.4% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr -2.1%/yr +67.7%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.0% 49.4% 59.3% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 64/100 64/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

COHRSPRSBELFA

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

AxisCOHRSPRSBELFA
Valuation 21 #89 of 112 98 #3 of 112 77 #27 of 112
Growth 57 #47 of 109 26 #81 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Profitability 30 #73 of 104 50 #53 of 104 75 #27 of 104
Financial Health 42 #68 of 116 84 #19 of 116 81 #23 of 116
Shareholder Returns 34 #54 of 81 – 29 #58 of 81
Overall 37 64 64
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRSPRSBELFASPY
1 month -20.3%-19.0%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -3.2%-16.1%-16.2% +3.9%
6 months -22.5%-5.8%-22.4% +8.2%
Year to date +27.7%-5.0%+16.0% +12.9%
1 year +74.6%+14.1%+26.4% +12.3%
3 years +708.3%+17.9%+264.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +100.8%+5.6%+53.9% +23.3%
5 years +285.1%-10.3%+1,223.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +31.0%-2.1%+67.7% +10.9%
10 years +753.7%+210.6%+804.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.9%+12.0%+24.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOHRSPRSBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.0%49.4%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.0%62.1%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.49-0.162.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.290.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-49.4%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-24.2%-39.6% -1.2%
52-week high $426.89$4.26$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$2.83$114.02 $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.

MultipleCOHRSPRSBELFA
P/E now vs peer median 51.9xmedian 33.2x 17.2xmedian 33.2x 44.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.4xmedian 20.0x 3.8xmedian 20.0x 12.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -45.1xmedian 29.8x 13.0xmedian 29.8x 29.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.03median 1.17 -0.87median 1.17 -3.21median 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 monthsCOHRSPRSBELFA
Revenue $7.12B $37.54M $744.09M
Gross profit $2.67B $10.91M $294.08M
Operating income -$3.60B $1.08M $118.20M
Net income $800.94M $1.08M $77.96M
Free cash flow -$1.02B $1.43M $73.34M
R&D $722.95M – $33.09M
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $0.18 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $4.72M $306.11M
Total debt $3.22B – –
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 5.98M 13.61M
Enterprise value $40.36B -$39.27M $1.79B

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
MetricCOHRSPRSBELFA
P/E 51.9x 17.2x 44.6x
P/FCF -45.1x 13.0x 29.6x
P/Operating cash flow 580.3x 12.9x 26.0x
P/S 6.5x 0.5x 2.9x
P/B 4.1x 0.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 0.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA -15.4x 3.8x 12.7x
EV/EBIT -13.2x 4.0x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 0.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF -46.3x 3.0x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 595.9x 3.0x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.03 -0.87 -3.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRSPRSBELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 6.5% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -1.9% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 9.7% 30.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -0.9% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.9% 2.1% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -24.8% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% 19.6% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% -18.8% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% 16.5% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -19.9% -13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% 36.2% 29.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% -14.1% 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% 52.6% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% -13.9% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRSPRSBELFA
Gross margin 37.5% 29.1% 39.5%
EBITDA margin -43.3% 3.0% 19.8%
Operating margin -50.6% 2.9% 15.9%
Pretax margin 11.9% 4.0% 12.5%
Net margin 11.3% 2.9% 7.2%
FCF margin -14.4% 3.8% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 3.8% 11.2%
Return on equity 7.1% 5.0% 11.6%
Return on assets 4.4% 3.8% 7.0%
Return on invested capital -23.3% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed -24.1% 4.8% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRSPRSBELFA
Debt / assets 17.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF -3.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 24.0% 28.1%
Equity / assets 61.4% 76.0% 71.9%
Interest coverage -18.9x – 10.8x
Current ratio 2.4x 4.4x 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.5x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 4.03 4.09 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRSPRSBELFA
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield -4.4% – –
Shareholder yield -4.4% – 0.1%
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.

ConsensusCOHRSPRSBELFA
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2027 – 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 – $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 – +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% – +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 – $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 – +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% – +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRSPRSBELFA
Held by institutions 86.7% – 63.1%
Institutions holding 1,310 – 110
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% – +14.8%
Institutions buying 840 – 70
Institutions selling 359 – 30
Buyers to sellers 2.34 – 2.33

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.

COHRSPRSBELFA
COHR 1.00 -0.10 0.59
SPRS -0.10 1.00 -0.03
BELFA 0.59 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, SPRS and BELFA?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $46.14B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.57M, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, SPRS and BELFA?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 51.9x, Surge Components (SPRS) 17.2x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 44.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 26.3x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Coherent (COHR) -23.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +74.6%, Surge Components (SPRS) +14.1%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +26.4%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.1%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +67.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.14%. Coherent (COHR) 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) 89.0%, Surge Components (SPRS) 49.4%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 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.