COHR vs VSH vs HSAI Stock Comparison

Coherent, Vishay Intertechnology and Hesai 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
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
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.08 -17.8% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOHRVSHHSAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.22B $3.65B $2.04B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.0x 124.5x 25.7x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 32.3x 218.0x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +13.4% +38.6% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 0.9% 14.8% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 1.2% — COHR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.0x — VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.55% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% +60.5% -41.7% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr +4.8%/yr — COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.4% 71.5% 72.1% VSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 50/100 72/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

COHRVSHHSAI

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

AxisCOHRVSHHSAI
Valuation 29 #80 of 112 77 #27 of 112 67 #38 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 108 42 #63 of 108 96 #5 of 108
Profitability 48 #55 of 104 47 #56 of 104 52 #51 of 104
Financial Health 46 #63 of 116 43 #67 of 116 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #48 of 85 43 #49 of 85 –
Overall 48 50 72
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRVSHHSAISPY
1 month -41.5%-30.4%-17.8% -1.0%
3 months -40.6%-22.2%-27.0% -0.4%
6 months -43.4%-23.0%-41.7% +4.5%
Year to date +5.7%+78.3%-41.6% +12.4%
1 year +51.7%+60.5%-41.7% +13.6%
3 years +494.2%+9.4%+20.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +81.2%+3.0%+6.3% +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

MeasureCOHRVSHHSAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.4%71.5%72.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.7%71.6%68.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.493.022.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.85-0.58 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-64.8%-84.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-60.2%-54.6% -1.6%
52-week high $426.89$64.90$28.79 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$11.82$12.07 $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.

MultipleCOHRVSHHSAI
P/E now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 28.1x 124.5xmedian 28.1x 25.7xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 4.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 18.4x 9.8xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.3xmedian 26.6x -524.6xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 1.11 -2.08median 1.11 0.43median 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 monthsCOHRVSHHSAI
Revenue $7.12B $3.32B $480.33M
Gross profit $2.67B $694.64M $195.19M
Operating income $1.04B $109.59M $24.53M
Net income $800.94M $28.40M $63.29M
Free cash flow -$1.02B -$6.96M –
R&D $722.95M – $122.50M
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $0.19 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $1.30B $222.56M
Total debt $3.22B $972.29M –
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 147.90M 146.44M
Enterprise value $32.44B $909.25M -$1.47B

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
MetricCOHRVSHHSAI
P/E 43.0x 124.5x 25.7x
P/FCF -37.3x -524.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 480.7x 10.6x –
P/S 5.4x 1.1x 4.3x
P/B 3.4x 1.3x –
P/Tangible book 4.6x 1.3x –
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 9.8x –
EV/EBIT 38.0x 30.3x 43.3x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF -38.6x -477.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 496.2x 9.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 -2.08 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRVSHHSAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 13.4% 38.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -2.2% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 20.3% 32.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -13.5% 36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.6% 310.6% 1,028%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 157.7% -43.6% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% 132.6% 405.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% -59.3% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% 129.8% 343.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -59.9% 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
MetricCOHRVSHHSAI
Gross margin 37.5% 20.9% 40.6%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 10.2% –
Operating margin 14.6% 3.3% 5.1%
Pretax margin 11.9% 2.2% 7.6%
Net margin 11.3% 0.9% 14.8%
FCF margin -14.4% -0.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 10.4% –
Return on equity 7.1% 1.1% –
Return on assets 4.4% 0.6% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 1.2% –
Return on capital employed 6.9% 3.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 12.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRVSHHSAI
Debt / assets 17.6% 18.9% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF -3.1x -139.7x –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 43.5% –
Equity / assets 61.4% 56.5% –
Interest coverage 5.5x 2.8x 19.1x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 4.19 2.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRVSHHSAI
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -5.4% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -5.4% 1.5% –
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.

ConsensusCOHRVSHHSAI
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2027 32.3xFY2026 218.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $0.80FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 – -86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% +140.0% +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $3.54BFY2026 $675.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +15.4%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +24.0% +28.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRVSHHSAI
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 26.6%
Institutions holding 1,314 468 132
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +14.6% -13.2%
Institutions buying 844 308 89
Institutions selling 359 120 31
Buyers to sellers 2.35 2.57 2.87

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.

COHRVSHHSAI
COHR 1.00 0.65 0.36
VSH 0.65 1.00 0.34
HSAI 0.36 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, VSH and HSAI?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $38.22B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.65B, Hesai (HSAI) $2.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, VSH and HSAI?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 43.0x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 124.5x, Hesai (HSAI) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 21.8x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 32.3x, Hesai (HSAI) 218.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hesai (HSAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Coherent (COHR) leads (Coherent (COHR) 6.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +51.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +60.5%, Hesai (HSAI) -41.7%. 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?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.55%. Coherent (COHR) and Hesai (HSAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 90.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 71.5%, Hesai (HSAI) 72.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.