COHR vs VSH vs LITE Stock Comparison

Coherent, Vishay Intertechnology and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COHR Coherent Corp.
$169.65 -49.9% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.60B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.91B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$22.02 -41.8% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$509.70 -55.0% 1M +119.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 5, Vishay Intertechnology 4, Coherent 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHRVSHLITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.60B $3.45B $49.13B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x 36.2x -7.5x VSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 27.5x 21.9x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +17.6% +103.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 2.7% -175.8% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 3.1% 13.8% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.0x -0.5x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +43.7% +119.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +1.5%/yr +40.5%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.5% 73.1% 101.2% VSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 58/100 45/100 VSH

Percentile Scorecard

COHRVSHLITE

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

AxisCOHRVSHLITE
Valuation 30 #79 of 112 88 #14 of 112 10 #101 of 112
Growth 75 #28 of 108 56 #48 of 108 74 #29 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 48 #55 of 104 45 #58 of 104
Financial Health 43 #67 of 116 57 #51 of 116 51 #57 of 116
Shareholder Returns 24 #63 of 83 42 #49 of 83 48 #44 of 83
Overall 43 58 45
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRVSHLITESPY
1 month -49.9%-41.8%-55.0% -5.9%
3 months -49.3%-32.8%-39.2% -4.6%
6 months -46.8%-32.4%-42.9% +0.2%
Year to date -8.1%+52.0%+38.3% +7.5%
1 year +26.0%+43.7%+119.0% +8.2%
3 years +416.9%-4.4%+1,103.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +73.0%-1.5%+129.3% +19.0%
5 years +164.0%+7.6%+446.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.4%+1.5%+40.5% +9.4%
10 years +528.3%+59.0%+1,381.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.2%+4.7%+30.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCOHRVSHLITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.5%73.1%101.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%75.0%109.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.453.093.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.601.18 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-66.1%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-66.1%-55.0% -5.9%
52-week high $426.89$64.90$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $134.63$11.82$226.86 $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.

MultipleCOHRVSHLITE
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 25.2x 35.5xmedian 25.2x -7.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 2.4x 12.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.2x 6.5xmedian 16.2x 39.2xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.2xmedian 23.4x 26.8xmedian 23.4x 129.6xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.3x 10.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.98 -0.94median 0.98 0.04median 0.98

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 monthsCOHRVSHLITE
Revenue $7.91B $3.51B $3.74B
Gross profit $3.02B $790.17M $1.72B
Operating income $1.17B $182.66M $877.90M
Net income $960.42M $95.24M -$6.58B
Free cash flow -$1.83B $115.94M $356.30M
R&D $804.67M – $466.90M
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $0.59 $-64.71
Cash & equivalents $1.55B $1.14B $1.27B
Total debt $4.00B $735.48M $1.40B
Shares (diluted) 202.03M 160.82M 101.70M
Enterprise value $29.58B $9.42M $40.08B

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
MetricCOHRVSHLITE
P/E 34.6x 35.5x -7.2x
P/FCF -18.2x 26.8x 129.6x
P/Operating cash flow -565.2x 6.7x 48.0x
P/S 4.2x 0.9x 12.3x
P/B 2.9x 1.1x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.1x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 6.5x 39.2x
EV/EBIT 30.5x 14.8x 51.9x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 0.8x 12.2x
EV/FCF -19.4x 23.3x 128.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -603.2x 5.8x 47.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 -0.94 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRVSHLITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 17.6% 103.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 0.3% 33.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.5% 36.2% 205.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -8.2% 56.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.5% 1,351% 1,065%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 143.0% -30.5% 83.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 287.3% 225.2% -5,948%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.7% -35.0% -220.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 668.9% 205.4% -4,604%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.4% -37.8% -178.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -111.2% 352.4% 564.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -4.1% 83.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,585% 152.5% 502.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.1% -15.0% -25.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRVSHLITE
Gross margin 38.2% 22.5% 45.9%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 11.8% 31.1%
Operating margin 14.8% 5.2% 23.5%
Pretax margin 12.5% 4.2% -181.9%
Net margin 12.2% 2.7% -175.8%
FCF margin -23.2% 3.3% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin -0.7% 13.2% 25.7%
Return on equity 8.2% 3.2% -142.8%
Return on assets 4.9% 1.9% -90.2%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 3.1% 13.8%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 4.3% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 4.9x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 1.0% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRVSHLITE
Debt / assets 19.8% 14.9% 19.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.0x -0.5x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 6.3x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 40.3% 37.1%
Equity / assets 57.6% 59.7% 62.9%
Interest coverage 6.6x 5.0x 47.5x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.30 2.47 9.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRVSHLITE
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield -6.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -6.1% 1.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 48.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% –

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.

ConsensusCOHRVSHLITE
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2027 27.5xFY2026 21.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2027 $0.80FY2026 $23.28FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 – +168.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +61.1% +140.0% +62.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.21BFY2027 $3.54BFY2026 $6.74BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2027 +15.4%FY2026 +123.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +24.0% +63.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRVSHLITE
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 92.8%
Institutions holding 1,314 468 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +14.6% +6.6%
Institutions buying 844 308 905
Institutions selling 359 120 319
Buyers to sellers 2.35 2.57 2.84

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.

COHRVSHLITE
COHR 1.00 0.68 0.82
VSH 0.68 1.00 0.56
LITE 0.82 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, VSH and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $36.60B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.45B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $49.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, VSH and LITE?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 38.0x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 36.2x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 18.9x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 27.5x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coherent (COHR) +30.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +17.6%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +103.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 12.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 2.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Coherent (COHR) 7.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 3.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +26.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +43.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +119.0%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +21.4%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +1.5%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.02%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%. Coherent (COHR) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 91.5%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 73.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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