COHR vs ZBRA vs LPL Stock Comparison

Coherent, Zebra Technologies and LG Display 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
$37.87B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.91B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$321.64 -16.6% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.22B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.14B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.49 -19.7% 1M -48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 6, Zebra Technologies 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOHRZBRALPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.87B $15.22B $2.54B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 25.3x -5.4x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 14.2x — ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +16.9% -6.9% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 9.8% -2.7% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 11.9% 3.3% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.1x — COHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +20.8% -48.4% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr -12.0%/yr -22.0%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.5% 46.4% 61.7% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 66/100 52/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

COHRZBRALPL

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

AxisCOHRZBRALPL
Valuation 30 #79 of 112 66 #39 of 112 93 #9 of 112
Growth 75 #28 of 108 68 #35 of 108 72 #31 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 84 #18 of 104 35 #68 of 104
Financial Health 43 #67 of 116 18 #95 of 116 8 #107 of 116
Shareholder Returns 24 #63 of 83 95 #5 of 83 –
Overall 43 66 52
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRZBRALPLSPY
1 month -49.9%-16.6%-19.7% -5.9%
3 months -49.3%-11.7%-22.9% -4.6%
6 months -46.8%+40.7%-42.4% +0.2%
Year to date -8.1%+32.5%-40.9% +7.5%
1 year +26.0%+20.8%-48.4% +8.2%
3 years +416.9%+56.1%-52.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +73.0%+16.0%-21.8% +19.0%
5 years +164.0%-47.1%-71.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.4%-12.0%-22.0% +9.4%
10 years +528.3%+410.8%-78.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.2%+17.7%-14.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCOHRZBRALPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.5%46.4%61.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%40.2%68.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.451.552.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.45-0.78 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-67.8%-76.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-17.7%-56.8% -5.9%
52-week high $426.89$391.00$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $134.63$199.30$2.49 $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.

MultipleCOHRZBRALPL
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 25.2x 25.3xmedian 25.2x -5.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 0.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.2x 15.4xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.2xmedian 23.4x 15.3xmedian 23.4x 1.8xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.98 2.18median 0.98 -0.11median 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 monthsCOHRZBRALPL
Revenue $7.91B $6.14B $17.53B
Gross profit $3.02B $3.00B $2.54B
Operating income $1.17B $912.00M $456.43M
Net income $960.42M $602.00M -$915.07M
Free cash flow -$1.83B $988.00M $1.37B
R&D $804.67M $634.00M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $12.59 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $1.55B $182.00M $941.29M
Total debt $4.00B $2.57B $8.73B
Shares (diluted) 202.03M 47.81M 797.61M
Enterprise value $30.84B $14.64B -$1.94B

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
MetricCOHRZBRALPL
P/E 34.6x 25.3x -5.4x
P/FCF -18.2x 15.3x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow -565.2x 14.2x 1.2x
P/S 4.2x 2.5x 0.1x
P/B 2.9x 4.2x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.3x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 15.4x –
EV/EBIT 30.5x 19.2x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 2.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF -19.4x 17.7x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -603.2x 16.4x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 2.18 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRALPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 16.9% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 6.5% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.5% 18.1% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 8.4% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.5% 16.0% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 143.0% 11.0% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 287.3% 17.6% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.7% 9.0% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 668.9% 25.8% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.4% 11.6% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -111.2% 23.3% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 106.1% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,585% 24.7% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.1% 170.4% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRALPL
Gross margin 38.2% 48.9% 14.5%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 18.6% –
Operating margin 14.8% 14.9% 2.6%
Pretax margin 12.5% 12.2% -5.1%
Net margin 12.2% 9.8% -2.7%
FCF margin -23.2% 16.1% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin -0.7% 17.4% 12.2%
Return on equity 8.2% 17.2% -18.1%
Return on assets 4.9% 6.9% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 11.9% 3.3%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 19.3% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.8x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRALPL
Debt / assets 19.8% 29.1% 48.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF -2.2x 2.6x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 59.5% 72.2%
Equity / assets 57.6% 40.5% 27.8%
Interest coverage 6.6x – 0.6x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.30 3.45 0.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRALPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -6.1% 6.2% –
Shareholder yield -6.1% 6.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCOHRZBRALPL
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2027 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2027 $22.61FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +42.7%FY2026 -187.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.1% -4.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.21BFY2027 $6.37BFY2026 $19.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2027 +17.9%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +1.5% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRZBRALPL
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 7.8%
Institutions holding 1,314 646 189
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +4.5% +76.8%
Institutions buying 844 309 153
Institutions selling 359 242 22
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.28 6.95

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.

COHRZBRALPL
COHR 1.00 0.22 0.45
ZBRA 0.22 1.00 0.20
LPL 0.45 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, ZBRA and LPL?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $37.87B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $15.22B, LG Display (LPL) $2.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, ZBRA and LPL?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 39.3x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 25.3x, LG Display (LPL) -5.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 18.9x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 14.2x). 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) +30.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +16.9%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 12.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.8%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Coherent (COHR) 7.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 11.9%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +26.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +20.8%, LG Display (LPL) -48.4%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +21.4%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -12.0%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 91.5%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 46.4%, LG Display (LPL) 61.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COHR, ZBRA and LPL?

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.