COHR vs ZBRA vs UEIC Stock Comparison

Coherent, Zebra Technologies and Universal Electronics 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
$29.67B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$332.44 -11.5% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.52B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.14B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOHRZBRAUEICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.67B $15.52B $60.15M COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x 25.8x -4.0x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 14.7x 10.8x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.5% +16.9% -17.9% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 9.8% -4.6% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 11.9% -1.7% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.1x -1.2x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% +27.7% +41.9% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr -11.4%/yr -32.0%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.4% 46.3% 55.5% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 68/100 58/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

COHRZBRAUEIC

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

AxisCOHRZBRAUEIC
Valuation 29 #80 of 112 70 #34 of 112 92 #10 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 108 70 #33 of 108 24 #82 of 108
Profitability 48 #55 of 104 84 #18 of 104 36 #67 of 104
Financial Health 46 #63 of 116 18 #95 of 116 44 #65 of 116
Shareholder Returns 44 #48 of 85 96 #4 of 85 93 #7 of 85
Overall 48 68 58
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOHRZBRAUEICSPY
1 month -41.5%-11.5%-5.6% -1.0%
3 months -40.6%-9.9%+8.8% -0.4%
6 months -43.4%+44.7%+19.6% +4.5%
Year to date +5.7%+36.9%+43.5% +12.4%
1 year +51.7%+27.7%+41.9% +13.6%
3 years +494.2%+55.1%-40.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +81.2%+15.8%-15.8% +20.8%
5 years +203.8%-45.3%-85.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +24.9%-11.4%-32.0% +10.4%
10 years +622.9%+427.9%-91.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +21.9%+18.1%-21.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCOHRZBRAUEICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.4%46.3%55.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.7%40.1%51.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.491.650.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.600.76 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-67.8%-93.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-15.0%-11.9% -1.6%
52-week high $426.89$391.00$5.88 $779.14
52-week low $128.70$199.30$2.76 $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.

MultipleCOHRZBRAUEIC
P/E now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 28.1x 26.1xmedian 28.1x -4.4xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 18.4x 15.8xmedian 18.4x 5.5xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.3xmedian 26.6x 15.8xmedian 26.6x 8.1xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 1.11 2.25median 1.11 -0.11median 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 monthsCOHRZBRAUEIC
Revenue $7.12B $6.14B $330.57M
Gross profit $2.67B $3.00B $97.69M
Operating income $1.04B $912.00M -$2.77M
Net income $800.94M $602.00M -$15.10M
Free cash flow -$1.02B $988.00M $8.24M
R&D $722.95M $634.00M $21.87M
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $12.59 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $182.00M $32.40M
Total debt $3.22B $2.57B $20.83M
Shares (diluted) 195.39M 47.81M 13.43M
Enterprise value $23.55B $14.94B -$65.89M

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
MetricCOHRZBRAUEIC
P/E 43.0x 26.1x -4.4x
P/FCF -37.3x 15.8x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 480.7x 14.7x 5.8x
P/S 5.4x 2.5x 0.2x
P/B 3.4x 4.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 5.4x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 15.8x 5.5x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 19.8x -19.9x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 2.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF -38.6x 18.3x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 496.2x 16.9x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 2.25 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRAUEIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.5% 16.9% -17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 6.5% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 18.1% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 8.4% -8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.6% 16.0% 58.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 157.7% 11.0% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,623% 17.6% 7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.0% 9.0% 40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 891.4% 25.8% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 11.6% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.5% 23.3% -61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 106.1% -34.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -630.9% 24.7% -68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.8% 170.4% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRAUEIC
Gross margin 37.5% 48.9% 29.6%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 18.6% 3.0%
Operating margin 14.6% 14.9% -0.8%
Pretax margin 11.9% 12.2% -2.4%
Net margin 11.3% 9.8% -4.6%
FCF margin -14.4% 16.1% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 17.4% 3.5%
Return on equity 7.1% 17.2% -10.7%
Return on assets 4.4% 6.9% -5.8%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 11.9% -1.7%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 19.3% -1.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.8x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRAUEIC
Debt / assets 17.6% 29.1% 7.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.1x -1.2x
Debt / FCF -3.1x 2.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 59.5% 46.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 40.5% 53.5%
Interest coverage 5.5x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.19 3.51 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOHRZBRAUEIC
Dividend yield – – 4.6%
Net buyback yield -5.4% 6.0% 3.5%
Shareholder yield -5.4% 6.0% 8.1%
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.

ConsensusCOHRZBRAUEIC
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2027 14.7xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.96FY2027 $22.59FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.7%FY2027 +42.6%FY2026 +54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.0% -4.5% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.19BFY2027 $6.35BFY2026 $288.89MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2027 +17.7%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +1.2% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOHRZBRAUEIC
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 53.5%
Institutions holding 1,314 646 46
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +4.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 844 309 18
Institutions selling 359 242 16
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.28 1.13

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.

COHRZBRAUEIC
COHR 1.00 0.19 0.06
ZBRA 0.19 1.00 0.16
UEIC 0.06 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COHR, ZBRA and UEIC?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coherent (COHR) $29.67B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $15.52B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $60.15M.

Which stock is cheaper, COHR, ZBRA and UEIC?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coherent (COHR) 36.9x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 25.8x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Electronics (UEIC) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 21.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 14.7x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 10.8x). 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +16.9%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.8%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Coherent (COHR) 6.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 11.9%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Coherent (COHR) +51.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +27.7%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +41.9%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +24.9%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -11.4%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -32.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 0.00%. Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) and Universal Electronics (UEIC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Coherent (COHR) 90.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 46.3%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.