ENTG vs COHR vs AXTI Stock Comparison

Entegris, Coherent and Axt Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENTG Entegris Inc
$152.76 -8.2% 1M +67.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.52B
P/E
54.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
2 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$207.26 -38.5% 1M +57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.22B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
AXTI Axt Inc
$51.33 -40.2% 1M +506.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
743.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$125.51M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionENTGCOHRAXTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.52B $34.22B $2.88B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.8x 42.5x 743.0x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x 23.1x 61.8x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +22.5% +45.8% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 11.3% 3.1% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 6.7% 0.4% ENTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x -49.2x AXTI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.2% +57.0% +506.7% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +26.5%/yr +41.2%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.9% 90.3% 151.6% ENTG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 48/100 43/100 COHR

Percentile Scorecard

ENTGCOHRAXTI

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

AxisENTGCOHRAXTI
Valuation 62 #36 of 94 27 #82 of 112 14 #81 of 94
Growth 56 #41 of 92 74 #29 of 108 86 #14 of 92
Profitability 63 #34 of 90 48 #55 of 104 24 #69 of 90
Financial Health 8 #93 of 101 46 #63 of 116 82 #19 of 101
Shareholder Returns 30 #56 of 79 44 #48 of 85 9 #72 of 79
Overall 44 48 43
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENTGCOHRAXTISPY
1 month -8.2%-38.5%-40.2% -2.0%
3 months +5.7%-36.0%-21.4% -2.2%
6 months +2.3%-38.3%-52.3% +4.2%
Year to date +81.3%+12.3%+213.9% +10.6%
1 year +67.2%+57.0%+506.7% +10.4%
3 years +65.6%+530.9%+2,181.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +18.3%+84.9%+183.8% +20.2%
5 years +2.9%+224.2%+459.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +0.6%+26.5%+41.2% +10.1%
10 years +866.8%+669.1%+969.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +25.5%+22.6%+26.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENTGCOHRAXTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.9%90.3%151.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%96.4%142.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.293.604.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.633.34 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-62.9%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-51.4%-63.6% -3.2%
52-week high $184.00$426.89$140.83 $779.14
52-week low $68.80$128.70$8.46 $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.

MultipleENTGCOHRAXTI
P/E now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 41.4x 45.6xmedian 30.7x 810.6xmedian 41.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 6.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x 26.8xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 26.6x 26.8xmedian 18.9x 201.1xmedian 26.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 39.1x -39.7xmedian 28.0x -172.0xmedian 39.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.2x 3.6xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.43median 1.84 0.91median 1.07 13.97median 1.84

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 monthsENTGCOHRAXTI
Revenue $3.52B $7.12B $125.51M
Gross profit $1.66B $2.67B $40.39M
Operating income $641.70M $1.04B $3.88M
Net income $392.80M $800.94M $6.03M
Free cash flow $616.00M -$1.02B -$19.57M
R&D $324.60M $722.95M $10.07M
EPS (diluted) $2.55 $4.12 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $356.50M $1.16B $412.17M
Total debt $3.26B $3.22B $89.43M
Shares (diluted) 153.90M 195.39M 63.47M
Enterprise value $20.01B $28.10B $2.13B

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
MetricENTGCOHRAXTI
P/E 59.5x 45.6x 810.6x
P/FCF 37.9x -39.7x -172.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.3x 510.5x -584.2x
P/S 6.6x 5.7x 26.8x
P/B 5.4x 3.6x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 4.9x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.4x 26.8x 201.1x
EV/EBIT 40.9x 40.3x 696.7x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 5.9x 21.5x
EV/FCF 42.6x -40.9x -138.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 526.0x -469.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.43 0.91 13.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENTGCOHRAXTI
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 22.5% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 11.3% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 30.6% 292.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 18.1% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.1% 207.6% 114.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 157.7% 35.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 1,623% 123.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 72.0% 112.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% 891.4% 111.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 50.4% 58.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% -87.5% 52.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -49.9% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.2% -630.9% -40.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 125.5% -92.8% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENTGCOHRAXTI
Gross margin 47.1% 37.5% 32.2%
EBITDA margin 28.2% 21.9% 10.7%
Operating margin 18.2% 14.6% 3.1%
Pretax margin 12.6% 11.9% 7.6%
Net margin 11.1% 11.3% 3.1%
FCF margin 17.5% -14.4% -15.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.6% 1.1% -4.6%
Return on equity 9.3% 7.1% 1.0%
Return on assets 4.6% 4.4% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 6.7% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 6.9% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.1x -1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 2.6% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENTGCOHRAXTI
Debt / assets 38.2% 17.6% 8.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x -49.2x
Debt / FCF 5.3x -3.1x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 38.6% 16.9%
Equity / assets 50.7% 61.4% 83.1%
Interest coverage 3.4x 5.5x –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.4x 4.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.2x 6.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 6.0x
Altman Z-score 4.46 4.40 11.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENTGCOHRAXTI
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -5.1% -17.9%
Shareholder yield 0.1% -5.1% -17.9%
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.

ConsensusENTGCOHRAXTI
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 23.1xFY2027 61.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $8.96FY2027 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.5%FY2026 +59.7%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +61.0% +159.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.43BFY2026 $11.19BFY2027 $215.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027 +143.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +37.5% +117.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENTGCOHRAXTI
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.7% 70.1%
Institutions holding 747 1,313 259
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -3.1% +41.3%
Institutions buying 431 843 205
Institutions selling 228 359 47
Buyers to sellers 1.89 2.35 4.36

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.

ENTGCOHRAXTI
ENTG 1.00 0.65 0.44
COHR 0.65 1.00 0.63
AXTI 0.44 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENTG, COHR and AXTI?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entegris (ENTG) $21.52B, Coherent (COHR) $34.22B, Axt (AXTI) $2.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENTG, COHR and AXTI?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entegris (ENTG) 54.8x, Coherent (COHR) 42.5x, Axt (AXTI) 743.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Entegris (ENTG) 40.1x, Coherent (COHR) 23.1x, Axt (AXTI) 61.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entegris (ENTG) +9.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Axt (AXTI) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Entegris (ENTG) 11.1%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Axt (AXTI) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Entegris (ENTG) leads (Entegris (ENTG) 7.5%, Coherent (COHR) 6.7%, Axt (AXTI) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Entegris (ENTG) +67.2%, Coherent (COHR) +57.0%, Axt (AXTI) +506.7%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Entegris (ENTG) +0.6%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +26.5%/yr, Axt (AXTI) +41.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Entegris (ENTG) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Axt (AXTI) 0.00%. Entegris (ENTG) and Axt (AXTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entegris (ENTG) has been the steadiest (Entegris (ENTG) 68.9%, Coherent (COHR) 90.3%, Axt (AXTI) 151.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENTG, COHR and AXTI?

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.