ENTG vs KLIC vs COHR Stock Comparison

Entegris, Kulicke & Soffa Industries and Coherent Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENTG Entegris Inc
$150.10 -1.2% 1M +59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.10B
P/E
78.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
1 win
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$42.12B
P/E
52.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kulicke & Soffa Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Kulicke & Soffa Industries 8, Coherent 3, Entegris 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENTGKLICCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.10B $4.16B $42.12B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 78.9x 36.0x 52.3x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.4x 19.2x 26.3x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +44.4% +22.5% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 12.2% 11.3% KLIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — -23.3% ENTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — -0.4x COHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% KLIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.1% +91.9% +74.6% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr +6.6%/yr +31.0%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 58.8% 89.0% KLIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 57/100 37/100 KLIC

Percentile Scorecard

ENTGKLICCOHR

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

AxisENTGKLICCOHR
Valuation 63 #35 of 94 65 #34 of 94 21 #89 of 112
Growth 58 #39 of 92 66 #32 of 92 57 #47 of 109
Profitability 62 #35 of 90 56 #40 of 90 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health 9 #90 of 99 59 #41 of 99 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns 25 #55 of 73 39 #45 of 73 34 #54 of 81
Overall 44 57 37
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENTGKLICCOHRSPY
1 month -1.2%-14.1%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months +27.0%-13.8%-3.2% +3.9%
6 months +3.7%-5.6%-22.5% +8.2%
Year to date +78.2%+71.9%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +59.1%+91.9%+74.6% +12.3%
3 years +70.9%+84.8%+708.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.6%+22.7%+100.8% +23.3%
5 years +8.2%+37.6%+285.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.6%+6.6%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years +827.1%+490.4%+753.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.9%+19.4%+23.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENTGKLICCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%58.8%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.0%63.8%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.342.253.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.851.560.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-59.5%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-41.5%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $184.00$133.81$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $68.80$35.29$128.70 $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.

MultipleENTGKLICCOHR
P/E now vs peer median 75.1xmedian 45.6x 35.4xmedian 45.6x 51.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 7.7x 4.3xmedian 7.7x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 29.0x 25.3xmedian 29.0x -15.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 40.6x 99.7xmedian 40.6x -45.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.6x 4.5xmedian 4.6x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 2.28 4.38median 2.28 1.03median 1.17

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 monthsENTGKLICCOHR
Revenue $3.33B $950.21M $7.12B
Gross profit $1.51B $457.82M $2.67B
Operating income $533.70M $125.54M -$3.60B
Net income $305.50M $115.74M $800.94M
Free cash flow $575.20M $41.13M -$1.02B
R&D $318.00M $161.53M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $2.17 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $353.60M $368.57M $1.16B
Total debt $3.46B – $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 153.60M 53.43M 195.39M
Enterprise value $22.54B $2.16B $36.00B

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
MetricENTGKLICCOHR
P/E 75.1x 35.4x 51.9x
P/FCF 39.8x 99.7x -45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x 74.4x 580.3x
P/S 6.9x 4.3x 6.5x
P/B 5.5x 4.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 4.5x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 28.8x 25.3x -15.4x
EV/EBIT 48.8x 28.5x -13.2x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 3.8x 6.7x
EV/FCF 45.2x 87.1x -46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.3x 65.0x 595.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 4.38 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENTGKLICCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 44.4% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 4.8% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 61.0% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 5.0% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% 8,922% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 12.8% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% 1,845% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.5% 5.5% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.2% 1,818% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 8.1% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -59.7% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -36.2% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 118.7% -65.7% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 129.7% -37.0% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENTGKLICCOHR
Gross margin 45.5% 48.2% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 27.2% 14.9% -43.3%
Operating margin 16.0% 13.2% -50.6%
Pretax margin 9.9% 15.2% 11.9%
Net margin 9.2% 12.2% 11.3%
FCF margin 17.3% 4.3% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 23.5% 5.8% 1.1%
Return on equity 7.5% 13.1% 7.1%
Return on assets 3.6% 9.2% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – -23.3%
Return on capital employed 6.8% 13.5% -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 2.9% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENTGKLICCOHR
Debt / assets 41.1% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.0x – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 30.9% 38.6%
Equity / assets 49.4% 69.1% 61.4%
Interest coverage 2.8x 836.9x -18.9x
Current ratio 3.0x 3.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.29 9.14 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENTGKLICCOHR
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.6% -4.4%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.6% -4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 104.2% -1.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.9% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% -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.

ConsensusENTGKLICCOHR
Forward P/E 39.4xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 26.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $4.07FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +38.5%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026 +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +38.6% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.43BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +24.1% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENTGKLICCOHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.8% 86.7%
Institutions holding 745 464 1,310
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +1.6% -3.1%
Institutions buying 431 267 840
Institutions selling 226 150 359
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.78 2.34

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.

ENTGKLICCOHR
ENTG 1.00 0.68 0.66
KLIC 0.68 1.00 0.58
COHR 0.66 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENTG, KLIC and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entegris (ENTG) $24.10B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.16B, Coherent (COHR) $42.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENTG, KLIC and COHR?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entegris (ENTG) 78.9x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 36.0x, Coherent (COHR) 52.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Entegris (ENTG) 39.4x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 19.2x, Coherent (COHR) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entegris (ENTG) +3.2%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest net margin (Entegris (ENTG) 9.2%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Entegris (ENTG) leads (Entegris (ENTG) 6.5%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Entegris (ENTG) +59.1%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +91.9%, Coherent (COHR) +74.6%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Entegris (ENTG) +1.6%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.6%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest dividend yield: Entegris (ENTG) 0.00%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Entegris (ENTG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has been the steadiest (Entegris (ENTG) 69.3%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.8%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) leads on 8. 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.