HSAI vs VHUB vs COHR Stock Comparison

Hesai, VenHub Global and Coherent Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$12.97 -16.4% 1M -46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.68B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$237.17 -18.8% 1M +71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$36.35B
P/E
45.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hesai leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hesai 5, Coherent 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSAIVHUBCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.68B $20.32M $36.35B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x -0.3x 45.2x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 216.2x — 26.5x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% — +22.5% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% -11,799.2% 11.3% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -23.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.0% — +71.8% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +31.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.6% 162.2% 89.0% HSAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 5/100 39/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

HSAIVHUBCOHR

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

AxisHSAIVHUBCOHR
Valuation 71 #33 of 112 0 #13 of 13 19 #91 of 112
Growth 96 #5 of 108 18 #10 of 12 58 #46 of 108
Profitability 52 #51 of 104 0 #12 of 12 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health – 0 #13 of 13 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns – – 47 #42 of 78
Overall 73 5 39
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSAIVHUBCOHRSPY
1 month -16.4%-54.7%-18.8% +0.7%
3 months -21.6%-64.2%-4.7% +3.7%
6 months -42.8%-63.6%-25.8% +7.1%
Year to date -42.1%—+28.5% +12.8%
1 year -46.0%—+71.8% +11.9%
3 years +27.8%—+712.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.5%—+101.1% +22.8%
5 years ——+292.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——+31.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+771.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+24.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSAIVHUBCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.6%162.2%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.4%197.2%94.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.881.603.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64—0.81 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-97.0%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.9%-97.0%-44.4% -1.2%
52-week high $28.79$8.08$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$0.24$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.

MultipleHSAIVHUBCOHR
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 32.9x -0.3x 52.2xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 42.9xmedian 17.1x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x -0.4x -15.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 30.2x -1.3xmedian 16.7x -45.4xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.9x -410.3xmedian 1.0x 4.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 1.08 — 1.04median 1.08

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 monthsHSAIVHUBCOHR
Revenue $480.33M $505.29K $7.12B
Gross profit $195.19M -$111.65K $2.67B
Operating income $24.53M -$42.78M -$3.60B
Net income $63.29M -$59.62M $800.94M
Free cash flow – -$16.53M -$1.02B
R&D $122.50M $1.05M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-0.69 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $2.56M $1.16B
Total debt – – $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 86.30M 195.39M
Enterprise value -$1.84B $11.87M $30.23B

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
MetricHSAIVHUBCOHR
P/E 25.5x -0.3x 52.2x
P/FCF – -1.3x -45.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -1.4x 584.1x
P/S 4.2x 42.9x 6.5x
P/B – -410.3x 4.1x
P/Tangible book – -410.3x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA – -0.4x -15.5x
EV/EBIT 42.6x -0.4x -13.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 37.9x 6.7x
EV/FCF – -1.2x -46.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.2x 599.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 – 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAIVHUBCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% – 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% – 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% – 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% – 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% -193.6% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% – 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% -76.7% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% – 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% 42.3% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% – 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAIVHUBCOHR
Gross margin 40.6% -22.1% 37.5%
EBITDA margin – -8,423% -43.3%
Operating margin 5.1% -8,466% -50.6%
Pretax margin 7.6% -10,867% 11.9%
Net margin 14.7% -11,799% 11.3%
FCF margin – -3,271% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -3,074% 1.1%
Return on equity – -3,339% 7.1%
Return on assets 4.0% -559.7% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – – -23.3%
Return on capital employed – -1,898% -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.3x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 6,401% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAIVHUBCOHR
Debt / assets – – 17.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets – 100.7% 38.6%
Equity / assets – -0.7% 61.4%
Interest coverage 19.1x -3.5x -18.9x
Current ratio – 0.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – -34.84 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAIVHUBCOHR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -87.0% -4.4%
Shareholder yield – -87.0% -4.4%
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.

ConsensusHSAIVHUBCOHR
Forward P/E 216.2xFY2026 – 26.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 – $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% – +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 – $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 – +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% – +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAIVHUBCOHR
Held by institutions 26.6% – 86.7%
Institutions holding 131 – 1,311
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% – -3.1%
Institutions buying 88 – 841
Institutions selling 31 – 359
Buyers to sellers 2.84 – 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.

HSAIVHUBCOHR
HSAI 1.00 0.04 0.37
VHUB 0.04 1.00 -0.02
COHR 0.37 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, VHUB and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $1.68B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $20.32M, Coherent (COHR) $36.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, VHUB and COHR?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 23.7x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.3x, Coherent (COHR) 45.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 216.2x, Coherent (COHR) 26.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hesai (HSAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -46.0%, Coherent (COHR) +71.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hesai (HSAI) 0.00%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Hesai (HSAI) and VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hesai (HSAI) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.6%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.2%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSAI, VHUB 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, Hesai (HSAI) 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.