INVZ vs COHR vs OUST Stock Comparison

Innoviz Technologies, Coherent and Ouster Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COHR Coherent Corp.
$239.62 -15.1% 1M +78.5% 1Y
Market cap
$42.12B
P/E
52.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$33.61 -17.8% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 4, Ouster 2, Innoviz Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINVZCOHROUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.16M $42.12B $2.20B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 52.3x -41.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.1% +22.5% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -153.1% 11.3% -26.0% COHR
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 -88.4% +78.5% +1.5% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.5%/yr +31.7%/yr -11.4%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.1% 89.1% 101.9% INVZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 37/100 43/100 OUST

Percentile Scorecard

INVZCOHROUST

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

AxisINVZCOHROUST
Valuation 17 #93 of 112 21 #89 of 112 9 #102 of 112
Growth 58 #46 of 109 57 #47 of 109 82 #21 of 109
Profitability 8 #96 of 104 30 #73 of 104 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 23 #90 of 116 42 #68 of 116 88 #15 of 116
Shareholder Returns 4 #78 of 81 34 #54 of 81 25 #61 of 81
Overall 22 37 43
  • INVZ ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINVZCOHROUSTSPY
1 month -39.5%-15.1%-17.8% +0.9%
3 months -39.5%+7.9%+7.4% +5.9%
6 months -65.7%-21.4%+31.6% +8.5%
Year to date -72.9%+29.8%+55.3% +13.3%
1 year -88.4%+78.5%+1.5% +12.4%
3 years -83.0%+722.0%+786.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -44.6%+101.9%+107.1% +23.5%
5 years -95.6%+296.0%-45.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -46.5%+31.7%-11.4% +11.0%
10 years —+781.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+24.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureINVZCOHROUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.1%89.1%101.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.1%94.4%99.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.293.494.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.000.880.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.1%-62.9%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -88.4%-43.9%-46.2% -0.9%
52-week high $1.99$426.89$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $0.21$128.70$16.63 $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.

MultipleINVZCOHROUST
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 33.2x 51.9xmedian 33.2x -40.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x 11.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 20.0x -15.4xmedian 20.0x -37.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 29.8x -45.1xmedian 29.8x -27.2xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 1.17 1.03median 1.17 -0.72median 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 monthsINVZCOHROUST
Revenue $53.17M $7.12B $204.91M
Gross profit $3.48M $2.67B $101.63M
Operating income -$81.62M -$3.60B -$62.60M
Net income -$81.40M $800.94M -$53.33M
Free cash flow -$50.21M -$1.02B -$82.47M
R&D $56.95M $722.95M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $4.12 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $25.73M $1.16B $91.76M
Total debt – $3.22B –
Shares (diluted) 199.90M 195.39M 65.99M
Enterprise value -$19.29M $36.00B $1.32B

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
MetricINVZCOHROUST
P/E -0.6x 51.9x -40.6x
P/FCF -1.0x -45.1x -27.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.0x 580.3x -41.7x
P/S 0.9x 6.5x 11.0x
P/B 1.0x 4.1x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 5.5x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x -15.4x -37.8x
EV/EBIT -0.3x -13.2x -31.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 6.7x 9.7x
EV/FCF -0.5x -46.3x -24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.5x 595.9x -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 1.03 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINVZCOHROUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.1% 22.5% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 120.9% 11.3% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -61.0% 30.6% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 18.1% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.8% 1.9% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 2.6% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.2% 1,623% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 72.0% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.7% 891.4% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 50.4% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% -87.5% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% -49.9% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% -630.9% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -92.8% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINVZCOHROUST
Gross margin 6.5% 37.5% 49.6%
EBITDA margin -142.7% -43.3% -25.6%
Operating margin -153.5% -50.6% -30.6%
Pretax margin -152.8% 11.9% -25.5%
Net margin -153.1% 11.3% -26.0%
FCF margin -94.4% -14.4% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin -97.2% 1.1% -26.3%
Return on equity -150.0% 7.1% -16.5%
Return on assets -67.2% 4.4% -12.5%
Return on invested capital – -23.3% –
Return on capital employed -103.1% -24.1% -18.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 0.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 29.6% 2.6% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINVZCOHROUST
Debt / assets – 17.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – -3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 38.6% 21.8%
Equity / assets 40.7% 61.4% 78.2%
Interest coverage – -18.9x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.4x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 3.1x
Altman Z-score -10.93 4.03 10.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINVZCOHROUST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -33.7% -4.4% -6.2%
Shareholder yield -33.7% -4.4% -6.2%
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.

ConsensusINVZCOHROUST
Forward P/E – 26.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $8.96FY2027 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +59.7%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +61.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.93MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.4% +37.5% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINVZCOHROUST
Held by institutions 16.4% 86.7% 53.9%
Institutions holding 95 1,310 330
Change in shares held, QoQ -19.4% -3.1% +19.0%
Institutions buying 36 840 233
Institutions selling 23 359 66
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.34 3.53

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.

INVZCOHROUST
INVZ 1.00 0.30 0.46
COHR 0.30 1.00 0.52
OUST 0.46 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INVZ, COHR and OUST?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) $46.16M, Coherent (COHR) $42.12B, Ouster (OUST) $2.20B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) +41.1%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) -153.1%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) -88.4%, Coherent (COHR) +78.5%, Ouster (OUST) +1.5%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) -46.5%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.7%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Ouster (OUST) 0.00%. Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) and Ouster (OUST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) has been the steadiest (Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) 88.1%, Coherent (COHR) 89.1%, Ouster (OUST) 101.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INVZ, COHR and OUST?

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 4. 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.