LITE vs COHR vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, Coherent and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$680.16 -37.3% 1M +240.8% 1Y
Market cap
$57.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$207.26 -38.5% 1M +57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.37B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$329.50 -12.3% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.64B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.14B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 6, Zebra Technologies 4, Coherent 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLITECOHRZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.02B $34.37B $15.64B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.7x 42.7x 26.0x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 23.1x 14.6x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.2% +22.5% +16.9% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -175.8% 11.3% 9.8% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 6.7% 11.9% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.8x 2.1x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +240.8% +57.0% +21.8% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +50.5%/yr +26.5%/yr -11.2%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.0% 90.3% 46.5% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 48/100 68/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

LITECOHRZBRA

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

AxisLITECOHRZBRA
Valuation 10 #101 of 112 27 #82 of 112 70 #34 of 112
Growth 76 #27 of 108 74 #29 of 108 70 #33 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 48 #55 of 104 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 54 #54 of 116 46 #63 of 116 18 #95 of 116
Shareholder Returns 51 #42 of 85 44 #48 of 85 96 #4 of 85
Overall 47 48 68
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLITECOHRZBRASPY
1 month -37.3%-38.5%-12.3% -2.0%
3 months -19.9%-36.0%-10.7% -2.2%
6 months -31.6%-38.3%+44.3% +4.2%
Year to date +84.5%+12.3%+35.7% +10.6%
1 year +240.8%+57.0%+21.8% +10.4%
3 years +1,490.6%+530.9%+53.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +151.7%+84.9%+15.4% +20.2%
5 years +669.9%+224.2%-44.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +50.5%+26.5%-11.2% +10.1%
10 years +1,818.6%+669.1%+414.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +34.4%+22.6%+17.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLITECOHRZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.0%90.3%46.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.0%96.4%40.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.243.601.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.380.630.47 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-62.9%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.0%-51.4%-15.7% -3.2%
52-week high $1,133.40$426.89$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $188.36$128.70$199.30 $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.

MultipleLITECOHRZBRA
P/E now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 30.7x 45.6xmedian 30.7x 25.9xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.5xmedian 18.9x 26.8xmedian 18.9x 15.7xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 173.0xmedian 28.0x -39.7xmedian 28.0x 15.7xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.07 0.91median 1.07 2.23median 1.07

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 monthsLITECOHRZBRA
Revenue $3.74B $7.12B $6.14B
Gross profit $1.72B $2.67B $3.00B
Operating income $877.90M $1.04B $912.00M
Net income -$6.58B $800.94M $602.00M
Free cash flow $356.30M -$1.02B $988.00M
R&D $466.90M $722.95M $634.00M
EPS (diluted) $-64.71 $4.12 $12.59
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $1.16B $182.00M
Total debt $1.40B $3.22B $2.57B
Shares (diluted) 101.70M 195.39M 47.81M
Enterprise value $47.98B $28.25B $15.06B

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
MetricLITECOHRZBRA
P/E -9.6x 45.6x 25.9x
P/FCF 173.0x -39.7x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 64.1x 510.5x 14.5x
P/S 16.5x 5.7x 2.5x
P/B 13.5x 3.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 14.4x 4.9x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 52.5x 26.8x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 69.5x 40.3x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 16.3x 5.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 171.3x -40.9x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 63.5x 526.0x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.91 2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITECOHRZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.2% 22.5% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 11.3% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 205.0% 30.6% 18.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 18.1% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,065% 207.6% 16.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 157.7% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -5,948% 1,623% 17.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -220.9% 72.0% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,604% 891.4% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -178.8% 50.4% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 564.7% -87.5% 23.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% -49.9% 106.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 502.6% -630.9% 24.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -92.8% 170.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITECOHRZBRA
Gross margin 45.9% 37.5% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 21.9% 18.6%
Operating margin 23.5% 14.6% 14.9%
Pretax margin -181.9% 11.9% 12.2%
Net margin -175.8% 11.3% 9.8%
FCF margin 9.5% -14.4% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 1.1% 17.4%
Return on equity -142.8% 7.1% 17.2%
Return on assets -90.2% 4.4% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 13.8% 6.7% 11.9%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 6.9% 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 2.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITECOHRZBRA
Debt / assets 19.2% 17.6% 29.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.8x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 3.9x -3.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.1% 38.6% 59.5%
Equity / assets 62.9% 61.4% 40.5%
Interest coverage 47.5x 5.5x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 13.41 4.40 3.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITECOHRZBRA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -5.1% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -5.1% 6.1%
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.

ConsensusLITECOHRZBRA
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2027 23.1xFY2027 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.25FY2027 $8.96FY2027 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +145.1%FY2027 +59.7%FY2027 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% +61.0% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.52BFY2027 $11.19BFY2027 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +116.6%FY2027 +57.1%FY2027 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +62.9% +37.5% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITECOHRZBRA
Held by institutions 92.8% 86.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,319 1,313 646
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -3.1% +4.5%
Institutions buying 905 843 309
Institutions selling 319 359 242
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.35 1.28

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.

LITECOHRZBRA
LITE 1.00 0.81 0.14
COHR 0.81 1.00 0.19
ZBRA 0.14 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, COHR and ZBRA?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $57.02B, Coherent (COHR) $34.37B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $15.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, LITE, COHR and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -8.7x, Coherent (COHR) 42.7x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 32.0x, Coherent (COHR) 23.1x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +103.2%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%, Coherent (COHR) 6.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +240.8%, Coherent (COHR) +57.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +21.8%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +50.5%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +26.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.0%, Coherent (COHR) 90.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads on 6. 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.