LITE vs LPL vs COHR Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, LG Display and Coherent Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$509.70 -55.0% 1M +119.0% 1Y
Market cap
$46.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.49 -19.7% 1M -48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$169.65 -49.9% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.41B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.91B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 6, Coherent 2, LG Display 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLITELPLCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.18B $2.49B $33.41B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.2x -5.4x 34.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x — 18.9x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.2% -6.9% +30.8% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -175.8% -2.7% 12.2% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 3.3% 7.4% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 1.3x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +119.0% -48.4% +26.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.5%/yr -22.0%/yr +21.4%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.2% 61.7% 91.5% LPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 52/100 43/100 LPL

Percentile Scorecard

LITELPLCOHR

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

AxisLITELPLCOHR
Valuation 10 #101 of 112 93 #9 of 112 30 #79 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 108 72 #31 of 108 75 #28 of 108
Profitability 45 #58 of 104 35 #68 of 104 46 #57 of 104
Financial Health 51 #57 of 116 8 #107 of 116 43 #67 of 116
Shareholder Returns 48 #44 of 83 – 24 #63 of 83
Overall 45 52 43
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodLITELPLCOHRSPY
1 month -55.0%-19.7%-49.9% -5.9%
3 months -39.2%-22.9%-49.3% -4.6%
6 months -42.9%-42.4%-46.8% +0.2%
Year to date +38.3%-40.9%-8.1% +7.5%
1 year +119.0%-48.4%+26.0% +8.2%
3 years +1,103.8%-52.1%+416.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +129.3%-21.8%+73.0% +19.0%
5 years +446.1%-71.0%+164.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +40.5%-22.0%+21.4% +9.4%
10 years +1,381.7%-78.6%+528.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +30.9%-14.3%+20.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLITELPLCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.2%61.7%91.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 109.6%68.8%98.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.232.193.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.780.28 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-76.6%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.0%-56.8%-60.3% -5.9%
52-week high $1,133.40$5.76$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $226.86$2.49$134.63 $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.

MultipleLITELPLCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 25.2x -5.4xmedian 25.2x 34.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 2.4x 0.1xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x 20.8xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 129.6xmedian 23.4x 1.8xmedian 23.4x -18.2xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.98 -0.11median 0.98 0.64median 0.98

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 monthsLITELPLCOHR
Revenue $3.74B $17.53B $7.91B
Gross profit $1.72B $2.54B $3.02B
Operating income $877.90M $456.43M $1.17B
Net income -$6.58B -$915.07M $960.42M
Free cash flow $356.30M $1.37B -$1.83B
R&D $466.90M $957.27M $804.67M
EPS (diluted) $-64.71 $-0.58 $4.77
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $941.29M $1.55B
Total debt $1.40B $8.73B $4.00B
Shares (diluted) 101.70M 797.61M 202.03M
Enterprise value $37.13B -$1.11B $26.72B

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
MetricLITELPLCOHR
P/E -7.2x -5.4x 34.6x
P/FCF 129.6x 1.8x -18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 48.0x 1.2x -565.2x
P/S 12.3x 0.1x 4.2x
P/B 10.1x 0.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 0.7x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 39.2x – 20.8x
EV/EBIT 51.9x 22.3x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 12.2x 0.6x 4.5x
EV/FCF 128.0x 7.4x -19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.4x 4.8x -603.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.11 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITELPLCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.2% -6.9% 30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 0.0% 17.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 205.0% 18.3% 39.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 101.7% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,065% 865.5% 121.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 29.4% 143.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -5,948% -141.3% 287.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -220.9% 36.4% 74.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,604% 40.6% 668.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -178.8% 49.0% 54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 564.7% 28.4% -111.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% -1.1% -27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 502.6% 585.0% -2,585%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% 33.6% -88.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITELPLCOHR
Gross margin 45.9% 14.5% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 31.1% – 21.7%
Operating margin 23.5% 2.6% 14.8%
Pretax margin -181.9% -5.1% 12.5%
Net margin -175.8% -2.7% 12.2%
FCF margin 9.5% 7.8% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 12.2% -0.7%
Return on equity -142.8% -18.1% 8.2%
Return on assets -90.2% -5.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 13.8% 3.3% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 4.4% 7.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -2.3x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITELPLCOHR
Debt / assets 19.2% 48.9% 19.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 6.4x -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 37.1% 72.2% 42.4%
Equity / assets 62.9% 27.8% 57.6%
Interest coverage 47.5x 0.6x 6.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 9.98 0.96 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITELPLCOHR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -6.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLITELPLCOHR
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2027 – 18.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $23.28FY2027 $-0.14FY2026 $8.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +168.5%FY2027 -187.5%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +62.1% – +61.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.74BFY2027 $19.44BFY2026 $11.21BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +123.8%FY2027 +8.5%FY2026 +57.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +63.4% -4.6% +37.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITELPLCOHR
Held by institutions 92.8% 7.8% 86.7%
Institutions holding 1,319 189 1,314
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +76.8% -3.1%
Institutions buying 905 153 844
Institutions selling 319 22 359
Buyers to sellers 2.84 6.95 2.35

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.

LITELPLCOHR
LITE 1.00 0.35 0.82
LPL 0.35 1.00 0.45
COHR 0.82 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, LPL and COHR?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $46.18B, LG Display (LPL) $2.49B, Coherent (COHR) $33.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +103.2%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%, Coherent (COHR) +30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%, Coherent (COHR) 12.2%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%, Coherent (COHR) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +119.0%, LG Display (LPL) -48.4%, Coherent (COHR) +26.0%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +40.5%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -22.0%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LG Display (LPL) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.2%, LG Display (LPL) 61.7%, Coherent (COHR) 91.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LITE, LPL 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, 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.