LITE vs SPRS vs COHR Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, Surge Components and Coherent 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
$57.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.13 -21.8% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.02M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$207.26 -38.5% 1M +57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.22B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 6, Surge Components 3, Coherent 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLITESPRSCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.30B $18.02M $34.22B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.7x 16.8x 42.5x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x — 23.1x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.2% +6.5% +22.5% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -175.8% 2.9% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% — 6.7% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.8x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +240.8% -4.0% +57.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +50.5%/yr -2.2%/yr +26.5%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.0% 47.9% 90.3% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 64/100 48/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

LITESPRSCOHR

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

AxisLITESPRSCOHR
Valuation 10 #101 of 112 99 #2 of 112 27 #82 of 112
Growth 76 #27 of 108 25 #81 of 108 74 #29 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 49 #54 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 54 #54 of 116 83 #21 of 116 46 #63 of 116
Shareholder Returns 51 #42 of 85 – 44 #48 of 85
Overall 47 64 48
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS 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

PeriodLITESPRSCOHRSPY
1 month -37.3%-21.8%-38.5% -2.0%
3 months -19.9%-21.8%-36.0% -2.2%
6 months -31.6%-2.2%-38.3% +4.2%
Year to date +84.5%-7.9%+12.3% +10.6%
1 year +240.8%-4.0%+57.0% +10.4%
3 years +1,490.6%+18.1%+530.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +151.7%+5.7%+84.9% +20.2%
5 years +669.9%-10.6%+224.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +50.5%-2.2%+26.5% +10.1%
10 years +1,818.6%+222.7%+669.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +34.4%+12.4%+22.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLITESPRSCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.0%47.9%90.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.0%61.8%96.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.24-0.043.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.38-0.080.63 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-49.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.0%-26.5%-51.4% -3.2%
52-week high $1,133.40$4.26$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $188.36$2.88$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.

MultipleLITESPRSCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 30.7x 16.7xmedian 30.7x 45.6xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.5xmedian 18.9x 3.3xmedian 18.9x 26.8xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 173.0xmedian 28.0x 12.6xmedian 28.0x -39.7xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.07 -0.84median 1.07 0.91median 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 monthsLITESPRSCOHR
Revenue $3.74B $37.54M $7.12B
Gross profit $1.72B $10.91M $2.67B
Operating income $877.90M $1.08M $1.04B
Net income -$6.58B $1.08M $800.94M
Free cash flow $356.30M $1.43M -$1.02B
R&D $466.90M – $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-64.71 $0.18 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $4.72M $1.16B
Total debt $1.40B – $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 101.70M 5.98M 195.39M
Enterprise value $48.26B -$39.83M $28.10B

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
MetricLITESPRSCOHR
P/E -9.6x 16.7x 45.6x
P/FCF 173.0x 12.6x -39.7x
P/Operating cash flow 64.1x 12.5x 510.5x
P/S 16.5x 0.5x 5.7x
P/B 13.5x 0.8x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 14.4x 0.8x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 52.5x 3.3x 26.8x
EV/EBIT 69.5x 3.5x 40.3x
EV/Revenue 16.3x 0.1x 5.9x
EV/FCF 171.3x 2.6x -40.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 63.5x 2.6x 526.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -0.84 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITESPRSCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.2% 6.5% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% -1.9% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 205.0% 9.7% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% -0.9% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,065% 2.1% 207.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 83.5% -24.8% 157.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -5,948% 19.6% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -220.9% -18.8% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,604% 16.5% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -178.8% -19.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 564.7% 36.2% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% -14.1% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 502.6% 52.6% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -13.9% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITESPRSCOHR
Gross margin 45.9% 29.1% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 3.0% 21.9%
Operating margin 23.5% 2.9% 14.6%
Pretax margin -181.9% 4.0% 11.9%
Net margin -175.8% 2.9% 11.3%
FCF margin 9.5% 3.8% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 3.8% 1.1%
Return on equity -142.8% 5.0% 7.1%
Return on assets -90.2% 3.8% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 13.8% – 6.7%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 4.8% 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.3x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 0.4% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITESPRSCOHR
Debt / assets 19.2% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 37.1% 24.0% 38.6%
Equity / assets 62.9% 76.0% 61.4%
Interest coverage 47.5x – 5.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 4.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 3.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 13.41 4.04 4.40

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLITESPRSCOHR
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2027 – 23.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $21.25FY2027 – $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +145.1%FY2027 – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% – +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.52BFY2027 – $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +116.6%FY2027 – +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +62.9% – +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITESPRSCOHR
Held by institutions 92.8% – 86.7%
Institutions holding 1,319 – 1,313
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% – -3.1%
Institutions buying 905 – 843
Institutions selling 319 – 359
Buyers to sellers 2.84 – 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.

LITESPRSCOHR
LITE 1.00 -0.08 0.81
SPRS -0.08 1.00 -0.07
COHR 0.81 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, SPRS and COHR?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $57.30B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.02M, Coherent (COHR) $34.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, LITE, SPRS and COHR?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -8.7x, Surge Components (SPRS) 16.8x, Coherent (COHR) 42.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 32.0x, Coherent (COHR) 23.1x). 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%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%, Coherent (COHR) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +240.8%, Surge Components (SPRS) -4.0%, Coherent (COHR) +57.0%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +50.5%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.2%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +26.5%/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%, Surge Components (SPRS) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) and Surge Components (SPRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.0%, Surge Components (SPRS) 47.9%, Coherent (COHR) 90.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LITE, SPRS 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.