LITE vs VSH vs COHR Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, Vishay Intertechnology and Coherent Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$626.75 -42.6% 1M +232.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$25.84 -30.4% 1M +60.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.00B
P/E
105.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.02%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$195.18 -41.5% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.78B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 5, Vishay Intertechnology 4, Coherent 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLITEVSHCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.05B $3.00B $29.78B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.5x 105.7x 37.0x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 32.3x 21.8x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.2% +13.4% +22.5% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -175.8% 0.9% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 1.2% 6.7% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -1.0x 0.8x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% VSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +232.7% +60.5% +51.7% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +46.4%/yr +4.8%/yr +24.9%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.2% 71.5% 90.4% VSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 50/100 48/100 VSH

Percentile Scorecard

LITEVSHCOHR

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

AxisLITEVSHCOHR
Valuation 11 #100 of 112 77 #27 of 112 29 #80 of 112
Growth 77 #26 of 108 42 #63 of 108 74 #29 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 47 #56 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 53 #55 of 116 43 #67 of 116 46 #63 of 116
Shareholder Returns 51 #42 of 85 43 #49 of 85 44 #48 of 85
Overall 47 50 48
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH 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

PeriodLITEVSHCOHRSPY
1 month -42.6%-30.4%-41.5% -1.0%
3 months -24.1%-22.2%-40.6% -0.4%
6 months -33.6%-23.0%-43.4% +4.5%
Year to date +70.0%+78.3%+5.7% +12.4%
1 year +232.7%+60.5%+51.7% +13.6%
3 years +1,365.7%+9.4%+494.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +144.9%+3.0%+81.2% +20.8%
5 years +571.5%+26.2%+203.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +46.4%+4.8%+24.9% +10.4%
10 years +1,721.9%+86.6%+622.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +33.7%+6.4%+21.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLITEVSHCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.2%71.5%90.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.4%71.6%96.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.093.023.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.300.850.57 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-64.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-60.2%-54.3% -1.6%
52-week high $1,133.40$64.90$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $188.36$11.82$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.

MultipleLITEVSHCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 28.1x 124.5xmedian 28.1x 43.0xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 5.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 18.4x 9.8xmedian 18.4x 25.3xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 159.4xmedian 26.6x -524.6xmedian 26.6x -37.3xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.11 -2.08median 1.11 0.85median 1.11

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 monthsLITEVSHCOHR
Revenue $3.74B $3.32B $7.12B
Gross profit $1.72B $694.64M $2.67B
Operating income $877.90M $109.59M $1.04B
Net income -$6.58B $28.40M $800.94M
Free cash flow $356.30M -$6.96M -$1.02B
R&D $466.90M – $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-64.71 $0.19 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $1.30B $1.16B
Total debt $1.40B $972.29M $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 101.70M 147.90M 195.39M
Enterprise value $40.00B $261.13M $23.65B

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
MetricLITEVSHCOHR
P/E -8.8x 124.5x 43.0x
P/FCF 159.4x -524.6x -37.3x
P/Operating cash flow 59.1x 10.6x 480.7x
P/S 15.2x 1.1x 5.4x
P/B 12.4x 1.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 1.3x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 48.3x 9.8x 25.3x
EV/EBIT 64.0x 30.3x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 15.0x 1.0x 5.5x
EV/FCF 157.7x -477.1x -38.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 58.5x 9.6x 496.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -2.08 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITEVSHCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.2% 13.4% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% -2.2% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 205.0% 20.3% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% -13.5% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,065% 310.6% 207.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 83.5% -43.6% 157.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -5,948% 132.6% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -220.9% -59.3% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,604% 129.8% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -178.8% -59.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 564.7% 175.7% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% -17.4% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 502.6% 96.6% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -26.5% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITEVSHCOHR
Gross margin 45.9% 20.9% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 10.2% 21.9%
Operating margin 23.5% 3.3% 14.6%
Pretax margin -181.9% 2.2% 11.9%
Net margin -175.8% 0.9% 11.3%
FCF margin 9.5% -0.2% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 10.4% 1.1%
Return on equity -142.8% 1.1% 7.1%
Return on assets -90.2% 0.6% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 13.8% 1.2% 6.7%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 3.4% 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 12.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 0.9% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITEVSHCOHR
Debt / assets 19.2% 18.9% 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -1.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.9x -139.7x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 37.1% 43.5% 38.6%
Equity / assets 62.9% 56.5% 61.4%
Interest coverage 47.5x 2.8x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 12.33 2.22 4.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITEVSHCOHR
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% -5.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.5% -5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 191.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -780.9% -1.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% -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.

ConsensusLITEVSHCOHR
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2027 32.3xFY2026 21.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $21.25FY2027 $0.80FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +145.1%FY2027 – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% +140.0% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.52BFY2027 $3.54BFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +116.6%FY2027 +15.4%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +62.9% +24.0% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITEVSHCOHR
Held by institutions 92.8% 100.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 1,319 468 1,314
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +14.6% -3.1%
Institutions buying 905 308 844
Institutions selling 319 120 359
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.57 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.

LITEVSHCOHR
LITE 1.00 0.53 0.81
VSH 0.53 1.00 0.65
COHR 0.81 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, VSH and COHR?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $49.05B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.00B, Coherent (COHR) $29.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, LITE, VSH and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -7.5x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 105.7x, Coherent (COHR) 37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 29.5x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 32.3x, Coherent (COHR) 21.8x). 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%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%, Coherent (COHR) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +232.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +60.5%, Coherent (COHR) +51.7%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +46.4%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +4.8%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest dividend yield: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.02%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 71.5%, Coherent (COHR) 90.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LITE, VSH 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 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.