LPL vs OUST vs COHR Stock Comparison

LG Display, Ouster and Coherent Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.68 -10.1% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
COHR Coherent Corp.
$221.71 -25.0% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$41.66B
P/E
51.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 4, LG Display 3, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLPLOUSTCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.77B $2.11B $41.66B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.9x -39.6x 51.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 24.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.9% +62.8% +22.5% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% -26.0% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% — -23.3% LPL
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 -45.9% -17.0% +71.4% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr -14.4%/yr +30.8%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.7% 102.2% 89.0% LPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 44/100 39/100 LPL

Percentile Scorecard

LPLOUSTCOHR

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

AxisLPLOUSTCOHR
Valuation 94 #8 of 111 11 #99 of 111 20 #89 of 111
Growth 73 #30 of 108 82 #20 of 108 57 #47 of 108
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 14 #90 of 104 29 #74 of 104
Financial Health 8 #106 of 115 88 #15 of 115 42 #67 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 24 #62 of 81 45 #45 of 81
Overall 53 44 39
  • LPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST 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

PeriodLPLOUSTCOHRSPY
1 month -10.1%-32.0%-25.0% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%-15.5%-18.3% +3.5%
6 months -35.9%+10.4%-31.0% +7.0%
Year to date -36.3%+37.3%+20.1% +12.2%
1 year -45.9%-17.0%+71.4% +13.0%
3 years -39.4%+683.9%+660.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.4%+98.7%+96.8% +23.1%
5 years -65.7%-54.1%+283.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.3%-14.4%+30.8% +11.0%
10 years -79.4%—+731.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -14.6%—+23.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLPLOUSTCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.7%102.2%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%100.6%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.334.573.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.170.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-95.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.5%-52.5%-48.1% -1.8%
52-week high $5.76$62.52$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $2.59$16.63$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.

MultipleLPLOUSTCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 32.0x -36.8xmedian 32.0x 48.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 9.9xmedian 2.8x 6.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.4x -33.8xmedian 19.4x -14.5xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 29.0x -24.7xmedian 29.0x -42.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 5.5xmedian 2.9x 3.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.13 -0.65median 1.13 0.97median 1.13

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 monthsLPLOUSTCOHR
Revenue $17.53B $204.91M $7.12B
Gross profit $2.54B $101.63M $2.67B
Operating income $456.43M -$62.60M -$3.60B
Net income -$915.07M -$53.33M $800.94M
Free cash flow $1.37B -$82.47M -$1.02B
R&D $957.27M $68.46M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $-0.81 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $941.29M $91.76M $1.16B
Total debt $37.49B – $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 797.61M 65.99M 195.39M
Enterprise value -$1.71B $1.23B $35.54B

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
MetricLPLOUSTCOHR
P/E -5.8x -36.8x 48.8x
P/FCF 2.0x -24.7x -42.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x -37.8x 546.0x
P/S 0.2x 9.9x 6.1x
P/B 0.5x 5.5x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 6.0x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – -33.8x -14.5x
EV/EBIT 22.7x -28.3x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 8.7x 6.3x
EV/FCF 7.6x -21.5x -43.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x -33.0x 561.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -0.65 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLOUSTCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.9% 62.8% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 51.6% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.3% 90.8% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 101.7% 166.5% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 865.5% 39.7% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 45.1% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -141.3% 42.0% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 48.0% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 52.1% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 56.5% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% -329.9% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 27.6% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 585.0% -416.3% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 17.7% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLPLOUSTCOHR
Gross margin 14.5% 49.6% 37.5%
EBITDA margin – -25.6% -43.3%
Operating margin 2.6% -30.6% -50.6%
Pretax margin -5.1% -25.5% 11.9%
Net margin -2.7% -26.0% 11.3%
FCF margin 7.8% -40.2% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% -26.3% 1.1%
Return on equity -18.1% -16.5% 7.1%
Return on assets -5.1% -12.5% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 3.3% – -23.3%
Return on capital employed 4.4% -18.1% -24.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.0x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 18.5% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLOUSTCOHR
Debt / assets 48.9% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 21.8% 38.6%
Equity / assets 27.8% 78.2% 61.4%
Interest coverage 0.6x – -18.9x
Current ratio 0.6x 4.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.97 9.48 3.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLPLOUSTCOHR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -6.9% -4.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -6.9% -4.7%
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.

ConsensusLPLOUSTCOHR
Forward P/E – – 24.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.16FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -200.0%FY2026 – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.01BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -4.5% +36.6% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLOUSTCOHR
Held by institutions 7.8% 53.9% 86.7%
Institutions holding 189 330 1,309
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.8% +19.0% -3.1%
Institutions buying 153 233 840
Institutions selling 22 66 359
Buyers to sellers 6.95 3.53 2.34

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.

LPLOUSTCOHR
LPL 1.00 0.42 0.43
OUST 0.42 1.00 0.51
COHR 0.43 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPL, OUST and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: LG Display (LPL) $2.77B, Ouster (OUST) $2.11B, Coherent (COHR) $41.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LG Display (LPL) -6.9%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (LG Display (LPL) -2.7%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, LG Display (LPL) leads (LG Display (LPL) 3.3%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: LG Display (LPL) -45.9%, Ouster (OUST) -17.0%, Coherent (COHR) +71.4%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (LG Display (LPL) -19.3%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +30.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: LG Display (LPL) 0.00%, Ouster (OUST) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. LG Display (LPL) and Ouster (OUST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LG Display (LPL) has been the steadiest (LG Display (LPL) 61.7%, Ouster (OUST) 102.2%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LPL, OUST 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, 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.