OUST vs LITE vs COHR Stock Comparison

Ouster, Lumentum Holdings and Coherent Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$818.10 -13.1% 1M +356.3% 1Y
Market cap
$62.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$221.71 -25.0% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$40.29B
P/E
50.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 7, Coherent 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOUSTLITECOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.04B $62.49B $40.29B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -38.3x -9.0x 50.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.4x 24.7x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.8% +83.2% +22.5% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.0% -230.2% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.1% -23.3% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.4x -0.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +356.3% +71.4% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +59.0%/yr +30.8%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.2% 98.8% 89.0% COHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 47/100 39/100 LITE

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTLITECOHR

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

AxisOUSTLITECOHR
Valuation 11 #99 of 111 9 #101 of 111 20 #89 of 111
Growth 82 #20 of 108 80 #22 of 108 57 #47 of 108
Profitability 14 #90 of 104 40 #63 of 104 29 #74 of 104
Financial Health 88 #15 of 115 56 #51 of 115 42 #67 of 115
Shareholder Returns 24 #62 of 81 48 #43 of 81 45 #45 of 81
Overall 44 47 39
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE 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

PeriodOUSTLITECOHRSPY
1 month -32.0%-13.1%-25.0% -0.8%
3 months -15.5%+14.9%-18.3% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%-4.8%-31.0% +7.0%
Year to date +37.3%+122.0%+20.1% +12.2%
1 year -17.0%+356.3%+71.4% +13.0%
3 years +683.9%+2,168.1%+660.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +98.7%+183.3%+96.8% +23.1%
5 years -54.1%+913.8%+283.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+59.0%+30.8% +11.0%
10 years —+1,912.5%+731.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+35.0%+23.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOUSTLITECOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.2%98.8%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.6%100.3%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.573.153.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.173.610.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-66.5%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-27.8%-48.1% -1.8%
52-week high $62.52$1,133.40$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$188.36$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.

MultipleOUSTLITECOHR
P/E now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 32.0x -8.8xmedian 32.0x 48.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.8x 24.0xmedian 2.8x 6.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.8xmedian 19.4x 89.7xmedian 19.4x -14.5xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 29.0x 241.5xmedian 29.0x -42.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.9x 15.6xmedian 2.9x 3.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 1.13 0.03median 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 monthsOUSTLITECOHR
Revenue $204.91M $3.01B $7.12B
Gross profit $101.63M $1.26B $2.67B
Operating income -$62.60M $524.80M -$3.60B
Net income -$53.33M -$6.94B $800.94M
Free cash flow -$82.47M $300.10M -$1.02B
R&D $68.46M $356.50M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $-92.99 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $91.76M $2.04B $1.16B
Total debt – $1.64B $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 65.99M 74.60M 195.39M
Enterprise value $1.16B $54.30B $34.17B

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
MetricOUSTLITECOHR
P/E -36.8x -8.8x 48.8x
P/FCF -24.7x 241.5x -42.4x
P/Operating cash flow -37.8x 96.5x 546.0x
P/S 9.9x 24.0x 6.1x
P/B 5.5x 15.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 16.8x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA -33.8x 89.7x -14.5x
EV/EBIT -28.3x 136.0x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 23.7x 6.3x
EV/FCF -21.5x 237.9x -43.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -33.0x 95.0x 561.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 0.03 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTLITECOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.8% 83.2% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 51.6% 19.5% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.8% 173.1% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.5% 30.2% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% 391.4% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 87.0% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% -26,876% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -274.9% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.1% -25,088% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% -264.1% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -329.9% 494.9% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 61.1% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -416.3% 386.6% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 80.2% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTLITECOHR
Gross margin 49.6% 41.7% 37.5%
EBITDA margin -25.6% 26.4% -43.3%
Operating margin -30.6% 17.4% -50.6%
Pretax margin -25.5% -238.0% 11.9%
Net margin -26.0% -230.2% 11.3%
FCF margin -40.2% 10.0% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin -26.3% 24.9% 1.1%
Return on equity -16.5% -182.1% 7.1%
Return on assets -12.5% -96.8% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.1% -23.3%
Return on capital employed -18.1% 11.2% -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 18.5% 5.6% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTLITECOHR
Debt / assets – 22.4% 17.6%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 21.8% 36.5% 38.6%
Equity / assets 78.2% 63.5% 61.4%
Interest coverage – 24.1x -18.9x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.7x 2.4x
Quick ratio 3.5x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 3.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 9.48 15.76 3.80

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusOUSTLITECOHR
Forward P/E – 38.4xFY2027 24.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $21.30FY2027 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +145.7%FY2027 +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +61.0% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 $6.52BFY2027 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% +62.8% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTLITECOHR
Held by institutions 53.9% 92.8% 86.7%
Institutions holding 330 1,316 1,309
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% +6.6% -3.1%
Institutions buying 233 903 840
Institutions selling 66 318 359
Buyers to sellers 3.53 2.84 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.

OUSTLITECOHR
OUST 1.00 0.40 0.51
LITE 0.40 1.00 0.81
COHR 0.51 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, LITE and COHR?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.04B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $62.49B, Coherent (COHR) $40.29B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -17.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +356.3%, Coherent (COHR) +71.4%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +59.0%/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: Ouster (OUST) 0.00%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Ouster (OUST) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coherent (COHR) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.8%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OUST, LITE 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 7. 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.