SPRS vs COHR vs LITE Stock Comparison

Surge Components, Coherent and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.23 -19.0% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.57M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.94B
P/E
52.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$866.18 -8.0% 1M +346.9% 1Y
Market cap
$66.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 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.

QuestionSPRSCOHRLITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.57M $41.94B $66.93B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 52.1x -9.6x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.3x 40.8x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +22.5% +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 11.3% -230.2% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.3% 8.1% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x -1.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% +74.6% +346.9% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +31.0%/yr +60.2%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 89.0% 98.7% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 37/100 46/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

SPRSCOHRLITE

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

AxisSPRSCOHRLITE
Valuation 98 #3 of 112 21 #89 of 112 10 #101 of 112
Growth 26 #81 of 109 57 #47 of 109 81 #22 of 109
Profitability 50 #53 of 104 30 #73 of 104 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 84 #19 of 116 42 #68 of 116 55 #53 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 34 #54 of 81 46 #44 of 81
Overall 64 37 46
  • SPRS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSPRSCOHRLITESPY
1 month -19.0%-20.3%-8.0% -0.2%
3 months -16.1%-3.2%+32.9% +3.9%
6 months -5.8%-22.5%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date -5.0%+27.7%+135.0% +12.9%
1 year +14.1%+74.6%+346.9% +12.3%
3 years +17.9%+708.3%+2,301.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.6%+100.8%+188.7% +23.3%
5 years -10.3%+285.1%+955.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%+31.0%+60.2% +10.9%
10 years +210.6%+753.7%+2,126.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.0%+23.9%+36.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPRSCOHRLITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%89.0%98.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%94.0%100.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.163.493.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.843.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.4%-62.9%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-44.8%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $4.26$426.89$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $2.83$128.70$188.36 $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.

MultipleSPRSCOHRLITE
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 33.2x 51.9xmedian 33.2x -9.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x 25.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 20.0x -15.4xmedian 20.0x 95.1xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 29.8x -45.1xmedian 29.8x 255.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x 16.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.87median 1.17 1.03median 1.17 0.04median 1.17

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 monthsSPRSCOHRLITE
Revenue $37.54M $7.12B $3.01B
Gross profit $10.91M $2.67B $1.26B
Operating income $1.08M -$3.60B $524.80M
Net income $1.08M $800.94M -$6.94B
Free cash flow $1.43M -$1.02B $300.10M
R&D – $722.95M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $4.12 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $4.72M $1.16B $2.04B
Total debt – $3.22B $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 5.98M 195.39M 74.60M
Enterprise value -$39.27M $35.82B $58.74B

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
MetricSPRSCOHRLITE
P/E 17.2x 51.9x -9.3x
P/FCF 13.0x -45.1x 255.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 580.3x 102.1x
P/S 0.5x 6.5x 25.5x
P/B 0.8x 4.1x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 5.5x 17.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x -15.4x 95.1x
EV/EBIT 4.0x -13.2x 144.1x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 6.7x 25.1x
EV/FCF 3.0x -46.3x 252.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.0x 595.9x 100.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.87 1.03 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPRSCOHRLITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 22.5% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 11.3% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.7% 30.6% 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 18.1% 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.1% 1.9% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.8% 2.6% 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.6% 1,623% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 72.0% -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.5% 891.4% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 50.4% -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.2% -87.5% 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% -49.9% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.6% -630.9% 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -92.8% 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPRSCOHRLITE
Gross margin 29.1% 37.5% 41.7%
EBITDA margin 3.0% -43.3% 26.4%
Operating margin 2.9% -50.6% 17.4%
Pretax margin 4.0% 11.9% -238.0%
Net margin 2.9% 11.3% -230.2%
FCF margin 3.8% -14.4% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 1.1% 24.9%
Return on equity 5.0% 7.1% -182.1%
Return on assets 3.8% 4.4% -96.8%
Return on invested capital – -23.3% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 4.8% -24.1% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.1x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.6% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPRSCOHRLITE
Debt / assets – 17.6% 22.4%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x -1.4x
Debt / FCF – -3.1x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 24.0% 38.6% 36.5%
Equity / assets 76.0% 61.4% 63.5%
Interest coverage – -18.9x 24.1x
Current ratio 4.4x 2.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.09 4.03 16.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPRSCOHRLITE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -4.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – -4.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSPRSCOHRLITE
Forward P/E – 26.3xFY2027 40.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.96FY2027 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +59.7%FY2027 +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +61.0% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $11.19BFY2027 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +57.1%FY2027 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +37.5% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPRSCOHRLITE
Held by institutions – 86.7% 92.8%
Institutions holding – 1,310 1,316
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.1% +6.6%
Institutions buying – 840 903
Institutions selling – 359 318
Buyers to sellers – 2.34 2.84

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.

SPRSCOHRLITE
SPRS 1.00 -0.10 -0.11
COHR -0.10 1.00 0.81
LITE -0.11 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPRS, COHR and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Surge Components (SPRS) $18.57M, Coherent (COHR) $41.94B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $66.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPRS, COHR and LITE?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Surge Components (SPRS) 17.2x, Coherent (COHR) 52.1x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Coherent (COHR) 26.3x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 40.8x). 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: Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Coherent (COHR) -23.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Surge Components (SPRS) +14.1%, Coherent (COHR) +74.6%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +346.9%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Surge Components (SPRS) -2.1%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%. Surge Components (SPRS) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Surge Components (SPRS) 49.4%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPRS, COHR and LITE?

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.