UEIC vs VSH vs COHR Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, Vishay Intertechnology and Coherent Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.65 -8.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
143.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$42.01B
P/E
52.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 6, Universal Electronics 4, Vishay Intertechnology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICVSHCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.18M $4.06B $42.01B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 143.0x 52.2x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 37.1x 26.3x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +13.4% +22.5% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 0.9% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 1.2% -23.3% VSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -1.0x -0.4x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% VSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +71.0% +74.6% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr +9.0%/yr +31.0%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 70.3% 89.0% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 52/100 37/100 UEIC

Percentile Scorecard

UEICVSHCOHR

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

AxisUEICVSHCOHR
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 73 #31 of 112 21 #89 of 112
Growth 27 #80 of 109 44 #62 of 109 57 #47 of 109
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 48 #55 of 104 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health 44 #65 of 116 44 #66 of 116 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns 93 #7 of 81 53 #39 of 81 34 #54 of 81
Overall 58 52 37
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUEICVSHCOHRSPY
1 month +4.5%-8.9%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%-9.4%-3.2% +3.9%
6 months +25.9%+10.9%-22.5% +8.2%
Year to date +48.2%+104.6%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+71.0%+74.6% +12.3%
3 years -29.0%+31.2%+708.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.8%+9.5%+100.8% +23.3%
5 years -87.0%+53.6%+285.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.5%+9.0%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years -92.1%+112.5%+753.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -22.4%+7.8%+23.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUEICVSHCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%70.3%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%69.8%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.353.053.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.421.010.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-64.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-54.3%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.88$64.90$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$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.

MultipleUEICVSHCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 33.2x 142.9xmedian 33.2x 51.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 20.0x 11.4xmedian 20.0x -15.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 29.8x -602.0xmedian 29.8x -45.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.17 -2.38median 1.17 1.03median 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 monthsUEICVSHCOHR
Revenue $330.57M $3.32B $7.12B
Gross profit $97.69M $694.64M $2.67B
Operating income -$2.77M $109.59M -$3.60B
Net income -$15.10M $28.40M $800.94M
Free cash flow $8.24M -$6.96M -$1.02B
R&D $21.87M – $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $0.19 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $1.30B $1.16B
Total debt $86.37M $972.29M $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 147.90M 195.39M
Enterprise value -$57.85M $1.32B $35.89B

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
MetricUEICVSHCOHR
P/E -4.5x 142.9x 51.9x
P/FCF 8.4x -602.0x -45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 12.1x 580.3x
P/S 0.2x 1.3x 6.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.4x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 1.5x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 11.4x -15.4x
EV/EBIT -20.7x 35.2x -13.2x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.2x 6.7x
EV/FCF 7.0x -554.5x -46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 11.2x 595.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -2.38 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICVSHCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 13.4% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -2.2% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 20.3% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -13.5% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 310.6% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% -43.6% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% 132.6% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -59.3% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 129.8% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -59.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 175.7% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% -17.4% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% 96.6% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -26.5% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICVSHCOHR
Gross margin 29.6% 20.9% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 10.2% -43.3%
Operating margin -0.8% 3.3% -50.6%
Pretax margin -2.4% 2.2% 11.9%
Net margin -4.6% 0.9% 11.3%
FCF margin 2.5% -0.2% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 10.4% 1.1%
Return on equity -10.7% 1.1% 7.1%
Return on assets -5.8% 0.6% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 1.2% -23.3%
Return on capital employed -1.9% 3.4% -24.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 12.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.9% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICVSHCOHR
Debt / assets 7.8% 18.9% 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -1.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.5x -139.7x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 43.5% 38.6%
Equity / assets 53.5% 56.5% 61.4%
Interest coverage – 2.8x -18.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.90 2.36 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICVSHCOHR
Dividend yield 4.5% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 3.4% 0.0% -4.4%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 1.3% -4.4%
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.

ConsensusUEICVSHCOHR
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 37.1xFY2026 26.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +140.0% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +24.0% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICVSHCOHR
Held by institutions 53.5% 100.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 46 468 1,310
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +14.6% -3.1%
Institutions buying 18 308 840
Institutions selling 16 120 359
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.57 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.

UEICVSHCOHR
UEIC 1.00 0.08 0.04
VSH 0.08 1.00 0.63
COHR 0.04 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, VSH and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.18M, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.06B, Coherent (COHR) $42.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, UEIC, VSH and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.5x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 143.0x, Coherent (COHR) 52.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Electronics (UEIC) is cheapest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 11.1x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 37.1x, Coherent (COHR) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coherent (COHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.0%, Coherent (COHR) +74.6%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.0%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest dividend yield: Universal Electronics (UEIC) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Universal Electronics (UEIC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEIC, 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, Coherent (COHR) 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.