UEIC vs ZBRA vs COHR Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, Zebra Technologies and Coherent Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$42.12B
P/E
52.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 5, Zebra Technologies 4, Universal Electronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICZBRACOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.14M $18.31B $42.12B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x 34.0x 52.3x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 16.9x 26.3x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +12.7% +22.5% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 9.2% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% -23.3% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x -0.4x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +22.9% +74.6% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr -6.4%/yr +31.0%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 47.2% 89.0% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 62/100 37/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

UEICZBRACOHR

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

AxisUEICZBRACOHR
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 68 #37 of 112 21 #89 of 112
Growth 27 #80 of 109 49 #56 of 109 57 #47 of 109
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 85 #17 of 104 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health 44 #65 of 116 17 #97 of 116 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns 93 #7 of 81 94 #6 of 81 34 #54 of 81
Overall 58 62 37
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA 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

PeriodUEICZBRACOHRSPY
1 month +4.5%+3.1%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%+34.2%-3.2% +3.9%
6 months +25.9%+74.1%-22.5% +8.2%
Year to date +48.2%+57.2%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+22.9%+74.6% +12.3%
3 years -29.0%+84.2%+708.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.8%+22.6%+100.8% +23.3%
5 years -87.0%-28.3%+285.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.5%-6.4%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years -92.1%+475.4%+753.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -22.4%+19.1%+23.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUEICZBRACOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%47.2%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%41.8%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.683.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.480.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-67.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-2.4%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.88$391.00$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$199.30$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.

MultipleUEICZBRACOHR
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 33.2x 33.8xmedian 33.2x 51.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 20.0x -15.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 29.8x 20.0xmedian 29.8x -45.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.17 -8.94median 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 monthsUEICZBRACOHR
Revenue $330.57M $5.85B $7.12B
Gross profit $97.69M $2.90B $2.67B
Operating income -$2.77M $858.00M -$3.60B
Net income -$15.10M $539.00M $800.94M
Free cash flow $8.24M $904.00M -$1.02B
R&D $21.87M $622.00M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $11.20 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $157.00M $1.16B
Total debt $86.37M $2.77B $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 48.13M 195.39M
Enterprise value -$59.90M $16.86B $36.00B

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
MetricUEICZBRACOHR
P/E -4.5x 33.8x 51.9x
P/FCF 8.4x 20.0x -45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 18.4x 580.3x
P/S 0.2x 3.1x 6.5x
P/B 0.5x 5.3x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 6.7x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 19.3x -15.4x
EV/EBIT -20.7x 24.1x -13.2x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.5x 6.7x
EV/FCF 7.0x 22.9x -46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 21.1x 595.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -8.94 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRACOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 12.7% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 2.1% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 14.9% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 4.2% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 8.1% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% -0.9% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% -1.6% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -6.1% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 4.8% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -3.8% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 5.8% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 63.5% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% 6.0% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 83.6% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRACOHR
Gross margin 29.6% 49.6% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 18.3% -43.3%
Operating margin -0.8% 14.7% -50.6%
Pretax margin -2.4% 12.1% 11.9%
Net margin -4.6% 9.2% 11.3%
FCF margin 2.5% 15.5% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 16.7% 1.1%
Return on equity -10.7% 15.6% 7.1%
Return on assets -5.8% 6.4% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% -23.3%
Return on capital employed -1.9% 19.1% -24.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICZBRACOHR
Debt / assets 7.8% 32.0% 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 3.1x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 60.2% 38.6%
Equity / assets 53.5% 39.8% 61.4%
Interest coverage – – -18.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.90 3.73 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICZBRACOHR
Dividend yield 4.5% – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% 5.0% -4.4%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 5.0% -4.4%
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.

ConsensusUEICZBRACOHR
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 26.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -4.5% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +1.2% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICZBRACOHR
Held by institutions 53.5% 100.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 46 644 1,310
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +4.5% -3.1%
Institutions buying 18 309 840
Institutions selling 16 242 359
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.28 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.

UEICZBRACOHR
UEIC 1.00 0.19 0.05
ZBRA 0.19 1.00 0.20
COHR 0.05 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, ZBRA and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $66.14M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B, Coherent (COHR) $42.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, UEIC, ZBRA and COHR?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.4x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x, Coherent (COHR) 52.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Electronics (UEIC) is cheapest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 11.1x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.9x, 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%, Coherent (COHR) +74.6%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Universal Electronics (UEIC) 0.00%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Universal Electronics (UEIC) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEIC, ZBRA 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 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.