ZBRA vs BELFA vs COHR Stock Comparison

Zebra Technologies, Bel Fuse and Coherent Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$384.70 +3.5% 1M +40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.20B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$180.15 -10.1% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.62M
Div. yield
0.13%
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
COHR Coherent Corp.
$239.62 -15.1% 1M +78.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.93B
P/E
52.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
–
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 5, Bel Fuse 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZBRABELFACOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.20B $2.22B $46.93B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.1x 42.5x 52.8x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 17.3x 26.7x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +21.0% +22.5% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% — 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — -23.3% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — -0.4x COHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.13% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.2% +29.6% +78.5% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr +64.8%/yr +31.7%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 59.3% 89.1% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 59/100 40/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

ZBRABELFACOHR

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

AxisZBRABELFACOHR
Valuation 69 #35 of 111 67 #37 of 111 19 #90 of 111
Growth 46 #59 of 108 55 #49 of 108 58 #46 of 108
Profitability 85 #17 of 104 58 #44 of 104 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health 18 #94 of 115 84 #19 of 115 41 #68 of 115
Shareholder Returns 94 #6 of 78 30 #55 of 78 53 #37 of 78
Overall 62 59 40
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA 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

PeriodZBRABELFACOHRSPY
1 month +3.5%-10.1%-15.1% +0.9%
3 months +35.9%-11.0%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months +78.5%-21.5%-21.4% +8.5%
Year to date +58.4%+18.7%+29.8% +13.3%
1 year +40.2%+29.6%+78.5% +12.4%
3 years +85.7%+272.7%+722.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.9%+55.1%+101.9% +23.5%
5 years -28.0%+1,113.1%+296.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.4%+64.8%+31.7% +11.0%
10 years +480.5%+886.0%+781.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.2%+25.7%+24.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureZBRABELFACOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%59.3%89.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%67.6%94.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.702.293.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.500.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-44.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-38.1%-43.9% -0.9%
52-week high $391.00$291.23$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $199.30$114.02$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.

MultipleZBRABELFACOHR
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 33.5x 42.5xmedian 33.5x 52.8xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x -15.6xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 29.8x 33.3xmedian 29.8x -45.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -9.01median 1.10 -3.29median 1.10 1.05median 1.10

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 monthsZBRABELFACOHR
Revenue $5.85B $785.62M $7.12B
Gross profit $2.90B $313.22M $2.67B
Operating income $858.00M $127.41M -$3.60B
Net income $539.00M $93.79M $800.94M
Free cash flow $904.00M – -$1.02B
R&D $622.00M $34.33M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $11.20 $4.24 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $157.00M $333.12M $1.16B
Total debt $2.77B – $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 48.13M 13.61M 195.39M
Enterprise value $16.75B $2.33B $41.14B

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
MetricZBRABELFACOHR
P/E 34.1x 42.5x 52.8x
P/FCF 20.1x 33.3x -45.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 23.2x 590.2x
P/S 3.1x 2.8x 6.6x
P/B 5.3x 2.4x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 2.4x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x – -15.6x
EV/EBIT 24.3x – -13.4x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.8x 6.8x
EV/FCF 23.0x – -47.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 23.2x 605.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.01 -3.29 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZBRABELFACOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 21.0% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 5.5% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 24.7% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 13.0% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% 30.6% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 12.4% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 26.6% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 7.3% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% -17.6% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -12.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 60.8% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.5% -0.7% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% – -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.6% – -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZBRABELFACOHR
Gross margin 49.6% – 37.5%
EBITDA margin 18.3% – -43.3%
Operating margin 14.7% – -50.6%
Pretax margin 12.1% – 11.9%
Net margin 9.2% – 11.3%
FCF margin 15.5% – -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 12.2% 1.1%
Return on equity 15.6% 10.2% 7.1%
Return on assets 6.4% 7.3% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – -23.3%
Return on capital employed 19.1% – -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.3% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZBRABELFACOHR
Debt / assets 32.0% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.1x – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 20.0% 38.6%
Equity / assets 39.8% 71.3% 61.4%
Interest coverage – – -18.9x
Current ratio 0.5x 4.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.75 – 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZBRABELFACOHR
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 5.0% – -4.4%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 0.1% -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.

ConsensusZBRABELFACOHR
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 26.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $22.59FY2026 $10.39FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -4.5% +3.6% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.35BFY2026 $771.32MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +9.0% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZBRABELFACOHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.1% 86.7%
Institutions holding 644 110 1,310
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +14.8% -3.1%
Institutions buying 309 70 840
Institutions selling 242 30 359
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.33 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.

ZBRABELFACOHR
ZBRA 1.00 0.31 0.20
BELFA 0.31 1.00 0.60
COHR 0.20 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZBRA, BELFA and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.20B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.22B, Coherent (COHR) $46.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ZBRA, BELFA and COHR?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.1x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 42.5x, Coherent (COHR) 52.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.0x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 17.3x, Coherent (COHR) 26.7x). 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: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +21.0%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +40.2%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +29.6%, Coherent (COHR) +78.5%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +64.8%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.13%. Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) and Coherent (COHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 45.5%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%, Coherent (COHR) 89.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZBRA, BELFA 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.