Coherent (COHR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Coherent's (COHR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$38.2 million in Q1 2026, down 174.68% year-on-year from $51.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 60.1% quarter-over-quarter from -$95.7 million in Q4 2025.

Coherent (COHR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Coherent has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$38.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$38.2 million, down 174.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $180.7 million (up 139.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $566.5 million, up 184.77% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$38.2 million for Q1 2026 at Coherent, up from -$95.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $372.6 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$118.4 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $51.1 million (2025), against an average of $56.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 1767.7% in 2023 and slumped 292.31% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Coherent's Free Cash Flow stood at $45.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 24.19% to $34.6 million in 2023, then surged by 43.71% to $49.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 292.31% to -$95.7 million in 2025, then jumped by 60.1% to -$38.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$38.2 million (Q1 2026), -$95.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$58.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Coherent 67.67 Bn 66.37 Bn 679.95 Mn -38.19 Mn
2 Keysight Technologies 57.00 Bn 54.83 Bn 995.00 Mn 407.00 Mn
3 Garmin 45.82 Bn 43.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 469.37 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.64 Bn 28.34 Bn 673.80 Mn 204.30 Mn
5 Mks 21.67 Bn 21.10 Bn 507.00 Mn 28.00 Mn
6 Fortive 19.42 Bn 19.07 Bn 675.50 Mn 208.20 Mn
7 Trimble 12.42 Bn 12.19 Bn 646.30 Mn 268.60 Mn
8 Cognex 10.23 Bn 9.94 Bn 190.94 Mn 42.34 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.86 Bn 7.77 Bn 131.32 Mn 58.53 Mn
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.28 Bn 6.64 Bn 286.30 Mn 104.60 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -38.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -38.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -95.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -95.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -57.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -57.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 372.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 372.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 51.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 51.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 92.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 92.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -118.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -118.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 123.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 123.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 34.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 34.63 Mn