Coherent (COHR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Coherent's (COHR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 26.06% in Q1 2026, up 122.0% year-on-year from 11.74% in Q1 2025, and up 8.51% quarter-over-quarter from 28.49% in Q4 2025.
Coherent (COHR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Coherent has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 26.06% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 26.06%, up 122.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.06% (up 122.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.46%, down 181.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 26.06% for Q1 2026 at Coherent, up from 28.49% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 22.84% in Q4 2022 to a low of 30.36% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 27.27% (2024), against an average of 27.08%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 959 bps in 2022 and plunged 610 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Coherent's Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.84% in 2022, then dropped by 21 bps to 27.69% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 25.97% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 28.49% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 26.06% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 26.06% (Q1 2026), 28.49% (Q4 2025), and 27.46% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 67.67 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 679.95 Mn | -26.06% |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 57.00 Bn | 54.83 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 9.45% |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.82 Bn | 43.12 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 20.58% |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.64 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 8.78% |
| 5 | Mks | 21.67 Bn | 21.10 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 8.73% |
| 6 | Fortive | 19.42 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 7.88% |
| 7 | Trimble | 12.42 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 8.21% |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.23 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 10.78% |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.86 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 131.32 Mn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Sensata Technologies Holding | 7.28 Bn | 6.64 Bn | 286.30 Mn | 4.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -28.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -27.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -28.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -27.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -25.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -27.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -27.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -30.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -30.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -25.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -24.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -27.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -29.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -32.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -28.67% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -27.27% |