Coherent (COHR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Coherent's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -24.11% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 4.40 percentage points from -28.51% a year earlier and up 1.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Coherent (COHR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Coherent's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -26.19%, up 2.27 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +4.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -28.46% in FY2025 (-1.81 pp), -26.65% in FY2024 (+13.53 pp), -40.18% in FY2023 (-10.25 pp) and -29.93% in FY2022 (+0.71 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.60 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 9.59 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 6.10 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows COHR's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -26.06% (Q3 2026), -28.49% (Q2 2026) and -27.46% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
| 10 | Coherent | 66.02 Bn | 60.24 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -24.11% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -24.11% |
| 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% |
Coherent Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "COHR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();