Coherent (COHR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Coherent (COHR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -23.32% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 11.06 percentage points from -12.26% a year earlier but up 1.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Coherent (COHR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Coherent's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -27.69%, down 15.59 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +1.49 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Coherent's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -12.10% in FY2025 (+23.72 pp), -35.82% in FY2024 (+1.56 pp), -37.39% in FY2023 (-9.83 pp) and -27.55% in FY2022 (+1.63 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of -35.14% in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of 0.00% in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with a gain of 25.99 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a drop of 27.81 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -24.82% (Q3 2026), -27.93% (Q2 2026) and -29.56% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 66.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 73.74% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 66.09% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 40.01% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 12.73% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 8.09% |
| 10 | Coherent | 66.02 Bn | 60.24 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -23.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -23.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -29.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -35.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -34.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -27.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -30.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -30.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -17.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -25.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -24.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -23.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -27.79% |
API Access
Coherent Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=COHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=COHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();