Cohu (COHU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Cohu's Return on Equity [ROE] was -2.89% in Q3 2026, up 5.92 percentage points from -8.80% a year earlier and up 2.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cohu (COHU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Cohu came in at -9.04%, down 1.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -6.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -7.73% in FY2024 (-10.72 pp), 3.00% in FY2023 (-7.70 pp), 10.69% in FY2022 (-13.30 pp) and 23.99% in FY2021 (+26.77 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 21.87 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 11.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, COHU's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -5.03% (Q2 2026), -7.15% (Q1 2026) and -9.19% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,376.56 Bn | 4,150.72 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 90.87% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 1,825.81 Bn | 1,451.98 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 37.29% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,391.76 Bn | 1,317.81 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 40.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 744.99 Bn | 650.63 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 71.02% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 663.22 Bn | 611.43 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 11.24% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 522.88 Bn | 478.56 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 277.45 Bn | 140.15 Bn | 7.10 Bn | -10.18% |
| 8 | Texas Instruments | 254.17 Bn | 229.04 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 38.25% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 253.36 Bn | 218.80 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 37.42% |
| 10 | Cohu | 1.76 Bn | -221.69 Mn | 78.72 Mn | -2.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | -2.89% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | -5.03% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -7.15% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -9.19% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -8.80% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -10.50% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -10.21% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -8.02% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -5.67% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -3.15% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.23% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 2.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.45% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 7.69% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.70% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 10.82% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 10.66% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 18.23% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 19.07% |
API Access
Cohu Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=COHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "COHU", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=COHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();