Coherent Corp. (NASDAQ:COHR) Accelerates Revenue Growth Amid Capacity Ramp

Operational momentum and sequential margin expansion position the company for continued top-line strength. WMDST values the stock as over-valued.

Recent News

On January 21, 2026 the company announced the timing for its FY2026 second-quarter results release and a live webcast. On February 4, 2026 the company reported Q2 FY2026 results: revenue of $1.69B (up 17% year-over-year; pro forma +22% Y/Y), GAAP gross margin 36.9%, GAAP EPS $0.76 and non‑GAAP EPS $1.29, and management affirmed continued capacity investments to support datacenter, communications, and improving industrial demand.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 21.26 signals an emerging directional market, which supports a near-term price bias but lacks the strength of a well-established trend.

DI+ shows a dip-and-reversal, a bullish directional signal; DI- increases, a bearish pressure signal. The coexistence suggests a contested trend with short-term bullish impulses against rising downside pressure.

MACD currently sits above its signal line (MACD 10.64 vs signal 9.64), yet the MACD trend shows a peak-and-reversal, indicating waning upward momentum despite the positive crossover.

MRO reads positive at 28.7 with a dip-and-reversal trend; the positive MRO indicates the price sits above the model target and carries pressure to revert lower, while the dip-and-reversal implies a recent recovery in oscillator strength.

RSI at 60.24 with a dip-and-reversal places momentum above neutral, supporting continuation of the short-term advance without immediate overbought extremes.

Price sits above short-, medium- and long-term averages (close $223.69 vs 20-day $218.00, 50-day $194.74, 200-day $125.49), and the 12-day EMA shows a dip-and-reversal consistent with renewed upward bias; this alignment favors continued mean-seeking toward the upper Bollinger bands ($231.95 / $245.91), though elevated short-term beta (42-day 3.21) increases swing risk.

Volume sits below its 10-day average but near the 50-day average, implying limited participation in the latest session; watch volatility measures for confirmation of any directional break from the super trend support near $196.53.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $1,685,629,000 for the period with revenue growth QoQ at 94.11% and revenue growth YoY at 2.71%, reflecting strong sequential expansion tied to datacenter and communications demand.

Gross margin of 36.95% improved 4.07 percentage points YoY and sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 38.721%. Operating margin stands at 11.78% and EBIT margin at 12.69%; EBIT margin declined QoQ by 27.18% and fell YoY by 5.50%, leaving EBIT margin below the industry peer median of 21.225% but above the industry peer low.

Net income reached $146,717,000 while EPS came in at $1.29, beating the estimate of $1.21 by $0.08 (an EPS surprise of 6.61%), supporting near-term earnings momentum after margin gains.

Cash and short-term investments total $863,739,000 against total debt $3,546,525,000 and net debt $2,488,127,000; debt to EBITDA stands at 10.43x while interest coverage measures 4.66x, indicating reduced leverage from recent paydowns but persistent absolute debt levels relative to operating cash flow.

Operating cash flow remained modest at $57,900,000 while free cash flow was negative $95,698,000 and free cash flow yield negative, reflecting ongoing capital investment: capital expenditures totaled $153,598,000 and management confirms continued ramp of capacity-related capex.

Liquidity ratios remain healthy: current ratio 2.25 and quick ratio 1.30. Working-capital dynamics show a cash conversion cycle of 120 days, modestly above the industry peer mean of 111.71 days, driven by elongated inventory days (158 days) and payables days (94 days).

Asset efficiency remains low with an asset turnover ratio of 0.113, below the industry peer mean of 0.21, which compresses returns: return on equity stands at 1.72% and return on assets at 0.99%, both underperforming the industry peer means. WMDST notes the company trades at elevated market multiples (PE ~138x, PS ~19.85x, P/B ~3.92x); given current fundamentals and cash flow dynamics, WMDST values the stock as over‑valued.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-06
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.6 B
 Operating Cash Flow 57.9 M
 Capital Expenditures -153.60 M
 Change In Working Capital -259.38 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -24.10 M
 End Period Cash Flow 1.5 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.7 B
 Forward Revenue 978.4 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 1.1 B
 Depreciation 55.5 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 126.0 M
 Research and Development 165.7 M
 Total Operating Expenses 1.5 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 622.8 M
 EBITDA 339.9 M
 EBIT 213.9 M
 Operating Income 198.6 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 45.9 M
 Net Interest Income -45.94 M
 Income Before Tax 168.0 M
 Tax Provision 24.2 M
 Tax Rate 14.39 %
 Net Income 146.7 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 143.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.21
 EPS Actual 1.29
 EPS Difference 0.08
 EPS Surprise 6.612 %
 Forward EPS 1.82
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 15.1 B
 Intangible Assets 7.5 B
 Net Tangible Assets 1.0 B
 Total Current Assets 4.4 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 863.7 M
 Cash 863.7 M
 Net Receivables 1.1 B
 Inventory 1.8 B
 Long-Term Investments 981.4 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 1.1 B
 Short-Term Debt 106.5 M
 Total Current Liabilities 2.0 B
 Net Debt 2.5 B
 Total Debt 3.5 B
 Total Liabilities 6.2 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 8.5 B
 Retained Earnings 922.3 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 45.56
 Shares Outstanding 187.422 M
 Revenue Per-Share 8.99
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 33.5 B
 Enterprise Value 36.1 B
 Enterprise Multiple 106.301
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 109.671 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 149.351 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 173.201
COHR: 106.301
mean: 69.017
median: 57.553
low: -19.351
 EV/R 21.438
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.767
 Asset To Liability 2.434
 Debt To Capital 0.293
 Debt To Assets 0.235
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.446 %
Debt To Assets YoY 12142.708 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.558
COHR: 0.235
median: 0.223
mean: 0.203
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.415
Debt To Equity QoQ -30.933 %
Debt To Equity YoY 7795.817 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.454
median: 0.44
mean: 0.431
COHR: 0.415
low: 0.002
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.918
Price To Book QoQ 30.316 %
Price To Book YoY 36.462 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 7.479
median: 5.196
mean: 4.801
COHR: 3.918
low: 0.29
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 138.367
Price To Earnings QoQ 43.732 %
Price To Earnings YoY 37.272 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 173.361
COHR: 138.367
mean: 96.158
median: 65.077
low: 32.203
 PE/G Ratio 12.346
 Price To Sales (P/S) 19.846
Price To Sales QoQ 79.065 %
Price To Sales YoY 91.903 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 21.289
COHR: 19.846
mean: 14.531
median: 14.454
low: 0.32
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 85.706
Forward PE/G 7.648
Forward P/S 34.448
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -3.395
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.113
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 5.964 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 13.978 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.494
mean: 0.21
median: 0.184
COHR: 0.113
low: 0.094
 Receivables Turnover 1.619
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.956 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -3.408 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.536
COHR: 1.619
mean: 1.516
median: 1.359
low: 0.985
 Inventory Turnover 0.611
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -6.45 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -9.885 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.59
median: 1.037
mean: 0.949
COHR: 0.611
low: 0.172
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 56.349
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 120.455
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 3.528 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -2.741 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 281.301
COHR: 120.455
mean: 111.711
median: 89.012
low: 57.092
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.69
 CapEx To Revenue -0.091
 CapEx To Depreciation -2.767
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 11.8 B
 Net Invested Capital 11.9 B
 Invested Capital 11.9 B
 Net Tangible Assets 1.0 B
 Net Working Capital 2.4 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.443
 Current Ratio 2.252
Current Ratio QoQ -3.289 %
Current Ratio YoY -15.704 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.175
COHR: 2.252
mean: 2.084
median: 1.701
low: 0.717
 Quick Ratio 1.305
Quick Ratio QoQ -5.998 %
Quick Ratio YoY -20.657 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.104
mean: 1.463
COHR: 1.305
median: 1.069
low: 0.65
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 10.433
 Cost Of Debt 1.115 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 4.657
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -0.779 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 55.353 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 164.603
median: 33.033
mean: 21.717
COHR: 4.657
low: -119.778
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.1
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 94.348
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.646 %
 Revenue Growth 6.592 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 94.111 %
Revenue Growth YoY 2.711 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 15.822 %
COHR: 6.592 %
mean: 3.045 %
median: 1.085 %
low: -3.338 %
 Earnings Growth 11.207 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -29.956 %
Earnings Growth YoY -60.508 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 42.515 %
COHR: 11.207 %
median: 4.301 %
mean: 3.324 %
low: -75.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 36.949 %
Gross Margin QoQ 0.882 %
Gross Margin YoY 4.073 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 87.538 %
mean: 38.721 %
median: 37.246 %
COHR: 36.949 %
low: 0.581 %
 EBIT Margin 12.691 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -27.18 %
EBIT Margin YoY -5.503 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 24.665 %
median: 21.225 %
mean: 16.495 %
COHR: 12.691 %
low: -10.65 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 11.783 %
Return On Sales QoQ 8.18 %
Return On Sales YoY -12.264 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 24.313 %
median: 15.292 %
mean: 14.514 %
COHR: 11.783 %
low: -10.65 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -95.70 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -0.286 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -13.595 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -151.906 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.766 %
median: 0.899 %
mean: 0.8 %
COHR: -0.286 %
low: -1.21 %
 Free Cash Growth 65.022 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -98.782 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 91.596 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA COHR: 65.022 %
high: 59.101 %
median: -47.217 %
mean: -55.541 %
low: -584.048 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -0.652
 Cash Flow Margin 11.549 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.327
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.985 %
Return On Assets QoQ -35.579 %
Return On Assets YoY 37.57 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 3.588 %
median: 2.962 %
mean: 2.248 %
COHR: 0.985 %
low: -2.638 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.628 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.017
Return On Equity QoQ -55.744 %
Return On Equity YoY -14.1 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.059
median: 0.052
mean: 0.041
COHR: 0.017
low: -0.081
 DuPont ROE 2.042 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.54 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -35.376 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -109.001 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.587 %
median: 4.143 %
mean: 3.3 %
COHR: 1.54 %
low: -3.415 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect continued top-line momentum driven by capacity ramp commentary and sequential revenue gains, with near-term price action hinging on momentum indicators and headline flows. Watch ADX for trend confirmation and MACD for renewed momentum; the positive MRO and price above short-term averages suggest mean-reversion risk if earnings cadence or capex commentary disappoints. Elevated short-term beta and negative free cash flow increase volatility risk over the next six weeks; monitor volume confirmation and the super trend support near $196.53 for directional clarity.

About Coherent Corp.

Coherent Corp. (NASDAQ:COHR) develops and manufactures advanced materials and optoelectronic components, catering to a broad spectrum of industries globally. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the company segments its operations into Networking, Materials, and Lasers. In the Networking segment, Coherent delivers telecommunication products and datacom transceivers that enhance high-speed data transmission and connectivity. Their precision optics and components significantly contribute to the performance of projection displays and optical communication systems. The Materials segment showcases Coherent’s expertise in laser optics, infrared imaging, and semiconductor technology. The company provides thermoelectric components, polycrystalline materials, and sophisticated laser systems, particularly for the processing of superhard materials. Coherent’s Lasers segment centers on UV and IR laser technologies, offering solutions ranging from UV gas and solid-state lasers to continuous-wave systems and amplifiers. These technologies support a variety of applications, including industrial manufacturing and scientific research. Coherent Corp. consistently delivers high-quality solutions, driving technological advancement across multiple sectors and reinforcing its role as a significant player in the global market.



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