Investing
CapEx
Coherent CapEx increased by 88.6% to $289.68M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 159.1%, from $111.82M to $289.68M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 31.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $41.01M | $47.57M | $54.12M | $94.30M | $118.34M | $138.99M | $106.86M | $97.15M | $93.06M | $62.20M | $91.47M | $93.24M | $99.91M | $91.98M | $105.68M | $111.82M | $131.35M | $103.95M | $153.60M | $289.68M |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.0% | +13.8% | +74.2% | +25.5% | +17.4% | -23.1% | -9.1% | -4.2% | -33.2% | +47.1% | +1.9% | +7.1% | -7.9% | +14.9% | +5.8% | +17.5% | -20.9% | +47.8% | +88.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +188.6% | +192.2% | +97.4% | +3.0% | -21.4% | -55.3% | -14.4% | -4.0% | +7.4% | +47.9% | +15.5% | +19.9% | +31.5% | +13.0% | +45.3% | +159.1% |
Range$41.01M – $289.68M
CAGR+50.9%
Avg YoY Growth+45.4%
Median YoY Growth+17.7%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coherent's capex?
- Coherent (COHR) reported capex of $289.68M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coherent's capex changed year-over-year?
- Coherent's capex increased by 159.1% year-over-year, from $111.82M to $289.68M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coherent's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coherent's capex has grown at a 31.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $146.34M to $440.84M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.