Operating Cash Flow
Coherent Operating Cash Flow decreased by 262.0% to -$93.80M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 157.6%, from $162.96M to -$93.80M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 2.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
cf_net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $127.50M | $52.34M | $187.75M | $35.92M | $137.33M | $79.58M | $220.49M | $152.43M | $181.53M | $198.80M | $67.17M | $117.43M | $162.33M | $152.98M | $187.38M | $162.96M | $130.28M | $45.96M | $57.90M | -$93.80M |
| QoQ Change | — | -59.0% | +258.7% | -80.9% | +282.3% | -42.1% | +177.1% | -30.9% | +19.1% | +9.5% | -66.2% | +74.8% | +38.2% | -5.8% | +22.5% | -13.0% | -20.1% | -64.7% | +26.0% | -262.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.7% | +52.1% | +17.4% | +324.3% | +32.2% | +149.8% | -69.5% | -23.0% | -10.6% | -23.0% | +179.0% | +38.8% | -19.7% | -70.0% | -69.1% | -157.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coherent's operating cash flow?
- Coherent (COHR) reported operating cash flow of -$93.80M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coherent's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Coherent's operating cash flow decreased by 157.6% year-over-year, from $162.96M to -$93.80M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coherent's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coherent's operating cash flow has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $574.35M to $633.60M.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.