Net Change in Cash
Coherent Net Change in Cash increased by 2991.6% to $696.98M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1735.6%, from -$42.61M to $696.98M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a -37.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
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Peer comparison
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cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical 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 | $56.58M | -$31.72M | $1.09B | -$49.40M | $0.00 | -$1.68B | $13.93M | -$12.51M | -$68.02M | $107.29M | $875.83M | -$28.23M | $0.00 | -$7.23M | -$113.82M | -$42.61M | $0.00 | -$80.01M | -$24.10M | $696.98M |
| QoQ Change | — | -156.1% | >999% | -104.5% | +100.0% | — | +100.8% | -189.8% | -443.8% | +257.7% | +716.3% | -103.2% | +100.0% | — | <-999% | +62.6% | +100.0% | — | +69.9% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | <-999% | -98.7% | +74.7% | — | +106.4% | >999% | -125.7% | +100.0% | -106.7% | -113.0% | -50.9% | — | <-999% | +78.8% | >999% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coherent's net change in cash?
- Coherent (COHR) reported net change in cash of $696.98M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coherent's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Coherent's net change in cash increased by 1735.6% year-over-year, from -$42.61M to $696.98M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coherent's net change in cash?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coherent's net change in cash has grown at a -37.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.10B to -$163.66M.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.