Discontinued — last reported Q1 '25

Business Segments · Operating income (loss)

Lasers — Operating income (loss)

Coherent Lasers — Operating income (loss) increased by 6.3% to $93.06M in Q1 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 311.1%, from -$44.08M to $93.06M. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2020
Last reportedQ1 2025
Rolls up toOperating Income

How to read this metric

An increase suggests improved operational efficiency or higher margins, while a decrease indicates rising costs or weakening market demand.

Detailed definition

This metric measures the profit or loss generated from a segment's core business operations, calculated by subtracting o...

Peer comparison

A standard performance metric used across all public companies to evaluate segment-level profitability.

Metric ID: cohr_segment_lasers_operating_income_loss

Historical Data

16 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25
Value$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00-$123.84M-$163.27M-$49.91M-$82.05M-$44.81M-$25.37M-$44.08M-$31.28M$68.79M$87.52M$93.06M
QoQ Change-31.8%+69.4%-64.4%+45.4%+43.4%-73.7%+29.0%+319.9%+27.2%+6.3%
YoY Change+63.8%+84.5%+11.7%+61.9%+253.5%+444.9%+311.1%
Range-$163.27M$93.06M
Avg YoY Growth+175.9%
Median YoY Growth+84.5%
Current Streak4 quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Coherent's lasers — operating income (loss)?
Coherent (COHR) reported lasers — operating income (loss) of $93.06M in Q1 2025.
How has Coherent's lasers — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?
Coherent's lasers — operating income (loss) increased by 311.1% year-over-year, from -$44.08M to $93.06M.
What does lasers — operating income (loss) mean?
The profit or loss a business segment makes from its day-to-day operations.