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Coherent COHR Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.8B+20.5%
Gross profit$679.9M+28.8%
Net income$191.4M+1,118%
EPS (diluted)$0.97+982%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.2B+36.9%
Total debt$3.4B-13.2%
Total equity$10.7B+99.5%
Total assets$17.3B+19.7%

Cash flow

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CapEx$289.7M+159%
Free cash flow-$383.5M-850%

Valuation

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Market cap$74.12B+344%
Enterprise value$75.32B+270%
P/E127.8×
P/S11.2×+8.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.8%+2.3pp
Net margin1.7%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1.8%+1.0pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.4×
Current ratio+0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Coherent’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Coherent’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Coherent's free cash flow yield?
Coherent (COHR) reported free cash flow yield of -1.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Coherent's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Coherent's free cash flow yield decreased by 147.2% year-over-year, from 2.5% to -1.2%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.