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Allowance for doubtful accounts
Coherent Allowance for doubtful accounts increased by 1.6% to $13.07M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.5%, from $10.17M to $13.07M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Allowance for doubtful accounts shows an upward trend with a 90.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests deteriorating credit quality among customers or a more conservative accounting estimate of collectability.
Detailed definition
This represents the estimated portion of accounts receivable that the company expects will not be collected from custome...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting practice for all companies extending credit to customers.
Metric ID:
other_allowance_for_doubtful_accounts_receivable_currentHistorical 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 | $924.00K | $1.04M | $2.17M | $2.90M | $4.21M | $4.51M | $7.84M | $8.34M | $8.01M | $7.60M | $11.04M | $10.61M | $9.51M | $8.63M | $8.23M | $10.17M | $12.19M | $13.34M | $12.86M | $13.07M |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.7% | +108.4% | +33.7% | +45.1% | +7.1% | +74.1% | +6.4% | -4.1% | -5.1% | +45.3% | -3.9% | -10.3% | -9.3% | -4.6% | +23.6% | +19.9% | +9.4% | -3.6% | +1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +355.2% | +332.9% | +261.6% | +187.8% | +90.3% | +68.6% | +40.7% | +27.1% | +18.8% | +13.5% | -25.5% | -4.1% | +28.2% | +54.7% | +56.3% | +28.5% |
Range$924.00K – $13.34M
CAGR+74.7%
Avg YoY Growth+95.9%
Median YoY Growth+47.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coherent's allowance for doubtful accounts?
- Coherent (COHR) reported allowance for doubtful accounts of $13.07M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coherent's allowance for doubtful accounts changed year-over-year?
- Coherent's allowance for doubtful accounts increased by 28.5% year-over-year, from $10.17M to $13.07M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coherent's allowance for doubtful accounts?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coherent's allowance for doubtful accounts has grown at a 90.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $924.00K to $12.19M.
- What does allowance for doubtful accounts mean?
- The portion of customer debts that the company expects will go unpaid.