What is Coherent's price / earnings?

Coherent (COHR) reported price / earnings of 104.2× in Q1 2025.

What does price / earnings mean?

How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.

How do you interpret price / earnings?

Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.

How does price / earnings compare across companies?

Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.

Coherent COHR Price / earnings

Price / earnings at other companies

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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/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 ratio3×+0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Coherent’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=104.2×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 price / earnings?: Coherent (COHR) reported price / earnings of 104.2× in Q1 2025.
What does price / earnings mean?: How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.
How do you interpret price / earnings?: Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.
How does price / earnings compare across companies?: Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.