COHR vs GLW
Coherent and Corning, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- COHRBuy moresales growth, past year31%
Coherent's sales grew 31% over the past year, and it trades at 106 times its past year's earnings, below the 180 it typically traded at from May to July.
- GLWBuy morein the past month−23%
Corning fell 23% over the past month, more than other tech stocks (down 13%), but its sales grew 19% over the past year.
Percent return
- COHR+48.41%
- GLW+38.19%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: COHR $43.4B, GLW $107B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: COHR +31%, GLW +19%. COHR is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: COHR $17, GLW $25. COHR is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: COHR 14¢, GLW 17¢. GLW is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: COHR −$2.59B, GLW −$6.63B. COHR is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: COHR +48%, GLW +38%. COHR is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: COHR 106%, GLW 76%. GLW is ahead.
| Measure | COHRCoherent | GLWCorning |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $234.53 | $120.47 |
| Today | Best in this row: +9.26% | +7.44% |
| 1 month | −24.99% | Best in this row: −23.12% |
| 3 months | −28.62% | Best in this row: −24.18% |
| This year | +27.06% | Best in this row: +38.30% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +48.41% | +38.19% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +258.69% | +254.57% |
| From 52-week high | −45.1% | −52.8% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 106% | Best in this row: 76% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $43.4B | $107B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 106.2× | Best in this row: 59.6× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | Best in this row: 16.5× | 25.4× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | Best in this row: 0.88× | 1.66× |
| Price to sales | Best in this row: 4.8× | 5.2× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | – | 37.1× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 24.4× | Best in this row: 22.0× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | Best in this row: +30.8% | +18.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | Best in this row: +11.3% | +3.3% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | Best in this row: +1103.2% | +298.1% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | Best in this row: +54.8% | +34.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | Best in this row: 38.2% | 36.5% |
| Kept as operating profit | 14.1% | Best in this row: 16.8% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 12.2% | 12.1% |
| Kept as spare cash | −23.2% | Best in this row: 13.9% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | 9.3% | Best in this row: 17.9% |
| Profit on all money put in | 7.9% | Best in this row: 12.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: −$2.59B | −$6.63B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | Best in this row: 0.37× | 0.64× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | Best in this row: 2.29× | 1.72× |
| Dividend yield | – | 1.06% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | – | 45% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Coherent's sales grew 31% over the past year, and it trades at 106 times its past year's earnings, below the 180 it typically traded at from May to July. | Corning fell 23% over the past month, more than other tech stocks (down 13%), but its sales grew 19% over the past year. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 67 | Best in this row: 69 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 32 | 21 |
| Our growth score | Best in this row: 94 | 93 |
| Our quality score | 58 | Best in this row: 69 |
| Our price trend score | 64 | Best in this row: 74 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +53.1% | +49.4% |
| Average analyst target | $359.00 | $179.92 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 85% | 78% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | Best in this row: +4 | +3 |
| Analysts covering | 18 | 13 |
COHR: faster growth at a lower P/E
Our pick of these: Coherent
Sales growth +30.8% vs +18.8%
COHR +30.8%, GLW +18.8%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 0.54 vs 1.35
COHR 0.54, GLW 1.35.+53.1% to the average analyst target, vs +49.4%
COHR +53.1%, GLW +49.4%.Where it loses: GLW has wider profit margins, 16.8% vs 14.1%
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