Revenue growth has accelerated to 33.7% year-over-year in Q4 2026, driving gross margin expansion to 38.5% and demonstrating powerful operating leverage as operating income grew 222% year-over-year.
Coherent, Inc. (COHR) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Jun'26 | Jun'25 | Jun'24 | Jun'23 | Jun'22 | Jun'21 | Jun'20 | Jun'19 | Jun'18 | Jun'17 | Jun'16 | Jun'15 | Jun'14 | Jun'13 | Jun'12 | Jun'11 | Jun'10 | Jun'09 | Jun'08 | Jun'07 | Jun'06 | Jun'05 | Jun'04 | Jun'03 | Jun'02 | Jun'01 | Jun'00 | Jun'99 | Jun'98 | Jun'97 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 2.05B | 5.81B | 4.71B | 5.16B | 3.32B | 3.11B | 2.38B | 1.36B | 1.16B | 972.05M | 827.22M | 741.96M | 683.26M | 551.08M | 516.4M | 502.8M | 345.09M | 292.22M | 316.19M | 263.19M | 232.53M | 194.04M | 150.85M | 128.21M | 113.69M | 123.33M | 74.09M | 62.01M | 61.3M | 52.7M |
| Revenue Growth % | -64.79% | 23.42% | -8.77% | 55.58% | 6.78% | 30.5% | 74.68% | 17.58% | 19.21% | 17.51% | 11.49% | 8.59% | 23.99% | 6.71% | 2.71% | 45.7% | 18.09% | -7.58% | 20.14% | 13.19% | 19.83% | 28.63% | 17.66% | 12.77% | -7.82% | 66.46% | 19.48% | 1.16% | 16.32% | 39.05% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 1.26B | 3.75B | 3.25B | 3.38B | 2.05B | 1.93B | 1.5B | 841.15M | 696.59M | 583.68M | 514.4M | 470.36M | 456.55M | 347.56M | 315.06M | 295.9M | 210.49M | 168.62M | 185.99M | 143.75M | 138.99M | 105.64M | 79.96M | 69.41M | 69.73M | 72.18M | 41.55M | 36.59M | 30.1M | 24.4M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 61.53% | 64.59% | 69.07% | 65.42% | 61.84% | 62.09% | 63.07% | 61.74% | 60.11% | 60.05% | 62.18% | 63.39% | 66.82% | 63.07% | 61.01% | 58.85% | 61% | 57.7% | 58.82% | 54.62% | 59.77% | 54.44% | 53.01% | 54.14% | 61.34% | 58.52% | 56.08% | 59% | 49.1% | 46.3% |
| Gross Profit | 787M | 2.06B | 1.46B | 1.78B | 1.27B | 1.18B | 878.88M | 521.35M | 462.2M | 388.36M | 312.81M | 271.6M | 226.72M | 203.52M | 201.35M | 206.9M | 134.6M | 123.61M | 130.21M | 119.44M | 93.54M | 88.4M | 70.89M | 58.8M | 43.96M | 51.15M | 32.54M | 25.42M | 31.2M | 28.3M |
| Gross Margin % | 38.47% | 35.41% | 30.93% | 34.58% | 38.16% | 37.91% | 36.93% | 38.26% | 39.89% | 39.95% | 37.82% | 36.61% | 33.18% | 36.93% | 38.99% | 41.15% | 39% | 42.3% | 41.18% | 45.38% | 40.23% | 45.56% | 46.99% | 45.86% | 38.66% | 41.48% | 43.92% | 41% | 50.9% | 53.7% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | -61.75% | 41.3% | -18.4% | 40.99% | 7.48% | 33.97% | 68.58% | 12.8% | 19.01% | 24.15% | 15.17% | 19.8% | 11.4% | 1.08% | -2.68% | 53.72% | 8.89% | -5.07% | 9.01% | 27.69% | 5.81% | 24.71% | 20.55% | 33.77% | -14.07% | 57.19% | 28% | -18.51% | 10.25% | 42.93% |
| Operating Expenses | 508.5M | 1.51B | 1.33B | 1.5B | 851.2M | 775.34M | 751.7M | 372.68M | 325.44M | 272.81M | 221M | 194.8M | 180.23M | 132.03M | 119.83M | 108.12M | 82.92M | 77.11M | 68.54M | 71.13M | 54.98M | 55.94M | 47.2M | 41.61M | 32.59M | 32.88M | 22.21M | 17.18M | 21.5M | 18.9M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 24.86% | 25.96% | 28.31% | 29.15% | 25.66% | 24.96% | 31.58% | 27.35% | 28.08% | 28.07% | 26.72% | 26.25% | 26.38% | 23.96% | 23.2% | 21.5% | 24.03% | 26.39% | 21.68% | 27.03% | 23.64% | 28.83% | 31.29% | 32.45% | 28.67% | 26.66% | 29.98% | 27.71% | 35.07% | 35.86% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 266.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 474.1M | 445.24M | 0 | 233.52M | 208.56M | 176M | 160.65M | 143.54M | 137.71M | 109.34M | 98.42M | 92.05M | 71.11M | 59.42M | 60.81M | 55.06M | 48.08M | 43.31M | 35.1M | 28.51M | 21.25M | 24.77M | 18.17M | 13.83M | 14.3M | 12.7M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 13.02% | - | - | - | 14.29% | 14.34% | - | 17.14% | 18% | 18.11% | 19.42% | 19.35% | 20.15% | 19.84% | 19.06% | 18.31% | 20.61% | 20.33% | 19.23% | 20.92% | 20.68% | 22.32% | 23.27% | 22.24% | 18.69% | 20.08% | 24.52% | 22.3% | 23.33% | 24.1% |
| Research & Development | 216.4M | 581.92M | 478.79M | 499.6M | 377.11M | 330.11M | 339.07M | 139.16M | 116.88M | 96.81M | 60.35M | 51.26M | 42.52M | 22.69M | 21.41M | 16.08M | 11.81M | 17.69M | 7.73M | 16.07M | 6.89M | 12.63M | 12.1M | 13.1M | 11.35M | 8.12M | 4.04M | 3.36M | 3.3M | 3M |
| R&D % of Revenue | 10.58% | 10.02% | 10.17% | 9.68% | 11.37% | 10.63% | 14.25% | 10.21% | 10.09% | 9.96% | 7.3% | 6.91% | 6.22% | 4.12% | 4.15% | 3.2% | 3.42% | 6.05% | 2.45% | 6.1% | 2.96% | 6.51% | 8.02% | 10.21% | 9.98% | 6.58% | 5.45% | 5.41% | 5.38% | 5.69% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 25.7M | 926.45M | 854M | 1B | 0 | 0 | 412.63M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9M | 3.2M |
| Operating Income | 278.5M | 548.95M | 123.17M | 279.98M | 414.29M | 402.12M | 127.18M | 148.67M | 136.76M | 115.56M | 91.81M | 76.8M | 46.49M | 71.49M | 81.52M | 98.78M | 51.68M | 46.5M | 61.66M | 48.31M | 38.56M | 32.46M | 23.68M | 17.2M | 11.37M | 18.27M | 10.33M | 8.24M | 9.7M | 9.4M |
| Operating Margin % | 13.62% | 9.45% | 2.62% | 5.43% | 12.49% | 12.95% | 5.34% | 10.91% | 11.8% | 11.89% | 11.1% | 10.35% | 6.8% | 12.97% | 15.79% | 19.64% | 14.98% | 15.91% | 19.5% | 18.36% | 16.58% | 16.73% | 15.7% | 13.41% | 10% | 14.81% | 13.94% | 13.29% | 15.82% | 17.84% |
| Operating Income Growth % | -49.27% | 345.66% | -56.01% | -32.42% | 3.03% | 216.18% | -14.45% | 8.7% | 18.35% | 25.86% | 19.55% | 65.21% | -34.98% | -12.3% | -17.47% | 91.12% | 11.15% | -24.6% | 27.63% | 25.29% | 18.78% | 37.08% | 37.72% | 51.31% | -37.79% | 76.83% | 25.39% | -15.06% | 3.19% | 64.91% |
| EBITDA | 319.6M | 1.1B | 682.94M | 961.67M | 701.07M | 672.19M | 348.06M | 241.03M | 217.53M | 179.19M | 148.48M | 129.88M | 99.58M | 112.28M | 116.05M | 127.22M | 72.72M | 61.85M | 77.19M | 65.06M | 54.34M | 45.17M | 33.32M | 26.52M | 20.16M | 26.97M | 15.33M | 12.84M | 13.6M | 12.6M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 15.62% | 18.98% | 14.51% | 18.64% | 21.14% | 21.64% | 14.62% | 17.69% | 18.77% | 18.43% | 17.95% | 17.51% | 14.57% | 20.38% | 22.47% | 25.3% | 21.07% | 21.17% | 24.41% | 24.72% | 23.37% | 23.28% | 22.09% | 20.69% | 17.73% | 21.87% | 20.69% | 20.7% | 22.19% | 23.91% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -71.01% | 61.44% | -28.98% | 37.17% | 4.3% | 93.12% | 44.4% | 10.8% | 21.4% | 20.69% | 14.32% | 30.42% | -11.31% | -3.24% | -8.78% | 74.95% | 17.57% | -19.87% | 18.64% | 19.71% | 20.31% | 35.58% | 25.61% | 31.58% | -25.27% | 75.93% | 19.41% | -5.6% | 7.94% | 53.66% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 0 | 553.6M | 559.76M | 681.69M | 286.78M | 270.07M | 220.88M | 92.36M | 80.77M | 63.64M | 56.66M | 53.08M | 53.1M | 40.79M | 34.52M | 28.45M | 21.04M | 15.35M | 15.52M | 16.75M | 15.78M | 12.71M | 9.63M | 9.33M | 8.79M | 8.7M | 5M | 4.6M | 3.9M | 3.2M |
| EBIT | 319.6M | 551.95M | 140.83M | -68.69M | 403.06M | 412.49M | 127.18M | 151.23M | 140.55M | 125.6M | 93.04M | 82.97M | 50.12M | 78.65M | 88.69M | 101.86M | 51.4M | 46.5M | 61.66M | 48.31M | 38.56M | 32.46M | 23.68M | 17.2M | 11.37M | 18.27M | 10.33M | 8.24M | 9.7M | 9.4M |
| Net Interest Income | -41.1M | -243.3M | -288.48M | -286.87M | -121.25M | -59.9M | -89.41M | -22.42M | -18.35M | -6.81M | -3.08M | -3.86M | -4.48M | -1.16M | -212K | -103K | -87K | -178K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 41.1M | 243.3M | 288.48M | 286.87M | 121.25M | 59.9M | 89.41M | 22.42M | 18.35M | 6.81M | 3.08M | 3.86M | 4.48M | 1.16M | 212K | 103K | 87K | 178K | 0 | 0 | 32.66M | 423K | 416K | 1.44M | 2.27M | 5.09M | 481K | 200K | 300K | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | 0 | -454.77M | -270.82M | -635.54M | -132.49M | -49.53M | -191.11M | -19.86M | -14.57M | 3.23M | -1.86M | 2.31M | -845K | 6M | 6.96M | 2.99M | -364K | -178K | 28.97M | 1.59M | -17.23M | -684K | -414K | -1.15M | -1.85M | -3.71M | -575K | -201K | -100K | 600K |
| Pretax Income | 278.5M | 94.18M | -147.65M | -355.56M | 281.81M | 352.59M | -63.93M | 128.81M | 122.19M | 118.79M | 89.95M | 79.11M | 45.64M | 77.49M | 88.48M | 101.76M | 51.32M | 46.32M | 90.63M | 49.91M | 21.34M | 31.78M | 23.27M | 16.05M | 9.51M | 14.56M | 9.76M | 8.04M | 9.6M | 10M |
| Pretax Margin % | 13.62% | 1.62% | -3.14% | -6.89% | 8.5% | 11.35% | -2.69% | 9.45% | 10.54% | 12.22% | 10.87% | 10.66% | 6.68% | 14.06% | 17.13% | 20.24% | 14.87% | 15.85% | 28.66% | 18.96% | 9.18% | 16.38% | 15.43% | 12.52% | 8.37% | 11.8% | 13.17% | 12.96% | 15.66% | 18.98% |
| Income Tax | 42.3M | 64.12M | 11.12M | -96.1M | 47.05M | 55.04M | 3.1M | 21.3M | 34.19M | 23.51M | 24.47M | 13.14M | 7.33M | 18.77M | 17.76M | 18.74M | 12.58M | 7.41M | 24.94M | 11.94M | 10.54M | 8.53M | 6.75M | 4.43M | 2.25M | 5.07M | 2.44M | 2.58M | 2.8M | 2.9M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 15.19% | 68.09% | -7.53% | 27.03% | 16.7% | 15.61% | -4.85% | 16.53% | 27.98% | 19.79% | 27.2% | 16.61% | 16.05% | 24.22% | 20.07% | 18.42% | 24.52% | 15.99% | 27.51% | 23.93% | 49.41% | 26.83% | 29% | 27.6% | 23.62% | 34.8% | 25.06% | 32.04% | 29.17% | 29% |
| Net Income | 240.5M | 49.36M | -156.15M | -259.46M | 234.76M | 297.55M | -67.03M | 107.52M | 88M | 95.27M | 65.49M | 65.97M | 38.45M | 50.81M | 60.31M | 82.68M | 38.58M | 36.78M | 64.27M | 37.97M | 10.79M | 23.25M | 16.52M | 11.62M | 7.26M | 9.49M | 7.31M | 5.46M | 6.8M | 7.1M |
| Net Margin % | 11.76% | 0.85% | -3.32% | -5.03% | 7.08% | 9.58% | -2.82% | 7.89% | 7.59% | 9.8% | 7.92% | 8.89% | 5.63% | 9.22% | 11.68% | 16.44% | 11.18% | 12.59% | 20.33% | 14.42% | 4.64% | 11.98% | 10.95% | 9.06% | 6.39% | 7.7% | 9.87% | 8.81% | 11.09% | 13.47% |
| Net Income Growth % | 387.2% | 131.61% | 39.82% | -210.52% | -21.1% | 543.92% | -162.34% | 22.18% | -7.63% | 45.49% | -0.74% | 71.59% | -24.33% | -15.74% | -27.06% | 114.33% | 4.88% | -42.77% | 69.28% | 251.73% | -53.58% | 40.75% | 42.19% | 59.97% | -23.46% | 29.82% | 33.83% | -19.66% | -4.23% | 61.36% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 236.2M | 30.06M | -158.76M | -259.46M | 234.76M | 297.55M | -67.03M | 107.52M | 88M | 95.27M | 65.49M | 65.97M | 38.32M | 58.72M | 70.72M | 83.02M | 38.73M | 38.91M | 65.69M | 37.97M | 10.79M | 23.25M | 16.52M | 11.62M | 7.26M | 9.49M | 7.31M | 5.46M | 6.8M | 7.1M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 334.7M | 353.51M | 371.39M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.43M | 727K | 507K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.19 | -0.52 | -1.84 | -2.93 | 1.45 | 2.37 | -0.79 | 1.63 | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 1.30 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 1.06 | 0.63 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| EPS Growth % | 328.85% | 71.74% | 37.2% | -302.07% | -38.82% | 400% | -148.47% | 20.74% | -8.78% | 42.31% | -0.95% | 75% | -25% | -14.89% | -27.69% | 106.35% | 3.28% | -42.45% | 68.25% | 250% | -53.85% | 39.29% | 47.37% | 46.15% | -23.53% | 21.43% | 166.67% | -59.62% | -7.14% | 60% |
| EPS (Basic) | 1.23 | -0.52 | -1.84 | -2.93 | 1.57 | 2.50 | -0.79 | 1.69 | 1.41 | 1.52 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.62 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 1.33 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 1.08 | 0.65 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 202.2M | 154.8M | 151.6M | 137.58M | 116.51M | 115.03M | 84.83M | 65.8M | 65.13M | 64.51M | 62.91M | 62.59M | 63.69M | 63.88M | 64.39M | 63.61M | 61.5M | 60.16M | 60.97M | 60.58M | 59.97M | 59.63M | 58.87M | 61.16M | 56.97M | 55.83M | 53.17M | 50.37M | 53.33M | 52.59M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 195.7M | 154.8M | 151.6M | 137.58M | 106.19M | 109.86M | 84.83M | 63.58M | 62.5M | 62.58M | 61.37M | 61.22M | 62.25M | 62.41M | 62.82M | 62.21M | 60.3M | 59.33M | 59.38M | 58.85M | 58.35M | 58.14M | 56.97M | 59.59M | 55.88M | 54.23M | 51.31M | 50.37M | 51.81M | 52.59M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 4.74% | 23.17% | - | - | 14.7% | 6.83% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying COHR stock.
For fiscal year 2026, Coherent, Inc. (COHR) reported total revenue of $2.05B. This represents a 3781.4% increase compared to $52.7M in 1997.
Coherent, Inc. (COHR) is profitable, generating $240.5M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2026 with a net profit margin of 11.8%.
Coherent, Inc. (COHR) reported an operating income of $278.5M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 13.6%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Coherent, Inc. (COHR) generated $787.0M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 38.5%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
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Cyclical demand and margin pressure
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
AI-Driven Acceleration in Revenue Growth
Coherent's revenue growth has accelerated sharply, reaching 33.7% year-over-year in Q4 2026, driven by the rapid adoption of 800G optical transceivers for AI datacenter infrastructure, as indicated by the company's reported quarterly results.
The growth trajectory shows a clear inflection from single-digit growth in late 2024 to over 30% by the end of fiscal 2026, suggesting the company is successfully capturing share in the high-speed networking cycle. This acceleration appears to be driven by volume in the Networking segment rather than broad-based industrial recovery, which may indicate a more durable, albeit concentrated, growth driver tied to hyperscaler capital expenditure.
Gross Margin Expansion Amidst Fixed-Cost Leverage
Gross margins have expanded by over 800 basis points from 30.3% in Q3 2024 to 38.5% in Q4 2026, a trend that suggests improving factory utilization and a favorable mix shift toward higher-value AI networking components, based on the company's income statement data.
The steady climb in gross margin indicates that the high fixed-cost manufacturing base is being leveraged effectively as revenue scales. This expansion appears to be structural rather than cyclical, as it coincides with the ramp of advanced transceiver products. However, the margin level remains below peers like MKS Instruments, suggesting that the mix still includes lower-margin legacy industrial laser products.
Operating Leverage Unlocked by Revenue Scale
Operating income grew 222% year-over-year in Q4 2026, significantly outpacing revenue growth of 33.7%, demonstrating powerful operating leverage as fixed overhead costs are spread across a larger revenue base, according to the reported financials.
The operating margin has more than doubled from 5.9% in Q4 2024 to 12.4% in Q4 2026, indicating that SG&A and R&D expenses are growing at a much slower rate than gross profit. This suggests disciplined cost management and that the incremental revenue from AI-driven demand is flowing through to the bottom line at a high rate, a key positive for earnings sustainability.
Non-Cash Charges Mask Underlying Profitability
The reported net margin of 11.8% in Q4 2026 is likely depressed by significant non-cash amortization from the II-VI acquisition, as the GAAP net income figure includes substantial non-operating charges not reflected in the strong operating performance.
The volatility in net income, including a loss in Q4 2025, contrasts with the consistent growth in operating income, pointing to large non-cash items impacting the bottom line. Investors should focus on operating income and non-GAAP EPS as better indicators of core business performance, as the GAAP figures are distorted by acquisition-related accounting.
R&D Intensity Reflects Competitive Imperative
R&D spending has increased 70% from $126.7M in Q4 2024 to $216.4M in Q4 2026, a necessary investment to maintain leadership in the rapidly evolving 800G and 1.6T transceiver markets, as shown in the company's cost structure.
The rising R&D expense, while necessary, represents a significant fixed cost that must be funded by high-volume sales. The fact that operating margins are expanding despite this investment suggests that revenue growth is currently outpacing the increase in innovation costs. However, this dynamic could reverse if the networking market slows, making R&D discipline a key metric to monitor.
Sustainability of AI-Driven Margin Expansion
The rapid margin expansion may be vulnerable to a normalization of AI infrastructure spending and the inherent commoditization risk in optical transceivers, which could pressure both revenue growth and pricing power.
The strongest challenge to the current narrative is that the margin expansion is occurring during a peak investment cycle for AI. If hyperscaler CapEx decelerates, the high fixed-cost base could quickly become a drag on profitability. Furthermore, the history of the optical networking industry shows rapid price erosion for each new technology generation, suggesting that the current high margins on 800G products may not be sustainable as competition intensifies.