COHR
Coherent, Inc.
COHR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNOW
Snowflake Inc.
SNOW has a slight edge over COHR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
COHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
COHR's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is weak.
SNOW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
SNOW's revenue and cash flow are currently strong, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
COHR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 20x | $232 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $130 | -44% |
| Fair | 34x | $165 | -29% |
| Current | 48x | $232 | — |
| Expensive | 184x | $886 | +282% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
COHR's PE is in its fair range at 48x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SNOW PE Valuation
SNOW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
COHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for COHR, with profitability improving.
SNOW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNOW, with profitability improving.
COHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.69 | +142% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.83 | +580% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.12 | +$4.64 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.11 | +$2.34 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.03 | +$1.44 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.71 | +$1.94 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.52 | +$1.32 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.23 | +$2.64 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.41 | +$2.41 |
COHR has the edge over SNOW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SNOW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.74 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.18 | +$0.96 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.52 | +$0.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.95 | -$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.03 | -$0.64 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.14 | -$1.08 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.20 | -$1.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.86 | -$1.31 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.39 | -$0.71 |
SNOW is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $3.18 per share over the past year, against $4.20 at its worst in early 2025.
COHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +27% |
COHR's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $2.4B last quarter, up 50% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +18 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.2% | -9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.9% | +6.1 points |
COHR has the edge over SNOW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SNOW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $986.8M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $942.1M | +28% |
SNOW has the edge over COHR on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -17% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -23% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | -25% | +14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -27% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | -30% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | -43% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -39% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | -3.3 points |
SNOW's operating margin was −17% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
COHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$868.2M | -$810.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$486.2M | -$485.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$383.5M | -850% |
| Q4 2025 | -$95.7M | -217% |
| Q3 2025 | -$58M | -195% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.1M | -102% |
| Q1 2025 | $51.1M | +111% |
| Q4 2024 | $81.7M | +$106M |
COHR's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$1.8B over the past year.
SNOW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $83.8M | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $232.8M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $765.1M | +82% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.6M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $58.2M | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $183.4M | -46% |
| Q1 2025 | $421.4M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $88.3M | -21% |
SNOW has the edge over COHR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
COHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.4% | +6.6M shares |
| 1 year | +5.9% | +11.3M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +51.7M shares |
| 5 years | +74% | +86.2M shares |
| Available history | +122% | +111M shares |
COHR has 202M diluted shares, up 5.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $1,000 |
SNOW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +3.9M shares |
| 1 year | +4.2% | +14M shares |
| 3 years | +6.7% | +21.9M shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +51.5M shares |
| Available history | +47% | +111M shares |
SNOW has the edge over COHR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $300M |
| Q1 2026 | $150M |
| Q4 2025 | $232.9M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $490.6M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $1B |
SNOW spent $683M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 55% from the year before.
COHR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6x | High |
COHR's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.1 years a year ago.
SNOW Net Leverage
SNOW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
COHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.5 | Oversold |
COHR's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
SNOW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.2 | Neutral |
SNOW's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
COHR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | COHR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 48x | 28x | 72% above |
| PE % | 58 | 35 | 23 pts above |
COHR is trading at 48x earnings, a 72% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNOW PE vs Technology Sector
SNOW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
COHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $252.9 | 8.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $284.1 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $277.7 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $185.9 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $120.6 | 92% above |
COHR has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 92% above its 200-week average.
SNOW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $319.9 | 6.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $311.5 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $238.6 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $218.8 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $187.5 | 59% above |
SNOW has the edge over COHR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
COHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.5 | $77.8 | +132% |
| 2021 | $77.8 | $68.0 | -13% |
| 2022 | $68.0 | $33.1 | -51% |
| 2023 | $33.1 | $43.5 | +32% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $97.0 | +123% |
| 2025 | $97.0 | $191.7 | +98% |
| 2026 YTD | $191.7 | $232.1 | +21% |
COHR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +132% in 2020 to −51% in 2022. It's up 21% so far in 2026.
SNOW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $240.0 | $323.0 | +35% |
| 2021 | $323.0 | $349.2 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | $349.2 | $138.5 | -60% |
| 2023 | $138.5 | $199.0 | +44% |
| 2024 | $199.0 | $158.7 | -20% |
| 2025 | $158.7 | $223.9 | +41% |
| 2026 YTD | $223.9 | $298.7 | +33% |
SNOW has the edge over COHR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.