NYSE$COHR

Coherent Corp · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Coherent Corp reported record Q4 FY2025 revenue of $1.53 billion with non-GAAP EPS of $1.00.

Coherent Corp delivered strong Q4 and full year fiscal 2025 results driven by AI datacenter demand. Revenue grew 16% year-over-year in the quarter and 23% for the full year. The company achieved significant gross margin expansion and improved non-GAAP profitability while advancing its portfolio optimization.

  • Q4 revenue reached a record $1.53B, up 16% Y/Y, with full year revenue of $5.81B, up 23% Y/Y.
  • Non-GAAP gross margin expanded to 38.1% in Q4 and 37.9% for FY25, with non-GAAP EPS of $1.00 and $3.53 respectively.
  • Company initiated shipments of 1.6T datacom transceivers and optical circuit switches for AI datacenters.
  • Provided Q1 FY26 guidance of $1.46B-$1.60B revenue and $0.93-$1.13 non-GAAP EPS, excluding Aerospace and Defense business post-sale.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.53B

Previous: $1.31B+16.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.00

Previous: $0.61+63.9%
GAAP Gross Margin

35.7%

Previous: 32.9%+8.5%
Non-GAAP Gross Margin

38.1%

Previous: 35.9%+6.1%
Free Cash Flow

$193M

No prior period
Net Income

-$95.6M

Previous: -$47M-103.4%
Operating Income

$6.1M

Previous: $63M-90.3%
Gross Profit

$546M

Previous: $432M+26.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$909M

No prior period
Total Assets

$14.9B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Coherent · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.53B

Q4 2025+16.4%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Coherent · $1.53B total across 3 segments · Q4 2025

  • Networking
    $945M
  • Lasers
    $348M
  • Materials
    $236M

Forward guidance

Q1 FY2026 revenue expected between $1.46B and $1.60B excluding ~$20M A&D revenue post-sale; non-GAAP gross margin 37.5%-39.5%; non-GAAP EPS $0.93-$1.13.

Tailwinds

  • Continued AI datacenter growth drivers
  • Portfolio optimization via A&D sale

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.1%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

36 / 68 earnings

Positive

+18.1%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-30.7%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026-7.8%+8.5%+9.3%
Q2 2026-0.8%+8.2%+11.7%
Q1 2026+18.1%+17.4%+35.0%
Q4 2025-19.6%-23.0%-9.7%
Q3 2025+1.5%+13.3%+14.5%
Q2 2025+11.5%-2.9%-26.1%
Q1 2025+17.0%+11.9%+18.9%
Q4 2024+14.4%+17.3%+16.4%
Q3 2024-2.1%-5.0%+18.1%
Q2 2024+0.6%+26.9%+31.7%
Q1 2024-0.1%+3.4%+18.7%
Q4 2023-30.7%-27.6%-29.1%
Q3 2023-8.6%-9.8%+22.0%
Q2 2023-2.4%-2.3%-12.2%
Q1 2023+17.2%+26.5%+18.0%
Q4 2022-2.2%-9.6%-33.0%
Q2 2022-0.8%-1.3%-6.5%
Q3 2022+6.1%+6.1%-0.6%
Q1 2022+5.3%+4.2%+1.2%
Q4 2021+0.6%+2.5%+5.0%
Q3 2021-1.6%-4.2%-5.4%
Q2 2021-4.6%-1.4%+8.7%
Q1 2021+5.9%-4.4%-24.0%
Q4 2020+3.5%+5.1%+21.7%
Q3 2020+1.3%+0.1%-24.2%
Q2 2020+1.0%+2.8%+5.0%
Q1 2020-0.6%-1.3%-17.1%
Q4 2019+3.0%+1.4%-17.7%
Q3 2019-2.5%-8.3%-8.2%
Q2 2019-4.2%+3.8%-17.2%
Q1 2019-0.8%+12.7%+27.0%
Q4 2018+2.8%-15.5%-22.3%
Q3 2018-6.2%-7.8%+19.5%
Q2 2018+13.1%+13.3%+15.4%
Q1 2018-5.5%-7.1%+3.2%
Q4 2017+4.4%+12.3%+3.8%
Q3 2017-5.0%-7.2%-5.9%
Q2 2017+6.9%+4.9%+8.2%
Q1 2017+5.9%+8.3%-2.3%
Q4 2016+0.0%+2.4%+7.2%
Q3 2016+0.3%+0.7%+5.7%
Q2 2016+0.5%
Q1 2016+6.7%
Q4 2015+1.1%
Q3 2015-0.3%
Q2 2015-7.3%
Q1 2015+2.7%
Q4 2014+1.3%
Q3 2014+1.0%
Q2 2014+1.7%
Q1 2014-5.5%
Q3 2013-6.2%
Q4 2013-6.2%
Q2 2013+4.4%
Q1 2013+2.4%
Q4 2012-1.7%
Q3 2012+6.0%
Q2 2012-0.1%
Q1 2012+2.2%
Q4 2009+7.6%
Q4 2011+7.6%
Q3 2011+4.2%
Q3 2010+4.2%
Q2 2011-0.8%
Q2 2010-0.8%
Q1 2011-2.4%
Q1 2010-2.4%
Q4 2010-2.4%

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