Cohu, Inc.

COHU Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Cohu, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $453.0 million, up 12.7% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+37.0%
EPS
+384.2%
Free cash flow
+116.6%
Total debt
+1,593.3%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

37.72 2.82 +8.08%
Market cap
$1.7B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
353×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
2.42
Beneish M
−3.66
Dividend safety
n/a

Cohu, Inc. (COHU) Return on equity

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Cohu, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −2.78%, up 6.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−9.04%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.6% (fiscal 2019) to 24.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry median of 5.31% and below the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −9.04% (1.31)
FY2024 −7.73% (10.73)
FY2023 3.00% (7.69)
FY2022 10.7% (13.30)
FY2021 24.0% 26.76
FY2020 −2.77% 10.78
FY2019 −13.6% (5.84)
FY2018 −7.71% (20.23)
FY2017 12.5% 11.24
FY2016 1.28% 1.18

Against its own ten years

Low −13.6% High 24.0%
Ten-year median 0.10%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
PLAB Photronics, Inc. compare 10.1%
ACLS Axcelis Technologies, Inc. compare 9.80%
ACMR ACM Research, Inc. compare 8.35%
UCTT Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. compare 3.34%
IPGP IPG Photonics Corporation compare 1.90%
VECO Veeco Instruments Inc. compare 0.00%
COHU Cohu, Inc. −2.78%
AEHR Aehr Test Systems compare −4.16%
AMBA Ambarella, Inc. compare −9.41%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry median 5.31%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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