Coherent Corp. (COHR) vs Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)
- Coherent Corp. COHR 192.81 +13.58%
- Garmin Ltd. GRMN 285.57 −0.29%
Coherent Corp. and Garmin Ltd. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Garmin Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $55.2B against $33.4B — 1.7× the size. Garmin Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 27.2× against 38.3×. Coherent Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 30.8% against 13.6%. Garmin Ltd. has the higher net margin (25.6% vs 12.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.7% vs 4.79%). Across the 21 metrics below, Garmin Ltd. leads on 14 and Coherent Corp. on 7.
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| Metric | COHR | GRMN | Scientific & Technical Instruments median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.16% | 61.12% | 47.24% |
| Operating margin | 13.44% | 28.82% | 8.96% |
| Net margin | 12.16% | 25.58% | 1.92% |
| Free cash flow margin | (23.31%) | 18.61% | 10.59% |
| Return on equity | 10.78% | 22.38% | 2.66% |
| Return on assets | 5.50% | 17.92% | 1.12% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.79% | 19.70% | 4.79% |
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