COHERENT CORP. vs KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where COHR and KEYS diverge most: on fcf yield, COHR reads -1.1% and KEYS reads 2.5%; on ev/ebitda, COHR reads 1002.5 and KEYS reads 49.0. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What COHR's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What KEYS's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | COHR | KEYS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $262.28 | $319.33 |
| Market cap | $51.5B | $55.2B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 124.3 | 52.4 |
| P/B | 4.68 | 8.73 |
| P/S | 7.80 | 9.07 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1002.5 | 49.0 |
| Revenue growth | +17.9% | +19.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 23.7% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 17.3% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | 16.6% |
| Return on assets | 2.7% | 9.0% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 9.7% |
| FCF yield | -1.1% | 2.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.51 |
| Current ratio | 3.05 | 1.90 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.70 | 7.80 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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