Coherent Corp vs Keysight Technologies Inc

Coherent Corp (COHR) is slightly undervalued and Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS) is slightly overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, COHR trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +16%, against -14% for KEYS.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Coherent Corp (COHR)

A 10.4x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $367.54; the price of $310.39 is 16% below that value.

Leak Score 50/100 on 9 of 12 signals

Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS)

A 8.0x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $305.41; the price of $347.32 is 14% above that value.

Leak Score 47/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricCOHRKEYS
VerdictSlightly undervaluedSlightly overvalued
Price$310.39$347.32
Intrinsic value$367.54$305.41
Margin of safety+16%-14%
Leak Score50/100 (9/12)47/100 (9/12)
Market cap$60.8B$59.1B
Revenue growth, 5 years18.0%5.0%
Operating margin13.8%24.4%
Net margin10.8%19.1%
Return on equity8.5%20.9%
Debt to equity0.330.42
P/E75.5x47.8x
Forward P/E22.1x25.4x
P/B5.6x9.0x
Dividend yield0.0%

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