Coherent Corp vs MKS Inc

Coherent Corp (COHR) is slightly undervalued and MKS Inc (MKSI) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, MKSI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +49%, against +16% for COHR.

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

MKS Inc (MKSI)

A 8.8x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $512.86; the price of $260.37 is 49% below that value.

Leak Score 54/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCOHRMKSI
VerdictSlightly undervaluedUndervalued
Price$310.39$260.37
Intrinsic value$367.54$512.86
Margin of safety+16%+49%
Leak Score50/100 (9/12)54/100 (3/12)
Market cap$60.8B$17.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years18.0%11.0%
Operating margin13.8%16.7%
Net margin10.8%10.1%
Return on equity8.5%15.9%
Debt to equity0.331.40
P/E75.5x41.5x
Forward P/E22.1x14.9x
P/B5.6x5.9x
Dividend yield0.0%0.4%

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