Belden vs Coherent
Coherent reported revenue of $7.1 billion in fiscal 2026, 2.6 times Belden's $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Belden's revenue grew 10.3% in its latest year, and Coherent's grew 22.5%. Free cash flow was $219 million at Belden and −$1.0 billion at Coherent. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and June 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Belden | Coherent | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.7B | $7.1B |
| Revenue growth | 10.3% | 22.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.2% | 18.0% |
| Gross margin | 38.0% | 37.5% |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | — |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 11.3% |
| Free cash flow | $219M | −$1.0B |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.1% | −14.4% |
| Return on capital | 13.3% | 9.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $8M | $11M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.6% | 26.3% |
| Last close | $102.99 | $221.50 |
| P/E at the last close | 16.7× | 53.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $2.9 million | sold $1.1 billion |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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