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Coherentvs.Cisco

COHR vs CSCO · both in Data centers, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Servers, networking, optics and data center capacity that tie AI infrastructure together.

Cisco is about 7.5× larger than Coherent by market cap; Cisco trades at the lower P/E (40.0 vs 135.4); year to date, Coherent leads (+75.8% vs +57.5%).

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COHRCSCO
Market cap$63.5B$478B
Price$324.50$121.31
Today−0.8%+2.5%
Return YTD+75.8%+57.5%
Return 1Y+246.2%+76.4%
P/E135.440.0
P/S9.67.9
P/B5.99.8

Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

CoherentCOHR

NYSE · USA

Produces optical transceivers and lasers — the components that transmit data as light between AI servers and data centers.

Optical networkingAI hardware
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CiscoCSCO

NASDAQ · USA

The world's largest networking company — broad portfolio of switches, routers and security with a growing AI order book among hyperscalers.

NetworkingCybersecurity exposure
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