Coherentvs.Equinix
COHR vs EQIX · both in Data centers, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Servers, networking, optics and data center capacity that tie AI infrastructure together.
Equinix is about 1.7× larger than Coherent by market cap; Equinix trades at the lower P/E (69.1 vs 79.5); year to date, Coherent leads (+49.3% vs +37.7%).
Side by side
| COHR | EQIX | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $64B | $106B |
| Price | $288.14 | $1,073.44 |
| Today | +4.6% | +1.7% |
| Return YTD | +49.3% | +37.7% |
| Return 1Y | +206.4% | +34.2% |
| P/E | 79.5 | 69.1 |
| P/S | 9.0 | 10.8 |
| P/B | 5.9 | 7.4 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
CoherentCOHR
Makes the transceivers and lasers that turn data into light for the hop between AI servers.
Full COHR profile →EquinixEQIX
Carrier-neutral by design. Equinix rents floor space and power, then sells the interconnection between whoever is in the building. xScale covers the hyperscale-sized halls.
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