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M Update November 5, 2026 09:37 AM GMT

Coherent Corp | North America

Shining the Light a Little Further Out

A phaSigna s Earnings Reaction

Strengthens our thesis Modest upside Meaningful revision higher
I pact to our thesis Financial results versus consensus Direction of next 12- onth

Source: Co pany data, Morgan Stanley Research

COHR's FQ1 and FQ2 outlooks were about in line with bogeys entering into the quarter as dataco business continues to ra p. However, details around new PhotonLink LTA and longerter gross argin guidance were eaningful positives, particularly given recent selloff.

Key Takeaways

  • LT growth trajectory got a boost with incremental detail around new NPO LTA co previously talked to, noting potential to be $20bn over 5 yrs (starting in 28).
  • Near-term margin trajectory still disappointing to investors, but as CPO / NPO opportunity ramps, company sees opportunity to post 45%+ gross margins. ■
  • While subject to A capex trade volatility, strategic activity in the space validates opportunity and valuation increasingly looks attractive. ■

Not a 'perfect 10' quarter, but should be good enough to impress the udges.

COHR has been weak over the last quarter as investors have been frustrated with the degree of visibility being given into the business and pace of gross margin accretion, along with just general weakness in the A trade. While the pace of pickup in gross margins continues to be slower than investors would like, the company continues to outperform on the top line, is seeing traction with its high-powered lasers and has nearly doubled our FY28 estimates YTD. While we don't expect the name to be trading at the elevated multiples it was trading at earlier in the year, the name, now basically flat YTD, is valuing COHR, a name with a 50%+ EPS CAGR, at ~13x FY28e EPS. We would like to get a greater sense of how the CPO / NPO business is going to build in the coming years, but new $20bn 5-year LTA starting in CY28 and recent strategic activity increase confidence in the scale of business in the coming years. n a normal setup, the slight misses would likely have driven a modestly negative reaction, but with shares already down sharply over the past week, we expect the stock to be largely flat.

Notable highlights from the quarter:

  • 1) CPO / NPO engagements continue to grow. As we noted coming out of ECOC and COHR's PhotonLink event, confidence is growing around industry demand for CPO / NPO in 2028. Coherent noted 10+ CPO engagements, 10+

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Meta A Marshall

Equity Analyst

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+1 212 761-0430

Antonio Jaramillo

Research Associate

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+1 212 761-4438

Coherent Corp (COHR.N, COHR US)

Telecom & Networking Equipment | United States of America

Stock Rating Equal-weight
Industr View In-Line
Price target $325.00
Shr price, close (Nov 4, 2026) $195.09
Mkt cap, curr ( ) $39,408
52-Week Range $440.00-123.80
Fiscal Year Ending 06/26 06/27e 06/28e 06/29e
EPS ($)** 5.61 10.07 15.19 18.98
Prior EPS ($)** - 9.24 13.29 16.74
EPS ($)§ 5.46 9.41 14.03 19.72
P/E 85.4 21.8 13.8 10.9
ModelWare EPS ($) 4.62 8.96 14.11 17.93
Div yld (%) - - - -

Unless otherwise noted, all etrics are based on Morgan Stanley ModelWare fra ework

** = Based on consensus ethodology

  • § = Consensus data is provided by Refinitiv Esti ates

e = Morgan Stanley Research esti ates

Quarterly EPS ($)

Quarter 2026 2027e 2027e PriorCurrent 2028e 2028e PriorCurrent
Q1 1.16 - 2.09a 2.94 3.39
Q2 1.29 2.18 2.36 3.22 3.70
Q3 1.41 2.42 2.61 3.52 3.99
Q4 1.74 2.67 2.98 3.58 4.09
  • e = Morgan Stanley Research esti ates, a = Actual Co pany reported data

Morgan Stanley does and seeks to do business with companies covered in Morgan Stanley Research. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of Morgan Stanley Research. Investors should consider Morgan Stanley Research as only a single factor in making their investment decision.

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M Update

NPO engagements, 5+ chip-to-chip engagements. While the company had noted a new NPO deal at ECOC, it gave greater context for it on the earnings call, noting it has the potential for be $20bn over a 5-year period starting in CY28. The company also sized the CPO / PhotonLink business in the near term, noting it expects the scale-out CPO opportunity to be over $100mm in the March quarter (FQ3), and to exceed $250mm by the end of CY27. There has been much debate as to whether COHR's ultra-high power 400mw CW lasers are certified for shipment in NVDA boxes, but COHR continues to insist that it will start seeing this revenue in 2027.

  • 2) Committing to a higher gross margin target as those businesses layer in. Along with earnings, COHR made some longer-term target updates on revenue and gross margins. Expecting to achieve a $4bn quarter revenue run rate in FY28, the company now has the faith that it can achieve 45%+ gross margins before CY28. The biggest knock from investors has been around COHR's gross margins, which have accreted at a slower pace than peers. While much of this gross margin accretion likely comes in CY2028 as CPO ramps, we did see the disclosures as a positive, particularly given how fast the transceiver business is growing.
  • 3) InP ramp ahead of plan, have not yet increased vertically integrated percentage. The company noted that nP output capacity doubled Y/Y in Q1, a quarter ahead of plan. While investors have been concerned around availability of 6" substrate, the company felt comfortable with overall availability, noting multiple sources. To questions on eventual gross margin leverage, the company noted that the mix of external / internal lasers has largely stayed the same as they have ramped, but that it envisions this mix eventually moving back more towards internal, another gross margin lever.

Revising estimates to reflect ramps. COHR's FQ1 revenue / non-GAAP gross margin / EPS were $2,370mm / 40.6% / $2.09 versus our estimates of $2,302mm / 40.5% / $1.96, driven by continued strength in A datacenter and communications. Datacenter and Communications revenue grew 79% Y/Y and represented 82% of total sales, with datacenter and communications revenue up 85% and 84%, respectively. Upside reflected strong demand across 800G / 1.6T connectivity and scale-across / DC , while ndustrial segment largely stayed flat. Growth in transceiver business, without mix of internal / external sourcing likely weighed on gross margin pickup. Scale-across / DC revenue exceeded $200mm in FQ1. For FQ2, management guided to revenue / non-GAAP gross margin / EPS of $2.55bn-$2.75bn / 40.0%-42.0% / $2.28-$2.48 and now expects FY27 pro forma revenue growth to exceed 60%, with the first $3bn revenue quarter by FY27-end and the first $4bn quarter in FY28. We revised our FQ2 / FY27 non-GAAP revenue / EPS estimates $2,649.4 / $2.36 and $11,139.1 / $10.07 from $2,522.9 / $2.18 and $10,554.2 / $9.24, respectively.

Remain at $325 PT, which represents a large opportunity when AI capex drawdown ends. We think COHR has an opportunity for growing content in the data center, which strategic activity in the space attests too. While caught up in the more general capex trade drawdown, we do think investors have become too pessimistic on COHR. We don't expect a quarter in the next couple where we are M Update really positively surprised by gross margins, but likely within the next year we can start seeing more meaningful accretion. Our targets now reflect broadly aligned valuation multiples, at ~21x our FY28e EPS of ~$15 (vs. 25x previously). We believe premium multiple remain warranted by A exposure, capacity-driven earnings growth, and longer-term opportunities across transceivers, OCS, and CPO, although a broader A valuation correction, slower capacity execution, and continued EML constraints remain the key risks.

M Update

Analysis

Exhibit 1: Esti ate Changes

($ millions, except per share data) 2026A Y/Y (%) Q1-27A Q2-27E Q3-27E Q4-27E 2027E Y/Y (%) 2028E Y/Y (%) 2029E Y/Y (%)
New Revenue $7,118.1 23% $2,370.3 $2,649.4 $2,878.5 $3,240.9 $11,139.1 56% $15,791.1 42% $19,843.6 26%
Old Revenue % Change $7,118.1 0% 23% $2,301.9 3% $2,522.9 5% $2,745.8 5% $2,983.6 9% $10,554.2 6% 48% $14,267.4 11% 35% $18,090.8 10% 27%
New Gross Profit New Gross Margin $2,806.5 39% 27% $961.9 41% $1,082.5 41% $1,185.6 41% $1,346.9 42% $4,576.9 41% 63% $6,673.7 42% 46% $8,508.4 43% 27%
Old Gross Profit Old Gross Margin % Change $2,806.5 39% 0% 27% $931.7 40% 3% $1,025.6 41% 6% $1,121.9 41% 6% $1,224.9 41% 10% $4,304.0 41% 6% 53% $5,921.1 42% 13% 38% $7,621.9 42% 12% 29%
New Operating Income New Operating Margin $1,456.8 20% 40% $550.3 23% $632.6 24% $707.0 25% $818.4 25% $2,708.3 24% 86% $4,287.0 27% 58% $5,629.8 28% 31%
Old Operating Income Old Operating Margin % Change $1,456.8 20% 0% 40% $522.6 23% 5% $586.0 23% 8% $2.36 $656.2 24% 8% $2.61 $733.7 25% 12% $2.98 $2,498.4 24% 8% 71% $3,768.2 26% 14% $15.19 51% 51% $4,995.2 28% 13% 33%
New Adjusted EPS $5.61 59% $2.09 $10.07 80% $18.98 25%
Old Adjusted EPS $5.61 59% $1.96 $2.18 $2.42 $2.67 $9.24 65% $13.29 14% 44% $16.74 26%
% Change 0% 7% 8% 8% 12% 9% 13%

Source: Co pany data, Morgan Stanley Research esti ates M Update

Risk Reward - Coherent Corp (COHR.N) Risk Reward - Coherent Corp (COHR.N)

Street Building In Material Margin Improvement as Capacity Comes Online

$325.00 PRICE TARGET

~21x Base FY28e EPS (~$15). Multiple trades at premium to historical trading range given AI exposure, trading more in-line with AI comps.

$394.35

Consensus Price Target Distribution

Source: Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley Research

RISK REWARD CHART AND OPTIONS IMPLIED PROBABILITIES (12M)

Key: Historical Stock Performance Current Stock Price Price Target

Source: Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley Research, Morgan Stanley Institutional Equities Division. The probabilities of our Bull, Base, and Bear case scenarios playing out were estimated with implied volatility data from the options market as of 4 Nov 2026. All figures are approximate risk-neutral probabilities of the stock reaching beyond the scenario price in either three-months ' or one-years ' time. View explanation of Options Probabilities methodology here

BULL CASE

BASE CASE

EQUAL-WEIGHT THESIS

  • ▪Near-term AI/ML opportunity and potential earnings optionality as net interest expense is worked down
  • ▪Valuation reflects volatility in end demand, particularly against more challenging Analyst Day targets
  • ▪Several levers to improve earnings power, including gross margin improvements and debt reduction
  • ▪Believe in longer term growth opportunity given attractive focus on differentiated processes and diversified customer base, with meaningful exposure to AI opportunity

Consensus Rating Distribution

Source: Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley Research

Risk Reward Themes

Electric Vehicles: Positive
Secular Growth: Positive
Special Situation: Positive

View descriptions of Risk Rewards Themes here

BEAR CASE

$540.00

~30x Bull Case CY28 Earnings Power of (~$18)

Multiple sees expansion if company able to gain share in datacomm; expand margins north of 42%. EPS power accounts for COHR executing on self-help story, and able to raise operating margins on the business. Able to participate more meaningfully in CPO / OCS.

$325.00

~21x Base Case FY28 Earnings Power of ~$15

Spending trajectory healthy, multiple remains elevated given more confidence in margins. Getting credit for growth trajectory as InP capacity ramps. Partial credit for CPO / OCS business ramps. Earnings power closer to ~$15 and multiple trades at a premium to historical trading levels given AI exposure.

$156.00

13x Bear Case FY28 EPS of ~$12

See deterioration in pricing as too much capacity comes along. COHR is unable to execute on vision laid out at Analyst Day, limiting changes to interest expense or margin profile. Peak growth in FY27 causes multiple to trade slightly above 5-year minimums on the name.

M Update

Risk Reward - Coherent Corp (COHR.N)

KEY EARNINGS INPUTS

Drivers Jun 2026 Jun 2027e Jun 2028e Jun 2029e
Revenue Growth Y/Y (%) 22.5 56.5 41.8 25.7
Gross Margin (%) 39.4 41.1 42.3 42.9
Operating Margin (%) 20.5 24.3 27.1 28.4
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.89 2.28 1.54 1.29

INVESTMENT DRIVERS

  • What is the risk of China insourcing?
  • Can 3D sensing still be an attractive market for COHR?
  • Can COHR get larger than expected synergies out of Coherent?
  • Can datacomm components capture outsized opportunity with AI?

GLOBAL REVENUE EXPOSURE

Source: Morgan Stanley Research Estimate View explanation of regional hierarchies here

MS ALPHA MODELS

5/5 24 Month 5/5 3 Month
BEST Horizon MOST Horizon

Source: Refinitiv, FactSet, Morgan Stanley Research; 1 is the highest favored Quintile and 5 is the least favored Quintile

RISKS TO PT/RATING

RISKS TO UPSIDE

  • Pricing increases help gross margins
  • 1.6T AI opportunity ramps faster than expected, benefitting margins
  • Recovery in non-datacomm portions of business
  • CPO / NPO ramps quicker than expected

RISKS TO DOWNSIDE

  • CPO / NPO delayed
  • AI build out pause
  • Competitive pressures in datacomm

OWNERSHIP POSITIONING

Inst. Owners, % Active 54.8%
HF Sector Long/Short Ratio 2.2x
HF Sector Net Exposure 30.6%

Refinitiv; MSPB Content. Includes certain hedge fund exposures held with MSPB. Information may be inconsistent with or may not reflect broader market trends. Long/Short Ratio = Long Exposure / Short exposure. Sector % of Total Net Exposure = (For a particular sector: Long Exposure - Short Exposure) / (Across all sectors: Long Exposure - Short Exposure).

MS ESTIMATES VS. CONSENSUS

FY Jun 2027e Mean Morgan Stanley Estimates

Source: Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley Research M Update

Financials

Exhibit 2: COHR: Inco e State ent

Sep-25 Q1-26A Dec-25 Q2-26A Mar-26 Q3-26A Jun-26 Q4-26A Sep-26 Q1-27A Dec-26 Q2-27E Mar-27 Q3-27E Jun-27 Q4-27E Sep-27 Q1-28E Dec-27 Q2-28E Mar-28 Q3-28E Jun-28 Q4-28E
Net Sales 1,581.4 1,685.6 1,805.6 2,045.5 2,370.3 2,649.4 2,878.5 3,240.9 3,597.0 3,864.7 4,100.5 4,228.9
% chg q/q 3.4% 6.6% 7.1% 13.3% 15.9% 11.8% 8.6% 12.6% 11.0% 7.4% 6.1% 3.1%
% chg y/y 17.3% 17.5% 20.5% 33.7% 49.9% 57.2% 59.4% 58.4% 51.8% 45.9% 42.5% 30.5%
Cost of Sales 968.8 1,028.5 1,091.4 1,222.9 1,408.4 1,566.9 1,692.9 1,894.0 2,091.4 2,236.7 2,360.3 2,429.0
Total Gross Profit 612.6 657.1 714.2 822.6 961.9 1,082.5 1,185.6 1,346.9 1,505.6 1,628.1 1,740.1 1,799.9
Total Gross Margin 38.7% 39.0% 39.6% 40.2% 40.6% 40.9% 41.2% 41.6% 41.9% 42.1% 42.4% 42.6%
Internal R&D Expense 147.9 158.8 178.4 208.3 226.7 238.4 259.1 291.7 309.3 336.2 356.7 367.9
SG&A Expense 155.8 162.3 169.7 168.5 184.9 211.5 219.5 236.8 255.3 254.8 251.2 255.1
Total Op Expenses 303.7 321.1 348.1 376.8 411.6 449.9 478.5 528.5 564.7 591.1 607.9 623.0
Operating Income 308.9 336.0 366.1 445.8 550.3 632.6 707.0 818.4 940.9 1,037.0 1,132.2 1,176.9
Total Operating Margin 19.5% 19.9% 20.3% 21.8% 23.2% 23.9% 24.6% 25.3% 26.2% 26.8% 27.6% 27.8%
Interest expense (58.7) (45.9) (44.6) (41.1) (46.3) (45.2) (45.0) (44.7) (43.3) (40.3) (37.2) (34.2)
Other income (expense) 22.2 15.6 18.7 27.9 16.3 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.8 24.6 25.7 27.2
Income Before Taxes 272.4 305.7 340.2 432.6 520.3 609.3 684.0 795.7 920.4 1,021.3 1,120.7 1,170.0
Effective Tax Rate 18.9% 18.8% 19.0% 18.8% 18.9% 18.9% 18.9% 18.9% 18.9% 18.9% 18.9% 18.9%
Income Tax Provision 51.5 57.5 64.0 81.4 98.3 115.1 129.2 150.3 173.9 193.0 211.7 221.0
Pro Forma Net Income to Common 220.9 248.2 276.2 351.2 422.0 494.2 554.8 645.4 746.5 828.3 909.0 948.9
Basic Shares Outstanding 156.2 167.5 190.2 195.7 196.2 200.2 204.2 208.2 212.2 216.2 220.2 224.2
Fuly Diluted Shares Outstanding 190.7 192.8 196.4 202.2 202.0 206.0 210.0 214.0 218.0 222.0 226.0 230.0
Fuly Diluted Shares Outstanding GAAP 156.2 167.5 190.2 195.7 196.2 200.2 204.2 208.2 212.2 216.2 220.2 224.2
Fuly Diluted Shares Outstanding Non-GAAP 190.7 192.8 196.4 202.2 202.0 206.0 210.0 214.0 218.0 222.0 226.0 230.0
Change 0.5 0.5 3.0 5.6 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 - 4.0 4.0
Adjusted EPS - $1.16 - $1.29 - $1.41 - $1.74 - $2.09 - $2.40 - $2.64 - $3.02 - $3.42 $3.73 - $4.02 - $4.13
GAAP EPS $1.19 $0.76 $0.97 $1.19 $1.90 $1.83 $2.06 $2.43 $2.75 $3.20 $3.47 $3.57
FY 2023A FY 2024A FY 2025A FY 2026A FY 2027E FY 2028E FY 2029E
5,160.2 4,707.7 5,810.1 7,118.1 11,139.1 15,791.1 19,843.6
55.6% -8.8% 23.4% 22.5% 56.5% 41.8% 25.7%
3,176.1 1,984.1 38.4% 3,092.7 1,615.0 34.3% 3,607.9 2,202.2 37.9% 4,311.6 2,806.5 39.4% 6,562.2 4,576.9 41.1% 9,117.4 6,673.7 42.3% 11,335.2 8,508.4 42.9%
473.4 544.2 1,017.6 451.8 544.8 996.6 554.3 611.0 1,165.3 693.4 656.3 1,349.7 1,015.9 852.7 1,868.6 1,370.2 1,016.4 2,386.7 1,662.4 1,216.2 2,878.6
966.5 18.7% 618.4 13.1% 1,036.9 17.8% 1,456.8 20.5% 2,708.3 24.3% 4,287.0 27.1% 5,629.8 28.4%
(286.9) 13.9 (288.5) 58.7 (243.2) 82.8 (190.3) 84.4 (181.3) 82.3 100.3 (106.1) 131.0
693.5 388.6 876.5 1,350.9 2,609.4 (154.9) 4,232.4 5,654.7
18.2% 20.0% 21.0% 18.8% 18.9% 18.9% 18.9%
126.0 567.6 77.8 310.8 184.0 692.5 254.4 1,096.5 493.0 2,116.4 799.6 3,432.8 1,068.3 4,586.4
137.6 146.6 151.6 154.3 154.8 159.2 177.4 195.5 202.2 208.0 218.2 16.0 240.0
7.7 5.0 36.3 12.5 234.2
21.1 224.0 16.0
$2.99 $1.21 $3.54 $5.61 $4.11 $10.17 $15.32 $12.98 $19.11 $16.87
($1.80) ($1.81) ($0.53)
$8.22

Source: Co pany data, Morgan Stanley Research esti ates

Exhibit 3: COHR: Revenue Breakdown

Sep-25 Q1-26A Dec-25 Q2-26A Mar-26 Q3-26A Jun-26 Q4-26A Sep-26 Q1-27A Dec-26 Q2-27E Mar-27 Q3-27E Jun-27 Q4-27E Sep-27 Q1-28E Dec-27 Q2-28E Mar-28 Q3-28E Jun-28 Q4-28E FY 2023A FY 2024A FY 2025A FY 2026A FY 2027E FY 2028E FY 2029E
Revenue By Segment
Materials / Compound Semiconductor 217.9 194.3 196.0 198.2 195.8 201.0 197.4 199.4 205.3 211.3 207.7 209.9 1349.8 1016.6 953.8 806.4 793.6 834.2 879.5
SiC 35.2 34.0 24.1 23.4 26.4 25.5 24.1 23.4 26.4 25.5 24.1 23.4 203.2 239.9 192.9 116.7 99.4 99.4 99.4
EUV 46.5 50.0 48.6 50.7 46.5 50.0 48.6 50.7 51.2 55.0 53.4 55.8 204.4 183.9 180.0 195.8 195.8 215.4 236.9
3D sensing 25.2 24.5 22.0 22.8 20.2 19.6 17.6 18.2 19.2 18.6 16.8 17.3 413.6 117.0 91.3 94.6 75.7 71.9 68.3
Military 25.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 192.2 191.9 217.4 26.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CO2 / Fiber Laser Components 51.4 56.6 57.7 57.7 59.1 62.3 63.5 63.4 65.0 68.5 69.8 69.8 240.0 199.7 196.3 223.4 248.3 273.2 300.5
Other 33.8 28.9 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6 85.9 82.9 75.4 149.9 174.4 174.4 174.4
Networking / Photonic Solutions CoAdna 1004.9 1122.4 1260.3 1513.2 1849.1 2097.5 2349.2 2707.4 3056.7 3292.1 3550.9 3674.9 2,341.0 2,295.8 3,421.3 - 4,900.8 9,003.2 13,574.6 17,540.3
ROADMS DataCenter Total 148.5 436.8 - - - - - - - - - - -
126.7 - - - - - - - - -
Datacom Total Telecom Total Transceiver / Datacomm 417.4 - - - - -
1,180.5 - - - -
810.2 922.3 1030.2 1222.7 1405.5 1581.0 1771.3 1981.4 2099.4 2229.5 2358.3 2354.0 3,985.3 6,739.2 9,041.2 10,489.9
Total Telecom 194.7 194.5 211.0 235.4 349.4 345.3 371.3 415.6 518.8 512.7 551.7 618.3 835.5 1,481.6 2,201.5 2,741.5
OCS 0.0 5.7 14.3 35.1 52.5 73.6 82.2 113.0 154.1 207.2 230.9 248.7 55.1 321.4 841.0 1,287.6
CPO 0.0 0.0 6.8 20.8 41.7 97.6 124.4 197.3 284.3 342.7 409.9 453.9 27.6 461.1 1,490.8 3,021.3
Adjustment 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -0.8 - 2.8 - - -
Lasers / Legacy Cohorent 358.2 369.3 349.3 334.1 325.5 350.8 331.9 334.1 335.0 361.4 341.8 344.1 1,469.4 1,395.4 1,435.0 1,411.0 1,342.3 1,382.3 1,423.8
Total 1581.0 1686.0 1805.7 2045.5 2370.3 2649.4 2878.5 3240.9 3597.0 3864.7 4100.5 4228.9 5,160.2 4,707.7 5,810.1 7,118.1 11,139.1 15,791.1 19,843.6
Materials 14% 12% 11% 10% 8% 8% 7% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 26% 22% 16% 11% 7% 5% 4%
Networking 64% 67% 70% 74% 78% 79% 82% 84% 85% 85% 87% 87% 45% 49% 59% 69% 81% 86% 88%
Lasers 23% 22% 19% 16% 14% 13% 12% 10% 9% 9% 8% 8% 28% 30% 25% 20% 12% 9% 7%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
NEW SEGMENTATION
Datacenter & Communications 1090.0 1208.0 1361.6 1615.0 1951.8 2203.4 2456.3 2814.4 3165.3 3404.3 3664.4 3788.3 3,756.0 5,274.6 9,426.0 14,022.2 18,015.2
Industrial 491.0 478.0 444.0 431.0 418.6 446.0 422.2 426.5 431.8 460.5 436.1 440.6 2,054.0 1,844.0 1,713.1 1,769.0 1,828.4
Total 1581.0 1686.0 1805.7 2046.0 2370.3 2649.4 2878.5 3240.9 3597.0 3864.7 4100.5 4228.9 5,810.0 7,118.7 11,139.1 15,791.1 19,843.6

Source: Co pany data, Morgan Stanley Research esti ates

Exhibit 4: COHR: Balance Sheet

Sep-25 Q1-26A Dec-25 Q2-26A Mar-26 Q3-26A Jun-26 Q4-26A Sep-26 Q1-27A Dec-26 Q2-27E Mar-27 Q3-27E Jun-27 Q4-27E Sep-27 Q1-28E Dec-27 Q2-28E Mar-28 Q3-28E Jun-28 Q4-28E
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 875.3 899.2 2,459.7 2,022.2 1,797.5 1,202.1 670.6 (16.4) (21.3) 132.4 385.2 787.5
Accounts receivable, net 1,027.2 1,054.6 1,187.9 1,343.3 1,604.2 1,793.1 1,948.1 2,193.4 2,434.4 2,615.6 2,775.2 2,862.1
Inventories, net 1,632.6 1,847.9 2,126.8 2,581.0 3,341.4 3,717.4 4,016.4 4,493.4 4,961.8 5,306.5 5,599.8 5,762.7
Prepaid and refundable income taxes 44.8 44.1 45.5 78.9 52.5 58.7 63.8 71.8 79.7 85.6 90.8 93.7
Prepayments and other current assets 462.0 547.6 625.3 900.1 1,128.7 1,261.6 1,370.7 1,543.3 1,712.8 1,840.3 1,952.6 2,013.7
Others - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total current assets 4,041.9 4,393.4 6,445.2 6,925.5 7,924.3 8,032.9 8,069.6 8,285.4 9,167.5 9,980.4 10,803.6 11,519.7
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,944.4 2,117.0 2,420.1 2,999.3 3,869.8 4,636.4 5,458.1 6,377.1 6,607.7 6,861.7 7,135.0 7,415.5
Goodwil 4,474.8 4,462.8 4,402.4 4,375.6 4,448.3 4,448.3 4,448.3 4,448.3 4,448.3 4,448.3 4,448.3 4,448.3
Other intangible assets, net 3,133.2 3,064.1 2,958.2 2,884.5 2,815.9 2,746.4 2,677.0 2,607.5 2,538.1 2,468.6 2,399.2 2,329.7
Investment Deferred income taxes - 53.9 - 69.1 - 72.1 - 69.4 - 90.4 - 90.4 - 90.4 - 90.4 - 90.4 - 90.4 - 90.4 - 90.4
Other assets 1,050.6 981.4 988.7 1,045.6 1,098.9 1,098.9 1,098.9 1,098.9 1,098.9 1,098.9 1,098.9 1,098.9
Total Assets 14,698.8 15,087.8 17,286.7 18,299.9 20,247.6 21,053.4 21,842.3 22,907.7 23,950.9 24,948.4 25,975.5 26,902.5
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
Current portion of long term debt 48.4 106.5 9.0 7.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
Accounts payable 953.9 1,118.5 1,343.4 1,905.4 2,506.4 2,788.5 3,012.7 3,370.5 3,721.9 3,980.4 4,200.5 4,322.6
Accrued compensation and benefits Accrued income taxes payable - 41.4 - 43.0 - 52.4 - 61.4 - 68.3 - 76.3 - 82.9 - 93.4 - 103.6 - 111.4 - 118.2 - 121.9
Other accrued liabilities 692.3 683.1 708.6 879.3 862.0 963.5 1,046.8 1,178.6 1,308.1 1,405.5 1,491.2 1,537.9
Others Total current liabilities - 1,736.0 - 1,951.1 - 2,113.4 - 2,854.0 - 3,456.6 - 3,848.2 - 4,162.4 - 4,662.4 - 5,153.6 - 5,517.2 - 5,829.7 - 6,002.3
Long term debt 3,259.4 3,245.4 3,184.8 3,214.3 3,980.7 3,187.8 3,177.2 3,166.6 3,041.6 2,916.6 2,791.6 2,666.6
Capital lease obligation Deferred income tax - 629.5 - 643.3 - 605.8 - 540.6 - 503.7 - 503.7 - 503.7 - 503.7 - 503.7 - 503.7 - 503.7 - 503.7
Other liabilities 386.6 359.7 367.1 452.8 644.9 644.9 644.9 644.9 644.9 644.9 644.9 644.9
Total Liabilities 6,011.5 6,199.5 6,271.1 7,061.7 8,585.9 8,184.6 8,488.1 8,977.6 9,343.7 9,582.3 9,769.9 9,817.5
Preferred stock 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3
Common stock 5,118.7 5,118.7 5,118.7 5,118.7 5,118.7 5,165.6 5,218.7 5,275.3 5,352.1 5,401.3 5,457.1 5,516.5
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7
Retained earnings 777.2 978.2 3,105.5 3,328.1 3,751.6 4,129.6 4,561.8 5,081.1 5,681.3 6,391.0 7,174.8 7,994.8
Treasury Stock (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7)
Total Shareholders' Equity 8,687.3 8,888.3 11,015.6 11,238.2 11,661.7 12,086.4 12,571.8 13,147.7 13,824.8 14,583.7 15,423.2 16,302.7
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 14,698.8 15,087.8 17,286.7 18,299.9 20,247.6 20,271.0 21,059.9 22,125.3 23,168.5 24,166.0 25,193.1 26,120.2
FY FY FY FY FY FY FY
2023A 2024A 2025A 2026A 2027E 2028E 2029E
833.3 1,100.0 918.1 2,022.2 (16.4) 787.5 1,932.6
901.5 848.5 964.1 1,343.3 2,193.4 2,862.1 3,702.8
1,272.3 1,286.4 1,437.6 2,581.0 4,493.4 5,762.7 7,412.3
28.3 26.9 55.8 78.9 71.8 93.7 121.2
216.5 - 398.2 - 551.6 - 900.1 - 1,543.3 - 2,013.7 - 2,605.2 -
3,252.0 3,660.1 3,927.2 6,925.5 8,285.4 11,519.7 15,774.1
1,782.0 1,817.3 1,877.5 2,999.3 6,377.1 7,415.5 8,972.4
4,512.7 4,464.3 4,471.1 4,375.6 4,448.3 4,448.3 4,448.3
3,814.7 - 3,503.2 - 3,204.7 - 2,884.5 - 2,607.5 - 2,329.7 - 2,051.9 -
37.7 41.0 53.4 69.4 90.4 90.4 90.4
312.0 1,002.7 1,377.0 1,045.6 1,098.9 1,098.9 1,098.9
13,711.1 14,488.6 14,910.9 18,299.9 22,907.7 26,902.5 32,436.0
74.8 73.8 188.3 7.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
405.3 631.5 847.0 1,905.4 3,370.5 4,322.6 5,560.0
- 38.3 - 40.6 - 41.6 - 61.4 - 93.4 - 121.9 - 157.6
560.3 - 597.9 - 718.0 - 879.3 - 1,178.6 - 1,537.9 - 1,989.7 -
1,078.7 1,343.8 1,794.9 2,854.0 4,662.4 6,002.3 7,727.2
4,235.0 - 4,026.4 - 3,498.6 - 3,214.3 - 3,166.6 - 2,666.6 - 2,166.6 -
780.3 784.4 711.7 540.6 503.7 503.7 503.7
388.2 387.8 424.5 452.8 644.9 644.9 644.9
6,482.2 6,542.4 6,429.7 7,061.7 8,977.6 9,817.5 11,042.4
2,686.7 2,364.8 2,483.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3 2,505.3
3,781.2 4,857.7 5,644.5 5,118.7 5,275.3 5,516.5 5,769.8
109.7 374.0 489.5 339.7 339.7 339.7 339.7
944.4 664.9 650.2 3,328.1 5,081.1 7,994.8 12,050.1
(293.1) (315.1) (786.3) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7) (53.7)
7,229.0 7,946.3 8,481.2 11,238.2 13,147.7 16,302.7 20,611.2
13,711.1 14,488.6 14,910.9 18,299.9 22,125.3 26,120.2 31,653.6

Source: Co pany data, Morgan Stanley Research esti ates M Update Source: Co pany data, Morgan Stanley Research esti ates M Update

Exhibit 5: COHR: Cash Flow State ent

Sep-25 Q1-26A Dec-25 Q2-26A Mar-26 Q3-26A Jun-26 Q4-26A Sep-26 Q1-27A Dec-26 Q2-27E Mar-27 Q3-27E Jun-27 Q4-27E Sep-27 Q1-28E Dec-27 Q2-28E Mar-28 Q3-28E Jun-28 Q4-28E
GAAP Cash Flow Statement
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income (loss) 225.2 143.8 181.7 240.5 381.6 377.9 432.2 519.3 600.2 709.7 783.8 820.0
Depreciation 53.0 55.5 62.4 64.8 77.7 100.2 120.1 141.3 165.1 171.1 177.7 184.8
Amortization 69.4 70.5 70.5 71.7 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5
Stock-based compensation 44.1 42.8 49.1 53.9 74.4 46.8 53.1 56.6 76.9 49.2 55.8 59.4
(Gain) loss on foreign currency remeasurements and trans (4.2) (4.3) (1.7) - (1.0) - - - - - - -
Earnings from equity investment (0.2) (0.1) (0.0) - (0.2) - - - - - - -
Deferred income taxes (83.7) 10.6 (65.0) (62.5) (55.7) - - - - - - -
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation expen Earnings from discontinued operation, net of tax Others - - (99.1) - - (1.6) - - 1.5 - - (64.1) - - 4.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: -
Accounts receivable (66.6) (24.8) (133.9) (155.4) (255.3) (188.9) (155.0) (245.3) (241.0) (181.2) (159.5) (86.9)
Inventories (219.1) (202.3) (278.0) (454.2) (737.1) (376.0) (299.0) (477.0) (468.5) (344.6) (293.4) (162.9)
Accounts payable 105.4 100.2 144.1 562.0 429.8 282.1 224.3 357.8 351.4 258.5 220.1 122.2
Income taxes 37.2 (66.4) 8.1 (24.4) (33.0) 1.9 1.5 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.6 0.9
Accrued compensation and benefits (48.2) 32.6 33.5 170.7 (90.2) 101.5 83.3 131.8 129.5 97.4 85.7 46.7
Other operating net assets 32.8 (98.8) (166.0) (274.8) 42.2 (132.9) (109.1) (172.6) (169.6) (127.5) (112.2) (61.2)
Net cash provided by Discontinued Operations Net cash from Operations - 46.0 - 57.9 - (93.8) - 128.2 - (92.7) - 282.0 - 420.9 - 383.9 - 515.8 - 703.8 - 828.9 - 992.4
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant & equipment (103.9) (153.6) (289.7) (555.7) (775.5) (866.8) (941.8) (1,060.3) (395.7) (425.1) (451.1) (465.2)
Purchases/Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash 391.1 (5.3) 51.5 (7.5) - - - - - - - -
Purchase of equity investment 9.6 21.9 17.3 - - - - - - - - -
Other investing activities (0.0) (1.5) (3.5) 75.8 (18.0) - - - - - - -
Net cash from Investing Activities 296.8 (138.5) (224.4) (487.4) (793.5) (866.8) (941.8) (1,060.3) (395.7) (425.1) (451.1) (465.2)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes Proceeds from borrowings under Credit Facility Payments on borrowings Purchases of treasury stock - 1,342.2 (1,727.8) - - 224.6 (183.0) - - 315.3 (475.8) 2,000.0 - 39.3 (13.0) - - 785.1 (10.6) - - - (10.6) - - (10.6) - - (10.6) - - (125.0) - - (125.0) - - (125.0) - - (125.0)
Proceeeds from exercises of stock options obliga 21.3 8.8 21.7 2.0 19.4 (128.6) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Payments in satisfaction of employees' minimum tax (37.4) (8.5) (7.2) (0.6) (7.0) 0.0 (25.8) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other financing activities Net cash provided by financing activities (11.1) (421.3) 0.2 42.9 0.3 1,854.4 (1.1) 1.4 (0.7) 664.6 - (10.6) - (10.6) - (10.6) - (125.0) - (125.0) - (125.0) - (125.0)
FX Impact 35.4 61.6 24.3 (79.7) (3.1) - - - - - - -
equivalents (43.2) (224.7) (531.5) 252.8 402.3
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash 918.5 23.9 1,560.5 (437.5) 2,022.2 (595.4) (687.1) (4.8) 153.7 132.4 385.2
Cash and cash equivalents at beg. of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 875.3 875.3 899.2 899.2 2,459.7 2,459.7 2,022.2 1,797.5 1,797.5 1,202.1 1,202.1 670.6 670.6 (16.4) (16.4) (21.3) (21.3) 132.4 385.2 787.5
FY - 2023A FY - 2024A FY - 2025A FY - 2026A FY - 2027E FY - 2028E FY - 2029E
(259.5) (158.8) 46.5 791.2 1,711.1 2,913.7 4,055.3
267.6 271.6 256.6 235.7 439.3 698.7 824.3
414.1 288.2 287.0 282.1 277.8 277.8 277.8
148.9 126.0 160.2 189.9 230.9 241.2 253.3
(3.5) (10.6) (9.5) (10.2) (1.0) - -
0.1 0.1 (0.5) (0.3) (0.2) - -
(206.8) - (112.1) - (60.6) - (200.5) - (55.7) - - - - -
- 148.6 - 36.9 - 5.9 - (163.3) - 4.6 - - - - - - -
68.3 60.6 (111.2) (380.7) (844.5) (668.7) (840.7)
174.1 (23.2) (159.6) (1,153.6) (1,889.1) (1,269.3) (1,649.6)
(83.3) 205.0 205.1 911.7 1,293.9 952.1 1,237.3
28.7 12.3 (22.2) (45.5) (27.2) 6.6 8.3
(57.1) 36.9 167.9 188.6 226.4 359.3 451.7
(6.0) (187.2) (290.0) (506.9) (372.4) (470.5) (591.5)
- 634.0 - 545.7 - 475.7 - 138.2 - 994.1 - 3,041.0 - 4,026.3
(436.1) (346.8) (440.8) (1,102.9) (3,644.4) (1,737.0) (2,381.2)
(5,488.6) - (4.0) (5,928.6) - - (3.9) (350.7) 27.0 - (0.4) (414.2) 429.8 48.8 70.8 (553.5) - - (18.0) (3,662.4) - - - - - -
5,050.0 65.0 (1,333.7) - - (247.8) - - (488.7) - 1,921.4 (2,399.6) 2,000.0 - 785.1 (42.4) (1,737.0) - - (500.0) (2,381.2) -
- 24.2 (54.2) (126.5) 3,554.0 - 42.3 (22.3) - 986.1 - 49.6 (54.0) - 53.8 (77.4) (9.1) (11.7) - 19.4 (128.6) - (0.7) - - - - - - (500.0) - - - -
(70.7) 41.4 (500.0) -
758.3 (451.7) 1,477.4 632.8 (500.0)
(8.5) (686.6) 208.6 41.6 (3.1) - 803.9 -
(1,749.0) (2,038.7) 1,145.1
266.7 (181.6) 1,103.7
2,582.4 833.3 1,100.0 918.5 918.5 2,022.2 2,022.2 (16.4) 787.5 787.5 1,932.6
833.3 1,100.0 (16.4)
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