Buyback yield (TTM)
0.25%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.35%
5Y share count change
82.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$93.56M
Cumulative buybacks
$299.08M
Key takeaways
- Coherent (COHR) repurchased about $93.56M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 82.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.27× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +101.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Coherent (COHR)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Coherent (COHR)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Coherent (COHR)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Coherent (COHR)
Latest: $53.99M
Overview
In 2025, Coherent (COHR) buyback spend totalled $53.99M – surged 142.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Coherent buyback spend expanded at a +101.5% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $54.17M, reached in 2023; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1989.
Coherent Buyback Spend 2025: $53.99M
In 2025, Coherent reported buyback spend of $53.99M, surged 142.0% from 2024.
Coherent Buyback Spend 2024: $22.32M
Coherent buyback spend in 2024 was $22.32M, plunged 58.8% below 2023.
Coherent Buyback Spend 2023: $54.17M
2023's buyback spend for Coherent came in at $54.17M, surged 154.9% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Coherent Buyback Spend 2022: $21.25M
Coherent buyback spend in 2022 was $21.25M.
Coherent Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Coherent buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Coherent (COHR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $53.99M | $160.24M | −$106.25M | 0.39% | 0.15B | +2.1% | |
| 2024 | $22.32M | $126.05M | −$103.73M | 0.20% | 0.15B | +10.2% | |
| 2023 | $54.17M | $148.87M | −$94.70M | 0.76% | 0.14B | +18.1% | |
| 2022 | $21.25M | $73.21M | −$51.97M | 0.36% | 0.12B | +1.3% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $70.95M | −$70.95M | — | 0.12B | +35.6% | |
| 2020 | $1.63M | $68.48M | −$66.86M | 0.04% | 0.08B | +28.9% | |
| 2019 | $1.62M | $21.95M | −$20.33M | 0.07% | 0.07B | +1.0% | |
| 2018 | $49.88M | $15.31M | $34.56M | 1.84% | 0.07B | +1.0% | |
| 2017 | $4.14M | $11.76M | −$7.62M | 0.19% | 0.06B | +2.5% | |
| 2016 | $6.28M | $9.68M | −$3.39M | 0.54% | 0.06B | +0.5% | |
| 2015 | $12.73M | $11.34M | $1.39M | 1.07% | 0.06B | -1.7% | |
| 2014 | $19.97M | $12.35M | $7.63M | 2.24% | 0.06B | -0.3% | |
| 2013 | $19.98M | $11.96M | $8.02M | 1.91% | 0.06B | -0.8% | |
| 2012 | $4.99M | $11.58M | −$6.60M | 0.47% | 0.06B | +1.2% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $9.97M | −$9.97M | — | 0.06B | +3.4% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $8.79M | −$8.79M | — | 0.06B | +2.2% | |
| 2009 | $12.88M | $4.95M | $7.93M | 1.96% | 0.06B | -1.3% | |
| 2008 | $5.87M | $0.00 | $5.87M | 0.56% | 0.06B | +0.6% | |
| 2007 | $501.00K | $0.00 | $501.00K | 0.06% | 0.06B | +1.0% | |
| 2006 | $5.22M | $0.00 | $5.22M | 0.99% | 0.06B | +0.6% | |
| 2005 | $182.00K | $0.00 | $182.00K | 0.03% | 0.06B | +1.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | -3.7% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +7.3% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +2.0% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +5.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +5.6% | |
| 1999 | $1.10M | $0.00 | $1.10M | — | 0.05B | -5.6% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +1.4% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +4.6% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$53.99M
- 2024$22.32M
- 2023$54.17M
- 2022$21.25M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$1.63M
- 2019$1.62M
- 2018$49.88M
- 2017$4.14M
- 2016$6.28M
- 2015$12.73M
- 2014$19.97M
- 2013$19.98M
- 2012$4.99M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$12.88M
- 2008$5.87M
- 2007$501.00K
- 2006$5.22M
- 2005$182.00K
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$1.10M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$200.00K
- 1993$200.00K
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Coherent (COHR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.27×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Coherent (COHR)
How Coherent splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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