TTM
10.3%
YoY change
+6.83pp
Trough year (1993)
1.2%
Peak year (2011)
19.6%
Latest annual
9.4%
Operating Margin history chart for Coherent (COHR) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 9.4%
Operating Margin change chart for Coherent (COHR) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +6.83pp
Operating Margin history table for Coherent (COHR) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 9.4% | +6.83pp | ||
| 2024 | 2.6% | -2.81pp | ||
| 2023 | 5.4% | -7.07pp | ||
| 2022 | 12.5% | -0.46pp | ||
| 2021 | 12.9% | +7.60pp | ||
| 2020 | 5.3% | -5.57pp | ||
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.89pp | ||
| 2018 | 11.8% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2017 | 11.9% | +0.79pp | ||
| 2016 | 11.1% | +0.75pp | ||
| 2015 | 10.4% | +3.55pp | ||
| 2014 | 6.8% | -6.17pp | ||
| 2013 | 13.0% | -2.81pp | ||
| 2012 | 15.8% | -3.86pp | ||
| 2011 | 19.6% | +4.67pp | ||
| 2010 | 15.0% | -0.94pp | ||
| 2009 | 15.9% | -3.59pp | ||
| 2008 | 19.5% | +1.15pp | ||
| 2007 | 18.4% | +1.77pp | ||
| 2006 | 16.6% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2005 | 16.7% | +1.03pp | ||
| 2004 | 15.7% | +2.29pp | ||
| 2003 | 13.4% | +3.42pp | ||
| 2002 | 10.0% | -4.82pp | ||
| 2001 | 14.8% | +0.87pp | ||
| 2000 | 13.9% | +0.66pp | ||
| 1999 | 13.3% | -2.54pp | ||
| 1998 | 15.8% | -2.01pp | ||
| 1997 | 17.8% | +2.80pp | ||
| 1996 | 15.0% | +3.17pp | ||
| 1995 | 11.9% | +7.06pp | ||
| 1994 | 4.8% | +3.65pp | ||
| 1993 | 1.2% | -6.67pp | ||
| 1992 | 7.8% | +3.83pp | ||
| 1991 | 4.0% | -7.26pp | ||
| 1990 | 11.3% | -6.01pp | ||
| 1989 | 17.3% | +1.94pp | ||
| 1988 | 15.3% | +3.08pp | ||
| 1987 | 12.2% | +9.95pp | ||
| 1986 | 2.3% | — |
- 20259.4%+6.83pp
- 20242.6%-2.81pp
- 20235.4%-7.07pp
- 202212.5%-0.46pp
- 202112.9%+7.60pp
- 20205.3%-5.57pp
- 201910.9%-0.89pp
- 201811.8%-0.09pp
- 201711.9%+0.79pp
- 201611.1%+0.75pp
- 201510.4%+3.55pp
- 20146.8%-6.17pp
- 201313.0%-2.81pp
- 201215.8%-3.86pp
- 201119.6%+4.67pp
- 201015.0%-0.94pp
- 200915.9%-3.59pp
- 200819.5%+1.15pp
- 200718.4%+1.77pp
- 200616.6%-0.15pp
- 200516.7%+1.03pp
- 200415.7%+2.29pp
- 200313.4%+3.42pp
- 200210.0%-4.82pp
- 200114.8%+0.87pp
- 200013.9%+0.66pp
- 199913.3%-2.54pp
- 199815.8%-2.01pp
- 199717.8%+2.80pp
- 199615.0%+3.17pp
- 199511.9%+7.06pp
- 19944.8%+3.65pp
- 19931.2%-6.67pp
- 19927.8%+3.83pp
- 19914.0%-7.26pp
- 199011.3%-6.01pp
- 198917.3%+1.94pp
- 198815.3%+3.08pp
- 198712.2%+9.95pp
- 19862.3%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Coherent's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Coherent (COHR)
According to Coherent's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 10.3%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Coherent (COHR) reported operating margin of 9.45% – expanded 6.8 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual operating margin stands at 19.64%, reached in 2011; the historical low of 1.16% was recorded in 1993.
Coherent Operating Margin by Year
Coherent Operating Margin 2025: 9.4%
In 2025, Coherent reported operating margin of 9.45%, expanded 6.8 percentage points from 2024.
Coherent Operating Margin 2024: 2.6%
Coherent operating margin in 2024 was 2.62%, contracted 2.8 percentage points from 2023.
Coherent Operating Margin 2023: 5.4%
2023's operating margin for Coherent came in at 5.43%, contracted 7.1 percentage points from 2022.
Coherent Operating Margin 2022: 12.5%
Coherent posted operating margin of 12.49% in 2022, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2021.
Coherent Operating Margin 2021: 12.9%
Coherent operating margin in 2021 was 12.95%.
See more financial history for Coherent (COHR).
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