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Coherent's top competitors include Novanta, Lumentum, Thorlabs, II-VI and IPG Photonics.

Save Comparison	Coherent Coherent is a provider of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions in a range of scientific, commercial, and industrial applications.	Novanta Novanta is a supplier of core technology solutions that give advanced industrial and healthcare OEMs a competitive advantage.	Lumentum Lumentum is a company that provides optical and photonic products.	Thorlabs Thorlabs is a designer and manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications.	II-VI II-VI is a global manufacturer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components.	IPG Photonics IPG Photonics is a manufacturer of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1966	Founding Date 1968	Founding Date 2015	Founding Date 1989	Founding Date 1971	Founding Date 1990
Type	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Private	Type Public	Type Public
Tags	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial electronic components electronics lasers optics	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial Technology computer vision electronic components healthtech lasers medical imaging	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial Mobile & Telecommunications communication equipment fiber optic lasers telecommunications	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial cables fiber optic imaging lasers optics	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial advanced materials electronic components lasers optics	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial fiber optic lasers manufacturing equipment
Locations	Locations Santa Clara, US HQ Mississauga, CA Beijing, CN Shanghai, CN Shenzhen, CN Wuhan, CN Lisses, FR see more	Locations Bedford, US HQ Suzhou Shi, CN Berlin, DE Garching Bei München, DE Konstanz, DE see more	Locations Milpitas, US HQ Ottawa, CA Shenzhen, CN Shenzhen Shi, CN Vélizy Villacoublay, FR San Donato Milanese, IT Vimercate, IT see more	Locations Newton, US HQ São Carlos, BR Saint Laurent, CA Shanghai, CN Maisons Laffitte, FR Dachau, DE Dortmund, DE see more	Locations Saxonburg, US HQ Zele, BE Fuzhou, CN Suzhou, CN Kleinmachnow, DE Weiterstadt, DE Milano, IT see more	Locations Oxford, US HQ Granja Viana, BR Burlington, CA Kingston, CA Beijing, CN Beijing, CN Shanghai, CN see more
Employees	Employees 5,1844% decrease	Employees 2,1335% increase	Employees 5,16176% increase	Employees 868	Employees 12,4879% increase	Employees 6,22024% increase
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) 3 b	Valuation ($) 2.9 b	Valuation ($) 3.5 b	Valuation ($) N/A	Valuation ($) 2.1 b	Valuation ($) 7.1 b
Twitter followers	Twitter followers 1.7 k	Twitter followers N/A	Twitter followers 1.1 k	Twitter followers 2.2 k	Twitter followers 2.7 k	Twitter followers 470
Number of tweets (last 30 days)	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 13	Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 19	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 9	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 16	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 2
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.8	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.2	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 3.2	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 2.6	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 2.5
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 47.37%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 93.75%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100%
Alexa Website Rank	Alexa Website Rank 213799	Alexa Website Rank 702640	Alexa Website Rank 469962	Alexa Website Rank 410209	Alexa Website Rank 419000	Alexa Website Rank 319762
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $1.4b (FY, 2019)	Revenue (est.) $614.3m (FY, 2018)	Revenue (est.) $1.6b (FY, 2019)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $1.4b (FY, 2019)	Revenue (est.) $1.5b (FY, 2018)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods $944.2m (FY, 2019)	Cost of goods $352.8m (FY, 2018)	Cost of goods $1.1b (FY, 2019)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $841.1m (FY, 2019)	Cost of goods $659.6m (FY, 2018)
Gross profit	Gross profit $486.5m (FY, 2019)	Gross profit $261.5m (FY, 2018)	Gross profit $425.9m (FY, 2019)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $521.3m (FY, 2019)	Gross profit $800.3m (FY, 2018)
Net income	Net income $53.8m (FY, 2019)	Net income $51.1m (FY, 2018)	Net income ($36.4m) (FY, 2019)	Net income N/A	Net income $107.5m (FY, 2019)	Net income $404.2m (FY, 2018)
Operating ⚠
Backlog	Backlog $759.9m (FY, 2018)	Backlog $234.4m (FY, 2018)	Backlog $453.1m (FY, 2019)	Backlog N/A	Backlog $721m (Q1, 2020)	Backlog $712.3m (FY, 2018)
Countries	Countries N/A	Countries N/A	Countries N/A	Countries N/A	Countries 14 (FY, 2019)	Countries 19 (FY, 2018)
Manufacturing Facilities	Manufacturing Facilities N/A	Manufacturing Facilities N/A	Manufacturing Facilities N/A	Manufacturing Facilities 15 (Aug, 2019)	Manufacturing Facilities 21 (FY, 2019)	Manufacturing Facilities N/A
Patent Applications	Patent Applications 245 (FY, 2018)	Patent Applications N/A	Patent Applications 490 (FY, 2019)	Patent Applications N/A	Patent Applications N/A	Patent Applications 430 (FY, 2018)
Patents Issued	Patents Issued 725 (FY, 2018)	Patents Issued 350 (Apr, 2017)	Patents Issued N/A	Patents Issued N/A	Patents Issued N/A	Patents Issued 350 (FY, 2018)