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Coherent's top competitors include nLIGHT, MKS Instruments, Excelitas Technologies, Novanta, Lumentum and IPG Photonics.
 Coherent Coherent is a provider of lasers, laser-based technologies, and laser-based system solutions. |  nLIGHT nLIGHT is a company that is engaged in the development, design, and production of laser technologies and products. |  MKS Instruments MKS Instruments is a company that provides instruments, subsystems, and process control solutions to measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze the critical parameters of manufacturing processes. |  Novanta Novanta (formerly known as GSI Group) is a supplier of core technology solutions that give advanced industrial and healthcare original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a competitive advantage. |  Lumentum Lumentum is a designer and manufacturer of optical and photonic products that enable optical networking and laser applications. |  IPG Photonics IPG Photonics is a company that develops, manufactures, and sells high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1966 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 1961 | Founding Date 2010 | Founding Date 1968 | Founding Date 2015 | Founding Date 1990 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Santa Clara, US HQ Hilton, AU Markham, CA Mississauga, CA Beijing, CN Shanghai, CN Shenzhen, CN see more | Locations Camas, US HQ Shanghai, CN Lohja, FI Seoul, KR Hillsboro, US Vancouver, US | Locations Waltham, US HQ São Paulo, BR Kitchener, CA Mississauga, CA Montréal, CA Vaudreuil Dorion, CA Beijing, CN see more | Locations San Jose, US HQ Ottawa, CA Shenzhen, CN Shenzhen, CN Vélizy Villacoublay, FR Milano, IT Sagamihara, JP see more | Locations Oxford, US HQ Granja Viana, BR Burlington, CA Kingston, CA Beijing, CN Beijing, CN Shanghai, CN see more | ||
Employees | Employees 5,0854% increase | Employees 1,3002% increase | Employees 6,40010% increase | Employees 7,000 | Employees 2,70023% increase | Employees 5,6183% increase | Employees 6,5809% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 6.7 b | Valuation ($) 524.4 m | Valuation ($) 6.6 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 4.6 b | Valuation ($) 6.5 b | Valuation ($) 5.2 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 2.5 k | Twitter followers 22 | Twitter followers 991 | Twitter followers 959 | Twitter followers 107 | Twitter followers 1.7 k | Twitter followers 838 |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 59 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 11 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 29 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 24 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 5 |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 3.1 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.5 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.6 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.8 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 89.83% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 72.73% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 41.38% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 58.33% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 60% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 280243 | Alexa Website Rank 684028 | Alexa Website Rank 274981 | Alexa Website Rank 421295 | Alexa Website Rank 615310 | Alexa Website Rank 342994 | Alexa Website Rank 353168 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 4.5 | Employee Rating 2.9 | Employee Rating 3.6 | Employee Rating 3.9 | Employee Rating 3.3 | Employee Rating 3.8 | Employee Rating 3.1 |
Financial | |||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $1.5b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $270.1m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $2.9b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $750m (Y, 2018) | Revenue (est.) $706.8m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $1.7b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $1.5b (FY, 2021) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $918.6m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $192.8m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $1.6b (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods ($379.6m) (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $959.7m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $764.5m (FY, 2021) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $568.8m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $77.3m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $1.4b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $327.1m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $783.1m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $696.4m (FY, 2021) |
Net income | Net income ($106.8m) (FY, 2021) | Net income ($29.7m) (FY, 2021) | Net income $551.4m (FY, 2021) | Net income N/A | Net income $50.3m (FY, 2021) | Net income $397.3m (FY, 2021) | Net income $277.9m (FY, 2021) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||
Backlog | Backlog $717.1m (FY, 2021) | Backlog $38m (FY, 2018) | Backlog $500m (FY, 2019) | Backlog N/A | Backlog $234.4m (FY, 2018) | Backlog $453.1m (FY, 2019) | Backlog $673.7m (FY, 2020) |
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries 30 (FY, 2018) | Countries 90 (FY, 2021) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 19 (FY, 2018) |
Industries Served | Industries Served N/A | Industries Served N/A | Industries Served N/A | Industries Served 8 (Oct, 2021) | Industries Served N/A | Industries Served N/A | Industries Served 14 (Aug, 2021) |
Patent Applications | Patent Applications 195 (FY, 2021) | Patent Applications N/A | Patent Applications N/A | Patent Applications N/A | Patent Applications N/A | Patent Applications 490 (FY, 2019) | Patent Applications 475 (FY, 2020) |
Patents (Foreign) | Patents (Foreign) N/A | Patents (Foreign) 114 (FY, 2018) | Patents (Foreign) 1.7 k (FY, 2021) | Patents (Foreign) N/A | Patents (Foreign) N/A | Patents (Foreign) 798 (FY, 2019) | Patents (Foreign) N/A |
Patents (US) | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) 106 (FY, 2018) | Patents (US) 682 (FY, 2021) | Patents (US) 85 (Oct, 2021) | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) 1.1 k (FY, 2019) | Patents (US) N/A |
Patents Issued | Patents Issued 890 (FY, 2021) | Patents Issued N/A | Patents Issued N/A | Patents Issued N/A | Patents Issued 350 (Apr, 2017) | Patents Issued N/A | Patents Issued 500 (FY, 2020) |
Patents Pending | Patents Pending N/A | Patents Pending 247 (FY, 2018) | Patents Pending 90 (FY, 2021) | Patents Pending N/A | Patents Pending N/A | Patents Pending N/A | Patents Pending N/A |
Funding | |||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 140k | Total funding raised $ 203.4m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 82.4m |
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nLIGHT
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Employees
1,300↑ 2% increase
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HQ
Andover, US
Employees
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Excelitas Technologies
HQ
Waltham, US
Employees
7,000
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HQ
Bedford, US
Employees
2,700↑ 23% increase
Novanta (formerly known as GSI Group) is a supplier of core technology solutions that give advanced industrial and healthcare original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a competitive advantage.
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