Coherent (COHR Quick QuoteCOHR - Free Report) reported $1.53 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.4%. EPS of $1.00 for the same period compares to $0.61 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.51 billion, representing a surprise of +1%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.53%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.93.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Coherent performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Networking: $945.2 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $930.18 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +39%.
• Revenues- Lasers: $348 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $358.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.1%.
• Revenues- Materials: $236.2 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $231.23 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.4%.

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Shares of Coherent have returned +21.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.