AI optical transceivers · silicon photonics

Coherent

A key supplier of AI-datacenter optical-networking components (transceivers, lasers). FY2025 revenue $5.78B (+23%), led by datacenter and communications. Ramping 1.6T transceivers (silicon photonics, EML, VCSEL). NVIDIA invested $2B and committed multi-billion purchases of its lasers and optical-networking products.

Business categories Optical Communication Components · AI Compute Infrastructure · primary

COHR Updated Jul 12, 2026 5 AI consumers· 4 recurring

Per the valuechain.wiki graph, Coherent is directly linked to 7 companies (3 supply, 4 revenue, 2 investment relationships) and reaches 74 companies within two hops; the links are backed by 14 dated sources, 3 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

Annual return · 2026-10-09'21-10%'22-48.6%'23+24%'24+117.6%'25+94.8%YTD+69.4%
Money in ▸NVIDIA●Mitsubishi Electric (SiC wafer supply)●hyperscalers · telecom (optical transceivers)◐InnoLight◐Eoptolink◐
CoherentFY2025 revenue $5.78B
▸ Money outFabrinet●Tower Semiconductor●MACOM Technology●R&D engineers (undisclosed)○compound semiconductors & optical materials (undisclosed)○

Financials & Segments

  • Total revenue · FY2025 revenue $5.78B (+23%)
  • Customer concentration · Driven by AI-datacenter transceiver demand.
  • Segments · Datacenter/comms optics · Lasers/materials

Revenue from

  • NVIDIA High confidence
    NVIDIA is the anchor that pre-commits Coherent's optics demand — a $2B investment and multi-billion purchase commitment lock in 1.6T transceiver/laser volume, the core of Coherent's revenue visibility.
    Confirms EN Coherent Published Mar 2, 2026: NVIDIA and Coherent Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Optics Technology to Scale Next-Generation Data Center Architecture
    Confirms KO Ledesk Published Jan 1, 2026: Optical networking, essential to fully use AI chips
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Nov 1, 2025: Coherent quarterly report (10-Q)
  • Mitsubishi Electric (SiC wafer supply) High confidence
    Its SiC subsidiary (Silicon Carbide LLC) supplies Mitsubishi Electric with 150mm/200mm SiC substrates and epi wafers under a long-term arrangement tied to the 2023 investment.
    Confirms EN Coherent Published Dec 4, 2023: Coherent's Silicon Carbide Business Completes $1B in Investments From DENSO and Mitsubishi Electric
    Confirms KO KIPOST Published Oct 11, 2023: Denso, Mitsubishi Electric invest $1B in Coherent's SiC business
  • hyperscalers · telecom (optical transceivers) Medium confidence
    Hyperscalers and telecoms source DCI and telecom optical transceivers — the core demand tied to the AI capex cycle.
    Confirms EN LightCounting Published Mar 1, 2026: Sales of optical transceivers reached $23.8 billion in 2025
    Confirms KO Ledesk Published Jan 1, 2026: Optical networking, essential to fully use AI chips
    Confirms KO Newspim Published Oct 27, 2025: OE Solutions localizes core parts for Coherent AI-datacenter transceivers
  • InnoLight Medium confidence
    InnoLight is both a transceiver customer and a finished-module rival — Coherent supplies the key EML laser, a dual structure where component sales ride on a competitor's volume.
    Mentions EN Photon Capital Published Apr 18, 2026: Five companies dominate the EML market
    Confirms EN IP-Fiber (Baudcom) Published Nov 11, 2025: Nvidia Orders Surge: InnoLight and Eoptolink Dominate 60% of 800G Supply
  • Eoptolink Medium confidence
    Supplies EMLs for Eoptolink transceivers — a component-revenue axis selling the key laser to a finished-module rival.
    Mentions EN Photon Capital Published Apr 18, 2026: Five companies dominate the EML market
    Confirms EN Eoptolink/SZSE Published Mar 1, 2026: Eoptolink company/IR (SZSE)

Pays to

  • Fabrinet High confidence
    Outsources optical-module manufacturing to Fabrinet.
    Confirms EN MatrixBCG Published Jan 1, 2026: Fabrinet contract-manufactures optics for NVIDIA, Cisco, AWS, Lumentum
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Aug 18, 2025: Fabrinet FY2025 results (8-K)
  • Tower Semiconductor High confidence
    Sources SiPho/SiGe from Tower foundry for transceivers.
    Confirms EN TipRanks Published Nov 10, 2025: Tower bets big on photonics (No.1 SiPho for transceivers)
  • MACOM Technology High confidence
    Sources laser drivers/TIAs from MACOM for transceivers.
    Confirms EN Converge Digest Published Jan 1, 2026: MACOM revenue jumps 23% as AI optical demand accelerates
  • R&D engineers (undisclosed) Low confidence
    Silicon-photonics/optics R&D.
    Confirms KO Ledesk Published Jan 1, 2026: Optical networking, essential to fully use AI chips
  • compound semiconductors & optical materials (undisclosed) Low confidence
    Compound-semiconductor materials (InP/GaAs) and in-house fabs.
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Nov 1, 2025: Coherent quarterly report (10-Q)

Investors

  • NVIDIA High confidence
    NVIDIA invests $2B in Coherent (optics alliance).
    Confirms EN Coherent Published Mar 2, 2026: NVIDIA and Coherent Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Optics Technology to Scale Next-Generation Data Center Architecture
    Confirms KO Ledesk Published Jan 1, 2026: Optical networking, essential to fully use AI chips
  • Mitsubishi Electric (12.5% SiC stake) High confidence
    Mitsubishi Electric holds a $500M / 12.5% non-controlling stake in the SiC subsidiary (Silicon Carbide LLC), matched by DENSO; closed Dec 2023.
    Confirms EN Coherent Published Dec 4, 2023: Coherent's Silicon Carbide Business Completes $1B in Investments From DENSO and Mitsubishi Electric
    Confirms KO KIPOST Published Oct 11, 2023: Denso, Mitsubishi Electric invest $1B in Coherent's SiC business

Value-chain ripple (2 tiers)

Following node-to-node links up to 2 tiers; each firm is shown once, at its nearest tier.

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SK Telecomlead2+7.9-12+15.8+15.5+37.5+18
Foxconn (Hon Hai)lead2-5.1+2.8+7.8+80.1+26.9+16.3
Mercury Systemslead2-37.5-18.7-18.3+14.8+73.8+12.9
Amazonlead2+2.4-49.6+80.9+44.4+5.2+12
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General Motorslead2+40.8-42.4+7.9+49.8+54.2+2.4
Yum! Brandslead2+30.1-6+3.9+4.7+14.9+0.6
Geely Autolead2-40.8-22.9-40.3+98.5+14.5-3.5
Meta Platformslead2+23.1-64.2+194.1+66+13.1-6.4
IonQlead2·-79.3+259.1+237.1+7.4-11.9
Toyota Motor Corporationlead2+58.1-13.4+63+1.8+21.8-14.3
Teslalead2+49.8-65+101.7+62.5+11.4-14.9
IBMlead2+16.7+10.6+21.8+39.3+38.2-21.8
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Tencent Holdings Limitedlead2-28.6-14.2-28.7+49.8+52.1-29.1
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Hyundai Motor Companylead2-16.7-4.7+16.2+12.3+158.8-34.2
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Baidulead2·-8.2-23.4-13.5+74.2-45.7
Pony.ailead2····+1-49.3
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InnoLightlead1-30.7-18.3+253.7+12+468.1+25.6
NVIDIAlead1+125.5-50.3+239+171.2+38.9+23.2
Mitsubishi Electriclead1-8.1+2.5+58.7+19.1+91+7.7
Coherentnode-10-48.6+24+117.6+94.8+69.4
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YTD as of 2026-10-09 · source: Yahoo Finance

Coherent operates across AI optical transceivers, silicon photonics. After a spike of +117.6% in 2024, gains cooled to +94.8% in 2025 and +52.7% in 2026. Demand side (avg +21.9%), the stock (+52.7%) and supply side (avg +45.3%) are moving in step. Propagation has completed a lap, so the next leg depends on individual results more than chain direction. Among connected nodes the furthest ahead is Tower Semiconductor (+89.4%) and the furthest behind is Fabrinet (-10.5%). If chain logic explains the gap, the laggard is the next propagation candidate; if not, the link itself deserves a second look. NVIDIA invested $2B and committed multi-billion purchases of its lasers and optical-networking products.

Analysis generated from returns as of 2026-09-04

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Buy 4 · Hold 1 · Sell 0 · Avg. target $399 · Price $312.62 (10-09) · Upside +28%

BrokerRatingTargetPublished
Raymond James · Simon LeopoldStrong Buy$435Jul 2, 2026Report ↗
Stifel · Ruben RoyBuy$412May 11, 2026Report ↗
TD Cowen · Sean O'LoughlinBuy$395May 7, 2026Report ↗
Rosenblatt Securities · Mike GenoveseBuy$425May 7, 2026Report ↗
Morgan Stanley · Meta MarshallEqual Weight$330May 7, 2026Report ↗

Target $371→$435, Strong Buy kept; robust AI datacenter 800G/1.6T transceiver and InP/EML laser demand with a deep backlog.

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