---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-208972"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COHR"
cik: "0000820318"
company_name: "COHERENT CORP."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:03:59.433187+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coherent Q3 FY2026 revenue $1.81B (+21% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.97, non-GAAP $1.41

## Summary
- Revenue $1.81B +21% YoY (+27% pro forma); GAAP gross margin 37.7% (+243 bps).
- GAAP EPS $0.97 vs -$0.11 YoY; non-GAAP EPS $1.41 vs $0.91 (up $0.50).
- Non-GAAP operating margin 20.3% (+163 bps YoY); operating income $366M.
- CEO cites strong AI datacenter/communications demand; capacity expansion underway.
- CFO notes capital investment ramp to increase capacity given robust demand visibility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-208972
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COHR
- cik: 0000820318
- company_name: COHERENT CORP.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01, 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312526208972/0001193125-26-208972-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312526208972/d57080d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-208972.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: edd805d22605cb5d7b53c580170d041d7348dd39
  claim: COHERENT CORP. reported third quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.81 billion, net income $0.97 per diluted share, EPS $1.41.
  evidence_excerpt: a global leader in photonics, announced financial results today for its third quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended March 31, 2026. Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was $1.81 billion, with GAAP gross margin of 37.7% and GAAP net income of $0.97 per diluted share. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 39.6% with net income per diluted share of $1.41. “We
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312526208972/0001193125-26-208972-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.