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COHU INC COHU

Nasdaq · stock · Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals · website · IPO 1964-01-16 · LEI

COHU INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.0B
P / S6.7×
P / B3.8×
P / FCF281.6×
Net margin-16.4%
Return on equity-9.5%
FCF margin2.4%
Net debt$78.0M
Enterprise value USD$3.1B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-2.2%
Return on capital-6.2%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.10% 9.30% -7.10% -11.90% -2.20% 18.90% 11.90% 4.40% -17.40% -16.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
33.60% 39.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
1.10% 10.70% -6.60% -9.00% 0.50% 22.70% 15.40% 6.80% -17.80% -15.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
1.30% 11.40% -5.90% -14.40% -2.70% 19.00% 10.40% 3.00% -8.10% -9.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
27.5M 28.9M 40.8M 41.4M 42.2M 48.8M 49.3M 49.4M 49.6M 49.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$129.7M $194.2M $205.3M $176.2M -$170.9M -$162.6M -$204.6M -$197.6M $78.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.90% 7.80% -2.80% -6.50% -1.30% 13.30% 7.90% 2.40% -7.00% -6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.50% 9.50% 6.50% -0.10% 4.90% 9.70% 12.10% 13.40% -2.00% 2.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.02× 0.66× 0.75× 0.64× 0.14× 0.09× 0.04× 0.01× 0.39× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.11 $1.14 -$1.01 -$1.69 -$0.33 $3.45 $1.98 $0.59 -$1.49 -$1.59 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COHU INC trades at about 95.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.6×–1211×, median 34.3×).

9.6× 1211×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.6×–1211×); dot = today's 95.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin————————39.9%33.6%
Operating margin-15.4%-17.8%6.8%15.4%22.7%0.5%-9.0%-6.6%10.7%1.1%
Net margin-16.4%-17.4%4.4%11.9%18.9%-2.2%-11.9%-7.1%9.3%1.1%
FCF margin2.4%-2.0%13.4%12.1%9.7%4.9%-0.1%6.5%9.5%7.5%
Return on assets-6.0%-7.0%2.4%7.9%13.3%-1.3%-6.5%-2.8%7.8%0.9%
Return on equity-9.5%-8.1%3.0%10.4%19.0%-2.7%-14.4%-5.9%11.4%1.3%
Debt / equity0.39×0.01×0.04×0.09×0.14×0.64×0.75×0.66×0.02×—
Current ratio6.886.276.184.753.902.782.953.023.493.57

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.