Coherent Corp. (COHR)
S&P 500 · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1987-10-02 · last close 2026-09-09
Coherent Corp. (COHR) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15.0 | 22.0 | -8.0 | 34.2 | 13.1 | 9.1 | -33.4 | 5.7 | 9.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -4.5 | -16.9 | -13.6 | -0.9 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 20.6 | -15.9 | 19.1 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.4 |
| 2024 | 9.2 | 25.1 | 1.9 | -9.9 | 4.5 | 27.0 | -3.8 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 8.3 | -5.4 |
| 2023 | 23.6 | -0.6 | -11.7 | -10.3 | 8.3 | 37.9 | -7.1 | -20.5 | -13.3 | -9.3 | 24.3 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | -7.2 | 9.6 | 4.4 | -15.6 | 2.1 | -18.5 | 3.3 | -10.3 | -26.2 | -3.6 | 9.1 | -4.3 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 0.3 | -18.9 | -1.8 | 0.3 | 7.8 | -3.8 | -9.8 | -5.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | -11.8 | -4.0 | 20.8 | 38.1 | -0.7 | 7.4 | -12.3 | -8.8 | 12.1 | 48.8 | 12.3 |
| 2019 | 16.9 | 11.9 | -12.3 | 7.0 | -21.1 | 16.3 | 8.6 | -5.5 | -6.1 | -5.8 | -11.9 | 15.3 |
| 2018 | -9.2 | -9.7 | 6.2 | -6.8 | 15.3 | -1.1 | -9.8 | 26.9 | -4.9 | -21.3 | 0.5 | -13.3 |
| 2017 | 23.1 | -2.5 | 1.3 | -8.0 | -9.5 | 14.3 | 11.1 | -5.9 | 14.8 | 9.8 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 2016 | 12.1 | 5.5 | -1.1 | -3.9 | -2.4 | -8.0 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 8.6 | -1.8 |
| 2015 | 25.9 | 1.8 | 5.5 | -3.6 | 5.0 | 1.7 | -10.4 | -0.7 | -4.8 | 12.7 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| 2014 | -13.1 | 7.3 | -5.9 | -6.7 | -6.5 | 7.4 | -5.1 | 1.8 | -15.7 | 14.6 | -1.6 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | -6.6 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -9.2 | 7.3 | -2.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | -2.5 | -9.3 | -4.2 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 25.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -13.7 | -7.4 | -11.8 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 2.3 | -13.3 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
| 2011 | 6.5 | 3.7 | -2.8 | 16.3 | -1.7 | -9.9 | -2.2 | -21.1 | -11.4 | 8.6 | 3.0 | -6.2 |
| 2010 | -15.9 | 4.9 | 20.7 | 6.0 | -6.5 | -11.6 | 15.7 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 13.5 |
| 2009 | -1.4 | -4.6 | -4.3 | 39.5 | 0.1 | -7.4 | 7.9 | 11.6 | -4.9 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| 2008 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 16.0 | -2.2 | 5.3 | -10.7 | 10.1 | 14.2 | -12.0 | -27.3 | -28.4 | -5.1 |
| 2007 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 9.5 | -20.0 | 2.4 | -2.1 | -8.6 | 25.6 | 10.7 | 0.6 | -3.5 | -8.9 |
| 2006 | -2.6 | 4.5 | -0.6 | 19.7 | -12.4 | -3.6 | 1.1 | 13.8 | 18.3 | -1.8 | 5.5 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | -12.8 | 5.3 | -10.6 | -18.5 | 15.9 | 11.7 | 4.5 | -7.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 7.3 | -6.6 |
| 2004 | -8.4 | 5.3 | -1.6 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 18.9 | -3.4 | 28.4 | -8.0 | -2.2 | 26.0 | -1.5 |
| 2003 | 1.3 | 12.6 | -9.3 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 8.2 | -4.6 | 15.3 | -20.0 | 18.7 | -4.1 | 13.4 |
| 2002 | -10.8 | -8.5 | 7.7 | -1.1 | -6.3 | 5.2 | -11.2 | -1.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 18.1 | -0.7 |
| 2001 | 0.0 | -23.5 | 8.6 | 26.5 | -5.4 | 15.8 | -6.6 | -5.4 | -15.8 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 14.3 | 49.5 | 10.6 | 6.6 | -4.6 | 25.2 | -15.1 | 30.9 | -30.5 | 10.8 | -24.2 | -3.2 |
| 1999 | 20.6 | -2.6 | -16.2 | 21.8 | -3.3 | 4.1 | 26.3 | 2.6 | -4.6 | 8.5 | 35.3 | 16.7 |
| 1998 | -20.8 | 14.5 | -2.3 | -15.3 | -15.3 | -6.6 | -21.5 | -18.4 | -17.1 | 7.4 | 1.5 | -4.5 |
| 1997 | 13.3 | -15.1 | -2.0 | -26.3 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -2.2 | -6.9 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | -4.1 | -0.6 | 17.1 | 25.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | -16.3 | 33.3 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 22.0 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 8.5 | 59.8 | -10.4 | 52.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 8.6 | -37.5 | 2.1 | -11.3 |
| 1994 | 4.0 | 15.4 | -10.0 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 36.5 | 20.9 | 28.9 | -16.4 | 12.5 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | -6.7 | -9.5 | -5.3 | -5.6 | 5.9 | -16.7 | 13.3 | 41.2 | 8.3 | -3.9 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | 37.5 | -9.1 | -6.7 | -7.1 | -7.7 | -4.2 | -13.0 | -10.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 15.0 | -8.7 |
| 1991 | -3.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 | -3.6 | -7.4 | -8.0 | -8.7 | 19.1 | -8.0 | 21.7 | -7.1 | -7.7 |
| 1990 | -8.6 | -1.9 | 5.8 | -25.4 | -2.4 | -25.0 | -6.7 | -7.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | -3.7 | 3.9 |
| 1989 | -3.3 | -1.7 | -8.6 | 7.5 | 10.5 | -4.8 | -5.0 | -1.8 | 1.8 | -5.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 1988 | 12.9 | 45.7 | 2.0 | -11.5 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.5 | -6.1 | -1.6 |
| 1987 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -28.9 | -10.8 | -6.1 |
| Avg | 4.7 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -1.0 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 1.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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COHR seasonality — average by calendar month
Coherent Corp. has monthly history back to 1987. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 21 of 39 years, median +4.0%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. July is the soft spot, down in 22 of 39 with a median of -3.4%. Across its full record it has closed 52% of months higher, swings ±13.6% in an average month and has fallen 80.9% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +4.7% | +4.3% | -0.9% | +2.3% | +1.3% | +4.3% | -0.9% | +4.5% | -0.1% | +2.1% | +4.2% | +1.9% |
| Win rate | 54%/39 | 62%/39 | 41%/39 | 41%/39 | 54%/39 | 54%/39 | 44%/39 | 56%/39 | 45%/38 | 64%/39 | 64%/39 | 44%/39 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
COHR risk & extremes
COHR drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Coherent Corp.'s best month?+
Coherent Corp.'s strongest completed month on record is April 1995, at +59.80%.
What was Coherent Corp.'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 1995, at -37.50%.
Is Coherent Corp. up this year?+
Coherent Corp. is up 64.43% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Coherent Corp.'s 1-year return?+
+205.87% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Coherent Corp.'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 80.9%, measured on month-end closes since 1987.
Which calendar month is historically best for Coherent Corp.?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 1987. An average is not a forecast.
About Coherent Corp.
Coherent Corp. is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $59 billion. It turns caffeine and code into shareholder value — with price receipts on this site going back to 1987. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1987) would be about $96,059 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1995 at +59.8%; its worst, October 1995 at -37.5%.
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