# Cohu Inc. (COHU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment. Price $50.72, market value $2.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Cohu Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 4.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.6×.
- **Price / book: 3.1×**. The shares trade at 3.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.5%** (5-yr avg 3.3%). Free cash flow equals 1.5% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -6.9%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -16.4%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -9.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -3.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -3.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -3.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces -3.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.7%** (3-yr -17.7%/yr, 5-yr -6.6%/yr). Revenue grew 12.7% over the last year, against -6.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -6.7%**. Earnings per share fell 6.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -52.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -52.2% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.38**. Debt is 0.38 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 7.7×**. It would take 7.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Cohu Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 153.6%** (YTD 118.0%, 3-mo 1.8%). The shares are up 153.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.0%** (171.7% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.75** (volatility 67%). Beta of 2.75 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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