Cohu, Inc. (COHU) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 40
- Profitability 25
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 65
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 45/100 — Speculative
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
Cohu, Inc. (COHU) is a Semiconductor Equipment & Materials company in the Technology sector. Compound Radar rates Cohu, Inc. 45/100 (Speculative) due to solid business quality, strong revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Strong
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- Forward P/E 28.19
- PEG 1.15
- EV/Revenue 4.11
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 38.4%
- Gross Margin 44.0%
- Operating Margin 0.6%
- Net Margin -7.4%
- ROE -4.8%
Financial strength
- Cash $498.17M
- Debt $331.24M
- Net Cash $166.92M
- Free Cash Flow $10.73M
- Current Ratio 5.74
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- Ambarella, Inc. Semiconductor Equipment & Materials AMBA$67.12 72 Health 72 / 100
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- Applied Materials, Inc. Semiconductor Equipment & Materials AMAT$395.93 67 Health 67 / 100
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