Coherent vs nLight

Coherent has a tracked market cap of $64.3B; nLight is currently unpriced in the dataset. Coherent reports higher tracked revenue ($5.8B vs $261M). Both are primarily Photonics & Optics companies.

Shared segment: Distribution & Misc.

Side-by-side

CoherentnLight
Market cap$64.3BUnpriced
Revenue$5.8B (FY2025)$261M (FY2025)
Primary segmentPhotonics & OpticsPhotonics & Optics
Market positionmajorniche
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Tracked suppliers33
Tracked customers233
Chokepoint / criticality68/10050/100

Market caps/revenue from the wafergraph dataset · data as of 2026-08-12. Criticality is a graph-derived chokepoint score (0–100). Coverage is partial; "Unpriced" means no reliable market cap.

How Coherent and nLight compare

  • Revenue: Coherent reports higher tracked revenue.
  • Supply-chain criticality: Coherent has the higher chokepoint score (68/100 vs 50/100).
  • Footprint: Coherent (United States) vs nLight (United States).

Company hubs

Coherent · nLight · Distribution & Misc segment

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