Strategic Intelligence Report
Generated July 30, 2026
Computing Interconnects
Coherent Corp
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Chokepoint Score
1 other entity structurally depend on this one
Steady
Momentum
insider filing activity unchanged since last check
Headquarters
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Website
Employees
30,216 (FY2025 10-K)
Founded
1971
Listing
COHR · NYSE
Market Cap
$47.60B
Revenue (TTM)
$6.60B
Price
USD243.33 (-23.29%)
Market data as of Jul 29, 2026, 11:25 AM · Source: Yahoo Finance (delayed). Not investment advice.
Overview
A photonics and optical components manufacturer that ranks among NVIDIA's own top five disclosed equity holdings, supplying components relevant to the co-packaged optics and high-speed networking buildout across AI data centers. Coherent signed a multi-year NVIDIA deal with a multibillion-dollar purchase commitment and a $2 billion investment, and ranked among NVIDIA's own top five disclosed equity holdings.
Dependency Map
One hop in each direction — see Strategic Connections below for the full, sourced breakdown of every relationship.
Strategic Connections
Supply Chain
- NVIDIA: Coherent signed a multi-year NVIDIA deal with a multibillion-dollar purchase commitment and received a $2 billion NVIDIA investment, ranking among NVIDIA's own top five disclosed equity holdings.
- Co-Packaged Optics: Coherent supplies photonic and optical components relevant to co-packaged optics and high-speed AI cluster networking.
- AI Data Centers: Coherent Corp supplies optical components and transceivers used in AI data center networking.
Competition / Other
- Corning: Coherent Corp competes with Corning in optical components and connectivity products for AI data center networking.
- Lumentum: Coherent Corp competes with Lumentum in optical components and transceivers for AI data center networking, even as both separately supply NVIDIA under similar purchase agreements.
Strategic Risks
- Optical component pricing per port faces compression even as total content per AI cluster rises
Future Outlook
- Rising optical content per AI cluster as link counts climb across scale-out networking
Sources
- NVIDIA Corp, SEC Form 13F-HR filing (reproduced by StockTitan) (May 2026) — NVIDIA's own 13F lists Coherent among its top five equity holdings
- Futurum Group / Coherent Q3 FY2026 earnings (May 2026) — Coherent signs multi-year NVIDIA deal with multibillion-dollar purchase commitment and $2B investment
Generated by InsightNodes — Technology Intelligence Platform. This report reflects sourced, evidence-backed information as of the dates cited above and is not investment advice.
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