Coherent: $198m of the $848m pre-tax profit came from two sales
Fiscal 2026 10-K: a $124m gain on selling businesses sits on its own line of the income statement, and a $74m gain on selling an equity stake sits inside another line. The effective tax rate for the year was 7%
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Coherent Corp. Form 10-K (fiscal 2026, filed 2026-08-14, accession 0000820318-26-000020): consolidated statement of earnings; the 'Fiscal Year 2026 Compared to Fiscal Year 2025' select-items table in MD&A and the Gain on sale of business, Interest and other net, and Income taxes paragraphs; the segment note reconciliation to earnings before income taxes; the assets held-for-sale and sale of businesses note; the consolidated statement of cash flows. Annual figures cross-checked against SEC XBRL Company Facts.
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Coherent Corp. (COHR) reported pre-tax earnings of $847.7m for fiscal 2026. Inside that figure are a $124.1m gain on the sale of businesses and a $74.0m gain on the sale of an equity investment. Together they are $198.1m, or 23.4% of pre-tax earnings.
In plain terms
Coherent makes the light-carrying parts that go into telecom networks and data centres. Its profit grew sharply last year, but part of that profit did not come from selling parts: it came from selling two businesses and a stake the company held, which happens once and does not repeat. The tax bill for the year was also small next to the profit.
What happened
Coherent Corp. (COHR) makes optical communications components, lasers and semiconductor materials. Its fiscal 2026 ended on 30 June 2026, and the 10-K was filed on 14 August 2026.
Two lines from the consolidated statement of earnings:
Item
Fiscal 2026
Earnings before income taxes
$847.7m
of which, gain on sale of businesses
$124.1m
of which, gain on sale of an equity investment
$74.0m
The two combined, as a share of pre-tax earnings
23.4%
The first gain has its own line on the income statement, labelled Gain on sale of business. The second does not: it sits inside Interest and other, net, and the company put the figure at $74m in the MD&A.
How the $847.7m was builtSubscribers
Two things were soldSubscribers
Income tax of $60.8m, an effective rate of 7%Subscribers
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Earnings rose sharply — did the underlying business improve?
The year-on-year movement in revenue, cost of goods sold, research and development and selling, general and administrative expense is set out in a table in the subscriber section.
Where exactly do the two gains sit?
One has its own line on the income statement; the other is inside a different line. The subscriber section gives the position and the amount of each.
Why was the tax charge small?
The subscriber section carries the effective rate the company disclosed, the gap to the statutory rate, and the reasons the company gave.
Which businesses were sold?
The dates and amounts of both disposals, and the impairment taken ahead of one of them, are set out in the subscriber section.
Where can I check this myself?
On SEC EDGAR, open Coherent Corp.'s fiscal 2026 Form 10-K (accession 0000820318-26-000020) and read the consolidated statement of earnings and the assets held-for-sale and sale of businesses note.
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Coherent Corp. Form 10-K (fiscal 2026, filed 2026-08-14, accession 0000820318-26-000020): consolidated statement of earnings; the 'Fiscal Year 2026 Compared to Fiscal Year 2025' select-items table in MD&A and the Gain on sale of business, Interest and other net, and Income taxes paragraphs; the segment note reconciliation to earnings before income taxes; the assets held-for-sale and sale of businesses note; the consolidated statement of cash flows. Annual figures cross-checked against SEC XBRL Company Facts. · SEC EDGAR · This article is not investment advice. Disclaimer
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