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COHR posts strong Q3 growth driven by booming AI networking demand, though shares slip after the earnings release.

The AI optics trade is taking a breather. Shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are down 14% in midday trading, while Coherent (NYSE:COHR) is off 10% and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) is sliding 7%. The selloff is sector-wide. Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) is lower by 10% and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) is down 8%, confirming this is correlated basket selling rather than ... Applied Optoelectronics Crashes 14%, Coherent Slides 10%, Lumentum Falls 7% as Optics Trade Cools

Materials and photonics company Coherent (NYSE:COHR) reported Q1 CY2026 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 20.5% year on year to $1.81 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($1.98 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 3.4% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.41 per share was 1.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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