“Inventory increased during the six months ended June 27, 2026, reflecting higher production levels to support anticipated customer demand and changes in product mix, partially offset by continued efforts to manage inventory and working capital efficiently acr…”10-Q · Jul 31, 2026 ↗
Cohu, Inc.
COHU
Market read
Cohu, Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.
No new filing conclusion is available. 1 of 18 group members are active now; 2 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- ACMR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 6 of 18 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 1 of 18 group members are active now; 2 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- ACMR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Latest annual revenue changed +12.7% year over year.
- Operating margin changed +2.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- EV/sales is 38% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
54.75Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“The increase in interest expense compared to the prior year was primarily attributable to higher interest expense associated with the convertible notes issued during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.”10-Q · Jul 31, 2026 ↗
“The increase in accounts payable was primarily due to the timing of supplier payments, the increase in accrued compensation, warranty, and other liabilities reflects the timing of payments and settlements during the period, and the increase in customer advanc…”10-Q · Jul 31, 2026 ↗
“R&D expense increased during the first six months of fiscal 2026 due to higher material costs associated with new product development during the current year.”10-Q · Jul 31, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 5.6× · EV/sales 5.8×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for COHU. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for COHU. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind COHU
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
JBLJabil Inc.partnerFeb 17, 2026 ▾
“Cohu’s supply chain is further strengthened by long-standing relationships with strategic partners, including dedicated semiconductor ATE manufacturing operations at a facility of Jabil, Inc.”
TERTeradyne, Inc.competitorFeb 17, 2026 ▾
“Key Competitors Cohu’s primary competitors include established global players in semiconductor test and inspection, such as Advantest, Teradyne, Hon Precision, KLA, and other Asia-based manufacturers.”
Depended on by
TERTeradyne, Inc.competitorFeb 19, 2026 ▾
“Competitors in the Semiconductor Test segment include, among others, Advantest Corporation, SPEA S.p.A., and Cohu, Inc.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
COHU is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Semiconductor Manufacturing. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.