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COHU INC

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COHU INC

COHU·NASDAQ·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0000021535

Cohu, Inc. is a global supplier of equipment and services that optimize semiconductor manufacturing yield and productivity. Founded in 1947, Cohu provides a broad product portfolio that accelerates customers' manufacturing time-to-market. The company's products and services support various applications, including global connectivity, autonomous driving, high-performance computing for AI, advanced medical equipment, and robotic automation. Cohu generates recurring revenue from interface products, services, spares, upgrades, configuration tooling, and software analytics, complementing its systems revenue. The company has an active equipment installed base exceeding 25,000 systems, serving over 280 high-volume manufacturing facilities for 108 customers in 31 countries. Cohu focuses on innovation with substantial research and development investments, capitalizing on growth opportunities in high-bandwidth memory inspection, high-performance processor test in AI applications (CPUs, embedded-NPUs, discrete and integrated GPUs, ASICs, and xPUs), mixed signal devices, silicon carbide and gallium nitride wide bandgap test, and AI-driven software analytics. Cohu offers semiconductor test automation and interface solutions, semiconductor test equipment, inspection and metrology solutions, and software analytics. These products support customers in computing & networking, automotive, industrial, mobile, and consumer electronics markets, aiming for high yield, improved productivity, and lower test costs. Cohu's systems are designed to support smart manufacturing initiatives, including interfaces with robotics, automated guided vehicles, overhead transport systems, and automated mobile robots.

COHU INC (NASDAQ:COHU) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for COHU at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-31, rated 7/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for COHU spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, PRE 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Cohu Q2 Revenue Jumps 38% to $149M, Nears Breakeven as AI Demand Drives Recovery
  • Cohu Q2 Revenue Jumps 38% YoY to $149M, Raises AI Pipeline to $850M, Guides Q3 Above Consensus
  • Cohu Boosts AI Compute Pipeline to $850M, Signaling Strong Demand
  • Cohu Stockholders Approve 60 Million Share Increase, Boosting Potential Dilution
  • Cohu Secures $5M in Orders for Next-Gen GaN Power Device Testing in AI Data Centers

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 27, 2025
Revenue
$452.96M
Net Income
-$74.27M
Diluted EPS
-$1.59
Op. Cash Flow
$31.69M
Free Cash Flow
$10.73M
Operating Income
-$69.77M
Cash & Equivalents
$227.05M
Total Debt
$296.08M
Debt / Equity
0.38×
Net Margin
-16.4%
Shares Outstanding
49.88M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-17 · accession 0001437749-26-004339

Short Interest & Short Volume

8.62 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 8,628,062 shares in COHU as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.7% decrease from the prior period — about 8.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 29.7% of COHU volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)8,628,062 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 0.7%
Days to cover8.62 at avg daily volume of 1,000,654
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)29.7% of 577,087 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume37.9%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$74.4 +0.92% today
52-week range · as of 2026-07-31 $17.8 – $74.6
Market cap
$3.48B
Volume
1.4M (1.4× avg)
3-mo avg 967.2K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:50 UTC · Market closed

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COHU
Jul 31, 2026, 6:06 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $57.96
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$16.44 (+28%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
Jul 30, 2026, 4:07 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $54.30
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$20.10 (+37%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
Jul 30, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $57.00
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$17.40 (+31%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
May 15, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $47.14
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$27.26 (+58%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
May 12, 2026, 9:36 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $49.71
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$24.69 (+50%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
Apr 30, 2026, 4:12 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $43.00
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$31.40 (+73%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
Apr 30, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $45.50
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$28.90 (+64%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
Apr 02, 2026, 6:12 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $30.89
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$43.51 (+141%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
Mar 23, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $29.52
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$44.88 (+152%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
COHU
Feb 17, 2026, 4:02 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $30.27
Real-time Price: $74.40 info
Change: +$44.13 (+146%) info
Market Cap: $3.478B info
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