COHERENT vs NLIGHT
On overall TruNorth grade, NLIGHT scores higher (COHERENT: D, NLIGHT: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $1.00M in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +41 across 24 executive donors.
FEC: $892K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +56 across 25 executive donors.
Environment
environmental violation: $35K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
No public record found.
Labor
12 federal penalties totaling $203K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
No public record found.
DEI
No public record found.
EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 618 US employees — 35.6% women, 38.3% racial/ethnic minorities; management 19.6% women, 17.5% minorities.
Charity
No public record found.
No public record found.
Animal testing
No public record found.
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
No public record found.
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 455:1 (median employee pay $82,014) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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