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MKSI

MKS Inc.
$216.10
+2.35% Oct 21 close
Information TechnologyS&P 400 CompareTechnicals
-5%+50%+105%+160%+215%Oct 2025Oct 2026Apr 2026
MKSISPY
1W
-7.8%
1M
-15.9%
3M
-37.3%
6M
-22.3%
YTD
+35.6%
1Y
+54.2%

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What they do

MKS Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and internationally. The company operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.

Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

For information only · Important disclosures

Grades vs sector

Momentum
79th percentile in sector
B+
12-1 return: +85.4%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Growth
72nd percentile in sector
B+
Revenue growth (YoY): +28.3%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Value
70th percentile in sector
B
Forward E/P: 8.2% · EBITDA/EV: 5.8%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Profitability
51st percentile in sector
C+
Profit margin: +10.1% · Return on equity: +15.8%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Revisions
Not enough data yet
–
EPS estimate change, 30 days (current FY): –
30-day change in analysts' current-year EPS estimate; graded across covered stocks.

Our models

Not held by any of our 5 live models right now.

Quality Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
Momentum Top 15
Outside this model's universe or screens
Momentum Blend
Not in the current book
New Highs Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
Coteau Long Book
Not in the current book

News

More news
TTM Technologies To Acquire Ophir Optics Business From MKS For Approx. $650 Mln All-cash Deal
Nasdaq · Oct 19

Key stats

Market value$14.6B
P/E (last 12 months)34.4
P/E (next 12 months, estimated)12.3
52-week range$130.72 – $447.62
Revenue growth (latest quarter vs a year ago)+28.3%
Dividend yield0.47%
Analyst consensusBuy (14)
Average analyst price target$408.00 (+89%)
Valuation and fundamentals

Valuation & fundamentals

Bottom line
Leans undervalued
Model read-out from the numbers below, not advice. Score +1 (DCF counts double).
▼DCF (base case)below the price by 47%
▲Forward P/E vs sector12.3x vs median 16.9x
▲Piotroski F-score7/9
•Altman Z2.4 (grey)
•Net debt / EBITDA3.4x
▲Analyst target+89% (14 analysts)

Discounted cash flow

CyclicalValued on average-cycle margins
Bear
$55
-75%
growth 10% · disc. 14.0% · term. 2.0%
Base
$115
-47%
growth 16% · disc. 13.0% · term. 2.5%
Bull
$186
-14%
growth 20% · disc. 12.0% · term. 3.0%

Starting cash flow is mid-cycle: 13.4% average margin × current revenue = 0.6B (last 12 months: 0.5B at a 10% margin). On trailing cash flow the base case would be $79.

Reverse DCFfor context, not a signal
Today's price assumes free cash flow grows about 20% a year for 10 years.
Implied
+20%/yr
FCF, last 3 yrs
+11%/yr
FCF, last 5 yrs
+3%/yr
Revenue, last 3 yrs
+3%/yr
Revenue, last 5 yrs
+11%/yr
Same inputs as the DCF above: mid-cycle free cash flow 0.6B, 13.0% discount rate, 2.5% growth after year 10, net debt and today's share count. Actual growth rates are compound annual rates from SEC annual filings through FY2025; "n/a" means too little history or a negative starting year.
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Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital spending, trailing 12 months (TTM to 2026-06-30). Growth default: average of 3-year revenue CAGR and latest revenue growth, capped at 30%. Years 6–10 fade linearly to terminal growth. Discount rate = 4.25% risk-free assumption + beta 2.02 × 5% equity premium, kept within 7–13%. Bear: lower growth, +1 pt discount, 2% terminal. Bull: higher growth, −1 pt, 3%.

Multiples vs Information Technology

P/E (trailing)
sector median 35.9× · 48th pct
34.4×
cheaper
Forward P/E
sector median 16.9× · 24th pct
12.3×
cheaper
EV / EBITDA
sector median 20.8× · 42nd pct
17.7×
cheaper
Price / sales
sector median 4.6× · 39th pct
3.4×
cheaper
Price / book
sector median 5.1× · 48th pct
4.9×
cheaper
FCF yield
sector median 3.5% · 45th pct
3.1%
pricier

Forward EPS $17.58 vs trailing $6.29 (+179% expected growth). Forward P/E uses analysts' next-12-month estimate.

Quality & financial health

Gross margin
47.0%
Operating margin
15.7%
FCF margin
10.5%
Net margin
10.1%
Return on equity
14.7%
Return on invested capital
9.5%
Net debt / EBITDA
3.4×
Current ratio
1.1×
Interest cover
3.6×
Cash conversion (OCF/NI)
1.4×
Piotroski F-score 7/9 · last two fiscal years
✓ Positive net income✓ Positive operating cash flow✓ Return on assets improved✓ Cash flow above net income✓ Long-term debt / assets fell✗ Current ratio improved✓ No share dilution✗ Gross margin improved✓ Asset turnover improved

Altman Z-score 2.4 (grey zone; above 3.0 = safe, below 1.8 = distress). Not meaningful for banks and insurers.

Analysts

Mean target
$408
+89%
Analysts
14
Buy
Range
$270–$600
low – high
● price · ◆ mean target

Annual history

FYRevenueNet incomeFree cash flow
2025$3.9B$295.0M$497.0M
2024$3.6B$190.0M$410.0M
2023$3.6B$-1.8B$232.0M
2022$3.5B$333.0M$365.0M
2021$3.0B$551.0M$553.0M
2020$2.3B$350.0M$428.0M

From the company's 10-K filings via SEC XBRL. 3-year revenue CAGR +3.5%.

Earnings

Next report: 2026-11-04 · during market · EPS est 3.63
24-1125-0225-0525-0825-1126-0226-0526-080.003.30
EstimateActual (beat)Actual (miss)
ReportEPS estActualSurprise
2026-08-052.963.30+11.4%
2026-05-062.052.30+12.1%
2026-02-172.462.47+0.3%
2025-11-051.851.93+4.1%
2025-08-061.641.77+8.1%
2025-05-071.451.71+17.5%
2025-02-121.962.15+10.0%
2024-11-061.451.72+18.8%

Quarterly revenue

QuarterRevenueYoY
2026-06-30$1.2B+28.3%
2026-03-31$1.1B–
2025-12-31$1.0B–
2025-09-30$988.0M–
2025-06-30$973.0M–
Rating changes
Reiterated
2026-09-17 · Morgan Stanley reiterated Overweight on MKSI
Reiterated
2026-08-25 · Mizuho reiterated Outperform on MKSI
Reiterated
2026-08-07 · Citigroup reiterated Buy on MKSI
Reiterated
2026-08-07 · JP Morgan reiterated Overweight on MKSI
Reiterated
2026-08-07 · Wells Fargo reiterated Equal-Weight on MKSI
Reiterated
2026-08-06 · Needham reiterated Buy on MKSI

Third-party analyst actions, not Coteau's views. All rating changes

Recent dividends

2026-08-25: $0.250 · 2026-06-03: $0.250 · 2026-02-23: $0.250 · 2025-11-24: $0.220 · 2025-08-25: $0.220 · 2025-05-27: $0.220 · 2025-02-24: $0.220 · 2024-11-25: $0.220
Insider trades
Mora Elizabeth
Director · 2026-09-01
Sell
$75.3K
Lee John Tseng-Chung
Director, President & CEO · 2026-08-14
Sell
$3.0M
Williams John Edward
EVP & GM, PSD · 2026-08-03
Sell
$131.8K
None
None · None
Sell
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Beta 0.9 · Oct 21, 2026