MKS Inc

US · MKSI #997 by market cap Listed 1970

273.15 -8.26 -2.94%

Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 264s ago · 2026-10-08 08:30

Pre-market 265.04 -2.97%

After-hours 273.50 +0.13%

Overnight 271.00 -0.79%

Market cap: 18.47B
P/E (TTM): 43.50
P/B: 6.18
EPS: 4.37
Div yield: 0.34%
52W pos: 46%

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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed

Fair

Altman Z-Score is 2.81, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.

Revenue annual, last 8 years

Latest year +9.62% YoY

Margins

Gross margin: 46.73%
Operating margin: 14.42%
Net margin: 7.50%

Key ratios & quality

Enterprise value: 22.00B
Altman Z-Score: 2.81

Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.

Income statement

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	2.08B	1.90B	2.33B	2.95B	3.55B	3.62B	3.59B	3.93B
Gross profit	979.50M	830.40M	1.05B	1.38B	1.55B	1.64B	1.71B	1.84B
Selling & admin expenses	298.10M	330.30M	353.00M	385.00M	488.00M	675.00M	674.00M	724.00M
Research & development	135.70M	164.10M	173.00M	200.00M	241.00M	288.00M	271.00M	299.00M
Operating profit	502.20M	268.60M	468.00M	740.00M	672.00M	384.00M	518.00M	567.00M
Pretax profit	481.00M	177.80M	423.00M	665.00M	433.00M	-1.93B	180.00M	304.00M
Tax	88.10M	37.40M	73.00M	114.00M	100.00M	-87.00M	-10.00M	9.00M
Net profit	392.90M	140.40M	350.00M	551.00M	333.00M	-1.84B	190.00M	295.00M
Basic EPS	7	3	6	10	6	-28	3	4
Diluted EPS	7.14	2.55	6.33	9.90	5.56	-27.54	2.81	4.37

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
Revenue	936.00M	973.00M	988.00M	1.03B	1.08B	1.25B
Gross profit	444.00M	453.00M	461.00M	479.00M	507.00M	595.00M
Selling & admin expenses	185.00M	175.00M	180.00M	185.00M	190.00M	200.00M
Research & development	70.00M	76.00M	76.00M	77.00M	81.00M	76.00M
Operating profit	129.00M	140.00M	142.00M	154.00M	173.00M	257.00M
Pretax profit	59.00M	72.00M	84.00M	89.00M	102.00M	213.00M
Tax	7.00M	10.00M	10.00M	-18.00M	18.00M	38.00M
Net profit	52.00M	62.00M	74.00M	107.00M	84.00M	175.00M
Basic EPS	1	1	1	2	1	3
Diluted EPS	0.77	0.92	1.10	1.58	1.18	2.41

Balance sheet

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total current assets	1.46B	1.43B	1.80B	2.15B	2.79B	2.70B	2.47B	2.51B
Cash & ST investments	718.17M	524.00M	836.00M	1.04B	910.00M	875.00M	714.00M	675.00M
Inventory	384.69M	462.10M	501.40M	577.00M	977.00M	991.00M	893.00M	921.00M
Total assets	2.61B	3.42B	3.90B	4.54B	11.50B	9.12B	8.59B	8.80B
Total current liabilities	263.29M	317.70M	373.90M	460.00M	952.00M	848.00M	775.00M	927.00M
Short-term debt	3.99M	32.70M	30.30M	27.00M	119.00M	123.00M	50.00M	51.00M
Long-term debt	343.84M	871.70M	815.00M	808.00M	4.83B	4.70B	4.49B	4.15B
Total liabilities	741,059,000.00	1,393,000,000.00	1,542,900,000.00	1,653,000,000.00	7,012,000,000.00	6,646,000,000.00	6,268,000,000.00	6,077,000,000.00
Total equity	1.87B	2.02B	2.36B	2.89B	4.48B	2.47B	2.32B	2.72B
Retained earnings	1.08B	1.18B	1.49B	1.99B	2.27B	373.00M	503.00M	711.00M

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
Total current assets	2.43B	2.48B	2.54B	2.51B	2.55B	2.77B
Cash & ST investments	655.00M	674.00M	697.00M	675.00M	569.00M	611.00M
Inventory	894.00M	918.00M	934.00M	921.00M	949.00M	1.03B
Total assets	8.56B	8.83B	8.78B	8.80B	8.73B	8.94B
Total current liabilities	781.00M	832.00M	886.00M	927.00M	2.29B	2.42B
Short-term debt	81.00M	82.00M	82.00M	51.00M	1.40B	1.40B
Long-term debt	4.41B	4.36B	4.25B	4.15B	2.65B	2.54B
Total liabilities	6,202,000,000.00	6,273,000,000.00	6,177,000,000.00	6,077,000,000.00	5,917,000,000.00	5,953,000,000.00
Total equity	2.35B	2.55B	2.60B	2.72B	2.81B	2.99B
Retained earnings	512.00M	559.00M	618.00M	711.00M	778.00M	936.00M

Cash flow

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	413.80M	244.50M	513.00M	640.00M	529.00M	319.00M	528.00M	645.00M
Depreciation & amortization	79.80M	110.00M	99.00M	104.00M	216.00M	397.00M	348.00M	344.00M
Free cash flow	350.90M	180.60M	428.00M	553.00M	365.00M	232.00M	410.00M	497.00M
Dividends paid	-42.40M	-43.50M	-44.00M	-47.00M	-52.00M	-59.00M	-59.00M	-59.00M
Stock buybacks / issuance	-75.00M	--	--	--	--	0	0	-45.00M
Ending cash balance	644.30M	414.60M	608.00M	966.00M	909.00M	875.00M	714.00M	675.00M

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
Operating cash flow	141.00M	165.00M	197.00M	142.00M	53.00M	243.00M
Depreciation & amortization	85.00M	87.00M	86.00M	86.00M	85.00M	86.00M
Free cash flow	123.00M	136.00M	146.00M	92.00M	28.00M	189.00M
Dividends paid	-15.00M	-15.00M	-14.00M	-15.00M	-17.00M	-17.00M
Stock buybacks / issuance	-45.00M	0	0	0	0	0
Ending cash balance	655.00M	674.00M	697.00M	675.00M	569.00M	611.00M

Returns & efficiency

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
ROE %	22.70	7.21	15.97	21.02	9.04	-52.94	7.93	11.70
ROA %	15.63	4.66	9.57	13.06	4.15	-17.86	2.15	3.39
ROIC %	19.13	6.58	11.72	15.65	6.87	-17.70	5.45	6.83
5-year avg ROE %	15.46	14.70	15.71	18.17	15.18	0.05	0.20	-0.65
EBIT margin %	23.99	11.68	19.40	23.42	17.20	-43.40	14.56	13.56
FCF / sales %	16.91	9.51	18.38	18.74	10.29	6.41	11.43	12.64
Current ratio	5.56	4.51	4.83	4.67	2.93	3.18	3.19	2.71
Quick ratio	3.85	2.72	3.29	3.23	1.71	1.74	1.71	1.43
Debt / assets	13.31	27.78	26.45	22.64	44.96	55.10	55.29	50.56
LT debt / equity	18.36	45.30	42.46	34.67	112.63	198.26	202.37	161.68
Interest coverage	29.39	5.03	15.54	27.20	3.45	-4.42	1.53	2.33
Revenue CAGR (3Y) %	36.63	13.62	6.74	12.44	23.14	15.84	6.72	3.49
Net income CAGR (3Y) %	47.56	10.24	1.06	11.93	33.36	--	-29.88	-3.96
FCF CAGR (3Y) %	40.74	3.91	9.73	16.37	26.43	-18.46	-9.49	10.84

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
ROE %	9.50	11.16	11.16	11.70	12.66	15.85
ROA %	2.60	3.02	3.13	3.39	3.78	4.94
ROIC %	5.67	6.49	6.41	6.83	7.16	8.29
5-year avg ROE %	--	--	--	--	--	--
EBIT margin %	14.18	14.33	14.07	13.56	13.80	15.60
FCF / sales %	13.25	14.03	13.83	12.64	9.87	10.47
Current ratio	3.11	2.99	2.86	2.71	1.11	1.14
Quick ratio	1.66	1.59	1.48	1.43	0.59	0.59
Debt / assets	54.94	53.22	52.24	50.56	49.18	46.82
LT debt / equity	196.26	180.77	173.19	161.68	102.95	93.27
Interest coverage	1.74	2.02	2.21	2.33	2.61	3.55
Revenue CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--
Net income CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--
FCF CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--

✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed

Diversified

Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD) is the largest reported line at 40.63% of revenue, across 3 reported segments.
No single line clears half of revenue; Materials Solutions Division (MSD) is next at 32.05%, spreading the business across more than one real driver.

Revenue breakdown most recent period

Business

Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD)40.63%

Materials Solutions Division (MSD)32.05%

Photonics Solutions Division (PSD)27.32%

Quote time 2026-10-08 08:30:33 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.