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MKS Instruments

NSQ:MKSI · US55306N1046
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentX-Large

360

51
EV / EBIT76
Price / Owner Earnings55
Owner Earnings Yield73
Dividend Yield75
Price/Sales44
EV / Gross Profit72
Price/Book23
Return on Capital42
Cash Return on Capital50
Return on Equity62
EBIT Margin53
Gross Profitability55
Cash Conversion66
Accruals70
Owner Earnings Margin63
Sales growth76
Profit Growth85
Long-Term EPS Growth71
Owner Earnings Growth51
Reinvestment55
Price momentum83
Debt load11
Refinancing51
Debt Payback8
Liquidity38
Analyst ratings52
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside69
Market mood43
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

MKS Instruments clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1961
Employees2,971
Websitemks.com
ISINUS55306N1046
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
Industrial AutomationDetectors, Sensors and MemsOptical InfrastructureSensorsEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyManufacturing

Description

MKS Inc. (‘MKS’) delivers foundational technology solutions to leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. The company applies its broad science and engineering capabilities to create i…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

MKS Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 45.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 17% yearly growth; analysts expect 29%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
51
2023202420252026

All-time high

81

Jan 2023

All-time low

7

May 2025

Average rank

52

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
44
71
74
62
Price/Earnings
67
86
67
87
Price/Book
23
58
66
72
Dividend Yield
75
79
89
93
Value (overall)
61
89
99
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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