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AXT, Inc.

AXTI

Technology · 65.64 -4.7% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4

Market read

AXT, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-4.7% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 15 activeOptical & Photonic Components · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Demand for InP substrates used in data centers and passive optical networks increased in the latest six-month period.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if AXTI's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Demand for InP substrates used in data centers and passive optical networks increased in the latest six-month period.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements142
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -11.1% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -10.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -12.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Data center and AI demand has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 547% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

64.68
6m+36.6%12m+2027.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$137.4M+44.1%$0.34+4.1%
2022-12-31$141.1M+2.7%$0.37-0.0%
2023-12-31$75.8M-46.3%$-0.42-0.2%
2024-12-31$99.4M+31.1%$-0.27+1.2%
2025-12-31$88.3M-11.1%$-0.49+1.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
Revenue in North America decreased $1.0 million, primar ily due to the impact of China export restrictions on our InP and GaAs wafer substrates and lower demand for pBN crucibles sold by one of our consolidated subsidiaries.
10-Q · Aug 13, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dnegative · 5 filings
The following table summarizes compensation costs related to our stock-based awards (in thousands, except per share data): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Cost of revenue $ 65 $ 47 $ 130 $ 110 Selling, general and adm…
10-Q · Aug 13, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
The increase in restricted cash was primarily attributable to additional deposits pledged as collateral in connection with borrowings by the Company’s subsidiaries from PRC banks.
10-Q · Aug 13, 2026
Data center and AI demandnegative · 4 filings
The substrate revenue increase for the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025 was primarily the result of higher demand for InP wafer substrates used for data center applications and in passive optical networks, as a result of a…
10-Q · Aug 13, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 32.2× · EV/sales 30.8×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

65.64-4.7% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for AXTI. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for AXTI. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind AXTI

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

QRVOQorvo, Inc.competitorMay 14, 2026

We face competition for our wafer substrate products from other manufacturers of substrates, such as Sumitomo, JX, Freiberger, Umicore, Vital and CCTC, and from companies, such as Qorvo and Skyworks, that are actively considering alternative materials to GaAs…

SWKSSkyworks Solutions, Inc.competitorMay 14, 2026

We face competition for our wafer substrate products from other manufacturers of substrates, such as Sumitomo, JX, Freiberger, Umicore, Vital and CCTC, and from companies, such as Qorvo and Skyworks, that are actively considering alternative materials to GaAs…

SMTOYFiling-linked namecompetitorMar 17, 2026

Our primary competition in the market for compound and single element semiconductor substrates includes Sumitomo Electric Industries (“Sumitomo”), Japan Energy (“JX”), Freiberger Compound Materials (“Freiberger”), Umicore, China Crystal Technology Corp.

Filing peers

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What is moving around it

Live connections

AXTI is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Optical & Photonic Components. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.