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FormFactor, Inc.

FORM

Technology · 148.39 -0.6% today

Partial group confirmationMarket checked 1 Oct, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

FormFactor, Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.

FORM accounts for 13.0% of the group's measured movement across 8.5 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 9 of 12 SPY-adjusted paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 52%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

MOVE ANATOMY

Is this move genuinely shared?

SPY-adjusted 5m paths
Role in the moveAligned contributor#2 of 12 by movement share
Group movement share13.0%Absolute path energy—not portfolio weight
Relative path+1.28%aligned
Effective breadth8.5 / 12broad
Relative alignment9/12upside path · 1 counter-moving
Capital-flow agreement52%not yet clean
SEQUENCE READ

ACLS moved materially before FORM. FORM crossed its material path threshold at 15:40 ET. ENTG, ASX, ESI followed.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 31.9% versus the comparable filing period.
EVIDENCE COVERAGE

5 of 29 members in Semiconductor Manufacturing are active. 0 of 1 disclosed connections are confirming.

What would change this read
  • At least 19 of 29 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • MPWR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 10 of 29 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

FORM accounts for 13.0% of the group's measured movement across 8.5 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 9 of 12 SPY-adjusted paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 52%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 31.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 16.1 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 518.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 19 of 29 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • MPWR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Oct 1, 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 observations342
Usable filing statements95
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.12x in the latest annual period.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -2.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 258% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 162% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Oct 1, 2026

148.39
6m+47.1%12m+307.4%24m—
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-25$769.7M+11.0%$1.06+0.2%
2022-12-31$747.9M-2.8%$0.65-1.2%
2023-12-30$663.1M-11.3%$1.05-0.1%
2024-12-28$763.6M+15.2%$0.89+0.4%
2025-12-27$785.0M+2.8%$0.69-0.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
“Changes in revenues by geographic region for the three and six months ended June 27, 2026, compared to the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, were primarily attributable to changes in customer demand, product sales mix, and the timing of customer shipm…”
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
Data center and AI demandmixed · 4 filings
“DRAM — The increase in DRAM product revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2026, compared to the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, was primarily driven by increased demand for high-bandwidth memory (“HBM”) designs utilized in generative…”
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 4 filings
“For the six months ended June 27, 2026, selling, general and administrative expenses increased compared to the corresponding prior-year period, primarily due to higher employee compensation costs resulting from increased performance-based compensation and hig…”
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
Tariffs and trade policymixed · 4 filings
“Interest income increased for the three months ended June 27, 2026, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, primarily due to higher average invested balances and interest income recognized on tariff refunds, partially offset by lower yields.”
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 14.8× · EV/sales 14.7×. 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

148.39-0.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 1 Oct, 15:55 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 FORM. 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.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-05.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationpremium

Capital and cash conversion

Cash conversion improved

supportive

Capital-spending intensity declined while free-cash-flow margin improved.

Capital spending YoY
-70.8%
Capital spending / revenue
+5.1%
Free-cash-flow margin
+16.9%
FCF margin change
+28.5 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 31.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 16.1 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 518.6% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

“For the six months ended June 27, 2026, selling, general and administrative expenses increased compared to the corresponding prior-year period, primarily due to higher employee compensation costs resulting from increased performance-based compensation and higher commission expense driven by increased revenue levels, partially offset by lower restructuring charges and lower stock-based compensation expense.”

“The cash used in net working capital was primarily driven by increased accounts receivable, net, of $30.7 million and increased inventories of $19.6 million, partially offset by increased accounts payable of $14.5 million, increased accrued liabilities of $5.2 million, and increased deferred revenue of $3.4 million.”

“Systems — For the three and six months ended June 27, 2026, gross profit and gross margins increased compared to the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, primarily due to increased revenue from a favorable product mix on increased volumes, partially offset by an increase in manufacturing spending.”

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind FORM

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

Depends on

ATEYYFiling-linked nameinvesteeFeb 20, 2026 ▾

“Private Placement On January 10, 2025, Advantest America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, acquired 334,971 shares of our common stock in a private placement for $ 44.78 per share, representing the 5-day trailing volume-weighted average price prior to signing th…”

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

FORM is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Semiconductor Manufacturing. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name 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.