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MKS Inc.

MKSI

Technology · 270.98 +2.1% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 1 Oct, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

MKS Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.

The latest filing evidence is available. 17 of 24 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 28.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+2.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group17 of 24 activeSemiconductor Manufacturing · active
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 16 of 24 members remain active in the next snapshot.
  • MPWR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
  • MKS attributed higher receivables to higher sales and higher inventory to higher demand, making cash conversion a current operating development.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 8 of 24 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

The latest filing evidence is available. 17 of 24 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 28.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 6.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 182.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 16 of 24 members remain active in the next snapshot.
  • MPWR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
  • MKS attributed higher receivables to higher sales and higher inventory to higher demand, making cash conversion a current operating development.

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 statements224
Verified relationships9
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +9.6% year over year.
  • Net margin changed +2.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Oct 1, 2026

270.98
6m+14.8%12m+118.9%24m—
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$3.0B+26.6%$9.90+0.7%
2022-12-31$3.5B+20.2%$5.56+7.5%
2023-12-31$3.6B+2.1%$-27.54+11.5%
2024-12-31$3.6B-1.0%$2.81+1.2%
2025-12-31$3.9B+9.6%$4.37+0.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
“Interest Expense, Net Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Dollars in millions) June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 June 30, 2026 June 30, 2025 Interest expense, net $ 36 $ 43 $ 79 $ 101 Interest expense, net decreased by $7 million for the three months ended June 3…”
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Demand and volumepositive · 5 filings
“The net increase in working capital was partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $146 million as a result of increased demand.”
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 5 filings
“Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for MSD decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to unfavorable product mix, partially offset by higher revenue volumes.”
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 5 filings
“Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was lower than the U.S.”
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

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

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

270.98+2.1% 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 MKSI. 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 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

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Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+68.1%
Capital spending / revenue
+3.4%
Free-cash-flow margin
+9.3%
FCF margin change
-4.2 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 28.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 6.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 182.3% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

“The following table sets forth gross profit as a percentage of net revenues by product and service: Gross Profit Excluding Amortization Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 % Points Change June 30, 2026 June 30, 2025 % Points Change (As a percentage of net revenues) Product 47.3 % 46.1 % 1.2 % 46.7 % 46.0 % 0.7 % Service 50.1 % 54.3 % (4.2 )% 52.0 % 53.8 % (1.8 )% Total gross profit percentage 47.6 % 47.0 % 0.6 % 47.3 % 47.0 % 0.3 % Gross profit as a percentage of net product revenues increased by 1.2 percentage points for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to higher revenue volumes, lower excess and obsolete invento...”

“The net increase in working capital was primarily due to increases in accounts receivable of $184 million as a result of higher sales and inventory of $139 million as a result of higher demand.”

“34 The following table sets forth gross profit as a percentage of net revenues by reportable segment: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 % Points Change June 30, 2026 June 30, 2025 % Points Change (As a percentage of net revenues) Vacuum Solutions Division 43.8 % 42.9 % 0.9 % 43.4 % 44.5 % (1.1 )% Photonics Solutions Division 50.8 % 47.2 % 3.6 % 49.1 % 43.3 % 5.8 % Materials Solutions Division 50.5 % 52.2 % (1.7 )% 51.3 % 54.2 % (2.9 )% Total gross profit percentage 47.6 % 47.0 % 0.6 % 47.3 % 47.0 % 0.3 % Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for VSD increased for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to higher...”

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

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind MKSI

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

Depends on

ATMPFiling-linked namelenderMay 7, 2026 ▾

“Credit Facilities On August 17, 2022, we entered into a credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Barclays Bank PLC, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, which we have since amended several time…”

JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderMay 7, 2026 ▾

“Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2026, by and among us as parent borrower, the other loan parties party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and each lender party thereto (the “Sixth Amendment”) as well as a…”

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

MKSI 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. 2 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.