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Onto Innovation Inc.

ONTO

Technology · 281.35 +4.6% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Onto Innovation Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.

The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 18 group members are active now; 2 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 35.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+4.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group5 of 18 activeSemiconductor Manufacturing · inactive
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • Q remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 6 of 18 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 18 group members are active now; 2 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 35.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 5.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 77.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • Q remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 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 observations328
Usable filing statements115
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.40x in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -5.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -6.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 96% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 145% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

281.35
6m+52.4%12m+165.3%24m
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-01$788.9M+41.8%$2.86+0.5%
2022-12-31$1.0B+27.4%$4.49+0.1%
2023-12-30$815.9M-18.8%$2.46-0.9%
2024-12-28$987.3M+21.0%$4.06+0.7%
2026-01-03$1.0B+1.8%$2.78-0.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitynegative · 5 filings
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities included purchases of marketable securities of $652.1 million and capital expenditures of $7.2 million, partially offset by proceeds from maturities and sale…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 5 filings
The increase in research and development expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the six-month period ended June 28, 2025 was primarily due to higher compensation-related costs driven by stock-based compensation expense and incre…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
The increase in restructuring and other expenses for the three month period ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the three month period ended June 28, 2025, and for the six month period ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the six month period ended June 28, 20…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 3 filings
The increase was attributable to stronger demand for inspection and metrology systems.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 13.8× · EV/sales 13.4×. 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

281.35+4.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 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 ONTO. 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

Inventory built faster than revenue

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Inventory growth exceeded revenue growth and inventory intensity increased.

Capital spending YoY
-67.1%
Capital spending / revenue
+1.1%
Free-cash-flow margin
+12.7%
FCF margin change
-11.9 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 35.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 5.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 77.2% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of 2026 decreased compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2025, primarily due to timing of accounts receivable payments and higher inventory levels driven by revenue growth, partially offset by increased in accounts payable and accrued expense due to the timing of vendor payments and higher operational activity.

This margin increase was primarily driven by a favorable shift in sales mix as product sales move toward high-margin inspection and metrology product lines.

This increase was primarily the result of $1.2 billion of cash provided by financing activities and $87.8 million of cash generated from operating activities partially offset by capital expenditures of $7.2 million.

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

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ONTO

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

Depends on

CAJPYFiling-linked namecompetitorFeb 24, 2026

While the advanced packaging lithography market is served by various competitors, our primary competitors are Ushio, Inc.

CAMTCamtek Ltd.competitorFeb 24, 2026

Our principal competitors for advanced packaging inspection are KLA and Camtek Ltd.

Depended on by

KLACKLA CorporationcompetitorAug 8, 2025

In each of our product markets, we have many competitors, including companies such as Applied Materials, Inc., ASML Holding N.V., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Onto Innovation, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ONTO 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. 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.