MKSI · MKS Incorporated
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $13.18B |
| P/E | 30.02 |
| Float | 67.28M |
| Beta | 2.12 |
| Volatility 30D | 57.5% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Very High |
| Clavix score | 48.5 |
| Price | 180.15 |
| Change | −7.59% |
| Prev Close | 194.95 |
| Open | 200.20 |
| Day Low | 190.55 |
| Day High | 204.79 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $257.4M |
| 52W High | 447.62 |
| 52W Low | 134.74 |
| 52W Pos | 14.5% |
| From High | −59.75% |
| From Low | +33.70% |
| Max DD 1Y | −56.17% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −17.80% |
| SMA 50 | −26.05% |
| SMA 200 | −35.20% |
| RSI (14) | 34.4 |
| Vol 90D | 69.1% |
| Vol 1Y | 62.3% |
| 1Y Range | 135–448 |
| Daily bars | 549 |
| Perf Week | −10.67% |
| Perf Month | −30.72% |
| Perf Quarter | −33.08% |
| Perf Half Y | −33.64% |
| Perf Year | +34.01% |
| Perf YTD | +7.00% |
| Prev Day | −7.59% |
| Clavix | D+ |
| Debt / Eq | 1.53 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.71 |
| Int Cover | 3.8× |
| FCF Margin | 12.6% |
| Rev Growth | +9.6% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 19 / 54 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayMKSI grades D+, 48.5 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (66), most exposed on Macro Resilience (34, weak). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Semiconductors median. Ranks 19 of 54 in Semiconductors by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| MKSI | Semiconductors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 2.12 | 1.95 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 57.5% | 66.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −56.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 2.33% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 103 (41%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| MKSI | Semiconductors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 2.12 | 1.95 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Very High | Very High 65% of 54 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Semiconductors names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| MKSI | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −10.7% |
| 1 month | −30.7% |
| Year to date | +7.0% |
| 1 year | +34.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| MKSI | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 15 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 65 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 24 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 24 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 54 Semiconductors names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| MKSI | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +9.6% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Semiconductors median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openMKS Instruments (MKSI) reported quarterly earnings of $4.18 per share, exceeding the Zacks consensus estimate of $3.64 and the $1.93 reported a year earlier. The headline also says revenue beat estimates, but no revenue figure is provided.
MKS Inc. announced a board-authorized program to spend up to $500 million repurchasing its shares and authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share. The announcement did not specify when share purchases or dividend payments will begin.
MKS reported record third-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.413 billion, GAAP net income of $236 million and diluted earnings of $3.26 per share, with each above the high end of guidance. It also recorded $434 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and $4.18 per share on a company-adjusted accounting basis.
MKS began expanding its Atotech equipment manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China. The expansion launched in June 2026 and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2027; no financial details were disclosed.
Advanced Energy is expanding its power portfolio as strong AI data-center demand supports its business, and it targets more than 50% revenue growth in 2026. The article identifies KLA and MKS Instruments as competitors.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONQ | IonQ, Inc. | F | $12.68B | — | 3.61 | Compare |
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| LSCC | Lattice Semiconductor Corporation | C- | $15.23B | 398.51 | 1.93 | Compare |
| SMTC | Semtech Corporation | F | $10.36B | 35.41 | 2.54 | Compare |
| TSEM | Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | F | $16.89B | 57.17 | 0.96 | Compare |
| MTSI | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | D+ | $17.80B | 68.06 | 1.84 | Compare |
| NVMI | Nova Ltd. | C- | $9.39B | 34.39 | 1.87 | Compare |
| ONTO | Onto Innovation Inc. | D- | $9.07B | 68.32 | 1.68 | Compare |
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