Axcelis Technologies, Inc. ACLS R2KAI
Company Overview
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services ion implantation and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides high energy, high current, and medium current implanters for various application requirements. It also offers aftermarket lifecycle products and services, including used tools, spare parts, equipment upgrades, maintenance services, and customer training. The company sells its equipment and services to semiconductor chip manufacturers through its direct sales force. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Why Investors Should Care
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $839.05M (-17.6% YoY); net profit $120.24M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +3.3%, earnings -65.9%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -3.0%, profit CAGR -13.1%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -3.02% |
| 1 Year: | 3.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -13.08% |
| 1 Year: | -65.90% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +102.92% |
| 6 Months: | +51.49% |
| 3 Months: | +28.26% |
| 1 Month: | -19.49% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
Axcelis makes ion-implantation equipment used to fabricate the power and logic chips that increasingly serve AI, automotive and data-centre demand.
Ion implanters for advanced and power semiconductors, plus a growing aftermarket services franchise on its installed base.
- Implant tools for power & logic Axcelis's Purion implanters help manufacture power devices and logic chips that support AI-data-centre power and compute build-outs.
- Aftermarket services Spares, upgrades and services on a large installed base add recurring, higher-margin revenue.
- Silicon-carbide exposure Strength in silicon-carbide implant positions Axcelis for power-electronics demand tied to electrification.
- Picks-and-shovels exposure to the broader chip cycle that AI is driving.
- Aftermarket revenue cushions equipment cyclicality.
- Currently in a soft patch (flat revenue, ROE ~10%); P/E ~56 reflects cyclical trough earnings.
- Memory/power-capex cyclicality and customer concentration are key risks.
Curated from public filings and analyst commentary; figures are illustrative.
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Technical Trend
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Note: intraday data is not stored locally. “Hourly” uses the most recent 10 daily candles as a short-term proxy.
Fundamental Growth Charts
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Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -3.0% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -13.1% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACLS Axcelis Technologies, Inc. R2KAI | 145.01 | 45.03 | $4.46B | 0.00% | 12.34% | 9.74% | -3.02% | -13.08% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 212.50 | 32.59 | $5.15T | 0.47% | 74.66% | 114.29% | 24.64% | 32.12% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 327.50 | 39.60 | $4.81T | 0.37% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 395.63 | 23.96 | $2.94T | 0.95% | 26.90% | 34.01% | 9.48% | 10.85% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 419.48 | 36.41 | $2.18T | 0.90% | 30.20% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. NDXSPXAI | 394.28 | 64.96 | $1.88T | 0.68% | 16.70% | 37.28% | 24.38% | 26.24% |
| 7 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 904.28 | 20.44 | $1.02T | 0.05% | 13.69% | 66.64% | 13.68% | 26.02% |
| 8 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 529.14 | 172.36 | $862.82B | 0.00% | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,815.27 | 59.79 | $699.64B | 0.51% | 42.97% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 122.19M | 119.33M | 95.37M | - | 91.48M | 74.31M | 69.45M | - | 118.99M | 122.97M | 110.41M | 132.78M | 147.27M | 176.69M | 203.59M | 221.18M | 229.18M | 254.02M | 273.97M | 292.33M | 252.37M | 256.51M | 256.56M | 192.56M | 194.54M | 213.61M | 238.33M | 198.96M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.80M | 107.20M | 124.81M | 126.40M | 118.38M |
| Gross Profit | 23.38M | 27.17M | 29.18M | 21.97M | 23.41M | 25.13M | 24.10M | 26.95M | 34.71M | 39.06M | 39.75M | 36.72M | 47.16M | 49.00M | 39.91M | 43.57M | 37.51M | 31.75M | 30.58M | 44.32M | 45.55M | 51.90M | 48.16M | 56.44M | 64.01M | 76.51M | 89.77M | 99.18M | 103.32M | 104.02M | 119.70M | 129.68M | 116.05M | 112.41M | 109.97M | 88.77M | 87.34M | 88.81M | 111.93M | 80.58M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59.61M | 58.38M | 63.79M | 75.76M | 72.63M |
| Operating Income | 3.44M | 7.18M | 7.69M | - | 2.50M | 4.63M | 3.63M | - | 10.71M | 12.53M | 13.84M | - | 18.50M | 19.27M | 10.67M | - | 7.10M | 2.01M | 1.89M | - | 13.70M | 16.38M | 13.88M | 20.35M | 24.00M | 36.39M | 48.92M | 54.15M | 53.20M | 51.36M | 63.71M | 71.68M | 56.54M | 52.81M | 46.91M | 29.16M | 28.96M | 25.02M | 36.17M | 7.95M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.76M | 40.87M | 35.78M | 45.81M | 16.35M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.37M | 1.35M | 1.30M | 1.34M | 1.29M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.08M | 35.00M | 30.15M | 40.02M | 10.62M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.50M | 3.62M | 4.16M | 5.72M | 1.41M |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51.59M | 50.87M | 48.58M | 28.58M | 31.38M | 25.99M | 34.30M | 9.21M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 2.68 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.81 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.43 | 1.86 | 1.99 | 1.57 | 1.55 | 1.49 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 1.10 | 0.30 |
| R&D Expense | 8.20M | 7.90M | 8.58M | - | 8.64M | 8.48M | 8.49M | - | 9.89M | 11.26M | 11.00M | - | 12.23M | 12.55M | 12.85M | - | 13.69M | 13.72M | 12.93M | - | 14.61M | 16.04M | 14.87M | 15.69M | 16.62M | 16.71M | 16.97M | 18.73M | 20.56M | 23.77M | 24.13M | 24.09M | 25.66M | 25.79M | 26.39M | 27.13M | 27.06M | 24.64M | - | 28.52M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 133.02M | 275.21M | 319.42M | 203.38M | 195.63M | 203.05M | 266.98M | 266.98M | 410.56M | 442.57M | 342.96M | 474.56M | 662.43M | 920.00M | 1.13B | 1.02B | 839.05M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 518.21M | 639.30M | 563.21M | 462.20M |
| Gross Profit | 28.06M | 85.84M | 114.74M | 58.17M | 67.94M | 70.16M | 101.71M | 99.60M | 150.25M | 179.64M | 144.15M | 198.58M | 286.44M | 401.79M | 491.30M | 454.65M | 376.85M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 189.43M | 225.51M | 243.86M | 257.53M |
| Operating Income | -69.43M | -13.37M | 7.13M | -30.94M | -14.62M | -10.66M | 20.72M | 16.62M | 47.84M | 59.96M | 24.20M | 58.04M | 127.33M | 212.36M | 265.80M | 210.79M | 119.31M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 222.07M | 297.01M | 251.54M | 161.23M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.58M | 5.35M | 5.46M | 5.36M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 204.88M | 278.60M | 230.27M | 138.25M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.81M | 32.34M | 29.28M | 18.01M |
| Net Income | -77.47M | -17.57M | 5.08M | -34.03M | -17.14M | -11.27M | 14.68M | 11.00M | 126.96M | 45.88M | 17.03M | 49.98M | 98.65M | 183.08M | 246.26M | 200.99M | 120.24M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.75 | -0.17 | 0.05 | -0.32 | -0.16 | -0.40 | 0.49 | 0.36 | 3.80 | 1.35 | 0.50 | 1.46 | 2.88 | 5.46 | 7.43 | 6.15 | 3.80 |
| R&D Expense | 32.66M | 39.52M | 47.18M | 40.40M | 34.76M | 33.53M | 32.59M | 34.40M | 43.07M | 51.88M | 53.93M | 61.83M | 65.43M | 78.36M | 96.91M | 105.50M | 108.96M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 280.87M | 269.25M | 222.16M | 233.55M | 227.65M | 281.78M | 302.23M | 488.22M | 548.44M | 548.09M | 624.62M | - | 1.01B | 1.28B | 1.35B | 1.36B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 877.64M | 1.08B | 1.12B | 943.20M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 37.69M | 45.02M | 45.74M | 46.88M | 44.99M | 46.29M | 30.75M | 78.89M | 70.79M | 133.41M | 177.99M | 139.88M | 203.48M | - | 185.59M | 167.30M | 123.51M | 145.45M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 242.41M | 306.48M | 282.23M | 329.01M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 169.77M | 217.96M | 203.15M | 168.48M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | 54.69M | 36.08M | 57.55M | 59.30M | 98.02M | 100.78M | 134.61M | 140.10M | 128.67M | 143.02M | - | 346.38M | 417.08M | 335.99M | 326.67M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 68.13M | 47.47M | 29.78M | 35.46M | 52.10M | 44.37M | 47.73M | 79.29M | 85.00M | 68.66M | 84.43M | - | 248.13M | 285.13M | 207.52M | 197.66M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | 14.53M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46.41M | 45.19M | 43.67M | 42.33M |
| Total Equity | 319.38M | 216.40M | 205.57M | 214.56M | 186.08M | 169.51M | 161.86M | 183.76M | 201.46M | 353.61M | 408.34M | 419.43M | 481.60M | - | 667.26M | 864.88M | 1.01B | 1.03B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.77M | 32.69M | 32.37M | 30.72M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.27M | -8.79M | 56.28M | 46.97M | -13.59M | 69.70M | - | 215.61M | 156.87M | 140.82M | 118.31M |
| Investing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.83M | -2.24M | -7.29M | -4.71M | -11.97M | -7.27M | - | -257.25M | -100.86M | -108.73M | 29.93M |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.52M | 2.35M | 15.07M | 1.19M | -13.41M | -2.39M | - | -65.48M | -68.27M | -71.19M | -124.49M |
| Capital Expenditure | -463.00K | -1.40M | -2.12M | -591.00K | -821.00K | -896.00K | -1.83M | -2.51M | -7.29M | -4.71M | -11.97M | -7.43M | - | -10.68M | -20.66M | -12.18M | -11.29M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.44M | -11.29M | 49.00M | 42.25M | -25.56M | 62.27M | - | 204.92M | 136.21M | 128.64M | 107.01M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -107.13M | -12.26M | -39.10M | 23.74M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.74M | 7.50M | 49.99M | 57.49M | 52.50M | 60.49M | 121.08M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 21.1% | 31.2% | 35.9% | 28.6% | 34.7% | 34.6% | 38.1% | 37.3% | 36.6% | 40.6% | 42.0% | 41.8% | 43.2% | 43.7% | 43.5% | 44.7% | 44.9% |
| Operating Margin % | -52.2% | -4.9% | 2.2% | -15.2% | -7.5% | -5.3% | 7.8% | 6.2% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 7.1% | 12.2% | 19.2% | 23.1% | 23.5% | 20.7% | 14.2% |
| Net Margin % | -58.2% | -6.4% | 1.6% | -16.7% | -8.8% | -5.5% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 30.9% | 10.4% | 5.0% | 10.5% | 14.9% | 19.9% | 21.8% | 19.7% | 14.3% |
| ROE % | -35.8% | -8.5% | 2.4% | -18.3% | -10.1% | -7.0% | 8.0% | 5.5% | 35.9% | 11.2% | 4.1% | 10.4% | - | 27.4% | 28.5% | 19.8% | 11.6% |
| ROCE % | - | -6.3% | 3.2% | -16.1% | -7.4% | -6.1% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 5.0% | 10.7% | - | 27.7% | 26.7% | 18.5% | 10.3% |
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ACLS — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS) trades at $145.01 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $67.69 to $191.60.
What is the market capitalisation of ACLS?
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS) has a market capitalisation of $4.46B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of ACLS?
ACLS trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.03. The industry average P/E is 34.66. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 5.30.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ACLS?
ACLS has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.74%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 12.34%.
Is ACLS a good stock to buy?
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