Veeco Instruments Inc. VECO R2KAI
Company Overview
Veeco Instruments Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor and thin film process equipment primarily to make electronic devices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, China, Rest of the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, single wafer wet processing and surface preparation, molecular beam epitaxy, advanced packaging lithography, atomic layer deposition, and other deposition systems. The company's process equipment systems are used in the production of a range of microelectronic components, including logic, dynamic random-access memory, photonics devices, power electronics, radio frequency filters and amplifiers, magnetic heads for hard disk drives, and other semiconductor devices. In addition, it markets and sells its products to integrated device manufacturers and foundries; outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies; and hard disk drive and photonics manufacturers, as well as research centers and universities. Veeco Instruments Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Plainview, New York.
Why Investors Should Care
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $664.29M (-7.4% YoY); net profit $35.39M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -5.4%, earnings -52.0%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 5.5%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.49% |
| 1 Year: | -5.40% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | - |
| 1 Year: | -51.99% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +177.04% |
| 6 Months: | +68.37% |
| 3 Months: | +39.88% |
| 1 Month: | -26.48% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
Veeco makes semiconductor and thin-film process equipment — including laser annealing, ion-beam and deposition tools — used to fabricate advanced AI/logic and memory chips.
Process equipment (laser annealing, ion-beam, MOCVD, wet processing) for advanced semiconductor and electronic-device manufacturing.
- Process tools for advanced nodes Veeco's laser-annealing and ion-beam systems support the advanced logic/memory processes serving AI chips.
- Advanced-packaging & HBM Its tools address steps used in advanced packaging and high-bandwidth memory.
- Data-storage & compound semis Equipment also serves data storage and compound-semiconductor markets.
- Process-equipment exposure to advanced-logic, memory and HBM demand from AI.
- Profitable (net ~4%) with leverage to the advanced-node cycle.
- Revenue recently soft (~-5%) amid cyclical digestion.
- Semiconductor-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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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 149.9.
- Trading 31.4% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
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| 1 | VECO Veeco Instruments Inc. R2KAI | 56.96 | 149.89 | $3.48B | 0.00% | 3.11% | 2.73% | 5.49% | - |
| 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 | Dec 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 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 98.34M | 131.41M | 140.74M | 106.54M | 78.01M | 75.35M | 85.48M | 93.61M | 94.39M | 115.07M | 131.87M | 143.43M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | 35.14M | 49.07M | 54.25M | 38.79M | 31.96M | 31.44M | 33.45M | 36.01M | 34.50M | 35.85M | 50.53M | 55.35M | 56.68M | 55.40M | 46.38M | 35.26M | 34.72M | 36.28M | 42.22M | 44.97M | 46.42M | 41.89M | 49.14M | 56.84M | 54.91M | 60.17M | 63.17M | 66.01M | 64.27M | 69.95M | 62.02M | 67.51M | 76.88M | 75.42M | 75.39M | 79.21M | 68.47M | 68.73M | 67.70M | 55.83M |
| Operating Income | -15.82M | -4.03M | 6.58M | - | -15.27M | -31.25M | -68.72M | - | -5.54M | -29.88M | -21.46M | - | -11.44M | -261.21M | -3.87M | - | -14.14M | -11.21M | -7.37M | - | 4.57M | 409.00K | 6.99M | - | 9.41M | 13.25M | 16.42M | 16.52M | 12.82M | 17.56M | 9.81M | 13.69M | 22.26M | 22.05M | 16.72M | 24.34M | 14.15M | 12.37M | 10.55M | -2.66M |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -18.53M | -15.56M | -11.77M | -32.87M | -567.00K | -8.30M | 580.00K | -102.00K | 2.49M | 6.35M | 8.99M | 13.33M | 9.65M | 15.04M | 8.74M | -85.32M | 24.57M | 21.85M | 14.94M | 21.95M | 11.95M | 11.73M | 10.60M | -324.00K |
| Diluted EPS | -0.48 | -0.21 | 0.13 | -0.25 | -0.40 | -0.82 | -1.78 | -0.13 | 0.04 | -0.49 | -0.51 | -0.18 | -0.34 | -5.02 | -0.19 | -3.11 | -0.40 | -0.33 | -0.25 | -0.69 | -0.01 | -0.17 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.17 | -1.61 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.17 | -0.01 |
| R&D Expense | 18.59M | 20.12M | 19.20M | - | 22.11M | 21.54M | 19.89M | - | 14.99M | 18.62M | 24.06M | - | 24.32M | 24.93M | 23.54M | - | 23.34M | 22.92M | 22.64M | - | 19.20M | 19.25M | 19.13M | - | 21.84M | 22.55M | 22.00M | 24.12M | 26.02M | 27.10M | 27.56M | 27.38M | 28.82M | 29.64M | 31.70M | 32.22M | 28.51M | 31.56M | 28.99M | 29.88M |
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 | 282.26M | 930.89M | 979.13M | 516.02M | 331.75M | 392.87M | 477.04M | 332.45M | 484.76M | 542.08M | 419.35M | 454.16M | 583.28M | 646.14M | 666.43M | 717.30M | 664.29M |
| Gross Profit | 114.26M | 449.49M | 474.33M | 215.13M | 103.14M | 134.88M | 177.24M | 133.10M | 176.23M | 193.72M | 158.19M | 194.30M | 242.27M | 263.15M | 285.06M | 304.00M | 265.41M |
| Operating Income | 7.63M | 303.25M | 276.26M | 37.21M | -71.81M | -79.21M | -23.23M | -120.16M | -71.87M | -415.50M | -39.58M | 22.57M | 56.71M | 60.30M | 69.94M | 66.98M | 35.71M |
| Net Income | -15.57M | 361.76M | 127.99M | 30.93M | -42.26M | -66.94M | -31.98M | -122.03M | -51.40M | -407.09M | -78.73M | -8.39M | 26.04M | 166.94M | -30.37M | 73.71M | 35.39M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.48 | 8.51 | 3.11 | 0.79 | -1.09 | -1.70 | -0.80 | -3.10 | -1.16 | -8.63 | -1.66 | -0.17 | 0.49 | 2.71 | -0.56 | 1.23 | 0.59 |
| R&D Expense | 37.77M | 56.95M | 96.60M | 95.15M | 81.42M | 81.17M | 78.54M | 81.02M | 81.99M | 97.75M | 90.56M | 78.99M | 88.68M | 103.56M | 112.85M | 124.51M | 119.64M |
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 | - | - | 1.15B | 936.06M | 937.30M | 947.97M | 929.46M | 890.79M | 758.53M | 1.39B | 900.82M | 818.09M | 898.06M | 898.98M | 1.13B | 1.23B | 1.25B | 1.33B |
| Total Equity | 225.81M | 359.06M | 762.51M | 760.52M | 811.21M | 780.23M | 738.93M | 714.62M | 601.70M | 840.09M | 437.77M | 374.51M | 408.37M | 437.63M | 577.82M | 672.44M | 770.77M | 885.51M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 102.52M | 148.50M | 245.13M | 217.92M | 384.56M | 210.80M | 270.81M | 269.23M | 277.44M | 279.74M | 212.27M | 129.29M | 129.62M | 119.75M | 154.93M | 158.78M | 145.59M | 163.47M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 2.65M | 2.41M | 2.14M | 1.85M | 1.53M | 1.19M | 826.00K | 275.63M | 287.39M | 300.07M | 321.12M | 229.44M | 254.49M | 274.94M | 249.70M | 226.01M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | 175.54M | 126.09M | 167.74M | 190.52M | 176.17M | 163.94M | 547.38M | 463.04M | 443.58M | 489.69M | 461.35M | 550.36M | 556.60M | 480.81M | 440.29M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 382.43M | 167.47M | 112.29M | 128.19M | 168.41M | 162.23M | 143.51M | 224.26M | 160.05M | 118.22M | 146.68M | 189.20M | 257.90M | 218.03M | 192.28M | 178.06M |
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 | 59.04M | 194.21M | 115.44M | 111.96M | 727.00K | 42.07M | 15.79M | -23.84M | 34.99M | -37.74M | -7.42M | 43.02M | 67.74M | 108.48M | 61.67M | 63.81M | 69.49M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -154.76M | -121.62M | 106.29M | 48.32M | -168.06M | 8.10M | -7.08M | 46.71M | -357.84M | -18.30M | -75.87M | -71.79M | 44.53M | -68.88M | -53.33M | -64.55M | -41.48M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 141.87M | 25.50M | -249.94M | 5.55M | -5.77M | 9.69M | -10.20M | -14.63M | 325.94M | -11.46M | 126.00K | 29.10M | -122.03M | -4.55M | -4.68M | -12.58M | -10.47M |
| Capital Expenditure | -7.46M | -10.72M | -60.36M | -24.99M | -9.17M | -15.59M | -13.89M | -11.48M | -24.27M | -12.65M | -10.87M | -6.80M | -40.64M | -24.60M | -27.93M | -18.11M | -16.20M |
| Free Cash Flow | 51.58M | 183.49M | 55.08M | 86.97M | -8.45M | 26.48M | 1.90M | -35.32M | 10.72M | -50.39M | -18.29M | 36.22M | 27.10M | 83.88M | 33.74M | 45.70M | 53.29M |
| Share Buybacks | - | 38.10M | 162.08M | - | - | - | 8.91M | 13.35M | 2.87M | 11.46M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 % | 40.5% | 48.3% | 48.4% | 41.7% | 31.1% | 34.3% | 37.2% | 40.0% | 36.4% | 35.7% | 37.7% | 42.8% | 41.5% | 40.7% | 42.8% | 42.4% | 40.0% |
| Operating Margin % | 2.7% | 32.6% | 28.2% | 7.2% | -21.6% | -20.2% | -4.9% | -36.1% | -14.8% | -76.6% | -9.4% | 5.0% | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 9.3% | 5.4% |
| Net Margin % | -5.5% | 38.9% | 13.1% | 6.0% | -12.7% | -17.0% | -6.7% | -36.7% | -10.6% | -75.1% | -18.8% | -1.8% | 4.5% | 25.8% | -4.6% | 10.3% | 5.3% |
| ROE % | -4.3% | 47.4% | 16.8% | 3.8% | -5.4% | -9.1% | -4.5% | -20.3% | -6.1% | -93.0% | -21.0% | -2.1% | 5.9% | 28.9% | -4.5% | 9.6% | 4.0% |
| ROCE % | - | 39.6% | 35.9% | 4.5% | -8.8% | -10.4% | -3.2% | -19.5% | -6.2% | -56.1% | -5.7% | 3.0% | 8.0% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 3.1% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 15.41% | 9.41M | $537.58M |
| 2 | FMR, LLC | 14.71% | 8.98M | $513.18M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 7.67% | 4.68M | $267.63M |
| 4 | Neuberger Berman Group, LLC | 5.65% | 3.45M | $197.17M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.33% | 2.64M | $151.11M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 4.06% | 2.48M | $141.63M |
| 7 | Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. | 4.05% | 2.47M | $141.24M |
| 8 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3.89% | 2.37M | $135.67M |
| 9 | Paradigm Capital Management | 3.56% | 2.17M | $124.07M |
| 10 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 3.55% | 2.17M | $123.97M |
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VECO — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) trades at $56.96 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $19.94 to $83.04.
What is the market capitalisation of VECO?
Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) has a market capitalisation of $3.48B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of VECO?
VECO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 149.89. The industry average P/E is 34.66. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.95.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of VECO?
VECO has a return on equity (ROE) of 2.73%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 3.11%.
Is VECO a good stock to buy?
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