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AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC ACLS

Nasdaq · stock · Special Industry Machinery, NEC · website · IPO 2000-07-11 · LEI

AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.3B
P / E44.3×
P / S6.3×
P / B5.1×
P / FCF49.8×
Net margin14.3%
Return on equity11.6%
FCF margin12.8%
Return on capital10.3%
Graham number -62.8%$52.85

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($52.85); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
21.80% 19.70% 14.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
37.30% 36.60% 40.60% 42.00% 41.80% 43.20% 43.70% 43.50% 44.70% 44.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.20% 11.70% 13.50% 7.10% 12.20% 19.20% 23.10% 23.50% 20.70% 14.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
28.50% 19.80% 11.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
30.9M 33.4M 34.0M 33.8M 34.1M 34.3M 33.5M 33.2M 32.7M 31.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
19.20% 14.90% 8.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-4.20% 11.90% 9.50% -7.50% 13.10% 21.40% 22.30% 12.00% 12.60% 12.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.36 $3.80 $1.35 $0.50 $1.46 $2.88 $5.46 $7.43 $6.15 $3.80 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC trades at about 37.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.8×–48.3×, median 21.7×).

6.8× 48.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.8×–48.3×); dot = today's 37.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin44.9%44.7%43.5%43.7%43.2%41.8%42.0%40.6%36.6%37.3%
Operating margin14.2%20.7%23.5%23.1%19.2%12.2%7.1%13.5%11.7%6.2%
Net margin14.3%19.7%21.8%———————
FCF margin12.8%12.6%12.0%22.3%21.4%13.1%-7.5%9.5%11.9%-4.2%
Return on assets8.8%14.9%19.2%———————
Return on equity11.6%19.8%28.5%———————
Current ratio4.775.413.793.544.125.585.474.674.295.04

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.