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MKS Inc. (MKSI)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Andover, United States | NasdaqGS
255.76 USD -15.23 (-5.620%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 256.50 +0.74 (0.289%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5 a.m. EDT

MKS Inc. offers compelling growth metrics with revenue expanding 28% annually, yet the balance sheet carries substantial debt that constrains the long-term investment thesis. Short-term momentum remains fragile, with the stock trading below its 50-day moving average following a 14% decline over the past fortnight, though it retains support above the 200-day line. Options activity reflects this uncertainty, with significant put buying near current prices alongside call interest at higher strikes. Analysts maintain a bullish consensus, but the high beta and valuation suggest a speculative profile rather than a core holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.124266
AutoARIMA0.126078
AutoETS0.126079
AutoTheta0.183073

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 4.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.525
Excess Kurtosis -0.73
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-24
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-24
Debt to Equity Ratio 140.094
Revenue per Share 64.496
Market Cap 17,293,867,008
Trailing P/E 40.66
Forward P/E 14.53
Beta 2.00
Profit Margins 10.10%
Previous Name MKS Instruments, Inc.
Website https://www.mks.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated across expirations, indicating heightened uncertainty. Put buyers are establishing significant protection at the 270 strike for September 2026, while call activity clusters around the 300 to 320 range, suggesting a range-bound outlook with asymmetric upside potential.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.09% 0.41% 0.70% 0.74%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-25 0.250 0.092428
2026-06-03 0.250 0.074593
2026-02-23 0.250 0.098538
2025-11-24 0.220 0.146716
2025-08-25 0.220 0.207117
2025-05-27 0.220 0.251572
2025-02-24 0.220 0.220220
2024-11-25 0.220 0.188857
2024-08-26 0.220 0.186488
2024-05-24 0.220 0.167926
2024-02-23 0.220 0.183288
2023-11-24 0.220 0.280684
2023-08-25 0.220 0.232313
2023-05-26 0.220 0.221150
2023-02-24 0.220 0.240385
2022-11-25 0.220 0.271337
2022-08-05 0.220 0.182346
2022-05-26 0.220 0.184224
2022-02-25 0.220 0.145455
2021-11-26 0.220 0.141908
2021-08-27 0.220 0.146393
2021-05-27 0.220 0.117697
2021-02-19 0.200 0.117405
2020-11-20 0.200 0.151114
2020-08-21 0.200 0.165044
2020-05-21 0.200 0.200421
2020-02-21 0.200 0.178555
2019-11-22 0.200 0.194970
2019-08-23 0.200 0.266312
2019-05-23 0.200 0.269906
2019-02-22 0.200 0.236546
2018-11-23 0.200 0.274198
2018-08-24 0.200 0.217510
2018-05-24 0.200 0.176211
2018-02-23 0.180 0.159645
2017-11-24 0.180 0.170535
2017-08-24 0.175 0.218750
2017-05-24 0.175 0.219024
2017-02-23 0.175 0.260030
2016-11-23 0.170 0.295395
2016-08-25 0.170 0.351530
2016-05-25 0.170 0.431363
2016-02-25 0.170 0.518767
2015-11-25 0.170 0.463594
2015-08-27 0.170 0.511432
2015-05-28 0.170 0.450212
2015-02-26 0.165 0.459482
2014-11-26 0.165 0.448248
2014-08-28 0.165 0.489760
2014-05-29 0.165 0.570539
2014-02-27 0.160 0.532446
2013-11-27 0.160 0.538721
2013-08-28 0.160 0.637450
2013-05-30 0.160 0.566372
2013-02-27 0.160 0.592154
2012-11-28 0.160 0.668337
2012-08-29 0.160 0.588885
2012-05-30 0.150 0.573175
2012-02-28 0.150 0.489716
2011-11-29 0.150 0.605327
2011-08-30 0.150 0.635055
2011-05-27 0.150 0.584567
2011-02-25 0.150 0.506415
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 0.37
exDividendDate 2026-08-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.94
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0034687629
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-08-25
dividendDate 2026-09-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.6580677
Address1 2 Tech Drive
All Time High 447.62
All Time Low 8.41
Ask 255.8
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,289,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,410,325
Average Volume 1,410,325
Average Volume10Days 1,289,070
Beta 1.999
Bid 242.62
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 44.201
City Andover
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 255.76
Current Ratio 1.144
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 268.09
Day Low 255.14
Debt To Equity 140.094
Display Name MKS
Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 0.37
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Earnings Growth 1.62
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.823
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 1,057,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.24316
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.743
Enterprise To Revenue 4.801
Enterprise Value 20,868,866,048
Eps Current Year 13.13414
Eps Forward 17.6059
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.29
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,616,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 333.3124
Fifty Day Average Change -77.552414
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.23267184
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 165.80676
Fifty Two Week High 447.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -191.86
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.42862248
Fifty Two Week Low 97.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change 158.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.6231794
Fifty Two Week Range 97.5 - 447.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 922,804,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.77
Float Shares 67,221,319
Forward Eps 17.6059
Forward P E 14.526948
Free Cashflow 480,375,008
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 10,200
Fullday Change -15.23
Fullday Change Percent -5.62013
Fullday Price 256.5
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.46952
Gross Profits 2,040,999,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00484
Held Percent Institutions 1.06755
Implied Shares Outstanding 67,617,558
Industry Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Disp Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Key scientific-technical-instruments
Ir Website http://investor.mksinst.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,616,000
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary MKS Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and internationally. The company operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments. Its VSD segment provides foundational technology solutions, including pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery, and fiber optic temperature and position sensing. The PSD segment offers range of solutions, which include lasers, photonics, optics, precision motion control, and vibration control. Its MSD segment develops, process, and manufactures technologies comprising advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing for chemistry, equipment, and services markets, as well as high-technology applications. In addition, the company sells its products and services through direct sales, network of independent distributors, and sales representatives, as well as websites, including product catalogs. MKS Inc. was formerly known as MKS Instruments, Inc. and changed its name to MKS Inc. in May 2025. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.
Long Name MKS Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 17,293,867,008
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_398351
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-28
Net Income To Common 439,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 18,323,682,042
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 268.08
Operating Cashflow 635,000,000
Operating Margins 0.20593001
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.1497
Peg Ratio 1.32
Phone 978 645 5500
Post Market Change 0.7400055
Post Market Change Percent 0.2893359
Post Market Price 256.5
Post Market Time 1,787,961,340
Prev Name MKS Instruments, Inc.
Previous Close 270.99
Price Eps Current Year 19.472916
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.7862945
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.9783454
Profit Margins 0.10099
Quick Ratio 0.594
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.69231
Region US
Regular Market Change -15.23
Regular Market Change Percent -5.62013
Regular Market Day High 268.09
Regular Market Day Low 255.14
Regular Market Day Range 255.14 - 268.09
Regular Market Open 268.08
Regular Market Previous Close 270.99
Regular Market Price 255.76
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,398,793
Return On Assets 0.050229996
Return On Equity 0.15845999
Revenue Growth 0.283
Revenue Per Share 64.496
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 67,617,558
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.081099994
Shares Short 5,486,566
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,158,599
Short Name MKS Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0922
Short Ratio 3.71
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol MKSI
Target High Price 600.0
Target Low Price 270.0
Target Mean Price 411.30768
Target Median Price 420.0
Total Cash 611,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 9.036
Total Debt 4,185,999,872
Total Revenue 4,346,999,808
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.94
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0034687629
Trailing Eps 6.29
Trailing P E 40.661366
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 259.21716
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.4571686
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.013336958
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,398,793
Website https://www.mks.com
Zip 1,810