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MKS Inc. (MKSI)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Andover, United States | NasdaqGS
234.50 USD -13.06 (-5.275%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 234.50

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:29 a.m. EDT

MKS Inc. presents a compelling long-term opportunity driven by robust revenue growth of 28 percent and a forward P/E of roughly 15x, which discounts the current earnings power despite the high trailing multiple. While the stock trades below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, creating a technical headwind, the options market is pricing in substantial upside with heavy call open interest well above current levels. The balance sheet carries elevated leverage, yet strong free cash flow mitigates immediate distress risks. With analysts targeting nearly 60 percent upside, the risk-reward profile favors accumulation, provided the semiconductor equipment sector stabilizes.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.225458
AutoARIMA0.225459
MSTL0.225664
AutoTheta0.276620

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 4.29
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.364
Excess Kurtosis -1.00
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 15,856,317,440
Trailing P/E 37.28
Forward P/E 13.36
Beta 2.03
Profit Margins 10.10%
Previous Name MKS Instruments, Inc.
Website https://www.mks.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move over the coming months, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes like 340, 490, and 600. Put walls cluster around the 220 to 230 support zone, indicating a floor, while call volume spikes at higher strikes suggest aggressive bullish sentiment despite the stock currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.


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
dividendYield 0.4
exDividendDate 2026-08-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.94
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0037970594
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-08-25
dividendDate 2026-09-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.8146899
Address1 2 Tech Drive
All Time High 447.62
All Time Low 8.41
Ask 253.29
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,159,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,352,518
Average Volume 1,352,518
Average Volume10Days 1,159,210
Beta 2.025
Bid 215.13
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 44.201
City Andover
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 234.5
Current Ratio 1.144
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 244.5392
Day Low 232.2
Debt To Equity 140.094
Display Name MKS
Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Dividend Yield 0.4
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 1.62
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.823
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,822,400
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 19.219
Enterprise To Revenue 4.673
Enterprise Value 20,314,402,816
Eps Current Year 13.14645
Eps Forward 17.54744
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.29
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,616,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 271.276
Fifty Day Average Change -36.776
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13556673
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 81.46899
Fifty Two Week High 447.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -213.12
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.47611812
Fifty Two Week Low 130.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 103.78
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7939106
Fifty Two Week Range 130.72 - 447.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 922,804,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.65
Float Shares 67,221,995
Forward Eps 17.54744
Forward P E 13.363773
Free Cashflow 480,375,008
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 10,200
Fullday Change -13.059998
Fullday Change Percent -5.275488
Fullday Price 234.5
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.46952
Gross Profits 2,040,999,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00483
Held Percent Institutions 1.0686901
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 0
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 15,856,317,440
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_398351
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-14
Net Income To Common 439,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 17,605,583,576
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 241.02
Operating Cashflow 635,000,000
Operating Margins 0.20593001
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.1494
Peg Ratio 1.32
Phone 978 645 5500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 234.5
Post Market Time 1,792,008,028
Prev Name MKS Instruments, Inc.
Previous Close 247.56
Price Eps Current Year 17.837515
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.30531
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.6476462
Profit Margins 0.10099
Quick Ratio 0.594
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.64286
Region US
Regular Market Change -13.059998
Regular Market Change Percent -5.275488
Regular Market Day High 244.5392
Regular Market Day Low 232.2
Regular Market Day Range 232.2 - 244.5392
Regular Market Open 241.02
Regular Market Previous Close 247.56
Regular Market Price 234.5
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,001
Regular Market Volume 1,682,509
Return On Assets 0.050229996
Return On Equity 0.15845999
Revenue Growth 0.283
Revenue Per Share 64.496
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 67,617,558
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0752
Shares Short 5,086,476
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 6,252,633
Short Name MKS Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0855
Short Ratio 4.0
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol MKSI
Target High Price 600.0
Target Low Price 270.0
Target Mean Price 408.0
Target Median Price 405.0
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 0.0037970594
Trailing Eps 6.29
Trailing P E 37.2814
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 275.78754
Two Hundred Day Average Change -41.287537
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14970776
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,682,509
Website https://www.mks.com
Zip 1,810