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MKS Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2026.
“Our business momentum continued to build in the third quarter. Revenue in each of our end markets was at or above the high end of our guidance, led by 54% year-over-year growth in Semiconductor and 43% growth in Electronics & Packaging,” said John T.C. Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer. “From chips to substrates and advanced PCBs, the fundamental challenges of stacking, scaling, and new materials are becoming more integral in the AI era. MKS brings the broadest set of capabilities across both the semiconductor and advanced packaging markets to deliver foundational innovation, and that is driving robust orders and new design wins that set us up for continued strong performance.”
“Q3 performance exceeded the high end of our guidance ranges for revenue and EPS, and we’re poised for a strong finish to 2026,” said Ram Mayampurath, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Our business model is delivering scale benefits that, combined with accelerating revenue, are driving gross and operating margin expansion, strong earnings growth and cash generation. With our exposure to attractive growth markets, mix of equipment solutions and consumables, and a healthy balance sheet, MKS is well positioned to generate significant, durable shareholder returns.”
Additional Financial Information
At September 30, 2026, the Company had $676 million in cash and cash equivalents, $1.3 billion of secured term loan principal outstanding, $1.4 billion of convertible senior notes outstanding, €1.0 billion of senior notes outstanding and up to $1.0 billion of additional borrowing capacity under a revolving credit facility, subject to certain leverage ratio requirements. During the third quarter of 2026, the trading price of our common stock continued to satisfy the stock price conversion condition under the indenture governing our convertible senior notes. As a result, the convertible senior notes are convertible, in whole or in part, at the option of the noteholders at any time during the fourth quarter of 2026, and were classified as short-term debt, net of issuances costs, at September 30, 2026.
In November 2026, the Company made a voluntary principal prepayment of $100 million on its USD term loan B.
Fourth Quarter 2026 Guidance
- Revenue of $1,490 million, plus or minus $40 million
- Gross margin of 47.5%, plus or minus 1.0%
- GAAP operating expenses of $355 million, plus or minus $5 million and Non-GAAP operating expenses of $288 million, plus or minus $5 million
- GAAP net income of $294 million, plus or minus $28 million and Non-GAAP net earnings of $352 million, plus or minus $27 million
- GAAP net income per diluted share of $4.04, plus or minus $0.38 and Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share of $5.00, plus or minus $0.38
- Adjusted EBITDA of $461 million, plus or minus $29 million
The guidance for the fourth quarter does not include the impact of the Company’s pending sale of its Ophir® Optics business and is based on the current business environment, including the impact of U.S. import tariffs and the imposition of retaliatory actions taken by other countries up through but not including the date of this release. The Company will continue to monitor and adapt to changes in the business environment as needed.
