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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

$ACLS·$4.4B·Semiconductors·Technology
$136.42-2.1%YTD+67.2%1Y+90.7%
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$ACLSAxcelis Technologies, Inc.
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AI analysis

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Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Ion implanter maker doubled in a year on the SiC and power-semi thesis — cooling into August print.

Axcelis Technologies makes ion implanters — the semiconductor manufacturing equipment used to implant dopant atoms into silicon wafers for power devices, especially in silicon-carbide and gallium-nitride applications. The stock is up 102% over the past year on the EV and industrial power-semi cycle recovery.

  • Revenue grew 3% YoY at $196M last quarter with a modest 4% operating margin — the top line has stabilized after the 2024 trough, and the recovery narrative is now driving the multiple expansion.
  • Trades at 53x TTM earnings and 6.3x sales — expensive for a semi-cap equipment maker, but the FY27 EPS estimate reflects continued recovery; the multiple works if the SiC ramp continues.
  • Small 30M share float with beta 1.87 — the volatility profile means outsized moves in both directions; today's +1.9% is a small bounce within a broader consolidation.
  • Only insider activity is one small F-InKind transaction from David Ryzhik ($13K) — clean absence of distributing signal at 62nd percentile of 52-week range, which is meaningful after a 102% run.
  • Position vs 200-day MA +34% with position vs 50-day MA -9% — the tape is cooling from the peak; the setup rewards a clean August 4 print and punishes any softness.

August 4 Q2 earnings is where the SiC-cycle story either extends or contracts: revenue growth accelerating plus specific SiC-related bookings commentary is what restarts the run; a modest beat with unchanged guide is where the +34% vs 200-day gap starts closing. Real SiC-cycle exposure with a small-cap volatility profile — the setup rewards specific SiC bookings numbers, not just narrative.

What to watch: Aug 4 Q2 earnings — need revenue growth accelerating and specific SiC-related bookings commentary. A modest beat with unchanged guide is where the +34% vs 200-day gap starts closing.

On the calendar: 2026-08-04 — Q2 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures ion implantation equipment essential for semiconductor chip fabrication, serving chipmakers across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ACLS.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $ACLS

Neutral — Manufactures ion implantation equipment essential for semiconductor chip fabrication, serving chipmakers across North America, Europe, and Asia; this business's revenue is largely decoupled from the AI capex and HBM/compute demand cycle.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
+50.8%YTD
+90.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
52.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
9.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
43.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.72$0.71+1.4%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$1.49$1.12+33.0%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$1.21$1.01+19.8%
Q2 2025Aug 5, 2025$1.13$0.73+54.8%
Next earningsTue, Aug 4·consensus EPS $0.90

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$199.0M+3.3%40.5%4.0%$0.30$16.3M
Q4 FY25$238.3M-5.6%47.0%15.2%$1.11$-8.9M
Q3 FY25$213.6M-16.7%41.6%11.7%$0.83$43.3M
Q2 FY25$194.5M-24.2%44.9%14.9%$0.98$37.7M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$843.9M$842.1M – $845.7M$3.83$3.69 – $4.014
FY27$925.2M$901.7M – $948.7M$4.85$4.45 – $5.084
FY28$1.0B$1.0B – $1.1B$5.01$4.86 – $5.201

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.58%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-12.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+28.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 30.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.875-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 3Necip SayinerDirector1.6K sh$250KSellMay 27Todd SuttonVP Corporate Controller2.0K sh$320KSellMay 22St Dennis ThomasDirector900 sh$140KSellMay 22Eileen EvansEVP, General Counsel and Sec'y926 sh$144KSellMay 21Gerald M BlumenstockEVP, Research, Dev. & Eng.1.2K sh$177KSellMay 20Christopher TatnallEVP Global Customer Operations1.2K sh$175KSellMay 19Gregory B GravesDirector3.2K sh$457KSellMay 19Jeanne QuirkDirector1.8K sh$251KSellMay 19John T KurtzweilDirector3.5K sh$486K
+ 22 other (14 inkinds · 8 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteMay 68-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS) held its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 5, 2026, with 90.24% of eligible shares (27,730,608 of 30,729,970) present or by proxy. Eight director nominees were elected; Tzu-Yin Chiu received 24,713,401 votes for (97.71% of votes cast) with 580,447 withheld and 2,436,760 broker non-votes, indicating strong institutional support; remaining nominees' tallies are cut off in the excerpt. This is a routine governance filing reflecting strong shareholder engagement and board support.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
8-KOfficer or director changeMar 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KShareholder voteFeb 68-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 21 other (7 13Gs · 5 425s · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 routine 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Factszacks.com·2d agoIs Axcelis Stock a Buy After Doubling This Year?fool.com·18d agoAxcelis Technologies (ACLS) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Notezacks.com·21d agoSummer 2026 Picks: Should You Stay or Should You Go?schaeffersresearch.com·24d agoAxcelis Technologies Inc (ACLS) Shares Surge 6.8% -- What GF Score of 85 Tells Investorsgurufocus.com·29d ago

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