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MKS Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results

  • Quarterly revenue of $1,033 million
  • Quarterly GAAP net income of $108 million and net income per diluted share of $1.58
  • Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $249 million and Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share of $2.47

ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025.

“Our outstanding Q4 and full-year 2025 financial performance demonstrates that the investments we have made to enable today’s advanced electronics are bearing fruit,” said John T.C. Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our broad technology portfolio targeted to next-generation semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging drove double-digit growth in our two key end markets in 2025. MKS is in an excellent position to capitalize on current and future opportunities in a secular growth environment driven by AI transformation.”

“The strong cash flow we generated in 2025 allowed us to proactively invest in our business to support growth and manage our balance sheet,” said Ram Mayampurath, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Our debt prepayments, along with the recent refinancing of our term loans and the issuance of €1.0 billion senior notes, have diversified our capital structure, extended our maturities and meaningfully reduced our interest rates, strengthening our financial position.”

Selected GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions, except per share data)
 
 Quarter Full Year
 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2024 2025 2024
Net Revenues         
Semiconductor$435  $415  $400  $1,696  $1,498 
Electronics & Packaging 303   289   254  $1,111  $922 
Specialty Industrial 295   284   281  $1,124  $1,166 
Total net revenues$1,033  $988  $935  $3,931  $3,586 
Gross Margin 46.4%  46.6%  47.2%  46.7%  47.6%
GAAP Financial Measures         
Operating margin 13.9%  14.0%  14.5%  13.4%  13.9%
Net income$108  $74  $90  $295  $190 
Net income per diluted share$1.58  $1.10  $1.33  $4.37  $2.81 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures         
Operating margin 21.0%  20.8%  21.3%  20.7%  21.3%
Net earnings$168  $130  $146  $533  $444 
Net earnings per diluted share$2.47  $1.93  $2.15  $7.88  $6.58 
                    

Additional Financial Information

At December 31, 2025, the Company had $675 million in cash and cash equivalents, $2.9 billion of secured term loan principal outstanding, $1.4 billion of convertible senior notes outstanding and up to $675 million of additional borrowing capacity under a revolving credit facility, subject to certain leverage ratio requirements. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company paid a cash dividend of $15 million or $0.22 per diluted share and made a voluntary principal prepayment of $100 million on its USD term loan B.

On February 4, 2026, the Company completed a private offering of €1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% senior notes due 2034. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering, together with the net proceeds from the partial refinancing of its then-existing USD term loan B and refinancing of its then-existing EUR term loan B, both of which were also completed on February 4, 2026, and cash on hand to prepay approximately $1.3 billion of, and refinance in full, its existing USD term loan B and refinance in full its existing EUR term loan B. In addition, the Company upsized its revolving credit facility from $675 million to $1 billion.

First Quarter 2026 Guidance(1)  

  • Revenue of $1,040 million, plus or minus $40 million
  • Gross margin of 46.0%, plus or minus 1.0%
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses of $270 million, plus or minus $5 million
  • Non-GAAP net earnings of $136 million, plus or minus $19 million
  • Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share of $2.00, plus or minus $0.28
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $251 million, plus or minus $24 million

The guidance for the first quarter 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.

Conference Call Details

A conference call with management will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). To participate in the call by phone, participants should visit the Investor Relations section of MKS’ website at investor.mks.com and click on Events & Presentations, where you will be able to register online and receive dial-in details. We encourage participants to register and dial in to the conference call at least 15 minutes before the start of the call to ensure a timely connection. A live and archived webcast and related presentation materials will be available on the Investor Relations section of the MKS website.

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(1) See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Results” below for a discussion of our Non-GAAP financial measures and reliance on the exception in Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K for reconciliations of forward-looking Non-GAAP financial measures.

About MKS Inc.

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) enables technologies that transform our world. We deliver foundational technology solutions to leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. We apply our broad science and engineering capabilities to create instruments, subsystems, systems, process control solutions and specialty chemicals technology that improve process performance, optimize productivity and enable unique innovations for many of the world’s leading technology and industrial companies. Our solutions are critical to addressing the challenges of miniaturization and complexity in advanced device manufacturing by enabling increased power, speed, feature enhancement, and optimized connectivity. Our solutions are also critical to addressing ever-increasing performance requirements across a wide array of specialty industrial applications. Additional information can be found at www.mks.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Results

This press release includes financial measures that are not in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“Non-GAAP financial measures”). These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, MKS’ reported results under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. MKS management believes the presentation of these Non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors for comparing prior periods and analyzing ongoing business trends and operating results.

MKS is not providing a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking Non-GAAP net earnings, Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share, Non-GAAP operating expenses, and Adjusted EBITDA to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because it is unable to estimate with reasonable certainty the ultimate timing or amount of certain significant items without unreasonable efforts. These items include, but are not limited to, fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, amortization of debt issuance costs, interest expense, and the income tax effect of these items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, including, but not limited to, our recently completed private offering of €1.0 billion principal amount of 4.25% senior notes and refinancing of our Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility on February 4, 2026, and could have a material impact on GAAP reported results for the relevant period.

For further information regarding these Non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the tables presenting reconciliations of our Non-GAAP results to our GAAP results and the “Notes on Our Non-GAAP Financial Information” at the end of this press release.

SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the future financial performance, business prospects and growth of MKS Inc. (“MKS,” the “Company,” “our,” or “we”). These statements are only predictions based on current assumptions and expectations. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “will,” “projects,” “intends,” “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “continues” and similar expressions) should be considered to be forward-looking statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements set forth herein. Among the important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements that we make are the level and terms of our substantial indebtedness and our ability to service such debt; our entry into the chemicals technology business through our acquisition of Atotech Limited (“Atotech”) in August 2022 (the “Atotech Acquisition”), which has exposed us to significant additional liabilities; the risk that we are unable to realize the anticipated benefits of the Atotech Acquisition; risks related to cybersecurity, data privacy and intellectual property; competition from larger, more advanced or more established companies in our markets; the ability to successfully grow our business, including through growth of the Atotech business, and financial risks associated with that acquisition and potential future acquisitions, including goodwill and intangible asset impairments; manufacturing and sourcing risks, including those associated with limited and sole source suppliers and the impact and duration of supply chain disruptions, component shortages, and price increases; changes in global demand; risks associated with doing business internationally, including geopolitical conflicts, such as the conflict in the Middle East, trade compliance, trade protection measures, such as import tariffs by the United States or retaliatory actions taken by other countries, regulatory restrictions on our products, components or markets, particularly the semiconductor market, and unfavorable currency exchange and tax rate fluctuations, which risks become more significant as we grow our business internationally and in China specifically; conditions affecting the markets in which we operate, including fluctuations in capital spending in the semiconductor, electronics manufacturing and automotive industries, and fluctuations in sales to our major customers; disruptions or delays from third-party service providers upon which our operations may rely; the ability to anticipate and meet customer demand; the challenges, risks and costs involved with integrating or transitioning global operations of the companies we have acquired; risks associated with the attraction and retention of key personnel; potential fluctuations in quarterly results; dependence on new product development; rapid technological and market change; acquisition strategy; volatility of stock price; risks associated with chemical manufacturing and environmental regulation compliance; risks related to defective products; financial and legal risk management; and the other important factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, each as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. MKS is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, even if subsequent events cause our views to change, after the date of this press release. Amounts reported in this press release are preliminary and subject to finalization prior to the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Company Contact:
Paretosh Misra
Vice President, Investor Relations
Telephone: (978) 284-4705
Email: paretosh.misra@mks.com

MKS Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except per share data)
          
 Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
 December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31,
 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net revenues:         
Products$907  $860  $824  $3,436  $3,124 
Services 126   128   111   495   462 
Total net revenues 1,033   988   935   3,931   3,586 
Cost of revenues:         
Products 491   466   443   1,859   1,662 
Services 62   61   51   235   216 
Total cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization shown separately below) 553   527   494   2,094   1,878 
Gross profit 480   461   441   1,837   1,708 
Research and development 78   76   65   299   271 
Selling, general and administrative 185   180   176   724   674 
Acquisition and integration costs       3      9 
Restructuring and other 11   4   1   37   6 
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility          2   5 
Amortization of intangible assets 62   63   61   247   245 
Income from operations 144   138   135   528   498 
Interest income (3)  (3)  (5)  (14)  (21)
Interest expense 50   53   54   212   284 
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2   2   4   10   57 
Other expense (income), net 6   2   3   16   (2)
Income before income taxes 89   84   79   304   180 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (19)  10   (11)  9   (10)
Net income$108  $74  $90  $295  $190 
Net income per share:         
Basic$1.60  $1.10  $1.34  $4.39  $2.82 
Diluted$1.58  $1.10  $1.33  $4.37  $2.81 
Cash dividends per common share$0.22  $0.22  $0.22  $0.88  $0.88 
Weighted average shares outstanding:         
Basic 67.3   67.3   67.4   67.3   67.3 
Diluted 68.0   67.6   67.7   67.7   67.6 
          

MKS Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet
(In millions)
    
    
 December 31, December 31,
 2025 2024
ASSETS   
Cash and cash equivalents$675  $714 
Trade accounts receivable, net 651   615 
Inventories 921   893 
Other current assets 263   252 
Total current assets 2,510   2,474 
Property, plant and equipment, net 810   771 
Right-of-use assets 270   238 
Goodwill 2,574   2,479 
Intangible assets, net 2,140   2,272 
Other assets 492   356 
Total assets$8,796  $8,590 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Short-term debt$51  $50 
Accounts payable 407   341 
Other current liabilities 469   384 
Total current liabilities 927   775 
Long-term debt, net 4,150   4,488 
Non-current deferred taxes 474   504 
Non-current accrued compensation 149   141 
Non-current lease liabilities 246   211 
Other non-current liabilities 131   149 
Total liabilities 6,077   6,268 
Stockholders’ equity:   
Common stock     
Additional paid-in capital 2,101   2,067 
Retained earnings 711   503 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (93)  (248)
Total stockholders’ equity 2,719   2,322 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$8,796  $8,590 
    

MKS Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
          
 Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
 December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31,
 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:         
Net income$108  $74  $90  $295  $190 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:         
Depreciation and amortization 86   85   87   344   348 
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency and derivative instruments (6)  (8)  11   (9)  13 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount 6   7   7   26   30 
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2   2   4   10   57 
Stock-based compensation 8   12   11   55   48 
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory 8   10   15   45   56 
Deferred income taxes (71)  (44)  (58)  (196)  (226)
Other 2   1   2      8 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (1)  58   7   75   4 
Net cash provided by operating activities 142   197   176   645   528 
Cash flows from investing activities:         
Net purchases (sales) of investments 1   (1)         
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets 1         3   1 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (51)  (50)  (51)  (148)  (118)
Net cash used in investing activities (49)  (51)  (51)  (145)  (117)
Cash flows from financing activities:         
Repurchase of common stock          (45)   
Proceeds from borrowings             2,161 
Payments of borrowings (113)  (113)  (229)  (451)  (2,427)
Purchase of capped calls related to Convertible Notes             (167)
Payments of deferred financing fees             (33)
Dividend payments (15)  (15)  (15)  (59)  (59)
Net proceeds (payments) related to employee stock awards 3      3   (4)  (9)
Other financing activities    (1)  (5)  (3)  (15)
Net cash used in financing activities (125)  (129)  (246)  (562)  (549)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 10   6   (26)  23   (23)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (22)  23   (147)  (39)  (161)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 697   674   861   714   875 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$675  $697  $714  $675  $714 
          

The following supplemental Non-GAAP earnings information is presented to aid in understanding MKS’ operating results:
          
MKS Inc.
Schedule Reconciling Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions, except per share data)
          
 Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
 December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31,
 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income$108  $74  $90  $295  $190 
Acquisition and integration costs       3      9 
Restructuring and other 11   4   1   37   6 
Amortization of intangible assets 62   63   61   247   245 
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2   2   4   10   57 
Amortization of debt issuance costs 5   5   5   19   21 
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility          2   5 
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments (20)  (18)  (18)  (77)  (89)
Non-GAAP net earnings$168  $130  $146  $533  $444 
Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share$2.47  $1.93  $2.15  $7.88  $6.58 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 68.0   67.6   67.7   67.7   67.6 
          
Net cash provided by operating activities$142  $197  $176  $645  $528 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (51)  (50)  (51)  (148)  (118)
Free cash flow$91  $147  $125  $497  $410 
Operating expenses$336  $323  $306  $1,309  $1,210 
Acquisition and integration costs       3      9 
Restructuring and other 11   4   1   37   6 
Amortization of intangible assets 62   63   61   247   245 
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility          2   5 
Non-GAAP operating expenses$263  $256  $242  $1,023  $945 
Income from operations$144  $138  $135  $528  $498 
Operating margin 13.9%  14.0%  14.5%  13.4%  13.9%
Acquisition and integration costs       3      9 
Restructuring and other 11   4   1   37   6 
Amortization of intangible assets 62   63   61   247   245 
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility          2   5 
Non-GAAP income from operations$217  $205  $199  $814  $763 
Non-GAAP operating margin 21.0%  20.8%  21.3%  20.7%  21.3%
Interest expense, net$47  $50  $49  $198  $263 
Amortization of debt issuance costs 5   5   5   19   21 
Non-GAAP interest expense, net$42  $45  $45  $179  $242 
Net income$108  $74  $90  $295  $190 
Interest expense, net 47   50   49   198   263 
Other expense (income), net 6   2   3   16   (2)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (19)  10   (11)  9   (10)
Depreciation 24   23   26   97   103 
Amortization of intangible assets 62   63   61   247   245 
Stock-based compensation 8   12   11   55   48 
Acquisition and integration costs       3      9 
Restructuring and other 11   4   1   37   6 
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2   2   4   10   57 
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility          2   5 
Adjusted EBITDA$249  $240  $237  $966  $914 
Adjusted EBITDA margin 24.1%  24.3%  25.3%  24.6%  25.5%
 

MKS Inc.
Schedule Reconciling Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions, except per share data)
            
 Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
 Income Before (Benefit) Provision Effective Income Before (Benefit) Provision Effective
 Income Taxes for Income Taxes Tax Rate Income Taxes for Income Taxes Tax Rate
GAAP$89 $(19) (20.8%) $79 $(11) (14.5%)
Acquisition and integration costs        3     
Restructuring and other 11       1     
Amortization of intangible assets 62       61     
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2       4     
Amortization of debt issuance costs 5       5     
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility             
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments   20       18   
Non-GAAP$169 $1  0.9% $153 $7  4.0%
            
            
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2025      
 Income Before Provision Effective      
 Income Taxes for Income Taxes Tax Rate      
GAAP$84 $10  12.3%      
Restructuring and other 4           
Amortization of intangible assets 63           
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2           
Amortization of debt issuance costs 5           
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments   18         
Non-GAAP$158 $28  17.9%      
            
            
 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024
 Income Before Provision Effective Income Before (Benefit) Provision Effective
 Income Taxes for Income Taxes Tax Rate Income Taxes for Income Taxes Tax Rate
GAAP$304 $9  2.9% $180 $(10) (5.7%)
Acquisition and integration costs        9     
Restructuring and other 37       6     
Amortization of intangible assets 247       245     
Loss on extinguishment of debt 10       57     
Amortization of debt issuance costs 19       21     
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility 2       5     
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments   77       89   
Non-GAAP$619 $86  13.8% $523 $78  14.8%
            

MKS Inc.
Notes on Our Non-GAAP Financial Information

Non-GAAP financial measures adjust GAAP financial measures for the items listed below. These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, MKS’ reported GAAP results, and may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. MKS management believes the presentation of these Non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors for comparing prior periods and analyzing ongoing business trends and operating results. Totals presented may not sum and percentages may not recalculate using figures presented due to rounding.

Acquisition and integration costs include incremental expenses incurred to effect the Atotech Acquisition. Such acquisition costs may include advisory, legal, tax, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. Such integration costs may include expenses directly related to integration of business and facility operations, information technology systems and infrastructure and other employee-related costs.

Restructuring and other include incremental expenses incurred in connection with restructuring programs and other strategic initiatives, primarily related to changes in business and/or cost structure. Such costs may include third-party services, one-time termination benefits, facility-related costs, contract termination fees and other items that have no direct correlation to our future business operations.

Amortization of intangible assets includes non-cash amortization expense associated with intangible assets acquired in acquisitions.

Loss on extinguishment of debt includes the non-cash write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discount costs incurred from voluntary prepayments and/or repricing of our term loan facility.

Amortization of debt issuance costs includes non-cash additional interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with our term loan facility.

Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility includes direct third-party costs related to repricings or refinancings of our term loan facility.

Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments includes the impact of Non-GAAP adjustments that are tax effected at applicable statutory rates resulting in a difference between the GAAP and Non-GAAP tax rates. 

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