MKS INC · Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control

MKSI

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 28% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 2.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (444 bought, 302 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$202.38+2.9% that day

Company value: $13.7B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 32.2x; You pay about $32 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.1x; Company value is 3.1 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.4%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 30%; Debt as a share of company value

From MKSI's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$1.2B+28% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $4.3B, up 16% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 11% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of MKSI. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+16% a yearRecently: +16% a yearProfit margin10%Last 12 months: 10.1%P/E at the end32xToday: 32.2x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+4% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$9.1B

Profit in 5 years$913M

Price these guesses point to$355.14+75% vs $202.38 todayAbout +12% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 10% margin and a 32x P/E, sales would have to grow about 3.7% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

2/7Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.11.7%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.53x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.7.5%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$497.0M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+13.0% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.46.7%

Revenue: $3.9B; +9.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +11.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $4.2B; 1.53x equity
Current ratio: 2.71x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.