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Veeco Instruments

NSQ:VECO · US9224171002
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentMedium

360

31
EV / EBIT48
Price / Owner Earnings15
Owner Earnings Yield42
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales48
EV / Gross Profit54
Price/Book58
Return on Capital17
Cash Return on Capital39
Return on Equity25
EBIT Margin21
Gross Profitability47
Cash Conversion83
Accruals68
Owner Earnings Margin37
Sales growth59
Profit Growth43
Long-Term EPS Growth10
Owner Earnings Growth15
Reinvestment43
Price momentum75
Debt load58
Refinancing75
Debt Payback100
Liquidity38
Analyst ratings11
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside17
Market mood70
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Veeco Instruments doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1989
Employees892
Websiteveeco.com
ISINUS9224171002
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Industrial AutomationDetectors, Sensors and MemsHardware

Description

Veeco Instruments Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced semiconductor process equipment that solves an array of challenging materials engineering problems for the company’s customers. The company’s comprehensive collection of ion beam, laser annealing,…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Veeco Instruments Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 152.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
53
2023202420252026

All-time high

82

Jan 2024

All-time low

53

Jun 2026

Average rank

64

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
48
67
68
80
Price/Earnings
60
78
79
62
Price/Book
58
84
56
55
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
39
79
69
61

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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