MKS Instruments vs Teradyne
MKS Instruments reported revenue of $3.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Teradyne's $3.2 billion in fiscal 2025. MKS Instruments' revenue grew 9.6% in its latest year, and Teradyne's grew 13.1%. MKS Instruments had an operating margin of 13.4%, against 20.4% at Teradyne. Free cash flow was $497 million at MKS Instruments and $450 million at Teradyne.
Side by side
| MKS Instruments | Teradyne | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $3.2B |
| Revenue growth | 9.6% | 13.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 11.0% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 46.7% | 58.2% |
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 20.4% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 17.4% |
| Free cash flow | $497M | $450M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.6% | 14.1% |
| Return on capital | 7.8% | 23.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.4x | −0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $104M | $778M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.1% | −2.2% |
| Last close | $202.28 | $309.00 |
| P/E at the last close | 32.2× | 89.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $43.4 million | sold $16.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the MKS Instruments and Teradyne pages.