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PDF Solutions vs Veeco Instruments

PDF Solutions PDFS · Veeco Instruments VECO · Semiconductor Materials & Equipment

Veeco Instruments reported revenue of $664 million in fiscal 2025, 3.0 times PDF Solutions' $219 million in fiscal 2025. PDF Solutions' revenue grew 22.0% in its latest year, and Veeco Instruments' fell 7.4%. PDF Solutions had an operating margin of 2.7%, against 5.4% at Veeco Instruments. Free cash flow was −$9 million at PDF Solutions and $53 million at Veeco Instruments.

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PDF SolutionsVeeco Instruments
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$219M$664M
Revenue growth22.0%−7.4%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years20.0%7.9%
Gross margin72.3%40.0%
Operating margin2.7%5.4%
Net margin−0.3%5.3%
Free cash flow−$9M$53M
Free cash flow margin−3.9%8.0%
Return on capital1.4%4.5%
Net debt to EBITDA2.5x−3.0x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$0M
Change in diluted share count0.7%−1.6%
Last close$37.61$37.19
P/E at the last close99.0×90.7×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $227,984sold $37.6 million
Piotroski F-score4 of 96 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
PDF SolutionsVeeco Instruments
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 PDF Solutions and Veeco Instruments pages.