VECO
Veeco Instruments Inc Industrials Special Industry Machinery, NEC Russell 3000
$38.87Close
$2.3BMarket cap
$26.39 – $83.0452-week range
Nov 4, 2026Next report · after the close
Highlights
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 38 · weaker than 62% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 53% below its 52-week high
- Earnings shrinking EPS −9% year on year
- Results soon Nov 4, 2026, in 3 days
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
53%
1wk
down 7.6%
price change
1mo
down 25.1%
price change
12-month return
up 33%
market up 11% ·
its own up 22%
F-score
5 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z
3.95
Low risk
P/E
66.3×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
2.7×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 1.5%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
44%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
down 7%
year on year
EPS growth
down 9%
latest quarter · +94 pts
Sales growth
up 16%
latest quarter · +22 pts
ROE
up 4%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 8%
$53.3M FCF
D/E
0.26
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1×
Interest cover
4.4×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- issued more shares
- gross margin narrowed
- assets working less efficiently
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- short-term liquidity improved
Repair signals
- Long-term debt down 9% ($0.2B → $0.2B)
Trade setup
ATR%
7.6%
$2.95 a day · 2×ATR $32.98
RS
38 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
3 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.7×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
1.02
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 4, 2026
Trend template · 3 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
- Price above the 50-day average: fails
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Shareholders diluted The share count rose 6.3% over the year, from 57m to 60m shares. Each existing share owns a smaller fraction of the company than it did a year ago.
- Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 42.4% to 40.0%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 7.4% over the year, from $717.3M to $664.3M.
Last reported
Aug 5, 2026
Last shock
Oct 22, 2026-12% in one session2.1× volumeno filing matched-6% since
Financials
- Gross 40%
- Net 5%
- Free cash 8%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $454.2M | $583.3M | $646.1M | $666.4M | $717.3M | $664.3M |
| Gross margin | 43% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 42% | 40% |
| Operating income | $22.6M | $56.7M | $60.3M | $69.9M | $67.0M | $35.7M |
| Net income | -$8.4M | $26.0M | $166.9M | -$30.4M | $73.7M | $35.4M |
| Net margin | -2% | 4% | 26% | -5% | 10% | 5% |
| Earnings per share | -$0.17 | $0.49 | $2.54 | -$0.56 | $1.20 | $0.58 |
| Free cash flow | $36.2M | $27.1M | $83.9M | $33.7M | $45.7M | $53.3M |
| Free cash margin | 8% | 5% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Cash | $129.6M | $119.7M | $154.9M | $158.8M | $145.6M | $163.5M |
| Long-term debt | $321.1M | $229.4M | $254.5M | $274.9M | $249.7M | $226.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $408.4M | $437.6M | $577.8M | $672.4M | $770.8M | $885.5M |
| Shares outstanding | 49.72m | 50.65m | 51.66m | 56.36m | 56.83m | 60.39m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 36d |
| May 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 35d |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 56d |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 36d |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 37d |
| May 7, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 37d |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 45d |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 37d |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 37d |
| May 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 37d |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 47d |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 37d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Shareholder vote · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Material agreement · Other events ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |