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Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) Stock Analysis

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) is a Semiconductor Equipment & Materials stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

VECO

$46.66

+$2.09 (+4.69%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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VECO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$45.99
Previous Close
$44.57
Day's Range
44.86–47.17
52-Week Range
26.00–86.63
Volume
813.17K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.36
Valuation
Market Cap
$2.85B
P/E Ratio
126.11
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
16.06
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.81
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
4.17
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.37
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$664.29M−7.39%
Net Income (FY)
$35.39M−51.99%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
3.40%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
61.03M
1-Year Return
+59.19%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026
Avg Volume
694.74K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, VECO closed at $46.66, +59.19% over 1 year.

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) has a market capitalization of $2.85B.

In fiscal 2025, VECO reported revenue of $664.29M.

VECO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $15,919
+59.19%
5 years
$10,000 $20,269
+102.69%
10 years
$10,000 $21,958
+119.58%

If you had invested $10,000 in Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $21,958 at the close on October 21, 2026: +119.58% in total, +8.18% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+63.26%
2025+6.64%
2024−13.63%
2023+67.01%
2022−34.74%
2021+64.00%
2020+18.18%
2019+98.25%
2018−50.10%
2017−49.06%
2016 (partial year)+44.67%

As of October 21, 2026.

VECO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$664.29M$35.39M5.3%
2024$717.30M$73.71M10.3%
2023$666.44M−$30.37M−4.6%
2022$646.14M$166.94M25.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$664.29M$265.41M$44.62M$35.39M5.3%
2024$717.30M$304.01M$95.11M$73.71M10.3%
2023$666.44M$285.06M$69.94M−$30.37M−4.6%
2022$646.14M$263.15M$60.30M$166.94M25.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

VECO Valuation vs Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Median

Median of 30 stocks
MetricVECOSemiconductor Equipment & Materials medianvs median
P/E126.1145.28179% above
P/S ratio4.174.9215% below
Profit margin3.40%9.41%6.0 pts below

Medians across 30 Semiconductor Equipment & Materials stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Company Overview

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) is capitalised at $2.85B on the latest close. The company sits in the Technology sector, in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. The company reports 1,265 employees.

VECO last closed at $46.66 on October 21, 2026. That is +$2.09 (+4.69%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $26.00 to $86.63. The latest close sits 79.46% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $664.29M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $717.30M, that is a change of −7.39%. Net income for the same year was $35.39M. That is −51.99% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 3.4%. That is 6 percentage points below the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median of 9.41%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.37.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $646.14M in 2022 to $664.29M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 126.11. That is 178.51% above the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median of 45.28. The forward P/E on file is 16.06. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.81. The price-to-sales ratio is 4.17. On price-to-sales that is 15.16% below the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median of 4.92. 30 Semiconductor Equipment & Materials companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 1.36. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 52.97%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +59.19%. Measured over 10 years, that is +8.18% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for VECO.

So far in 2026 the total return is +63.26%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +98.25% and 2018 returned −50.10%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) operates in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Veeco Instruments Inc. VECO $2.85B 126.1
ASML Holding N.V. ASML $646.23B 41.3
Lam Research Corporation LRCX $326.38B 45.3
Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT $324.53B 35.3

The Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry average P/E ratio is 45.3x. Veeco Instruments Inc. trades at a P/E of 126.1.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Veeco Instruments Inc.

Veeco Instruments Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor and thin film process equipment primarily to make electronic devices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, China, Rest of the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, single wafer wet processing and surface preparation, molecular beam epitaxy, advanced packaging lithography, atomic layer deposition, and other deposition systems. The company's process equipment systems are used in the production of a range of microelectronic components, including logic, dynamic random-access memory, photonics devices, power electronics, radio frequency filters and amplifiers, magnetic heads for hard disk drives, and other semiconductor devices. In addition, it markets and sells its products to integrated device manufacturers and foundries; outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies; and hard disk drive and photonics manufacturers, as well as research centers and universities. Veeco Instruments Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Plainview, New York.

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