Onto Innovation
ONTO NYSE Semiconductor Materials & Equipment Financials FY2016βFY2025
Onto Innovation's revenue rose 1.8% to $1.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 13.2%, down from 18.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $300 million, up 40.2%. It paid out $75 million in dividends and buybacks, 25% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.8%.
About these figures. Onto Innovation has no borrowings (its balance sheets have no debt line), so debt is counted as zero.
What Onto Innovation does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- ONTO INNOVATION INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 3, 2026
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-066937
0000704532
Revenue and margins
Onto Innovation had $1.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 1.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 5.3% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $300M in fiscal 2025, 29.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Onto Innovation returned $75.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 25% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.8%.
Value Onto Innovation yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of $640M and divides by 49.3M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 74.7x Β· peers 67.4x Β· sector 33.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Onto Innovation can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $511M | $548M | $698M | $852M | $640M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β1.8x | β3.8x | β3.4x | β3.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 6.1x | 7.1x | 8.7x | 8.7x | 5.8x |
| Quick ratio | 4.6x | 5.1x | 6.5x | 7.0x | 4.4x |
| Total assets | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.4B |
| Total liabilities | $224M | $198M | $173M | $191M | $267M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.1B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$511M | β$548M | β$698M | β$852M | β$640M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.3M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
100%
$0.3M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Susan D LynchDirector | Sold plan | 1,000 | $302.30 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.7% | β2.2% | β8.5% |
| Altman Z'' | 15.66 | 16.24 | 12.57 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onto Innovation ONTO | $9.9B | 1.8% | 13.2% | 29.8% | 8.8% | 74.7x | 4 | |
| FormFactor FORM | $7.8B | 2.8% | 7.3% | 1.5% | 6.8% | 67.5x | 5 | Compare β |
| Advanced Energy AEIS | $9.2B | 21.4% | 9.3% | 7.0% | 13.6% | 40.3x | 6 | Compare β |
| Teradyne TER | $49.3B | 13.1% | 20.4% | 14.1% | 23.0% | 89.0x | 5 | Compare β |
| Entegris ENTG | $20.7B | β1.4% | 14.3% | 12.4% | 5.8% | 67.3x | 6 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $221M | $259M | $325M | $306M | $557M | $789M | $1.0B | $816M | $987M | $1.0B |
| Gross profit | $114M | $137M | $184M | $135M | $279M | $429M | $539M | $420M | $515M | $500M |
| Research and development | $31.4M | $36.7M | $48.2M | $48.4M | $84.6M | $96.1M | $112M | $104M | $114M | $132M |
| Operating income | $29.1M | $42.8M | $66.5M | β$5.0M | β$26.7M | β$156M | $237M | $116M | $187M | $133M |
| Interest expense | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.3M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Pretax income | $29.1M | $43.3M | $67.5M | β$0.6M | β$26.9M | β$156M | $242M | $133M | $220M | $163M |
| Income tax | β$14.9M | $13.1M | $9.9M | β$18.2M | β$4.2M | $13.3M | $18.2M | $11.4M | $18.8M | $26.1M |
| Net income | $44.0M | $30.2M | $57.6M | $223M | $31.0M | $142M | $223M | $121M | $202M | $137M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.75 | $1.17 | $2.34 | $0.06 | $0.63 | $2.86 | $4.49 | $2.46 | $4.06 | $2.78 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.02B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $45.7M | $20.6M | $103M | $18.1M | $106M | $175M | $137M | $172M | $246M | $328M |
| Capital expenditure | $4.0M | $5.2M | $7.5M | $6.8M | $3.8M | $12.0M | $18.4M | $22.6M | $31.9M | $28.5M |
| Free cash flow | $41.7M | $15.4M | $95.9M | $11.3M | $102M | $163M | $118M | $149M | $214M | $300M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $8.3M | $6.9M | $6.8M | $16.4M | $67.6M | $65.8M | $64.7M | $67.2M | $62.3M | $60.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $7.7M | $8.8M | $11.4M | $10.6M | $17.7M | $19.5M | $24.4M | $25.5M | $28.6M | $27.6M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $37.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $23.8M | $4.6M | $0.0M | $26.8M | $436M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $27.0M | $23.0M | $0.7M | $52.0M | $0.0M | $65.3M | $3.2M | $25.1M | $75.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $27.0M | $23.0M | $0.7M | $52.0M | $0.0M | $65.3M | $3.2M | $25.1M | $75.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $130M | $117M | $152M | $320M | $374M | $511M | $548M | $698M | $852M | $640M |
| Total debt | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $216M | $240M | $271M | $642M | $732M | $948M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Current liabilities | $42.0M | $44.1M | $59.8M | $85.7M | $120M | $155M | $161M | $148M | $170M | $219M |
| Inventory | $38.8M | $52.9M | $61.9M | $176M | $191M | $243M | $324M | $328M | $287M | $298M |
| Property and equipment, net | $44.2M | $44.8M | $47.9M | $98.4M | $92.0M | $82.1M | $92.0M | $104M | $124M | $127M |
| Total assets | $288M | $310M | $376M | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.4B |
| Total liabilities | $44.1M | $47.3M | $62.8M | $185M | $203M | $224M | $198M | $173M | $191M | $267M |
| Shareholders' equity | $294M | $262M | $313M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.1B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 51.6% | 52.9% | 56.7% | 44.1% | 50.0% | 54.4% | 53.6% | 51.5% | 52.2% | 49.7% |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 16.6% | 20.5% | β1.7% | β4.8% | β19.8% | 23.6% | 14.2% | 19.0% | 13.2% |
| EBITDA margin | 16.9% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 3.7% | 7.4% | β11.5% | 30.0% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 19.2% |
| Net margin | 19.9% | 11.7% | 17.8% | 73.0% | 5.6% | 18.0% | 22.2% | 14.9% | 20.4% | 13.6% |
| FCF margin | 18.9% | 6.0% | 29.5% | 3.7% | 18.4% | 20.7% | 11.8% | 18.3% | 21.7% | 29.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 21.7% | 19.3% | 37.1% | β0.7% | β2.3% | β13.7% | 22.3% | 10.2% | 16.2% | 8.8% |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | 16.7% | 22.9% | β0.6% | β2.0% | β11.0% | 15.1% | 6.8% | 10.1% | 6.5% |
| Return on equity | 18.3% | 10.9% | 20.0% | 28.3% | 2.5% | 10.6% | 14.8% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 6.8% |
| Return on assets | 16.8% | 10.1% | 16.8% | 24.5% | 2.1% | 9.1% | 13.0% | 6.5% | 10.0% | 6.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 18.0% | 17.0% | 25.5% | β5.7% | 81.9% | 41.8% | 27.4% | β18.8% | 21.0% | 1.8% |
| Net income growth | 1,415.8% | β31.4% | 90.9% | 287.4% | β86.1% | 358.8% | 56.9% | β45.8% | 66.5% | β32.2% |
| EPS growth | 1,358.3% | β33.1% | 100.0% | β97.4% | 950.0% | 354.0% | 57.0% | β45.2% | 65.0% | β31.5% |
| FCF growth | β | β63.1% | 522.4% | β88.2% | 800.5% | 59.8% | β27.5% | 26.3% | 43.1% | 40.2% |
| Share count change | 3.2% | 3.1% | β5.1% | 102.3% | β0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | β0.9% | 0.7% | β0.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β3.5x | β2.4x | β2.1x | β28.2x | β9.1x | β | β1.8x | β3.8x | β3.4x | β3.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 102.1x | 465.3x | 200.9x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 5.2x | 5.5x | 4.5x | 7.5x | 6.1x | 6.1x | 7.1x | 8.7x | 8.7x | 5.8x |
| Quick ratio | 4.2x | 4.3x | 3.5x | 5.4x | 4.5x | 4.6x | 5.1x | 6.5x | 7.0x | 4.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 175.3% | 24.0% | 6.6% | 50.9% | 0.0% | 55.2% | 2.1% | 11.7% | 25.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 7.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 12.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.6% | 3.2% | β13.3% | 22.5% | β5.1% | β2.1% | 5.0% | β2.7% | β2.2% | β8.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000704532). Data updated October 16, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.