Veeco Instruments (VECO) investor relations material

Company overview and strategy

• Global provider of semiconductor capital equipment with $664M in 2025 revenue and ~1,300 employees.

• Holds ~350 patents and focuses on solving high-value materials challenges for customers.

• Strong history in ion beam, MOCVD, and laser annealing technologies, supporting data storage, compound semiconductor, and advanced chip manufacturing.

• Strategy targets growth in semiconductor and compound semiconductor markets, driven by leading-edge customers.

Market opportunities and technology

• Served available market (SAM) projected to grow to $5.6B by 2030, with semiconductor segment reaching $3.0B and compound semiconductor $2.0B.

• Key technologies include Laser Spike Annealing (LSA), Nanosecond Annealing (NSA), and Ion Beam Deposition (IBD), enabling advanced logic, memory, and packaging.

• NSA and IBD technologies address scaling challenges and improve device performance for AI, high-bandwidth memory, and advanced packaging.

• Compound semiconductor growth driven by silicon photonics, GaN power, and InP lasers, with projected 15% CAGR to $2.0B by 2030.

Financial performance and outlook

• Revenue grew from $454M in 2020 to $664M in 2025, with semiconductor revenue CAGR of ~23%, now over 70% of total revenue.

• Non-GAAP gross margin consistently around 41-43% from 2020-2026; operating income margin improved to 15-16%.

• Q1 2026 revenue was $158M, with 69% from semiconductor, and APAC representing 57% of regional sales.

• FY 2026 guidance: revenue $740M-$800M, non-GAAP gross margin 41-43%, non-GAAP EPS $1.50-$1.85.

• Strong balance sheet with $383M in cash and short-term investments, and $226M in long-term debt as of Q1 2026.