Onto Innovation Reports 2026 Second Quarter Results

Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) (“Onto Innovation,” “Onto,” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2026.

Second Quarter Business and Financial Highlights:

  • Record quarterly revenue of $343 million, up nearly 18% sequentially, with revenue, gross margin, operating margin and earnings per share all exceeding the high end of the previously announced non-GAAP guidance range.

  • Advanced Nodes revenue grew 50% sequentially to a new quarterly record, driven by broad-based strengthening demand across logic and memory customers.

  • Specialty Devices and Advanced Packaging revenue also reached an all-time high, supported by strong demand across advanced packaging, including 2.5D logic and high-bandwidth memory, as well as silicon photonics applications.

“Onto Innovation is positioned well across several key technology inflections driving next generation AI and high performance compute devices,” said Mike Plisinski, chief executive officer of Onto Innovation. “High end-market demand, supported by our team’s solid execution, resulted in record revenue in both advanced nodes and advanced packaging. Visibility continues to be strong with customers maintaining investments in their multi-year growth plans, resulting in a backlog exceeding $1 billion for the first time in company history. With this momentum, we expect a strong second half of 2026, reinforced by demand trends we believe will extend into 2027.”

Operating Results:

The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, include non-GAAP financial measures, each of which is defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure later in the press release.

Three months ended June 30, 2026:

Revenue and Gross Margin:

  • Revenue of $343.1 million, an increase of 35.3% year-over-year from $253.6 million in the second quarter of 2025.

  • Gross margin of 53.4% as compared to gross margin of 48.2% in the second quarter of 2025. Non-GAAP gross margin of 57.0% as compared to 54.5% in the second quarter of 2025.

Operating Income:

  • Operating income of $63.6 million, or 18.5% of revenue, as compared to operating income of $32.2 million, or 12.7% of revenue, in the second quarter of 2025.

  • Non-GAAP operating income of $102.8 million, or 30.0% of revenue, as compared to non-GAAP operating income of $65.6 million, or 25.9% of revenue, in the second quarter of 2025.

Net Income and Earnings per Share:

  • Net income of $60.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.21, as compared to net income of $33.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.69, in the second quarter of 2025.

  • Non-GAAP net income of $96.0 million, or non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.93, as compared to non-GAAP net income of $61.3 million, or non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.25, in the second quarter of 2025.

Six months ended June 30, 2026:

Revenue and Gross Margin:

  • Revenue of $635.1 million, an increase of 22.1% year-over-year from $520.2 million in the first six months of 2025.

  • Gross margin of 51.9% as compared to gross margin of 51.0% in the first six months of 2025. Non-GAAP gross margin of 56.4% as compared to 54.8% in the first six months of 2025.

Operating Income:

  • Operating income of $97.1 million, or 15.3% of revenue, as compared to operating income of $95.4 million, or 18.3% of revenue, in the first six months of 2025.

  • Non-GAAP operating income of $180.7 million, or 28.5% of revenue, as compared to non-GAAP operating income of $142.1 million, or 27.3% of revenue, in the first six months of 2025.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share:

  • Net income of $93.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.88, as compared to net income of $98.0 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.99, in the first six months of 2025.

  • Non-GAAP net income of $166.8 million, or non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $3.35, as compared to non-GAAP net income of $136.1 million, or non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.77, in the first six months of 2025.

Cash and Investments:

The Company generated cash from operations of approximately $62 million for the second quarter of 2026. The Company ended the second quarter with $1.88 billion of cash and short-term investments on hand.

Financial Outlook:

For the third quarter ending September 30, 2026, the Company expects the following:

  • Revenue of $380 million to $400 million

  • Gross margin of 57.3% to 57.8%

  • GAAP operating margin of 21.4% to 22.4%

  • Non-GAAP operating margin of 31.5% to 32.5%

  • GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.54 to $1.70

  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.18 to $2.38

Webcast & Conference Call Details

Onto Innovation will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, August 6, 2026, to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results and other matters in greater detail. To participate in the call, please dial 800-330-6710 or +1-646-769-9200 (international) and reference conference ID 1351162 at least five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A live webcast will also be available at www.ontoinnovation.com.

To listen to the live webcast, please go to the website at least fifteen (15) minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. There will be a replay of the conference call available for one year on the Company’s website at www.ontoinnovation.com.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to information regarding the Company’s results as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company has provided in this release non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and non-GAAP operating margin, which exclude amortization of intangibles, merger and acquisition-related expenses and benefits, litigation expenses and benefits and other restructuring costs. Non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and non-GAAP operating margin can also exclude certain other gains and losses that are either isolated or cannot be expected to occur again with any predictability or otherwise are not representative of our ongoing operations, tax provisions/benefits related to the previous items, and significant discrete tax events. We exclude the above items because they are outside of our normal operations and/or, in certain cases, are difficult to forecast accurately for future periods.

We utilize several different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of our business, in making operating decisions, forecasting and planning for future periods, and determining payments under compensation programs. We consider the use of the non-GAAP measures to be helpful in assessing the performance of the ongoing operations of our business. We believe that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental data that, while not a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, allows for greater transparency in the review of our financial and operational performance. We also believe that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. More specifically, management adjusts for the excluded items for the following reasons:

Amortization of intangibles: we do not acquire businesses and assets on a predictable cycle. The amount of purchase price allocated to the purchased intangible assets and the term of amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition or purchase. We believe that excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets allows the users of our financial statements to better review and understand the historic and current results of our operations and also facilitates comparisons to peer companies.

Merger or acquisition related expenses and benefits: we incur expenses or benefits with respect to certain items associated with our mergers and acquisitions, such as transaction and integration costs, change in control payments, adjustments to the fair value of assets, etc. We exclude such expenses or benefits as they are related to acquisitions and have no direct correlation to the operation of our ongoing business.

Restructuring and other: we incur restructuring and impairment charges on individual or groups of employed assets, such as inventory or plant, property & equipment, which arise from unforeseen circumstances and/or often occur outside of the ordinary course of our ongoing business. Although these events are reflected in our GAAP financials, these transactions may limit the comparability of our ongoing operations with prior and future periods.

Litigation expenses and benefits: we may incur charges or benefits as well as legal costs in connection with litigation and other contingencies unrelated to our core operations. We exclude these charges or benefits, when significant, as well as legal costs associated with significant legal matters, because we do not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

Income tax expense: we estimate the tax effect of the items identified to determine a non-GAAP annual effective tax rate applied to the pretax amount to calculate the non-GAAP provision for income taxes. We also adjust for items for which the nature and/or tax jurisdiction requires the application of a specific tax rate or treatment.

From time to time in the future, there may be other items excluded if we believe that doing so is consistent with the goal of providing useful information to investors and management.

There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) which include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Onto Innovation’s business momentum and future growth; technology development, product introduction and acceptance of Onto Innovation’s products and services; Onto Innovation’s manufacturing practices and ability to deliver both products and services consistent with its customers’ demands and expectations and strengthen its market position; Onto Innovation’s expectations regarding the semiconductor market outlook, including customers’ potential expansion plans; Onto Innovation’s future quarterly financial outlook; as well as other matters that are not purely historical data. Onto Innovation wishes to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provided for by the Act and cautions that actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of various factors, including risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Onto Innovation’s control. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to leverage its resources to improve its position in its core markets; its ability to weather difficult economic environments; its ability to open new market opportunities and target high-margin markets; the strength/weakness of the back-end and/or front-end semiconductor market segments; fluctuations in customer capital spending; the Company’s ability to effectively manage its supply chain and adequately source components from suppliers to meet customer demand; the effects of political, economic, legal, and regulatory changes, including tariffs and trade disputes, or conflicts on the Company’s global operations; its ability to adequately protect its intellectual property rights and maintain data security; the effects of natural disasters or public health emergencies on the global economy and on the Company’s customers, suppliers, employees, and business; its ability to effectively maneuver global trade issues and changes in trade and export regulations, tariffs and license policies; the Company’s ability to maintain relationships with its customers and manage appropriate levels of inventory to meet customer demands; the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed investment in and strategic partnership with Rigaku Holdings Corporation (“Rigaku”); the Company’s ability to complete the proposed Rigaku transaction on the timing expected or at all; the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals for the proposed Rigaku transaction on the timing expected or at all; and the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and technologies including the Semilab business, and to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions. Additional information and considerations regarding the risks faced by Onto Innovation are available in Onto Innovation’s Form 10-K report for the year ended January 3, 2026, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As the forward-looking statements are based on Onto Innovation’s current expectations, the Company cannot guarantee any related future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Onto Innovation does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release, except as required by law.

About Onto Innovation

Onto Innovation is a leader in process control, combining global scale with an expanded portfolio of leading-edge technologies that include: unpatterned wafer quality; 3D metrology spanning chip features from nanometer scale transistors to large die interconnects; macro defect inspection of wafers and packages; metal interconnect composition; factory analytics; and lithography for advanced semiconductor packaging. Our breadth of offerings across the entire semiconductor value chain combined with our connected thinking approach results in a unique perspective to help solve our customers’ most difficult yield, device performance, quality, and reliability issues. Onto Innovation strives to optimize customers’ critical path of progress by making them smarter, faster and more efficient. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Onto Innovation supports customers with a worldwide sales and service organization. Additional information can be found at www.ontoinnovation.com.

Source: Onto Innovation Inc.

ONTO-I

(Financial tables follow)

 

ONTO INNOVATION INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands) – (Unaudited)

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

January 3, 2026

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

 

$

1,882,150

 

 

$

639,622

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

337,384

 

 

 

268,932

 

Inventories

 

 

379,243

 

 

 

298,264

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

43,164

 

 

 

61,217

 

Total current assets

 

 

2,641,941

 

 

 

1,268,035

 

Net property, plant and equipment

 

 

123,717

 

 

 

127,184

 

Goodwill and intangibles, net

 

 

902,167

 

 

 

942,113

 

Other assets

 

 

31,217

 

 

 

30,409

 

Total assets

 

$

3,699,042

 

 

$

2,367,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

194,716

 

 

$

156,229

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

76,929

 

 

 

62,717

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

271,645

 

 

 

218,946

 

2031 Notes, net

 

 

1,471,731

 

 

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

33,008

 

 

 

48,148

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,776,384

 

 

 

267,094

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,922,658

 

 

 

2,100,647

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

3,699,042

 

 

$

2,367,741

 

 

 

ONTO INNOVATION INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts) – (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

June 28, 2025

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

June 28, 2025

 

Revenue

 

$

343,129

 

 

$

253,597

 

 

$

635,078

 

 

$

520,204

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

159,875

 

 

 

131,475

 

 

 

305,435

 

 

 

254,849

 

Gross profit

 

 

183,254

 

 

 

122,122

 

 

 

329,643

 

 

 

265,355

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

38,879

 

 

 

35,292

 

 

 

73,977

 

 

 

63,322

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

23,105

 

 

 

14,910

 

 

 

44,564

 

 

 

34,626

 

General and administrative

 

 

34,260

 

 

 

25,003

 

 

 

65,669

 

 

 

47,788

 

Amortization

 

 

19,699

 

 

 

8,446

 

 

 

39,399

 

 

 

16,891

 

Restructuring and other

 

 

3,761

 

 

 

6,224

 

 

 

8,970

 

 

 

7,347

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

119,704

 

 

 

89,875

 

 

 

232,579

 

 

 

169,974

 

Operating income

 

 

63,550

 

 

 

32,247

 

 

 

97,064

 

 

 

95,381

 

Interest income, net

 

 

5,245

 

 

 

8,631

 

 

 

10,347

 

 

 

17,897

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(299

)

 

 

(1,137

)

 

 

(863

)

 

 

(1,880

)

Income before provision for income taxes

 

 

68,496

 

 

 

39,741

 

 

 

106,548

 

 

 

111,398

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

8,394

 

 

 

5,830

 

 

 

12,696

 

 

 

13,392

 

Net income

 

$

60,102

 

 

$

33,911

 

 

$

93,852

 

 

$

98,006

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.22

 

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

1.89

 

 

$

2.00

 

Diluted

 

$

1.21

 

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

1.88

 

 

$

1.99

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

49,412

 

 

 

48,925

 

 

 

49,575

 

 

 

49,053

 

Diluted

 

 

49,682

 

 

 

49,016

 

 

 

49,841

 

 

 

49,213

 

 

 

ONTO INNOVATION INC.

GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(In thousands, except percentages and per share data) – (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

Gross

Margin

 

 

Operating

Income

 

 

Operating

Margin

 

 

Net Income

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

Reported (GAAP)

$

183,254

 

 

 

53.4

%

 

$

63,550

 

 

 

18.5

%

 

$

60,102

 

 

$

1.21

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger and acquisition related expenses

 

751

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

4,303

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

8,728

 

 

 

0.17

 

Restructuring expenses and other

 

11,507

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

15,268

 

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

15,268

 

 

 

0.31

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

19,699

 

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

19,699

 

 

 

0.39

 

Net tax provision adjustments

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

(7,822

)

 

 

(0.15

)

Total adjustments

 

12,258

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

39,270

 

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

35,873

 

 

 

0.72

 

Adjusted (non-GAAP)

$

195,512

 

 

 

57.0

%

 

$

102,820

 

 

 

30.0

%

 

$

95,975

 

 

$

1.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 28, 2025

 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

Gross

Margin

 

 

Operating

Income

 

 

Operating

Margin

 

 

Net Income

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

Reported (GAAP)

$

122,122

 

 

 

48.2

%

 

$

32,247

 

 

 

12.7

%

 

$

33,911

 

 

$

0.69

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger and acquisition related expenses

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

2,507

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

2,507

 

 

 

0.05

 

Restructuring expenses and other

 

16,191

 

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

22,415

 

 

 

8.9

%

 

 

22,415

 

 

 

0.46

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

8,446

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

8,446

 

 

 

0.17

 

Net tax provision adjustments

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

(5,976

)

 

 

(0.12

)

Total adjustments

 

16,191

 

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

33,368

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

27,392

 

 

 

0.56

 

Adjusted (non-GAAP)

$

138,313

 

 

 

54.5

%

 

$

65,615

 

 

 

25.9

%

 

$

61,303

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

Gross

Margin

 

 

Operating

Income

 

 

Operating

Margin

 

 

Net Income

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

Reported (GAAP)

$

329,643

 

 

 

51.9

%

 

$

97,064

 

 

 

15.3

%

 

$

93,852

 

 

$

1.88

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger and acquisition related expenses

 

6,899

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

13,566

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

17,991

 

 

 

0.36

 

Restructuring expenses and other

 

21,694

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

30,664

 

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

30,664

 

 

 

0.62

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

39,399

 

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

39,399

 

 

 

0.79

 

Net tax provision adjustments

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

(15,139

)

 

 

(0.30

)

Total adjustments

 

28,593

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

83,629

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

72,915

 

 

 

1.47

 

Adjusted (non-GAAP)

$

358,236

 

 

 

56.4

%

 

$

180,693

 

 

 

28.5

%

 

$

166,767

 

 

$

3.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 28, 2025

 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

Gross

Margin

 

 

Operating

Income

 

 

Operating

Margin

 

 

Net Income

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

Reported (GAAP)

$

265,355

 

 

 

51.0

%

 

$

95,381

 

 

 

18.3

%

 

$

98,006

 

 

$

1.99

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger and acquisition related expenses

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

2,665

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

2,665

 

 

 

0.05

 

Restructuring expenses and other

 

19,826

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

27,173

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

27,173

 

 

 

0.56

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

16,891

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

16,891

 

 

 

0.35

 

Net tax provision adjustments

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

(8,623

)

 

 

(0.18

)

Total adjustments

 

19,826

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

46,729

 

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

38,106

 

 

 

0.78

 

Adjusted (non-GAAP)

$

285,181

 

 

 

54.8

%

 

$

142,110

 

 

 

27.3

%

 

$

136,112

 

 

$

2.77

 

 

 

ONTO INNOVATION INC

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION – RECONCILIATION OF THIRD QUARTER 2026

GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

($ in millions, except percentages and per share data)

 

 

Operating Income

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

Low

 

 

High

 

 

Low

 

 

High

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Margin

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated GAAP

$

81.4

 

 

 

21.4

%

 

$

89.7

 

 

 

22.4

%

 

$

1.54

 

 

$

1.70

 

Estimated non-GAAP items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

19.7

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

19.7

 

 

 

4.9

%

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.40

 

Merger and acquisition related expenses

 

3.6

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.07

 

Restructuring expenses

 

15.0

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

17.0

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

0.30

 

 

 

0.34

 

Net tax provision adjustments

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

(0.13

)

Estimated non-GAAP

$

119.7

 

 

 

31.5

%

 

$

130.0

 

 

 

32.5

%

 

$

2.18

 

 

$

2.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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