Axcelis Technologies, Inc. ACLS NASDAQ

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS) reported declining year-over-year revenue growth of -17.6% through 2025-12 (TTM revenue vs prior-year TTM). Net income showed earnings decline of -40.2% YoY, reaching $34M in the latest quarter. The net profit margin is 14.4%, which is moderate. The company has maintained profitability in all 4 quarters. The gross margin is 44.9% (moderate), up 0.2pp vs the prior year. With a $3B market cap, MOAT composite score of 59/100 (moderate competitive position).

Criteria proven by this page:

• GROWTH (15/100, Fail) — revenue or earnings are not growing
• PAST (100/100, Pass) — proving consistent earnings. Looking at the full 27-year annual history, the company was profitable in 16 of 27 years — a mixed long-term record
• INCOME (55/100, Partial) — the company is profitable but margin is below 15%
• MOAT (59/100, Partial) — some competitive advantages are present but not dominant

Overall SharesGrow Score: 66/100 with 4/7 criteria passed.