MKS PE ratio MKSI
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 31.4×
- 10-year median
- 25.2×
- Against its 10-year history
- 67th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 6.7× to 273×
- Peer median
- 34.9×
MKS' PE ratio is 31.4× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $196.55 against $6.26 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is above its ten-year median of 25.2×, higher than on 67% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 6.7× in Nov 2022 to 273× in Jan 2025.
The median for 10 electronic components stocks of a similar size is 34.9×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 31.4× | 31.4× | 85.2× |
| 2025 | 39.8× | 21.5× | 273× |
| 2024 | 241× | 235× | 264× |
| 2023 | 42.0× | 11.4× | 42.0× |
| 2022 | 11.0× | 6.7× | 19.4× |
| 2021 | 18.7× | 16.4× | 36.9× |
| 2020 | 30.0× | 24.5× | 39.5× |
| 2019 | 35.6× | 9.2× | 36.3× |
| 2018 | 8.9× | 8.2× | 20.3× |
| 2017 | 16.9× | 16.1× | 42.7× |
| 2016 | 37.6× | 13.1× | 37.9× |
| 2015 | 14.7× | 13.4× | 19.0× |
| 2014 | 19.5× | 18.6× | 79.8× |
| 2013 | 78.1× | 20.8× | 80.7× |
| 2012 | 19.9× | 10.2× | 20.4× |
| 2011 | 10.2× | 7.4× | 10.4× |
Against its peers
Companies in Hardware, Equipment & Parts nearest MKS' size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| MKSIMKS | 31.4× |
| FTVFortive | 35.7× |
| CGNXCognex | 53.9× |
| AEISAdvanced Energy Industries | 40.4× |
| TTMITTM Technologies | 36.1× |
| SANMSanmina | 27.9× |
| VICRVicor | 56.4× |
| FLEXFlex | 29.6× |
| JBLJabil | 34.2× |
| TDYTeledyne Technologies | 30.2× |
| CLSCelestica | 27.1× |
| Peer median | 34.9× |
Where MKS ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.