BN · rank #2 · 2026-09-07
AIXA
XETRA · EUR · $4.73B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.48 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +39.3% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +16.0% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +12.1% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +3.9% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 2.08 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 1.28× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +35.4% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +31% |
| Market cap (USD) | $4.73B |
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Summary
AIXTRON SE designs and manufactures MOCVD and CVD deposition systems for compound semiconductors (GaN, SiC, 2D materials), serving power electronics, RF, and optoelectronics markets critical to AI data center optical interconnects and EV power conversion.
Rationale
As a near-sole-source supplier of production-grade MOCVD equipment for GaN and SiC — materials with no viable silicon substitute in high-frequency/high-power applications — AIXTRON fits the bottleneck-solver thesis precisely, and the Q2 2026 order intake of ~€215m plus MIT Lincoln Lab's Hyperion 300mm order confirm the structural demand pipeline is intact.
Material risks
- 1Revenue is lumpy and customer-concentrated in a handful of chipmakers; the 16% YoY Q2 revenue decline and near-zero Q1 EBIT show that order timing swings can temporarily hollow out financials, threatening the forward growth assumptions underpinning the 39% revenue growth signal.
- 2Chinese customers historically represent a meaningful share of AIXTRON's order book, and escalating export control restrictions on advanced semiconductor equipment to China could abruptly remove a demand pillar with no near-term Western replacement volume.
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