BN · rank #1 · 2026-10-23
AIXA
XETRA · EUR · $3.66B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.20 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +42.3% |
| 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. | +67.8% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +31% |
| Market cap (USD) | $3.66B |
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Summary
AIXTRON supplies specialized MOCVD/CVD epitaxy equipment for compound semiconductors powering AI optical transceivers, power GaN/SiC, and RF devices, with the G10-AsP platform driving a sharp 2026 order surge from customers like Lumentum.
Rationale
The bottleneck-solver thesis is directly reinforced by Q3 order intake doubling YoY to ~€275M, backlog expanding to €456.9M from €284.6M, and AIXTRON's process know-how and installed-base qualification creating genuine switching costs in AI-optics epitaxy capacity.
Material risks
- 1AIXTRON holds no disclosed sole-source position and competes with Veeco while Chinese rivals AMEC/NAURA gain domestic share, meaning the current order surge reflects a customer-capacity cycle rather than an unassailable structural moat — the bottleneck could ease faster than the thesis assumes.
- 2SiC/GaN power-electronics customers remain underutilized and cautious on new capacity, concentrating the growth thesis almost entirely on the AI-optics cycle, which introduces single-vertical cyclicality risk amplified by the full Q3 report due October 29 with a 30%+ prior EPS surprise to beat.
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