MKS (MKSI) Debt-to-Equity : 2.00 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is MKS Debt-to-Equity?

MKS's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $81 Mil. MKS's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4,620 Mil. MKS's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $2,354 Mil. MKS's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.00.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for MKS's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

MKSI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.47 Max: 2.29
Current: 2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of MKS was 2.29. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.47.

MKSI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
95.28% of 2163 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs MKSI: 2.00

MKS Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for MKS's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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MKS Debt-to-Equity Chart

MKS Annual Data

Trend

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Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.44

0.36

1.15

2.03

2.06

MKS Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.06	2.29	2.11	2.06	2.00

Competitive Comparison of MKS's Debt-to-Equity

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, MKS's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

MKS's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, MKS's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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MKS Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

MKS's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(81	+	4699)	/	2322
	=	2.06

MKS's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(81	+	4620)	/	2354
	=	2.00

MKS (NAS:MKSI) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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MKS Business Description

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Address

2 Tech Drive, Suite 201, Andover, MA, USA, 01810

Website

https://www.mksinst.com

MKS Inc formerly, MKS Instruments Inc is engaged in providing instruments, subsystems, and process control systems used to measure, monitor, deliver, and control parameters of manufacturing processes. The company's product portfolio includes instruments, components, and systems required in manufacturing products such as flat panel displays, medical devices, and electronic materials, among others, used in industrial technologies, semiconductors, life and health sciences, and research and defense markets. The company organizes itself into three reportable business segments: Vacuum Solutions, Photonics Solutions, and Materials Solutions. The Vacuum Solutions segment contributes the majority of the company's revenue.

Executives

Elizabeth Mora	director	C/O MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 2 TECH DRIVE, SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA 01810
Jacqueline F Moloney	director	222 MERRIMACK STREET, LOWELL MA 01852
Gerard G Colella	officer: VP Global Business Operations	6 SHATTUCK RD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Kathleen Flaherty Burke	officer: Sr. VP, GC & Secretary	MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 2 TECH DRIVE, SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA 01810
Seth H Bagshaw	officer: Vice President, CFO
David Philip Henry	officer: SVP, Corp Mkt, PMO & Glob Svc	MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 2 TECH DRIVE, SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA 01810
Cap Iv, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Cap Iv General Partner, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Carlyle Asia Partners Iv, L.p.	10 percent owner	1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 220, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Carlyle Partners Vi Cayman Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD., GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9008
Carlyle Group Inc.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Geoffrey Wild	director	108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Tc Group Vi Cayman, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD., GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9008
Cg Subsidiary Holdings L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tc Group Vi Cayman, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004