ONTO (Onto Innovation) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)

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What is Onto Innovation Moat Score?

Onto Innovation has the Moat Score of 7, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Onto Innovation has Wide Moat: Onto Innovation Inc possesses a wide moat with strong market leadership in semiconductor equipment. It benefits from proprietary technology, significant customer switching costs, and a robust distribution network. Its consistent innovation and R&D capabilities further solidify its durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Onto Innovation might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Onto Innovation's Moat Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Onto Innovation's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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.

Onto Innovation's Moat Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Onto Innovation's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Onto Innovation's Moat Score falls into.

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Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Onto Innovation Business Description

Industry

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Address

16 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887

Website

https://www.ontoinnovation.com

Onto Innovation Inc is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and support of high-performance control metrology, defect inspection, lithography, and data analysis systems used by microelectronics device manufacturers. The Company and its subsidiaries currently operate in a single operating segment. The company mainly operates in the United States, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Europe, with Taiwan and South Korea the sources of total revenue.

Executives

Srinivas Vedula	officer: SVP, Customer Success	C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Michael P Plisinski	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Mark Slicer	officer: Chief Financial Officer	16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Yoon Ah Oh	officer: General Counsel	16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
David Brian Miller	director	C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Robert Fiordalice	other: See Remarks	C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
D Mayson Brooks	officer: VP, GM IBU	C/O ONTO INNOVATION INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Ju Jin	other: SEE REMARKS	C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Karen M Rogge	director	APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP, 4555 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SUITE 601, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
May Su	director	16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Ramil Yaldaei	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O ONTO INNOVATION INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
James Harlow	officer: Chief Operating Officer	16 JONSPIN RD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Stephen Douglas Kelley	director	1900 S. PRICE ROAD, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Steven R Roth	officer: SEE REMARKS	C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Bruce C Rhine	director	C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887