Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $4.49T · View financials
Decision snapshot: MKSI stock price vs NVDA: inconclusive — current versus $166.33 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at NVDA's multiple
Implied fair value · at MKSI's multiple
Needs MKSI P/E.
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As of 2025-12-31
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: MKSI FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · NVDA FY 2026 (ended Jan 25, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 100% equity / 0% debt · EV / Revenue 20.65x · EV / EBITDA 30.78x
Price framework
Discounted free cash flow, then bridged to a per-share price. Same assumptions applied to both companies.
MKS INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$56.81
Base
$66.83
Bull
$76.85
NVIDIA CORP · implied price per share
Bear
$47.37
Base
$55.73
Bull
$64.09
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.55x
0.06x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.60x
-0.25x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$419.00M
$45.23B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe MKSI can accelerate revenue growth and expand margins toward NVDA-like levels, then the current stock may deserve a hold or accumulation, but based on the data provided the more defensible stance is to trim or avoid because MKSI trades at 69.8x earnings while growth and profitability remain far weaker than NVDA.
MKSI’s current price of $304.99 implies a P/E-based value of $166.33, a 45.5% downside, suggesting the stock is priced well above NVDA-relative model. The gap is reinforced by MKSI’s valuation multiples looking elevated on an absolute basis versus its weaker growth and returns profile.
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