---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-113976"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACLS"
cik: "0001113232"
company_name: "AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T11:58:27.941076+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axcelis Q3 revenue $229.2M, EPS $1.21; record backlog $1.1B; Q4 guided $232-240M

## Summary
- Revenue $229.2M (up from $221.2M Q2); net income $40.3M ($1.21 diluted EPS) vs $44.2M ($1.32) Q2.
- Record systems backlog $1.1B; bookings $337.1M; cash $342.1M after $12.5M share repurchases.
- Q4 guidance: revenue $232-240M, gross margin 40-41%, operating profit $41-45M, EPS $1.00-1.10.
- Full-year revenue expected >$885M with gross margin >43% (above prior guidance).
- CEO Mary Puma cites robust demand for Purion products and strength in power market as drivers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-113976
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACLS
- cik: 0001113232
- company_name: AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922113976/0001104659-22-113976-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922113976/tm2229273d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC reported third quarter of 2022 results: revenue $229.2 million, net income $40.3 million, EPS $1.21 per diluted share.
  - Period: third quarter of 2022
  - Revenue: $229.2 million
  - Net income: $40.3 million
  - EPS: $1.21 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: , Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2022. Highlights for the third quarter are as follows: • Revenue for the quarter was $229.2 million, compared to $221.2 million for the second quarter of 2022. • Operating profit for the quarter was $53.2 million, compared to $54.1 million for the second quarter. • Net
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922113976/0001104659-22-113976-index.htm

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