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accession: "0001104659-26-091697"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACLS"
cik: "0001113232"
company_name: "AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-06T12:41:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T12:45:07.832961+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axcelis Q2 revenue $215.2M, GAAP EPS $0.75, beats guidance; merger with Veeco on track

## Summary
- Revenue $215.2M, up 10.6% YoY from $194.5M; GAAP gross margin 42.4%, non-GAAP 42.7%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.75; non-GAAP diluted EPS $1.06, exceeding prior forecasts.
- Q3 2026 guidance: revenue ~$230M, GAAP EPS ~$0.76, non-GAAP EPS ~$1.11.
- Pending merger with Veeco expected to close in H2 2026; conditions being satisfied.
- CEO cites robust Memory demand and positive Power market momentum; expects YoY revenue growth in 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-091697
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACLS
- cik: 0001113232
- company_name: AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T12:41:25+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/1113232/000110465926091697/0001104659-26-091697-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465926091697/tm2622315d1_8k.htm

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