profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Nova
$340.62+4.58% today
+10.3% in 1 year
1-year low $275.781-year high $605.65
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $41.79 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Nova sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $571 million in 2022 to $881 million in 2025, with $259 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Nova handed back 16% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $35M
Free cash flow 2025$218M
Bought back its own shares$35M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$214M vs. $799M
Nova vs. similar companies
Nova grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova | 41.8× · Expensive | ||
 ASML | 55.5× · Expensive | ||
 Applied Materials | 44.8× · Expensive | ||
 Lam Research | 40.6× · Expensive | ||
 KLA | 43.4× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Nova's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 571 | 518 | 672 | 881 | |
| 317 | 293 | 387 | 505 | |
| 150 | 132 | 188 | 253 | |
| 165 | 148 | 205 | 276 | |
| 140 | 136 | 184 | 259 | |
| 4.40 | 4.28 | 5.75 | 7.96 | |
| 55.5% | 56.6% | 57.6% | 57.4% | |
| 26.3% | 25.5% | 27.9% | 28.8% | |
| 24.6% | 26.3% | 27.3% | 29.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 984 | 1,134 | 1,390 | 2,361 |
| Cash | 111 | 108 | 158 | 214 |
| Total debt | 246 | 244 | 236 | 799 |
| Total liabilities | 397 | 383 | 463 | 1,042 |
| 587 | 751 | 928 | 1,318 | |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | |
| 14.2% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 9.5% | |
| 23.9% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 19.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 124 | 235 | 246 | |
| 21 | 17 | 17 | 28 | |
| 98 | 106 | 218 | 218 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | 0 | 30 | 35 | |
| 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
Valuation
- 41.8×
- 33.0×
- 1.91
- 8.0×
- 12.3×
- 49.7×
- 41.4×
- 2.0%
- 2.4%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 57.4%
- 28.8%
- 29.4%
- 32.6%
- 9.7%
- 12.0%
- 21.2%
- 10.9%
- 17.7%
- 16.3%
Growth
- +15.6%
- +21.8%
- −0.1%
- –
- +1.0%
Financial health
- 2.1×
- 0.61
- 33.1%
- –
- 6.28
- 1.39
- 0.37
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 35%of 974
Top 8%of 975
Bottom 41%of 731
Top 34%of 982
Top 49%of 985
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $489.50
- Range
- $453.00 – $520.00
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | 2.33 | 2.20 | +5.9% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 2.14 | 2.13 | +0.5% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2.16 | 2.15 | +0.5% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 2.20 | 2.05 | +7.3% |
| May 8, 2025 | 2.18 | 2.08 | +4.8% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 1.94 | 1.82 | +6.6% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 1.74 | 1.68 | +3.6% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 1.61 | 1.36 | +18.4% |
News
Western Digital, Nova, Amtech, Monolithic Power Systems, and Texas Instruments shares skyrocket, what you need to knowYahoo Finance · Oct 21, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
57No pass
Benjamin Graham
49No pass
Philip Fisher
75Pass
Peter Lynch
70Pass
Joel Greenblatt
13No pass
Charlie Munger
58No pass
Terry Smith
58No pass
Questions about Nova
Is Nova a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, but the price is high. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Nova AI analysis
What does Nova do?
Nova Ltd. engages in the design, development, production, and sale of process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally. It is in Semiconductor Equipment & Materials, based in Rehovot, Israel, with 1,612 employees.
Does Nova pay a dividend?
No. Nova does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $35.0 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Nova stock halal?
Yes. Nova passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 7% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Nova stock done over the past year?
Up 10.3% over the past twelve months, to $340.62. It traded between $275.78 and $605.65 and is 43.8% below its high.
Who are Nova's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are ASML, Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Nova's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.