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MKS Inc. (MKSI) vs Vontier Corporation (VNT)

MKS Inc. and Vontier Corporation are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. MKS Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.9B against $4.9B — 2.8× the size. Vontier Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 15.1× against 31.4×. MKS Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 16.3% against 0.88%. Vontier Corporation has the higher net margin (11.3% vs 10.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.3% vs 6.74%). Both pay a dividend; MKS Inc. yields more (0.47% vs 0.27%). Across the 23 metrics below, Vontier Corporation leads on 18 and MKS Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric MKSI VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E 31.36 15.07 31.41
P/S 3.18 1.67 4.70
P/B 4.63 4.26 3.26
Price to free cash flow 30.22 13.27 28.46
EV/EBITDA 16.42 9.26 19.55
EV/Sales 3.95 2.10 4.93
Earnings yield 3.19% 6.64% 0.68%
Free cash flow yield 3.31% 7.54% 1.81%

Profitability

Metric MKSI VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 46.96% 47.18% 46.96%
Operating margin 15.69% 18.79% 8.96%
Net margin 10.12% 11.34% 1.92%
Free cash flow margin 10.53% 12.55% 10.53%
Return on equity 15.88% 28.90% 2.66%
Return on assets 4.95% 8.28% 1.12%
Return on invested capital 6.74% 14.25% 4.67%

Growth

Metric MKSI VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) 16.26% 0.88% 9.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 55.52% 0.36% 13.24%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.03% 2.60% 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.36%) 3.50% 0.00%

Health

Metric MKSI VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 1.32 1.33 0.00
Current ratio 1.14 1.25 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 3.93 1.60 0.45

Dividend

Metric MKSI VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield 0.47% 0.27% 0.55%
Payout ratio 0.15 0.04 0.29

Size

Metric MKSI VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 13.87b 4.94b 682.53m

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