AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Axcelis Technologies (ACLS)

Axcelis Q2 revenue falls to $194.5 million; diluted EPS $0.98 vs. $1.55

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Axcelis reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of $194.5 million, down from $256.5 million a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.98, down from $1.55. The company expects third-quarter revenue of about $200 million and GAAP diluted EPS of about $0.87, and it raised share repurchases to $45 million in the quarter, which shareholders may weigh against the lower year-over-year profit.

Key points

  • Q2 2025 revenue $194.5 million vs. $256.5 million in Q2 2024
  • Q2 2025 GAAP net income $31.4 million vs. $50.9 million; GAAP diluted EPS $0.98 vs. $1.55
  • Q3 2025 outlook: revenue of approximately $200 million, GAAP diluted EPS of approximately $0.87, non-GAAP EPS of approximately $1.00
  • Share repurchases increased to $45 million during the quarter

The filing

CompanyAxcelis Technologies (ACLS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2025, 8:43 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-073971

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 05, 2025.

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