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Entegris, Inc.

$140.37 +$50.81 (+56.73%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$137.4
Day Range
$138.53$141.71
Year Range
$67.97$186.94
Market Cap
21.41B
AVG Volume
2.92M
Trailing/Forward PE
70.19/27.73
PEG ratio
2.4
Dividend Yield
0.28%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-29
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0250M500M750M1B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2883.2M
26 Q1811.9M
25 Q4823.9M
25 Q3807.1M
25 Q2792.4M
25 Q1773.2M
24 Q4849.84M
24 Q3807.69M
24 Q2812.7M
24 Q1771M
Net Income (USD)
050M100M150M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q293.6M
26 Q192M
25 Q449.4M
25 Q370.5M
25 Q252.8M
25 Q162.9M
24 Q4102.24M
24 Q377.58M
24 Q267.7M
24 Q145.3M
Operating Income (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2164.6M
26 Q1141.6M
25 Q4569.5M
25 Q3122.6M
25 Q2106.1M
25 Q1124.7M
24 Q4149.98M
24 Q3136.24M
24 Q2130.1M
24 Q1117.6M
EBITDA (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2218.5M
26 Q1222.5M
25 Q4203.6M
25 Q3214.4M
25 Q2205.5M
25 Q1218.1M
24 Q4259.47M
24 Q3231.05M
24 Q2223.2M
24 Q1201.8M
Cash Flows (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2116.9M
26 Q1141.5M
25 Q4134M
25 Q3182.8M
25 Q2221.5M
25 Q132.4M
24 Q468.57M
24 Q3115.03M
24 Q251.94M
24 Q180.57M
EPS (USD)
00.20.40.60.824 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.61
26 Q10.6
25 Q40.32
25 Q30.46
25 Q20.35
25 Q10.41
24 Q40.67
24 Q30.51
24 Q20.45
24 Q10.3
Expenses (USD)
-400M-200M0200M400M600MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2248.6M
26 Q1234.4M
25 Q4-197.2M
25 Q3249.4M
25 Q281.7M
25 Q1293.7M
24 Q4405.3M
24 Q3271.55M
24 Q2257.47M
24 Q1250.62M
Cash & Debt (USD)
02B4B6BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2353.6M
26 Q1442.7M
25 Q4360.4M
25 Q3399.8M
25 Q2376.8M
25 Q1340.9M
24 Q4329.21M
24 Q3432.07M
24 Q2320.01M
24 Q1340.68M
Debt ratios
024624 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q23.73
26 Q13.92
25 Q44.2
25 Q33.91
25 Q24.03
25 Q13.99
24 Q44.08
24 Q34.46
24 Q24.77
24 Q14.11
Margins
0%20%40%60%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q247.55%
26 Q146.9%
25 Q443.77%
25 Q343.53%
25 Q244.36%
25 Q140.14%
24 Q445.57%
24 Q346.04%
24 Q246.24%
24 Q145.63%
Return on Capital
0%1%2%3%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q22.25%
26 Q12.27%
25 Q41.25%
25 Q31.81%
25 Q21.39%
25 Q11.68%
24 Q42.77%
24 Q32.16%
24 Q21.93%
24 Q11.32%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2152.8M
26 Q1152.3M
25 Q4151.9M
25 Q3151.8M
25 Q2151.5M
25 Q1151.4M
24 Q4151.24M
24 Q3151.2M
24 Q2150.8M
24 Q1150.55M
Dividends (USD)
00.511.5Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26
ENTG Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Jul 260.1
Apr 260.1
Jan 260.1
Oct 250.1
Jul 250.1
Apr 250.1
Jan 250.1
Oct 240.1
Jul 240.1
Apr 240.1
Employee Count
02.5K5K7.5K10K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ENTG Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20257.7K
20248.2K
20238K
202210K
20216.85K
20205.8K
20195.3K
20184.9K
2017430
20163.54K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
010203024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q227.2
26 Q126.59
25 Q426.03
25 Q325.63
25 Q225.14
25 Q124.76
24 Q424.41
24 Q323.76
24 Q223.23
24 Q122.78
Total Assets (USD)
02.5B5B7.5B10B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ENTG Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q28.42B
26 Q18.48B
25 Q48.35B
25 Q38.4B
25 Q28.45B
25 Q18.43B
24 Q48.39B
24 Q38.47B
24 Q28.34B
24 Q18.36B
PE Ratio
20406080100120med 61.95Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ENTG PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2670.21
Sep 2669.39
Aug 2667.48
Aug 2671.85
Aug 2680.91
Aug 2676.06
Jul 2668.5
Jul 2674.31
Jul 2679.83
Jul 2683.63
Jul 2684.38
Jun 2692.88
Jun 26102.86
Jun 2686.6
Jun 2672.16
May 2679.86
May 2677.84
May 2676.56
May 2685.79
May 2681.87
Apr 26100.57
Apr 2694.17
Apr 2687.25
Apr 2675.05
Mar 2673.24
Mar 2673.93
Mar 2669.81
Mar 2672.49
Feb 2685.4
Feb 2686.71
Feb 2684.74
Feb 2664.4
Jan 2662.14
Jan 2660.37
Jan 2661.76
Jan 2654.2
Jan 2647.13
Dec 2545.4
Dec 2544.24
Dec 2548.71
Dec 2546.92
Nov 2540.6
Nov 2538.77
Nov 2541.2
Nov 2545.61
Oct 2548.19
Oct 2546.92
Oct 2546.62
Oct 2542.88
Oct 2550.55
Sep 2547.72
Sep 2547.84
Sep 2544.73
Sep 2542.03
Aug 2542.93
Aug 2544.99
Aug 2539.54
Aug 2537.5
Aug 2538.79
Jul 2544.8
Jul 2544.26
Jul 2542.71
Jul 2542.26
Jun 2540.18
Jun 2536.78
Jun 2536.74
Jun 2535.56
May 2533.53
May 2535.28
May 2538.16
May 2537.24
May 2543.08
Apr 2541.69
Apr 2535.5
Apr 2536.01
Apr 2533.77
Mar 2545.83
Mar 2549.76
Mar 2550.81
Mar 2553.16
Feb 2552.28
Feb 2553.76
Feb 2555.32
Feb 2570.46
Jan 2567.17
Jan 2568.92
Jan 2570.37
Jan 2565.44
Jan 2566.55
Dec 2467.32
Dec 2465.79
Dec 2470.56
Dec 2472.37
Nov 2469.88
Nov 2470.94
Nov 2464.61
Nov 2469.48
Nov 2487.65
Oct 2485.97
Oct 2484.52
Free Cash Flow Yield
1%2%3%4%5%med 2.79%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ENTG Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 262.68%
Sep 262.71%
Aug 262.79%
Aug 262.62%
Aug 262.33%
Aug 262.48%
Jul 263.75%
Jul 263.46%
Jul 263.22%
Jul 263.07%
Jul 263.04%
Jun 262.77%
Jun 262.5%
Jun 262.97%
Jun 263.56%
May 263.22%
May 263.3%
May 263.35%
May 262.99%
May 263.14%
Apr 262.41%
Apr 262.57%
Apr 262.78%
Apr 263.23%
Mar 263.31%
Mar 263.28%
Mar 263.47%
Mar 263.34%
Feb 262.84%
Feb 262.79%
Feb 262.86%
Feb 262.72%
Jan 262.82%
Jan 262.9%
Jan 262.84%
Jan 263.23%
Jan 263.72%
Dec 253.86%
Dec 253.96%
Dec 253.6%
Dec 253.73%
Nov 254.31%
Nov 254.52%
Nov 254.25%
Nov 253.84%
Oct 253.63%
Oct 253.16%
Oct 253.18%
Oct 253.45%
Oct 252.93%
Sep 253.1%
Sep 253.09%
Sep 253.31%
Sep 253.52%
Aug 253.45%
Aug 253.29%
Aug 253.74%
Aug 253.95%
Aug 253.82%
Jul 251.93%
Jul 251.95%
Jul 252.02%
Jul 252.04%
Jun 252.15%
Jun 252.35%
Jun 252.35%
Jun 252.43%
May 252.57%
May 252.45%
May 252.26%
May 252.32%
May 252.51%
Apr 252.59%
Apr 253.04%
Apr 253%
Apr 253.2%
Mar 252.36%
Mar 252.17%
Mar 252.12%
Mar 252.03%
Feb 252.07%
Feb 252.01%
Feb 251.95%
Feb 251.67%
Jan 251.76%
Jan 251.71%
Jan 251.68%
Jan 251.8%
Jan 251.77%
Dec 241.75%
Dec 241.79%
Dec 241.67%
Dec 241.63%
Nov 241.69%
Nov 241.66%
Nov 241.83%
Nov 241.7%
Nov 241.76%
Oct 241.79%
Oct 241.82%
Price to Sales
246810med 4.8Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ENTG Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 266.45
Sep 266.37
Aug 266.2
Aug 266.6
Aug 267.43
Aug 266.99
Jul 265.6
Jul 266.08
Jul 266.53
Jul 266.84
Jul 266.9
Jun 267.6
Jun 268.42
Jun 267.09
Jun 265.9
May 266.53
May 266.37
May 266.26
May 267.02
May 266.7
Apr 267.41
Apr 266.94
Apr 266.43
Apr 265.53
Mar 265.4
Mar 265.45
Mar 265.15
Mar 265.34
Feb 266.29
Feb 266.39
Feb 266.25
Feb 265.76
Jan 265.56
Jan 265.4
Jan 265.53
Jan 264.85
Jan 264.22
Dec 254.06
Dec 253.96
Dec 254.36
Dec 254.2
Nov 253.63
Nov 253.47
Nov 253.69
Nov 254.08
Oct 254.31
Oct 254.3
Oct 254.27
Oct 253.93
Oct 254.64
Sep 254.38
Sep 254.39
Sep 254.1
Sep 253.85
Aug 253.94
Aug 254.13
Aug 253.62
Aug 253.44
Aug 253.56
Jul 254.29
Jul 254.24
Jul 254.09
Jul 254.04
Jun 253.85
Jun 253.52
Jun 253.52
Jun 253.4
May 253.21
May 253.38
May 253.65
May 253.56
May 253.89
Apr 253.77
Apr 253.21
Apr 253.25
Apr 253.05
Mar 254.14
Mar 254.5
Mar 254.59
Mar 254.8
Feb 254.72
Feb 254.86
Feb 255
Feb 255.03
Jan 254.79
Jan 254.92
Jan 255.02
Jan 254.67
Jan 254.75
Dec 244.8
Dec 244.69
Dec 245.03
Dec 245.16
Nov 244.99
Nov 245.06
Nov 244.61
Nov 244.96
Nov 244.92
Oct 244.82
Oct 244.74
EV/EBITDA
10203040med 22.23Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ENTG EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2628.7
Sep 2628.41
Aug 2627.73
Aug 2629.29
Aug 2632.51
Aug 2630.78
Jul 2625.35
Jul 2627.17
Jul 2628.89
Jul 2630.08
Jul 2630.32
Jun 2632.98
Jun 2636.1
Jun 2631.02
Jun 2626.49
May 2628.9
May 2628.27
May 2627.87
May 2630.76
May 2629.53
Apr 2632.35
Apr 2630.56
Apr 2628.62
Apr 2625.21
Mar 2624.7
Mar 2624.89
Mar 2623.74
Mar 2624.49
Feb 2628.1
Feb 2628.47
Feb 2627.92
Feb 2624.61
Jan 2623.88
Jan 2623.31
Jan 2623.76
Jan 2621.33
Jan 2619.06
Dec 2518.5
Dec 2518.13
Dec 2519.56
Dec 2518.99
Nov 2516.96
Nov 2516.37
Nov 2517.15
Nov 2518.57
Oct 2519.4
Oct 2519.19
Oct 2519.1
Oct 2517.89
Oct 2520.37
Sep 2519.45
Sep 2519.49
Sep 2518.49
Sep 2517.61
Aug 2517.9
Aug 2518.57
Aug 2516.81
Aug 2516.15
Aug 2516.56
Jul 2518.91
Jul 2518.73
Jul 2518.22
Jul 2518.06
Jun 2517.37
Jun 2516.24
Jun 2516.23
Jun 2515.83
May 2515.15
May 2515.74
May 2516.7
May 2516.39
May 2517.86
Apr 2517.42
Apr 2515.44
Apr 2515.6
Apr 2514.89
Mar 2518.74
Mar 2520
Mar 2520.33
Mar 2521.09
Feb 2520.81
Feb 2521.28
Feb 2521.78
Feb 2523.55
Jan 2522.65
Jan 2523.13
Jan 2523.52
Jan 2522.18
Jan 2522.49
Dec 2422.7
Dec 2422.28
Dec 2423.57
Dec 2424.06
Nov 2423.39
Nov 2423.68
Nov 2421.96
Nov 2423.28
Nov 2424.63
Oct 2424.25
Oct 2423.92
Price/Operating Cashflow
10203040med 24.66Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ENTG Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2627.47
Sep 2627.15
Aug 2626.41
Aug 2628.12
Aug 2631.66
Aug 2629.77
Jul 2624.57
Jul 2626.65
Jul 2628.63
Jul 2630
Jul 2630.27
Jun 2633.31
Jun 2636.89
Jun 2631.06
Jun 2625.88
May 2628.64
May 2627.92
May 2627.46
May 2630.77
May 2629.36
Apr 2634.07
Apr 2631.9
Apr 2629.56
Apr 2625.43
Mar 2624.81
Mar 2625.05
Mar 2623.65
Mar 2624.56
Feb 2628.93
Feb 2629.38
Feb 2628.71
Feb 2627.34
Jan 2626.38
Jan 2625.63
Jan 2626.22
Jan 2623.01
Jan 2620.01
Dec 2519.27
Dec 2518.78
Dec 2520.68
Dec 2519.92
Nov 2517.23
Nov 2516.46
Nov 2517.49
Nov 2519.36
Oct 2520.46
Oct 2522.11
Oct 2521.97
Oct 2520.2
Oct 2523.82
Sep 2522.49
Sep 2522.54
Sep 2521.07
Sep 2519.8
Aug 2520.23
Aug 2521.2
Aug 2518.63
Aug 2517.67
Aug 2518.27
Jul 2522.25
Jul 2521.99
Jul 2521.22
Jul 2520.99
Jun 2519.96
Jun 2518.27
Jun 2518.25
Jun 2517.67
May 2516.65
May 2517.53
May 2518.95
May 2518.5
May 2519.97
Apr 2519.33
Apr 2516.45
Apr 2516.69
Apr 2515.65
Mar 2521.24
Mar 2523.07
Mar 2523.55
Mar 2524.64
Feb 2524.23
Feb 2524.92
Feb 2525.64
Feb 2526.56
Jan 2525.32
Jan 2525.98
Jan 2526.53
Jan 2524.67
Jan 2525.09
Dec 2425.38
Dec 2424.8
Dec 2426.6
Dec 2427.28
Nov 2426.34
Nov 2426.74
Nov 2424.36
Nov 2426.19
Nov 2426.18
Oct 2425.69
Oct 2425.25
Price to Book
2468med 4.23Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ENTG Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 265.16
Sep 265.1
Aug 264.96
Aug 265.28
Aug 265.95
Aug 265.59
Jul 264.48
Jul 264.86
Jul 265.22
Jul 265.47
Jul 265.52
Jun 266.07
Jun 266.72
Jun 265.66
Jun 264.72
May 265.22
May 265.09
May 265.01
May 265.61
May 265.35
Apr 265.99
Apr 265.61
Apr 265.2
Apr 264.47
Mar 264.36
Mar 264.41
Mar 264.16
Mar 264.32
Feb 265.09
Feb 265.17
Feb 265.05
Feb 264.77
Jan 264.61
Jan 264.48
Jan 264.58
Jan 264.02
Jan 263.49
Dec 253.37
Dec 253.28
Dec 253.61
Dec 253.48
Nov 253.01
Nov 252.87
Nov 253.05
Nov 253.38
Oct 253.57
Oct 253.64
Oct 253.62
Oct 253.33
Oct 253.92
Sep 253.7
Sep 253.71
Sep 253.47
Sep 253.26
Aug 253.33
Aug 253.49
Aug 253.07
Aug 252.91
Aug 253.01
Jul 253.71
Jul 253.66
Jul 253.54
Jul 253.5
Jun 253.33
Jun 253.05
Jun 253.04
Jun 252.94
May 252.78
May 252.92
May 253.16
May 253.08
May 253.42
Apr 253.31
Apr 252.82
Apr 252.86
Apr 252.68
Mar 253.64
Mar 253.95
Mar 254.03
Mar 254.22
Feb 254.15
Feb 254.26
Feb 254.39
Feb 254.48
Jan 254.27
Jan 254.38
Jan 254.48
Jan 254.16
Jan 254.23
Dec 244.28
Dec 244.19
Dec 244.49
Dec 244.6
Nov 244.45
Nov 244.51
Nov 244.11
Nov 244.42
Nov 244.61
Oct 244.52
Oct 244.44
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