What is AXT's earnings yield?

AXT (AXTI) reported earnings yield of -0.5% in Q1 2026.

How has AXT's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

AXT's earnings yield increased by 98.4% year-over-year, from -28.5% to -0.5%.

What is the long-term trend for AXT's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), AXT's earnings yield has grown at a 29.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.8% to -2.9%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

AXT AXTI Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$26.9M+39.1%

Gross profit-$1.2M-120%

Operating income-$10.3M-207%

Net income-$1.5M+83.1%

EPS (diluted)-$0.20-300%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$41.8M+32.2%

Total debt$65.7M+23.6%

Total equity$274.9M+48.6%

Total assets$444.6M+33.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$11.7M-249%

CapEx$1.4M+169%

Free cash flow-$13.1M-239%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.1B+4,825%

Profitability

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Gross margin17.2%-0.9pp

Operating margin-22.6%-2.5pp

Net margin-15.3%-2.5pp

FCF margin-30.5%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-6.4%-1.6pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio2.6×+0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from AXT’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=-0.5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: AXT’s 10-Q, filed May 14, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is AXT's earnings yield?: AXT (AXTI) reported earnings yield of -0.5% in Q1 2026.
How has AXT's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: AXT's earnings yield increased by 98.4% year-over-year, from -28.5% to -0.5%.
What is the long-term trend for AXT's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), AXT's earnings yield has grown at a 29.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.8% to -2.9%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.