Strong Revenue Growth
Revenue of $231.3 million in Q1 2026, up 34.2% year-over-year, driven by ECP and advanced packaging businesses.
Shipments Outpaced Revenue
Total shipments were $240.7 million, up 53.6% year-over-year; company expects shipment growth to outpace revenue for full-year 2026.
ECP / Furnace / Other Technology Surge
ECP, furnace and other technologies revenue of $84.2 million, up 204.9% year-over-year and representing 36.4% of sales for the quarter, driven by electroplating momentum and panel plating adoption.
Advanced Packaging Growth
Advanced packaging (excluding ECP), services and spares revenue grew 62% year-over-year to $24.5 million, reflecting expanding footprint in packaging wet-process equipment and services.
Gross Margin Within Long-Term Target
Q1 gross margin was 46.5%, above the midpoint of the long-term target range (42%–48%), reflecting favorable product mix and reduced inventory provision impacts.
Strong Balance Sheet and Capital Raised
Ending cash and equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits of $1.25 billion and net cash of $924.2 million; $110 million gross proceeds from February minority share sale of ACM Shanghai to fund global expansion.
New Product Momentum and Customer Evaluations
Multiple new products progressing: single-wafer SPM tools (expect >15–20 units delivered by year-end), panel-level horizontal plating (515x510 mm and 310x310 mm in backlog), first PECVD silicon carbon nitride system shipped for evaluation, and vertical furnace tools under evaluation.
Manufacturing & Global Expansion Progress
Lingang mini line fully operational accelerating qualification cycles; second Lingang building planned; Oregon facility on track for U.S.-made tool production and demo lab by year-end 2026; goal to have >20 tools installed outside Mainland China by end of 2026.