Nova Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

REHOVOT, Israel, Nov. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) today announced financial results for the third quarter, the three-month period ended September 30, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 Highlights:

• Record quarterly revenue of $287.8 million, 13% increase QoQ, and up 28% YoY.
• Record GAAP net income of $90.0 million, or $2.64 per diluted share, 20% increase QoQ, and up 39% YoY.
• Record non-GAAP net income of $98.4 million, or $2.86 per diluted share, 14% increase QoQ, and up 32% YoY.
• Record revenue from Advanced Packaging solutions, driven by capacity expansions in HBM and advanced logic
• Record revenue from memory devices, driven by demand for dimensional and materials metrology solutions

Management Comments

“We delivered an exceptional third quarter, achieving record revenue and profitability while broadening our position across the semiconductor industry’s most important growth areas,” said Gaby Waisman, President and CEO. “Record revenue in memory and advanced packaging, together with strong demand from logic customers, reflects both the strength of the current investment cycle and the growing adoption of Nova’s solutions in critical applications. Supported by enhanced visibility into customer investment plans, we remain confident in our ability to capture opportunities created by the industry’s most advanced technology transitions.”

2026 Fourth Quarter Financial Outlook

Management provided an outlook for the fourth quarter, the period ending December 31, 2026. Based on current estimates, management expects:

• $305 million to $315 million in revenue
• $2.78 to $2.93 in diluted GAAP EPS
• $3.03 to $3.18 in diluted non-GAAP EPS

2026 Third Quarter Results

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2026 were $287.8 million, an increase of 13% compared with the second quarter of 2026 and an increase of 28% compared with the third quarter of 2025.

Gross margin in the third quarter of 2026 was 57.7%, compared with 56.5% in the second quarter of 2026 and 56.7% in the third quarter of 2025.

Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2026 were $73.3 million, compared with $68.0 million in the second quarter of 2026 and $63.6 million in the third quarter of 2025.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $90.0 million, or $2.64 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2026. This is compared with net income of $75.0 million, or $2.20 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2026, and $61.4 million, or $1.90 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2025.

On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $98.4 million, or $2.86 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2026. This is compared with net income of $86.5 million, or $2.51 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2026, and $70.0 million, or $2.16 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2025.

Conference Call Information

Nova will host a conference call today, November 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s third quarter of 2026 financial results and outlook. To attend the conference call, please dial one of the following teleconference numbers. Please begin by placing your calls five minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, please try the international dial-in number.

U.S. TOLL-FREE Dial-in Number: 1-833-816-1427
ISRAEL Dial-in Number: +972 3-374-1008
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: 1-412-317-0519

At:
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
5:30 a.m. Pacific Time

The conference call will also be webcast live from a Link on Nova’s website at https://www.novami.com/investors/events/. 

A replay of the conference call will be available from November 5, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time until November 12, 2026. To access the replay, please dial one of the following numbers:

Replay Dial-in U.S. TOLL-FREE: 1-855-669-9658
Replay Dial-in INTERNATIONAL: 1-412-317-0088
Replay Pin Number: 4753512
A replay will also be available for 90 days on Nova’s website link at https://www.novami.com/investors/events/. 

About Nova

Nova is a leading innovator and key provider of material, optical and chemical metrology solutions for advanced process control in semiconductor manufacturing. Nova delivers continuous innovation by providing state-of-the-art, high-performance metrology solutions for effective process control throughout the semiconductor fabrication lifecycle. Nova’s product portfolio, which combines high-precision hardware and cutting-edge software, provides its customers with deep insight into developing and producing the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova’s unique capability to deliver innovative solutions enables its customers to improve performance, enhance product yields and accelerate time to market. Nova acts as a partner to semiconductor manufacturers from its offices worldwide. Additional information may be found on Nova’s website link – https://www.novami.com/.

Nova is traded on the NASDAQ and TASE, NASDAQ ticker symbol NVMI.

Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures

This press release provides financial measures that exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, inventory step-up, stock-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses, revaluation of operating lease liabilities and remeasurement of intercompany loans, amortization of debt issuance costs, discrete tax reserve release, net and tax effect of non-GAAP adjustment, as applicable, and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Nova’s performance because they reflect our operational results and enhance management’s and investors’ ability to evaluate Nova’s performance before charges or benefits considered by management to be outside Nova’s ongoing operating results. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that it is in the best interest of its investors to provide financial information that will facilitate comparison of both historical and future results and allow greater transparency to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A reconciliation of each GAAP to non-GAAP financial measure discussed in this press release is contained in the accompanying financial tables.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements regarding, but not limited to, anticipated growth opportunities and projections about our business and its future revenues, expenses and profitability. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect our results, performance, circumstances or achievements include, but are not limited to, the following: risks related to information technology security threats, sophisticated computer crime, and data privacy; foreign political and economic risks including supply-chain difficulties; regulations that could restrict our operations such as economic sanctions and export restrictions; changes in U.S. trade policies and taxation; market instability including inflation and recessionary pressures; risks related to doing business with China; catastrophic events; inability to protect our intellectual property; open source technology exposure; risks related to the use of artificial intelligence technologies; challenges related to implementing our new ERP system; failure to compete effectively or to respond to rapid technological changes; consolidation in our industry; difficulty in predicting the length and strength of any downturn or expansion period of the market we target; factors that adversely affect the pricing and demand for our product lines; dependency on a small number of large customers; dependency on a single manufacturing facility per product line; dependency on a limited number of suppliers; difficulty in integrating current or future acquisitions; lengthy sales cycle and customer delays in orders; risks related to conditions in Israel, including Israel’s conflicts with certain parties in the region; risks related to our convertible senior notes and capped call transactions; currency fluctuations and quarterly fluctuations in our operating results; and risks related to additional costs and expenses if there is a change in our status as a foreign private issuer. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading “Risk Factors” in Nova’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2026. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Company Contact:
Guy Kizner, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-73-229-5760
E-mail – [email protected]
Nova website link – https://www.novami.com/ 

Investor Relations Contact:
Miri Segal MS-IR LLC
E-mail – [email protected] 

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