Entegris beats Q2 2026 estimates with 41% EPS growth, signals stronger quarter ahead

Entegris, a specialty materials maker which supplies critical components for semiconductor manufacturing, posted Q2 2026 results that cleared Wall Street expectations across the board. Net sales came in at $883.2 million, an 11% jump from the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings per share hit $0.93, representing a 41% year-over-year increase. The company issued guidance for Q3 that exceeded what analysts had penciled in for both revenue and EPS. The AI supply chain’s quiet winner Roughly 95% of Entegris’ revenue comes from semiconductor materials. The company operates a unit-driven business model, meaning it gets paid based on the volume of semiconductors being manufactured. When fabs run hot, Entegris prints money. That model has translated into EBITDA margins of approximately 75%, based on 2025 figures. Sequential growth tells the story In Q1 2026, Entegris reported sales of $812 million. The jump to $883.2 million in Q2 represents roughly an 8.8% quarter-over-quarter increase. Revenue grew 11%, but earnings grew 41%, which points to strong operating leverage. As volumes increase, the company’s cost structure doesn’t scale proportionally, meaning more of each incremental dol...