Here's How Much You'd Have If You Invested $1000 in Onto Innovation a Decade Ago

How much a stock's price changes over time is a significant driver for most investors. Not only can price performance impact your portfolio, but it can help you compare investment results across sectors and industries as well.

FOMO, or the fear of missing out, also plays a role in investing, particularly with tech giants and popular consumer-facing stocks.

What if you'd invested in Onto Innovation (ONTO) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to ONTO for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?

Onto Innovation's Business In-Depth

With that in mind, let's take a look at Onto Innovation's main business drivers.

Headquartered in Wilmington, MA, Onto Innovation is a worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of metrology and inspection tools, lithography systems and process control analytical software, primarily for semiconductor device fabricators, silicon wafer manufacturers and advanced packaging service providers in the semiconductor space.

Built on the rich legacies of these two companies, Onto Innovation has emerged as a strong player in the semiconductor equipment industry with unique perspectives across the semiconductor value chain.

Onto Innovation’s product lines include Automated Metrology Systems, Integrated Metrology Systems, Macro Defect Inspection, Silicon Wafer All-surface Inspection/Characterization, Automated Defect Classification and Pattern Analysis, Yield Analysis, Opaque Film Metrology, Advanced Packaging Lithography and Industrial, Scientific, and Research Markets (4D Technology), Process Control Software and Yield Management Software.

For 2025, total revenues were $1 billion. It generates revenues through the sales of its systems and software, as well as spare parts and related services. Systems & software comprised 84% of total revenues and Parts and Services 8% each, respectively.

The company has an extensive geographical footprint and supports a diverse range of customers in more than 18 countries. It derives a significant portion of its revenues from customers in Asia, particularly Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba Corporation. Taiwan and South Korea were the largest markets in 2025, contributing 32% and 28% respectively. China accounted for 7%, the United States 12%, while Japan contributed 10%, and Southeast Asia 6%, and Europe made up the remaining 5%.

The company faces competition in each of the markets it operates. Some of the key competitors include KLA Corporation, Nova Ltd, Camtek Ltd, GigaVis Co. Ltd and PDF Solutions.

Bottom Line

Putting together a successful investment portfolio takes a combination of research, patience, and a little bit of risk. For Onto Innovation, if you bought shares a decade ago, you're likely feeling really good about your investment today.

A $1000 investment made in August 2016 would be worth $15,423.96, or a gain of 1,442.40%, as of August 19, 2026, according to our calculations. This return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.

In comparison, the S&P 500's gained 251.70% and the price of gold went up 208.69% over the same time frame.

Looking ahead, analysts are expecting more upside for ONTO.

Onto Innovation's second quarter was driven by AI-led investment in advanced packaging and leading-edge process control. Dragonfly demand is broadening across HBM, 2.5D logic and panel-level packaging, while Atlas G6 adoption is expanding in logic and memory. Record backlog and longer customer commitments improve visibility into 2027, while silicon photonics and the Rigaku collaboration add new growth avenues. Margin expansion is also supporting earnings as extended factories scale and operating leverage increases. Ample liquidity remains despite new convertible notes and the planned Rigaku investment. However, customer concentration, trade and input-cost exposure, supply-chain woes and stiff rivalry are concerns. Driven by strong demand, it raised its second-half outlook, with revenue expected to grow more than 25% and third-quarter revenue projected at $380-$400 million.

Shares have gained 5.47% over the past four weeks and there have been 6 higher earnings estimate revisions for fiscal 2026 compared to none lower. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.

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