SkyWater Technology, Inc
SKYTAnalytical Summary
SkyWater Technology, Inc shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Return on Common Equity (%) and Profit Margin (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.
6-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the top quartile
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Bearish Risks
- Debt to EquityDebt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
Health Breakdown
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 1, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 2, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 3, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
29.2%
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+143%)
|
19.4%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+62%)
|
34.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+189%)
|
30.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+156%)
|
16.0%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+33%)
|
— |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) | N/M |
79.4%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
29.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
44.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) | N/M |
77.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
22.3%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
21.9%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in net income |
-145.9%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) | N/M |
590.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M |
74.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
27.6%
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
28.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
26.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
25.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 1, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 2, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 3, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
-0.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-103%)
|
1.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-90%)
|
-5.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-126%)
|
-14.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-170%)
|
-35.1%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-275%)
|
-6.2%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-131%)
|
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
-29.3%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-10.5%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
2.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-2.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
12.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-33.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
26.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+79%)
|
-2.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-113%)
|
-10.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-172%)
|
-18.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-224%)
|
-31.1%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-308%)
|
-14.7%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-198%)
|
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
-12.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
3.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-14.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-53.1%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.4%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
-0.45x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-1.55x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-0.05x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.79x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.71x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-0.51x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 1, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 2, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 3, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
-1.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.6%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-15.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-33.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-41.8%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-15.9%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
-0.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-4.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-9.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-21.7%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-3.3%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
63.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+242%)
|
-12.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-166%)
|
-57.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-409%)
|
-73.8%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-499%)
|
-82.9%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-548%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 1, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 2, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 3, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
1.19x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+164%)
|
1.21x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+169%)
|
1.17x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+160%)
|
1.73x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+284%)
|
0.96x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+112%)
|
-4537.50x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-1008433%)
|
| Interest Coverage (x) |
-0.25x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
1.00x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-1.37x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-5.73x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-16.12x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-1.57x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
| Net Debt (USD) | $200.06M | $48.60M | $44.46M | $62.83M | $45.51M | $65.16M |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
6.75x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
2.67x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
4.44x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-58.95x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-1.96x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
7.10x
Weak
Weak
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 1, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 2, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 3, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $-130.82M | $-24.22M | $2.18M | $-15.62M | $26.63M | $-9.76M |
| LT Debt (USD) | $38.88M | $39.78M | $40.07M | $37.04M | $58.43M | $72.60M |
| Total Equity (USD) | $187.82M | $55.64M | $53.74M | $53.67M | $61.13M | $-16.00K |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 1, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 2, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 3, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $442.14M | $342.27M | $286.68M | $212.94M | $162.85M | $140.44M |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $35.67M | $18.69M | $28.93M | $28.19M | $27.37M | $18.87M |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $118.91M | $-6.79M | $-30.76M | $-39.59M | $-50.70M | $-20.62M |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $-28.97M | $18.46M | $10.08M | $-14.30M | $-55.68M | $96.19M |
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Signals
Key bullish and bearish indicators for SKYT
Profit Margin (%) is in the top quartile
Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Debt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
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