IQE (IQEL) Stock Overview
Develops, manufactures, and sells advanced semiconductor materials. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£0.46 |
| 52 Week High | UK£0.72 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£0.049 |
| Beta | 2.25 |
| 1 Month Change | -1.17% |
| 3 Month Change | 97.66% |
| 1 Year Change | 339.04% |
| 3 Year Change | n/a |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 324.59% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| IQEL | GB Semiconductor | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 3.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| 1Y | 339.0% | 158.4% | 18.0% |
Return vs Industry: IQEL exceeded the UK Semiconductor industry which returned 158.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: IQEL exceeded the UK Market which returned 18% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| IQEL volatility | |
|---|---|
| IQEL Average Weekly Movement | 25.5% |
| Semiconductor Industry Average Movement | 12.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: IQEL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: IQEL's weekly volatility (25%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 460 | Jutta Meier | www.iqep.com |
IQE plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells advanced semiconductor materials. It operates through three segments: Wireless, Photonics, and CMOS++. The company manufactures and sells compound semiconductor materials for the wireless market which includes radio frequency devices for wireless communications, as well as for photonics market, that includes applications that transmit and sense visible and infrared lights.
IQE plc Fundamentals Summary
| IQEL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£453.20m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -UK£36.69m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£97.30m |
Is IQEL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| IQEL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£97.30m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£95.95m |
| Gross Profit | UK£1.35m |
| Other Expenses | UK£38.05m |
| Earnings | -UK£36.69m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.037 |
| Gross Margin | 1.39% |
| Net Profit Margin | -37.71% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 52.6% |
How did IQEL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/06/14 10:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
IQE plc is covered by 14 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Andrew Gardiner | Barclays |
| Keagan Bryce-Borthwick | Barclays |
| David O'Connor | BNP Paribas |