ACLS vs MKSI vs ASML Stock Comparison

Axcelis Technologies, Mks and Asml Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACLS Axcelis Technologies Inc
$113.64 -7.7% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.51B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$866.07M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
MKSI Mks Inc
$212.16 -18.7% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.73B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$644.33B
P/E
58.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 5, Mks 3, Axcelis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACLSMKSIASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.51B $14.73B $644.33B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.8x 33.5x 58.9x MKSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x 15.7x 34.3x MKSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.3% +16.3% +22.9% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 10.1% 29.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.5% +46.3% +54.3% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +7.8%/yr +15.0%/yr ACLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.7% 61.8% 46.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 56/100 47/100 MKSI

Percentile Scorecard

ACLSMKSIASML

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACLSMKSIASML
Valuation 71 #28 of 94 77 #22 of 94 18 #77 of 94
Growth 4 #88 of 92 74 #25 of 92 82 #17 of 92
Profitability 46 #49 of 90 64 #33 of 90 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 63 #37 of 99 1 #98 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Shareholder Returns 89 #9 of 73 63 #28 of 73 42 #43 of 73
Overall 55 56 47
  • ACLS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACLSMKSIASMLSPY
1 month -7.7%-18.7%-6.2% -0.2%
3 months -5.3%-25.6%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months -15.2%-20.8%+18.1% +8.2%
Year to date +41.4%+32.8%+52.9% +12.9%
1 year +36.5%+46.3%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years -17.7%+215.9%+177.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.3%+46.8%+40.5% +23.3%
5 years +110.5%+45.6%+101.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.1%+7.8%+15.0% +10.9%
10 years +754.4%+325.2%+1,471.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.9%+15.6%+31.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACLSMKSIASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.7%61.8%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%66.0%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.802.822.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.520.751.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.8%-67.5%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.7%-52.3%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $191.60$444.80$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $74.12$137.20$966.57 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACLSMKSIASML
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 45.6x 32.6xmedian 45.6x 58.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.7x 3.3xmedian 7.7x 16.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 29.0x 16.9xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.5xmedian 40.6x 31.5xmedian 40.6x 50.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 4.6x 4.8xmedian 4.6x 27.4xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.73median 2.28 1.06median 2.28 2.40median 2.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACLSMKSIASML
Revenue $866.07M $4.35B $37.62B
Gross profit $372.51M $2.04B $19.58B
Operating income $89.42M $681.00M –
Net income $92.79M $439.00M –
Free cash flow $65.55M $455.00M –
R&D $112.26M $310.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.98 $6.05 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $155.00M $611.00M $15.17B
Total debt – $3.94B $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 31.13M 72.70M 388.90M
Enterprise value $1.92B $12.17B $600.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACLSMKSIASML
P/E 37.7x 32.6x 58.1x
P/FCF 53.5x 31.5x 50.3x
P/Operating cash flow 46.6x 22.6x –
P/S 4.1x 3.3x 16.8x
P/B 3.3x 4.8x 27.4x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 14.7x 28.1x
EV/EBITDA 29.0x 16.9x –
EV/EBIT 34.7x 26.0x –
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.1x 16.5x
EV/FCF 47.4x 38.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 41.3x 27.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.73 1.06 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACLSMKSIASML
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.3% 16.3% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 4.2% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.4% 15.4% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 6.7% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.0% 33.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 35.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -41.5% 64.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 31.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -40.0% 52.8% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 30.7% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.5% -1.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.3% 20.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.5% -13.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% 22.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACLSMKSIASML
Gross margin 43.0% 47.0% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 12.4% 24.0% –
Operating margin 10.3% 15.7% –
Pretax margin 12.3% 11.2% –
Net margin 10.7% 10.1% 29.1%
FCF margin 7.6% 10.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 14.6% –
Return on equity 8.8% 15.2% –
Return on assets 6.7% 5.0% –
Return on invested capital – 8.9% –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 10.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACLSMKSIASML
Debt / assets – 44.1% 8.7%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – 8.7x –
Liabilities / assets 23.1% 66.6% 61.2%
Equity / assets 76.9% 33.4% 38.8%
Interest coverage 17.2x 3.7x –
Current ratio 4.9x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.61 2.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACLSMKSIASML
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.5% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACLSMKSIASML
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.22FY2026 $13.48FY2026 $47.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.5%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +34.9% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $920.94MFY2026 $5.43BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +38.1%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +8.0% +42.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACLSMKSIASML
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 19.8%
Institutions holding 441 775 2,492
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +2.8% +8.0%
Institutions buying 234 455 1,359
Institutions selling 142 252 782
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.81 1.74

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACLSMKSIASML
ACLS 1.00 0.71 0.64
MKSI 0.71 1.00 0.74
ASML 0.64 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACLS, MKSI and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) $3.51B, Mks (MKSI) $14.73B, Asml Holding (ASML) $644.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACLS, MKSI and ASML?

Mks (MKSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 37.8x, Mks (MKSI) 33.5x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mks (MKSI) is cheapest (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 26.9x, Mks (MKSI) 15.7x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asml Holding (ASML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) -3.3%, Mks (MKSI) +16.3%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 10.7%, Mks (MKSI) 10.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) +36.5%, Mks (MKSI) +46.3%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%. Over five years, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) compounded fastest (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) +16.1%/yr, Mks (MKSI) +7.8%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 0.00%, Mks (MKSI) 0.00%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%. Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) and Asml Holding (ASML) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 69.7%, Mks (MKSI) 61.8%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACLS, MKSI and ASML?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Asml Holding (ASML) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.