ACLS vs NVMI vs CAMT Stock Comparison

Axcelis Technologies, Nova and Camtek Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACLS Axcelis Technologies Inc
$95.15 -35.6% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$866.07M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$304.00 -23.3% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.81B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$108.25 -34.5% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.67B
P/E
124.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nova leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nova 5, Axcelis Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACLSNVMICAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.87B $8.81B $4.67B NVMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 32.6x 124.1x ACLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 26.8x 32.5x ACLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.3% +16.2% +7.9% NVMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 28.8% 7.4% NVMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.6% -11.8% -12.6% ACLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr +22.3%/yr +21.9%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.8% 59.9% 72.1% NVMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 53/100 44/100 ACLS

Percentile Scorecard

ACLSNVMICAMT

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

AxisACLSNVMICAMT
Valuation 75 #24 of 94 55 #43 of 94 40 #57 of 94
Growth 6 #87 of 92 68 #30 of 92 30 #65 of 92
Profitability 46 #49 of 90 74 #24 of 90 53 #43 of 90
Financial Health 64 #37 of 101 14 #87 of 101 53 #48 of 101
Shareholder Returns 92 #7 of 74 – –
Overall 57 53 44
  • ACLS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACLSNVMICAMTSPY
1 month -35.6%-23.3%-34.5% -2.3%
3 months -27.4%-22.8%-22.6% -0.7%
6 months -32.9%-38.2%-40.8% +4.8%
Year to date +18.4%-7.4%+1.8% +10.3%
1 year +19.6%-11.8%-12.6% +10.3%
3 years -27.4%+202.8%+91.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year -10.1%+44.7%+24.2% +20.1%
5 years +61.2%+173.4%+169.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.0%+22.3%+21.9% +10.1%
10 years +607.4%+2,377.6%+3,632.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.6%+37.9%+43.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACLSNVMICAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.8%59.9%72.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.4%68.1%76.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.902.932.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.20-0.17 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.8%-52.8%-63.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.3%-49.8%-47.8% -3.5%
52-week high $191.60$605.65$207.46 $779.14
52-week low $74.12$275.78$94.40 $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.

MultipleACLSNVMICAMT
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 41.3x 33.9xmedian 41.3x 131.3xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 6.6x 10.3xmedian 6.6x 9.7xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 26.2x 31.1xmedian 26.2x —median 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.8xmedian 37.7x 39.5xmedian 37.7x —median 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.3x 6.6xmedian 4.3x 7.0xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.45median 1.81 1.37median 1.81 -5.91median 1.81

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 monthsACLSNVMICAMT
Revenue $866.07M $937.50M $509.02M
Gross profit $372.51M $535.50M $254.77M
Operating income $89.42M $271.61M $118.02M
Net income $92.79M $270.51M $56.14M
Free cash flow $65.55M $244.83M –
R&D $112.26M $151.05M $57.52M
EPS (diluted) $2.98 $8.24 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $155.00M $124.85M $215.23M
Shares (diluted) 31.13M 32.80M 49.37M
Enterprise value $1.28B $5.98B $3.57B

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
MetricACLSNVMICAMT
P/E 31.6x 33.9x 131.3x
P/FCF 44.8x 39.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 39.0x 42.7x –
P/S 3.4x 10.3x 9.7x
P/B 2.8x 6.6x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 6.8x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.7x 31.1x –
EV/EBIT 28.4x 33.3x 39.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 9.6x 9.2x
EV/FCF 38.7x 36.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.7x 39.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.45 1.37 -5.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACLSNVMICAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.3% 16.2% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 19.5% 17.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.4% 16.2% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 20.0% 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.0% 16.3% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 24.6% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.5% 15.2% -65.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 25.8% -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.0% 12.8% -71.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 24.6% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.5% -1.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.3% 20.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.5% -3.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% 18.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACLSNVMICAMT
Gross margin 43.0% 57.1% 50.1%
EBITDA margin 12.4% 31.0% –
Operating margin 10.3% 29.0% 23.2%
Pretax margin 12.3% 34.1% 9.2%
Net margin 10.7% 28.8% 7.4%
FCF margin 7.6% 26.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 24.1% –
Return on equity 8.8% 19.0% 8.1%
Return on assets 6.7% 11.0% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 17.9% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACLSNVMICAMT
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 23.1% 41.1% 47.0%
Equity / assets 76.9% 58.9% 53.0%
Interest coverage 17.2x – –
Current ratio 4.9x 1.6x 7.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.9x 3.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 7.54 – 6.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACLSNVMICAMT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusACLSNVMICAMT
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 26.8xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.22FY2026 $11.30FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +17.2% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $920.94MFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $568.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +23.9% +42.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACLSNVMICAMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.0% 41.7%
Institutions holding 443 343 235
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% -4.1% -12.5%
Institutions buying 234 175 126
Institutions selling 144 129 68
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.36 1.85

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.

ACLSNVMICAMT
ACLS 1.00 0.66 0.65
NVMI 0.66 1.00 0.81
CAMT 0.65 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACLS, NVMI and CAMT?

Nova (NVMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) $2.87B, Nova (NVMI) $8.81B, Camtek (CAMT) $4.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACLS, NVMI and CAMT?

Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 30.9x, Nova (NVMI) 32.6x, Camtek (CAMT) 124.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) is cheapest (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 23.1x, Nova (NVMI) 26.8x, Camtek (CAMT) 32.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nova (NVMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) -3.3%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%, Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nova (NVMI) has the highest net margin (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 10.7%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%, Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) returned the most: Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) +19.6%, Nova (NVMI) -11.8%, Camtek (CAMT) -12.6%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) +10.0%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +22.3%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nova (NVMI) has been the steadiest (Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 70.8%, Nova (NVMI) 59.9%, Camtek (CAMT) 72.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACLS, NVMI and CAMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nova (NVMI) 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.