ACMR vs ASML vs CAMT Stock Comparison

ACM Research, Asml Holding and Camtek Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACMR ACM Research, Inc.
$50.96 -34.1% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.53B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$635.50B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$123.31 -16.1% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.89B
P/E
156.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 4, ACM Research 4, Camtek 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMRASMLCAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.53B $635.50B $5.89B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 58.1x 156.4x ACMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 33.4x 35.6x ACMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.3% +22.9% +7.9% ACMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 29.1% 7.4% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.1% +54.0% +3.5% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr +14.7%/yr +26.1%/yr CAMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.0% 46.8% 71.6% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 43/100 ACMR

Percentile Scorecard

ACMRASMLCAMT

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

AxisACMRASMLCAMT
Valuation 68 #31 of 95 18 #78 of 95 37 #60 of 95
Growth 61 #37 of 93 82 #18 of 93 32 #64 of 93
Profitability 39 #56 of 91 78 #21 of 91 52 #44 of 91
Financial Health 57 #44 of 101 14 #87 of 101 52 #49 of 101
Shareholder Returns 7 #70 of 75 37 #48 of 75 –
Overall 46 46 43
  • ACMR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CAMT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACMRASMLCAMTSPY
1 month -34.1%-8.8%-16.1% -0.8%
3 months -36.3%-3.9%-18.6% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%+11.1%-35.4% +7.0%
Year to date +29.2%+48.7%+16.0% +12.2%
1 year +22.1%+54.0%+3.5% +13.0%
3 years +271.7%+169.6%+146.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +55.0%+39.2%+35.1% +23.1%
5 years +52.4%+98.6%+218.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.8%+14.7%+26.1% +11.0%
10 years —+1,431.9%+4,037.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+31.4%+45.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACMRASMLCAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.0%46.8%71.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.2%46.4%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.602.262.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.251.150.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.9%-56.9%-63.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.8%-20.0%-40.6% -1.8%
52-week high $126.89$1,989.44$207.46 $779.14
52-week low $29.67$966.57$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.

MultipleACMRASMLCAMT
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 42.1x 56.5xmedian 42.1x 149.6xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 7.1x 16.3xmedian 7.1x 11.1xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.7xmedian 37.2x 49.0xmedian 37.2x —median 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 4.2x 26.6xmedian 4.2x 8.0xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 2.23 2.34median 2.23 -6.74median 2.23

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 monthsACMRASMLCAMT
Revenue $1.04B $37.62B $509.02M
Gross profit $454.91M $19.58B $254.77M
Operating income $137.88M – $118.02M
Net income $209.10M – $56.14M
Free cash flow -$118.74M – –
R&D $162.47M – $57.52M
EPS (diluted) $2.09 $28.13 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $969.23M $15.17B $215.23M
Total debt $340.91M $5.16B –
Shares (diluted) 71.84M 388.90M 49.37M
Enterprise value -$338.63M $591.18B $4.78B

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
MetricACMRASMLCAMT
P/E 23.0x 56.5x 149.6x
P/FCF -27.7x 49.0x –
P/Operating cash flow -499.1x – –
P/S 3.2x 16.3x 11.1x
P/B 1.4x 26.6x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 27.4x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x – –
EV/EBIT 18.6x – 45.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 16.0x 10.5x
EV/FCF -21.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -388.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 2.34 -6.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMRASMLCAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.3% 22.9% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 19.4% 17.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 24.9% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 20.6% 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.3% – -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.4% – -65.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% – -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% 35.2% -71.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 24.2% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -110.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -717.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMRASMLCAMT
Gross margin 43.8% 52.0% 50.1%
EBITDA margin 15.4% – –
Operating margin 13.3% – 23.2%
Pretax margin 22.7% – 9.2%
Net margin 14.5% 29.1% 7.4%
FCF margin -11.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% – –
Return on equity 9.3% – 8.1%
Return on assets 6.5% – 4.3%
Return on invested capital 4.7% – –
Return on capital employed 5.6% – 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMRASMLCAMT
Debt / assets 10.0% 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x – –
Debt / FCF -2.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 61.2% 47.0%
Equity / assets 70.8% 38.8% 53.0%
Interest coverage 18.1x – –
Current ratio 3.7x 1.3x 7.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 3.6x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.5x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 3.35 – 7.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMRASMLCAMT
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -24.7% – –
Shareholder yield -24.7% 0.6% 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.

ConsensusACMRASMLCAMT
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 33.4xFY2026 35.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 $47.62FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.6%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.3% +42.0% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.15BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026 $568.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.1%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.4% +42.9% +42.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMRASMLCAMT
Held by institutions 75.0% 19.8% 41.7%
Institutions holding 375 2,488 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +8.0% -12.5%
Institutions buying 246 1,356 126
Institutions selling 90 781 68
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.74 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.

ACMRASMLCAMT
ACMR 1.00 0.63 0.55
ASML 0.63 1.00 0.71
CAMT 0.55 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACMR, ASML and CAMT?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: ACM Research (ACMR) $3.53B, Asml Holding (ASML) $635.50B, Camtek (CAMT) $5.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACMR, ASML and CAMT?

ACM Research (ACMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ACM Research (ACMR) 23.5x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Camtek (CAMT) 156.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, ACM Research (ACMR) is cheapest (ACM Research (ACMR) 22.4x, Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Camtek (CAMT) 35.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ACM Research (ACMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ACM Research (ACMR) +27.3%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (ACM Research (ACMR) 14.5%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: ACM Research (ACMR) +22.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Camtek (CAMT) +3.5%. Over five years, Camtek (CAMT) compounded fastest (ACM Research (ACMR) +8.8%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +26.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (ACM Research (ACMR) 88.0%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Camtek (CAMT) 71.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACMR, ASML 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, Asml Holding (ASML) leads on 4. 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.