AMAT vs AMKR vs ASX Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Amkor Technology and ASE Technology Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$377.24 -20.5% 1M +65.1% 1Y
Market cap
$307.82B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$39.30 -26.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.11B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 5, Applied Materials 4, Amkor Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATAMKRASXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.82B $9.11B $86.69B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 16.4x 44.4x AMKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 14.9x 30.7x AMKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +17.9% +18.2% ASX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 7.4% 8.5% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% 8.6% 11.1% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.0x 1.1x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.1% +22.9% +201.8% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.7%/yr +12.0%/yr +41.6%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.4% 80.3% 57.9% ASX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 52/100 60/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

AMATAMKRASX

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

AxisAMATAMKRASX
Valuation 55 #43 of 95 88 #12 of 95 75 #25 of 95
Growth 49 #48 of 93 48 #49 of 93 78 #21 of 93
Profitability 89 #11 of 91 52 #44 of 91 68 #30 of 91
Financial Health 52 #50 of 102 24 #78 of 102 17 #85 of 102
Shareholder Returns 53 #36 of 76 48 #40 of 76 61 #30 of 76
Overall 60 52 60
  • AMAT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMKR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMATAMKRASXSPY
1 month -20.5%-26.3%-11.9% -1.0%
3 months -29.7%-39.5%+5.0% +2.9%
6 months -9.5%-49.7%+20.9% +6.4%
Year to date +46.8%-0.5%+140.3% +11.4%
1 year +65.1%+22.9%+201.8% +13.1%
3 years +179.6%+79.0%+401.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +40.9%+21.4%+71.2% +21.5%
5 years +177.5%+76.4%+468.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.7%+12.0%+41.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,226.9%+308.5%+554.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +29.5%+15.1%+20.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMATAMKRASXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.4%80.3%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%85.5%62.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.743.462.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.293.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-66.7%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.8%-58.0%-18.8% -2.5%
52-week high $723.00$93.55$47.62 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$30.19$12.82 $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.

MultipleAMATAMKRASX
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 41.5x 17.5xmedian 41.5x 43.0xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 6.9x 1.3xmedian 6.9x 3.8xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 27.3x 7.3xmedian 27.3x 19.7xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 35.6x -56.5xmedian 35.6x 7.1xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 4.2x 7.0xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.17median 2.31 -9.59median 2.31 5.54median 2.31

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 monthsAMATAMKRASX
Revenue $30.84B $7.46B $22.92B
Gross profit $15.23B $1.16B $4.46B
Operating income $9.14B $644.04M $2.24B
Net income $9.27B $558.05M $2.65B
Free cash flow $5.62B -$172.39M $12.11B
R&D $3.97B $160.67M $1.18B
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $2.22 $0.88
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $1.55B $2.86B
Total debt $26.11B $7.16B $31.57B
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 249.98M 2.21B
Enterprise value $273.26B $643.40M $74.70B

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
MetricAMATAMKRASX
P/E 32.3x 17.5x 43.0x
P/FCF 53.2x -56.5x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 8.2x 15.9x
P/S 9.7x 1.3x 3.8x
P/B 11.7x 2.1x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 2.1x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 30.7x 7.3x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 32.5x 15.1x 40.8x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 1.3x 4.0x
EV/FCF 52.8x -56.4x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.3x 8.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.17 -9.59 5.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRASX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 17.9% 18.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 2.5% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 34.7% 37.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 0.6% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 58.1% 68.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -2.2% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% 82.7% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -1.3% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 81.3% 81.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -1.8% 7.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 21.3% 51.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 4.1% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% -162.2% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -41.4% 27.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRASX
Gross margin 49.4% 15.5% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 17.8% 20.2%
Operating margin 29.6% 8.6% 9.8%
Pretax margin 34.8% 8.5% 10.7%
Net margin 30.1% 7.4% 8.5%
FCF margin 18.2% -2.3% 52.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 16.0% 23.6%
Return on equity 37.4% 12.1% 22.0%
Return on assets 22.1% 6.2% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 25.3% 8.6% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 29.0% 9.4% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRASX
Debt / assets 15.0% 25.6% 25.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.0x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 1.2x -14.4x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 51.8% 63.7%
Equity / assets 58.9% 48.2% 36.3%
Interest coverage 33.0x 8.4x 9.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.2x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 13.82 2.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRASX
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.8% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -47.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -54.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –

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.

ConsensusAMATAMKRASX
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 30.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.51FY2026 $2.63FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.4%FY2026 +75.3%FY2026 +125.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.3% +1.1% +38.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $7.82BFY2026 $24.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.0% +13.5% +32.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATAMKRASX
Held by institutions 83.6% 46.8% 6.9%
Institutions holding 3,504 648 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% -4.2% -2.5%
Institutions buying 1,789 390 308
Institutions selling 1,348 191 133
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.04 2.32

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.

AMATAMKRASX
AMAT 1.00 0.73 0.71
AMKR 0.73 1.00 0.69
ASX 0.71 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, AMKR and ASX?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $307.82B, Amkor Technology (AMKR) $9.11B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $86.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, AMKR and ASX?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 33.2x, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 16.4x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 44.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amkor Technology (AMKR) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 27.9x, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 14.9x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 30.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) +17.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 7.4%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.6%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +65.1%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) +22.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +201.8%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +22.7%/yr, Amkor Technology (AMKR) +12.0%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +41.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Applied Materials (AMAT) 0.00%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 0.01%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.00%. Applied Materials (AMAT) and ASE Technology Holding (ASX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.4%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 80.3%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMAT, AMKR and ASX?

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