AMAT vs ASML vs KEYS Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Asml Holding and Keysight Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$416.00 -14.5% 1M +82.7% 1Y
Market cap
$326.87B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,662.85 -6.1% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$643.20B
P/E
58.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Applied Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Applied Materials 6, Keysight Technologies 4, Asml Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATASMLKEYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $326.87B $643.20B $56.79B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x 58.8x 45.1x AMAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 34.9x 31.3x AMAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +22.9% +25.5% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 29.1% 19.1% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — 13.4% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — -0.1x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.7% +58.0% +97.3% KEYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.0%/yr +15.4%/yr +13.3%/yr AMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 46.8% 45.2% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 47/100 64/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

AMATASMLKEYS

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

AxisAMATASMLKEYS
Valuation 52 #46 of 94 17 #78 of 94 26 #82 of 111
Growth 44 #52 of 92 82 #17 of 92 66 #37 of 108
Profitability 89 #11 of 90 80 #19 of 90 89 #12 of 104
Financial Health 48 #52 of 99 14 #85 of 99 53 #55 of 115
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 73 43 #42 of 73 86 #12 of 78
Overall 57 47 64
  • AMAT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMATASMLKEYSSPY
1 month -14.5%-6.1%-6.8% +0.9%
3 months -4.7%+7.2%+13.0% +5.9%
6 months +8.7%+19.3%0.0% +8.5%
Year to date +61.9%+55.4%+65.1% +13.3%
1 year +82.7%+58.0%+97.3% +12.4%
3 years +216.8%+181.8%+181.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +46.9%+41.3%+41.2% +23.5%
5 years +204.4%+104.6%+86.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +25.0%+15.4%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years +1,351.5%+1,476.8%+922.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +30.7%+31.8%+26.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMATASMLKEYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%46.8%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%46.6%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.782.271.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.361.242.15 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-56.9%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.5%-16.4%-13.5% -0.9%
52-week high $723.00$1,989.44$387.90 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$966.57$169.67 $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.

MultipleAMATASMLKEYS
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 46.0x 59.1xmedian 46.0x 45.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 7.9x 17.0xmedian 7.9x 8.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x 33.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.7xmedian 41.4x 51.2xmedian 41.4x 38.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 4.6x 27.8xmedian 4.6x 8.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.30 2.44median 2.30 9.33median 1.10

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 monthsAMATASMLKEYS
Revenue $30.84B $37.62B $6.58B
Gross profit $15.23B $19.58B $4.26B
Operating income $9.14B – $1.33B
Net income $9.27B – $1.26B
Free cash flow $5.62B – $1.47B
R&D $3.97B – $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $28.13 $7.28
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $15.17B $2.61B
Total debt $26.11B $5.16B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 388.90M 173.00M
Enterprise value $292.32B $598.89B $47.72B

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
MetricAMATASMLKEYS
P/E 35.6x 59.1x 45.5x
P/FCF 58.7x 51.2x 38.9x
P/Operating cash flow 39.3x – 35.6x
P/S 10.7x 17.0x 8.7x
P/B 12.9x 27.8x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 13.0x 28.6x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x – 33.0x
EV/EBIT 35.8x – 42.8x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 16.8x 8.7x
EV/FCF 58.2x – 38.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.0x – 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 2.44 9.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATASMLKEYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 22.9% 25.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 19.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 24.9% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 20.6% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% – 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – -2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% – 131.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 35.2% 131.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 24.2% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% – 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% – 3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATASMLKEYS
Gross margin 49.4% 52.0% 64.7%
EBITDA margin 31.4% – 26.2%
Operating margin 29.6% – 20.3%
Pretax margin 34.8% – 21.5%
Net margin 30.1% 29.1% 19.1%
FCF margin 18.2% – 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% – 24.4%
Return on equity 37.4% – 19.8%
Return on assets 22.1% – 10.8%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – 13.4%
Return on capital employed 29.0% – 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATASMLKEYS
Debt / assets 15.0% 8.7% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 61.2% 44.9%
Equity / assets 58.9% 38.8% 55.1%
Interest coverage 33.0x – 12.3x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 14.85 – 8.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATASMLKEYS
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.7% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusAMATASMLKEYS
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 34.9xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.50FY2026 $47.62FY2026 $10.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.3%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.7% +42.0% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% +42.9% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATASMLKEYS
Held by institutions 83.6% 19.8% 89.8%
Institutions holding 3,506 2,493 1,247
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +8.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,790 1,360 675
Institutions selling 1,349 782 380
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.74 1.78

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.

AMATASMLKEYS
AMAT 1.00 0.81 0.65
ASML 0.81 1.00 0.60
KEYS 0.65 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, ASML and KEYS?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $326.87B, Asml Holding (ASML) $643.20B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $56.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, ASML and KEYS?

Applied Materials (AMAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 35.3x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.8x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Applied Materials (AMAT) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.8x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.9x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keysight Technologies (KEYS) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +82.7%, Asml Holding (ASML) +58.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +97.3%. Over five years, Applied Materials (AMAT) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +25.0%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +15.4%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMAT, ASML and KEYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads on 6. 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.