AMAT vs ASML vs NVMI Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Asml Holding and Nova Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$311.35 -14.9% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.53B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Applied Materials leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Applied Materials 4, Asml Holding 3, Nova 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATASMLNVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.82B $616.92B $9.53B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 56.4x 35.3x AMAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 34.7x 27.6x NVMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +22.9% +16.2% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 29.1% 28.8% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.1% +51.7% -8.5% AMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.7%/yr +14.4%/yr +24.7%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.4% 46.8% 59.4% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 45/100 55/100 AMAT

Percentile Scorecard

AMATASMLNVMI

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

AxisAMATASMLNVMI
Valuation 55 #43 of 95 18 #78 of 95 59 #40 of 95
Growth 49 #48 of 93 82 #18 of 93 70 #29 of 93
Profitability 89 #11 of 91 78 #21 of 91 76 #23 of 91
Financial Health 52 #50 of 102 13 #89 of 102 15 #87 of 102
Shareholder Returns 53 #36 of 76 36 #49 of 76 –
Overall 60 45 55
  • AMAT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMATASMLNVMISPY
1 month -20.5%-9.9%-14.9% -1.0%
3 months -29.7%-10.5%-28.9% +2.9%
6 months -9.5%+7.8%-42.7% +6.4%
Year to date +46.8%+46.9%-5.2% +11.4%
1 year +65.1%+51.7%-8.5% +13.1%
3 years +179.6%+161.6%+226.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +40.9%+37.8%+48.4% +21.5%
5 years +177.5%+96.2%+200.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.7%+14.4%+24.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,226.9%+1,393.3%+2,439.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +29.5%+31.0%+38.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMATASMLNVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.4%46.8%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%46.2%67.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.742.252.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.081.10-0.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-56.9%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.8%-21.0%-48.6% -2.5%
52-week high $723.00$1,989.44$605.65 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$966.57$275.78 $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.

MultipleAMATASMLNVMI
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 41.5x 55.8xmedian 41.5x 34.7xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 6.9x 16.1xmedian 6.9x 10.6xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x 31.9xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 35.6x 48.4xmedian 35.6x 40.4xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 4.2x 26.3xmedian 4.2x 6.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.17median 2.31 2.31median 2.31 1.41median 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 monthsAMATASMLNVMI
Revenue $30.84B $37.62B $937.50M
Gross profit $15.23B $19.58B $535.50M
Operating income $9.14B – $271.61M
Net income $9.27B – $270.51M
Free cash flow $5.62B – $244.83M
R&D $3.97B – $151.05M
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $28.13 $8.24
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $15.17B $124.85M
Total debt $26.11B $5.16B –
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 388.90M 32.80M
Enterprise value $273.26B $572.61B $6.70B

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
MetricAMATASMLNVMI
P/E 32.3x 55.8x 34.7x
P/FCF 53.2x 48.4x 40.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x – 43.7x
P/S 9.7x 16.1x 10.6x
P/B 11.7x 26.3x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 27.0x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 30.7x – 31.9x
EV/EBIT 32.5x – 34.1x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 15.8x 9.9x
EV/FCF 52.8x – 37.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.3x – 40.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.17 2.31 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATASMLNVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 22.9% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 19.4% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 24.9% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 20.6% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% – 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% – 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 25.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 35.2% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 24.2% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% – -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% – -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATASMLNVMI
Gross margin 49.4% 52.0% 57.1%
EBITDA margin 31.4% – 31.0%
Operating margin 29.6% – 29.0%
Pretax margin 34.8% – 34.1%
Net margin 30.1% 29.1% 28.8%
FCF margin 18.2% – 26.1%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% – 24.1%
Return on equity 37.4% – 19.0%
Return on assets 22.1% – 11.0%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – –
Return on capital employed 29.0% – 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATASMLNVMI
Debt / assets 15.0% 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 61.2% 41.1%
Equity / assets 58.9% 38.8% 58.9%
Interest coverage 33.0x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 13.82 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATASMLNVMI
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusAMATASMLNVMI
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 34.7xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.51FY2026 $45.25FY2026 $11.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.4%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.3% +43.0% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $47.33BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.0% +41.3% +23.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATASMLNVMI
Held by institutions 83.6% 19.8% 69.0%
Institutions holding 3,504 2,488 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +8.0% -4.1%
Institutions buying 1,789 1,356 175
Institutions selling 1,348 781 129
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.74 1.36

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.

AMATASMLNVMI
AMAT 1.00 0.81 0.81
ASML 0.81 1.00 0.80
NVMI 0.81 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, ASML and NVMI?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $307.82B, Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B, Nova (NVMI) $9.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, ASML and NVMI?

Applied Materials (AMAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 33.2x, Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x, Nova (NVMI) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nova (NVMI) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 27.9x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Nova (NVMI) 27.6x). 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: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Materials (AMAT) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +65.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Nova (NVMI) -8.5%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +22.7%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +24.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.4%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Nova (NVMI) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.