AMAT vs ASX vs SANM Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, ASE Technology Holding and Sanmina Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$421.66 -17.6% 1M +78.9% 1Y
Market cap
$334.63B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
0.47%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
SANM Sanmina Corp
$173.06 -22.3% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.28B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 5, Applied Materials 4, Sanmina 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATASXSANMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $334.63B $99.12B $9.28B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 39.8x 30.3x SANM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 35.1x 15.3x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +24.1% +58.6% SANM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 9.8% 2.4% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% 12.6% 7.8% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.4x 0.5x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.47% 0.90% — ASX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.9% +208.9% +25.3% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.3%/yr +44.4%/yr +35.6%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 57.8% 71.2% ASX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 64/100 62/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

AMATASXSANM

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

AxisAMATASXSANM
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 80 #20 of 94 81 #22 of 112
Growth 45 #51 of 92 88 #12 of 92 84 #18 of 108
Profitability 89 #11 of 88 69 #28 of 88 56 #46 of 104
Financial Health 48 #50 of 96 16 #81 of 96 27 #85 of 116
Shareholder Returns 49 #37 of 72 66 #25 of 72 –
Overall 56 64 62
  • AMAT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SANM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMATASXSANMSPY
1 month -17.6%-1.6%-22.3% +0.7%
3 months -16.0%+28.1%-5.7% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%+41.9%-20.5% +7.1%
Year to date +64.1%+176.9%+15.3% +12.8%
1 year +78.9%+208.9%+25.3% +11.9%
3 years +221.8%+505.7%+244.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +47.7%+82.4%+51.0% +22.8%
5 years +208.6%+526.1%+358.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +25.3%+44.4%+35.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,371.2%+668.6%+507.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +30.9%+22.6%+19.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMATASXSANMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%57.8%71.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%62.4%81.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.782.602.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.303.610.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-43.1%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.7%-6.4%-38.8% -1.2%
52-week high $723.00$47.62$282.72 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$13.75$122.86 $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.

MultipleAMATASXSANM
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 46.4x 39.8xmedian 46.4x 30.3xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 7.8x 4.0xmedian 7.8x 0.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 27.5x 19.9xmedian 27.5x 13.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 40.1x 6.3xmedian 40.1x 15.6xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 4.7x 7.5xmedian 4.7x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.43median 2.10 1.61median 2.10 10.77median 1.08

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 monthsAMATASXSANM
Revenue $30.84B $24.92B $12.76B
Gross profit $15.23B $5.18B $1.15B
Operating income $9.14B $2.83B $530.30M
Net income $9.27B $3.27B $326.85M
Free cash flow $5.62B $15.64B $594.15M
R&D $3.97B $1.26B $33.59M
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $1.10 $5.59
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $2.78B $1.84B
Total debt $26.11B $10.90B $2.17B
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 2.21B 55.13M
Enterprise value $300.07B $87.46B $3.51B

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
MetricAMATASXSANM
P/E 36.1x 39.8x 30.3x
P/FCF 59.5x 6.3x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 39.9x 15.2x 10.3x
P/S 10.9x 4.0x 0.7x
P/B 13.1x 7.5x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 8.8x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 34.3x 19.9x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 36.3x 37.7x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 10.8x 4.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 59.0x 6.8x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x 16.4x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.43 1.61 10.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATASXSANM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 24.1% 58.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 8.9% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 53.2% 65.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 17.2% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 100.1% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 22.2% 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% 110.4% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 18.9% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 114.2% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 24.7% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 92.0% 90.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 19.6% 55.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 86.3% 62.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 39.2% 146.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATASXSANM
Gross margin 49.4% 20.8% 9.0%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 21.5% 5.4%
Operating margin 29.6% 11.4% 4.2%
Pretax margin 34.8% 12.0% 3.6%
Net margin 30.1% 9.8% 2.4%
FCF margin 18.2% 62.8% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 26.1% 7.1%
Return on equity 37.4% 25.7% 12.2%
Return on assets 22.1% 9.0% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 25.3% 12.6% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 29.0% 9.0% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.0x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATASXSANM
Debt / assets 15.0% 27.9% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.7x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 66.0% 71.7%
Equity / assets 58.9% 34.0% 28.3%
Interest coverage 33.0x 10.9x 5.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 15.00 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATASXSANM
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.9% –
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.

ConsensusAMATASXSANM
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 35.1xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.50FY2026 $1.27FY2026 $11.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.3%FY2026 +126.8%FY2026 +87.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.7% +37.8% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $24.36BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +63.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% +32.0% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATASXSANM
Held by institutions 83.6% 6.9% 93.3%
Institutions holding 3,507 483 570
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% -2.5% -5.4%
Institutions buying 1,790 309 317
Institutions selling 1,350 133 208
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.32 1.52

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.

AMATASXSANM
AMAT 1.00 0.71 0.55
ASX 0.71 1.00 0.58
SANM 0.55 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, ASX and SANM?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $334.63B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $99.12B, Sanmina (SANM) $9.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, ASX and SANM?

Sanmina (SANM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 36.1x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 39.8x, Sanmina (SANM) 30.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 31.2x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 35.1x, Sanmina (SANM) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sanmina (SANM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +24.1%, Sanmina (SANM) +58.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 9.8%, Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 12.6%, Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +78.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +208.9%, Sanmina (SANM) +25.3%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +25.3%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +44.4%/yr, Sanmina (SANM) +35.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest dividend yield: Applied Materials (AMAT) 0.47%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.90%. Sanmina (SANM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 57.8%, Sanmina (SANM) 71.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.