AMAT vs ASYS vs CAMT Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Amtech Systems and Camtek 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
6 wins
ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$13.68 -17.6% 1M +68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$239.51M
P/E
52.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$126.67 -17.1% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
153.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Applied Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Applied Materials 6, Camtek 2, Amtech Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATASYSCAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $334.63B $239.51M $5.81B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 52.8x 153.7x AMAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 41.5x 36.6x AMAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% -2.4% +7.9% CAMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 4.9% 7.4% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.47% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.9% +68.9% -1.2% AMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.3%/yr -1.9%/yr +26.7%/yr CAMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 88.1% 71.1% AMAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 59/100 42/100 ASYS

Percentile Scorecard

AMATASYSCAMT

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

AxisAMATASYSCAMT
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 93 #8 of 94 36 #61 of 94
Growth 45 #51 of 92 76 #23 of 92 30 #65 of 92
Profitability 89 #11 of 88 48 #46 of 88 51 #44 of 88
Financial Health 48 #50 of 96 71 #29 of 96 53 #46 of 96
Shareholder Returns 49 #37 of 72 6 #68 of 72 –
Overall 56 59 42
  • AMAT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASYS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMATASYSCAMTSPY
1 month -17.6%-17.6%-17.1% +0.7%
3 months -16.0%-7.5%-7.7% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%-21.4%-34.0% +7.1%
Year to date +64.1%+9.0%+19.1% +12.8%
1 year +78.9%+68.9%-1.2% +11.9%
3 years +221.8%+88.7%+150.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +47.7%+23.6%+35.8% +22.8%
5 years +208.6%-8.9%+225.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +25.3%-1.9%+26.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,371.2%+203.3%+4,165.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +30.9%+11.7%+45.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMATASYSCAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%88.1%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%95.6%74.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.782.612.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.300.78-0.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-78.4%-63.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.7%-43.0%-38.9% -1.2%
52-week high $723.00$23.99$207.46 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$7.05$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.

MultipleAMATASYSCAMT
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 46.4x 52.8xmedian 46.4x 153.7xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 7.8x 2.9xmedian 7.8x 11.4xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 27.5x 17.3xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 40.1x 27.4xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 4.7x 2.1xmedian 4.7x 8.2xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.43median 2.10 -51.42median 2.10 -6.92median 2.10

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 monthsAMATASYSCAMT
Revenue $30.84B $81.67M $509.02M
Gross profit $15.23B $38.27M $254.77M
Operating income $9.14B $6.62M $118.02M
Net income $9.27B $4.00M $56.14M
Free cash flow $5.62B $8.74M –
R&D $3.97B $3.10M $57.52M
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $0.25 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $83.11M $215.23M
Total debt $26.11B – –
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 16.04M 49.37M
Enterprise value $300.07B $92.00M $4.70B

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
MetricAMATASYSCAMT
P/E 36.1x 52.8x 153.7x
P/FCF 59.5x 27.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 39.9x 25.0x –
P/S 10.9x 2.9x 11.4x
P/B 13.1x 2.1x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 2.1x 8.4x
EV/EBITDA 34.3x 17.3x –
EV/EBIT 36.3x 23.6x 46.6x
EV/Revenue 10.8x 1.9x 10.8x
EV/FCF 59.0x 17.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x 16.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.43 -51.42 -6.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATASYSCAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% -2.4% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -11.5% 17.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 36.8% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -5.5% 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 121.8% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 121.5% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% 112.5% -65.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 3.4% -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 111.2% -71.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -1.0% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 47.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 49.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 40.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 42.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATASYSCAMT
Gross margin 49.4% 46.9% 50.1%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 11.1% –
Operating margin 29.6% 8.1% 23.2%
Pretax margin 34.8% 8.0% 9.2%
Net margin 30.1% 4.9% 7.4%
FCF margin 18.2% 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 11.7% –
Return on equity 37.4% 4.7% 8.1%
Return on assets 22.1% 3.1% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – –
Return on capital employed 29.0% 6.4% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATASYSCAMT
Debt / assets 15.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 26.2% 47.0%
Equity / assets 58.9% 73.8% 53.0%
Interest coverage 33.0x 254.5x –
Current ratio 2.4x 5.4x 7.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 4.4x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 3.5x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 15.00 4.30 7.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATASYSCAMT
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -24.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% -24.2% 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.

ConsensusAMATASYSCAMT
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 41.5xFY2026 36.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.50FY2026 $0.33FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.3%FY2026 – +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.7% +121.2% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $87.86MFY2026 $568.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% +10.0% +42.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATASYSCAMT
Held by institutions 83.6% 59.5% 41.7%
Institutions holding 3,507 111 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +39.6% -12.5%
Institutions buying 1,790 85 126
Institutions selling 1,350 20 68
Buyers to sellers 1.33 4.25 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.

AMATASYSCAMT
AMAT 1.00 0.54 0.74
ASYS 0.54 1.00 0.49
CAMT 0.74 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, ASYS and CAMT?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $334.63B, Amtech Systems (ASYS) $239.51M, Camtek (CAMT) $5.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, ASYS and CAMT?

Applied Materials (AMAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 36.1x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 52.8x, Camtek (CAMT) 153.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Applied Materials (AMAT) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 31.2x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 41.5x, Camtek (CAMT) 36.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Camtek (CAMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%, Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%, Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Materials (AMAT) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +78.9%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) +68.9%, Camtek (CAMT) -1.2%. Over five years, Camtek (CAMT) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +25.3%/yr, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -1.9%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Applied Materials (AMAT) 0.47%, Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%. Amtech Systems (ASYS) and Camtek (CAMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Applied Materials (AMAT) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.1%, Camtek (CAMT) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMAT, ASYS 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, 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.