AMAT vs MKSI vs PPG Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Mks and Ppg Industries 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
MKSI Mks Inc
$216.17 -18.7% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.61B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.45%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
PPG Ppg Industries Inc
$120.05 +13.3% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.52B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.69B
Div. yield
2.39%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Applied Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Applied Materials 6, Ppg Industries 5, Mks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATMKSIPPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $334.63B $14.61B $26.52B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 33.2x 17.0x PPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 16.0x 14.7x PPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +16.3% +6.4% MKSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 10.1% 9.4% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% 8.9% 11.1% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 3.2x 1.9x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.47% 0.45% 2.39% PPG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.9% +52.9% +21.1% AMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.3%/yr +7.6%/yr -5.7%/yr AMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 61.8% 30.4% PPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 55/100 65/100 PPG

Percentile Scorecard

AMATMKSIPPG

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

AxisAMATMKSIPPG
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 76 #23 of 94 60 #38 of 94
Growth 45 #51 of 92 73 #26 of 92 68 #30 of 92
Profitability 89 #11 of 88 62 #34 of 88 84 #15 of 86
Financial Health 48 #50 of 96 1 #95 of 96 45 #52 of 93
Shareholder Returns 49 #37 of 72 63 #27 of 72 70 #22 of 71
Overall 56 55 65
  • AMAT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PPG ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMATMKSIPPGSPY
1 month -17.6%-18.7%+13.3% +0.7%
3 months -16.0%-26.3%+7.1% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%-23.8%+10.6% +7.1%
Year to date +64.1%+35.3%+17.2% +12.8%
1 year +78.9%+52.9%+21.1% +11.9%
3 years +221.8%+230.9%-1.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +47.7%+49.1%-0.5% +22.8%
5 years +208.6%+44.1%-25.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +25.3%+7.6%-5.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,371.2%+335.4%+29.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +30.9%+15.9%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMATMKSIPPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%61.8%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%65.8%30.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.782.821.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.300.860.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-67.5%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.7%-51.4%-8.7% -1.2%
52-week high $723.00$444.80$131.56 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$137.20$94.34 $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.

MultipleAMATMKSIPPG
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 46.4x 33.2xmedian 46.4x 17.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 7.8x 3.4xmedian 7.8x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 27.5x 17.2xmedian 27.5x 11.5xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 40.1x 32.1xmedian 40.1x 20.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 4.7x 4.9xmedian 4.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.43median 2.10 1.08median 2.10 3.03median 1.68

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 monthsAMATMKSIPPG
Revenue $30.84B $4.35B $16.69B
Gross profit $15.23B $2.04B $6.83B
Operating income $9.14B $681.00M $2.24B
Net income $9.27B $439.00M $1.57B
Free cash flow $5.62B $455.00M $1.28B
R&D $3.97B $310.00M $458.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $6.05 $7.03
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $611.00M $1.59B
Total debt $26.11B $3.94B $6.84B
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 72.70M 223.20M
Enterprise value $300.07B $12.06B $19.58B

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
MetricAMATMKSIPPG
P/E 36.1x 33.2x 17.0x
P/FCF 59.5x 32.1x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 39.9x 23.0x 13.0x
P/S 10.9x 3.4x 1.6x
P/B 13.1x 4.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 15.0x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 34.3x 17.2x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 36.3x 26.4x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 10.8x 4.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 59.0x 39.4x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x 28.3x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.43 1.08 3.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATMKSIPPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 16.3% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 4.2% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 15.4% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 6.7% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 33.5% 4.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 35.4% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% 64.4% 59.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 31.0% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 52.8% 60.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 30.7% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -1.6% 46.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 20.7% -1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% -13.3% 79.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 22.9% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATMKSIPPG
Gross margin 49.4% 47.0% 40.9%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 24.0% 16.6%
Operating margin 29.6% 15.7% 13.4%
Pretax margin 34.8% 11.2% 12.6%
Net margin 30.1% 10.1% 9.4%
FCF margin 18.2% 10.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 14.6% 12.3%
Return on equity 37.4% 15.2% 18.5%
Return on assets 22.1% 5.0% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 25.3% 8.9% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 29.0% 10.6% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATMKSIPPG
Debt / assets 15.0% 44.1% 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 3.2x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 8.7x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 66.6% 61.8%
Equity / assets 58.9% 33.4% 38.2%
Interest coverage 33.0x 3.7x 8.7x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 15.00 2.40 3.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATMKSIPPG
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.4% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.4% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.4% 40.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.8% 50.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.8% 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 2.9%

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.

ConsensusAMATMKSIPPG
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 16.0xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.50FY2026 $13.48FY2026 $8.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.3%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.7% +34.9% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $5.43BFY2026 $17.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +38.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% +8.0% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATMKSIPPG
Held by institutions 83.6% 100.0% 90.3%
Institutions holding 3,507 776 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +2.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 1,790 455 521
Institutions selling 1,350 253 356
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.80 1.46

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.

AMATMKSIPPG
AMAT 1.00 0.82 0.19
MKSI 0.82 1.00 0.24
PPG 0.19 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, MKSI and PPG?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $334.63B, Mks (MKSI) $14.61B, Ppg Industries (PPG) $26.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, MKSI and PPG?

Ppg Industries (PPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 36.1x, Mks (MKSI) 33.2x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ppg Industries (PPG) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 31.2x, Mks (MKSI) 16.0x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mks (MKSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, Mks (MKSI) +16.3%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, Mks (MKSI) 10.1%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%, Mks (MKSI) 8.9%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Materials (AMAT) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +78.9%, Mks (MKSI) +52.9%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +21.1%. Over five years, Applied Materials (AMAT) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +25.3%/yr, Mks (MKSI) +7.6%/yr, Ppg Industries (PPG) -5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ppg Industries (PPG) has the highest dividend yield: Applied Materials (AMAT) 0.47%, Mks (MKSI) 0.45%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 2.39%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ppg Industries (PPG) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%, Mks (MKSI) 61.8%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMAT, MKSI and PPG?

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.