AMKR vs ASX vs AMAT Stock Comparison

Amkor Technology, ASE Technology Holding and Applied Materials Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$39.30 -26.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.11B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
2 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 5, Applied Materials 4, Amkor Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMKRASXAMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.11B $86.69B $307.82B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 44.4x 33.2x AMKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 30.7x 27.9x AMKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +18.2% +7.8% ASX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 8.5% 30.1% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 11.1% 25.3% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.1x -0.3x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% +201.8% +65.1% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +41.6%/yr +22.7%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.3% 57.9% 60.4% ASX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 60/100 60/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

AMKRASXAMAT

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

AxisAMKRASXAMAT
Valuation 88 #12 of 95 75 #25 of 95 55 #43 of 95
Growth 48 #49 of 93 78 #21 of 93 49 #48 of 93
Profitability 52 #44 of 91 68 #30 of 91 89 #11 of 91
Financial Health 24 #78 of 102 17 #85 of 102 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 61 #30 of 76 53 #36 of 76
Overall 52 60 60
  • AMKR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMAT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMKRASXAMATSPY
1 month -26.3%-11.9%-20.5% -1.0%
3 months -39.5%+5.0%-29.7% +2.9%
6 months -49.7%+20.9%-9.5% +6.4%
Year to date -0.5%+140.3%+46.8% +11.4%
1 year +22.9%+201.8%+65.1% +13.1%
3 years +79.0%+401.2%+179.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+71.2%+40.9% +21.5%
5 years +76.4%+468.1%+177.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.0%+41.6%+22.7% +10.9%
10 years +308.5%+554.7%+1,226.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.1%+20.7%+29.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMKRASXAMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.3%57.9%60.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.5%62.4%62.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.462.572.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.293.491.08 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-43.1%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.0%-18.8%-47.8% -2.5%
52-week high $93.55$47.62$723.00 $779.14
52-week low $30.19$12.82$220.23 $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.

MultipleAMKRASXAMAT
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 41.5x 43.0xmedian 41.5x 32.3xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 6.9x 3.8xmedian 6.9x 9.7xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 27.3x 19.7xmedian 27.3x 30.7xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.5xmedian 35.6x 7.1xmedian 35.6x 53.2xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.2x 7.0xmedian 4.2x 11.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.59median 2.31 5.54median 2.31 2.17median 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 monthsAMKRASXAMAT
Revenue $7.46B $22.92B $30.84B
Gross profit $1.16B $4.46B $15.23B
Operating income $644.04M $2.24B $9.14B
Net income $558.05M $2.65B $9.27B
Free cash flow -$172.39M $12.11B $5.62B
R&D $160.67M $1.18B $3.97B
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $0.88 $11.58
Cash & equivalents $1.55B $2.86B $7.04B
Total debt $7.16B $31.57B $26.11B
Shares (diluted) 249.98M 2.21B 800.00M
Enterprise value $643.40M $74.70B $273.26B

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
MetricAMKRASXAMAT
P/E 17.5x 43.0x 32.3x
P/FCF -56.5x 7.1x 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 15.9x 35.7x
P/S 1.3x 3.8x 9.7x
P/B 2.1x 7.0x 11.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 8.5x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 19.7x 30.7x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 40.8x 32.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.0x 9.6x
EV/FCF -56.4x 7.5x 52.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 16.8x 35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.59 5.54 2.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMKRASXAMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 18.2% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 3.6% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.7% 37.8% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 6.5% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.1% 68.3% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 4.3% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.7% 83.5% 35.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.2% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.3% 81.8% 36.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 7.8% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% 51.2% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 13.0% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -162.2% 57.3% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% 27.4% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMKRASXAMAT
Gross margin 15.5% 19.5% 49.4%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 20.2% 31.4%
Operating margin 8.6% 9.8% 29.6%
Pretax margin 8.5% 10.7% 34.8%
Net margin 7.4% 8.5% 30.1%
FCF margin -2.3% 52.9% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 23.6% 27.2%
Return on equity 12.1% 22.0% 37.4%
Return on assets 6.2% 8.4% 22.1%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 11.1% 25.3%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 8.4% 29.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMKRASXAMAT
Debt / assets 25.6% 25.2% 15.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.1x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -14.4x 0.7x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 63.7% 41.1%
Equity / assets 48.2% 36.3% 58.9%
Interest coverage 8.4x 9.9x 33.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 0.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.87 – 13.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMKRASXAMAT
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 1.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -47.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAMKRASXAMAT
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 30.7xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.63FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $13.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.3%FY2026 +125.0%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.1% +38.1% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.82BFY2026 $24.29BFY2026 $32.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +32.0% +38.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMKRASXAMAT
Held by institutions 46.8% 6.9% 83.6%
Institutions holding 648 482 3,504
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% -2.5% +6.0%
Institutions buying 390 308 1,789
Institutions selling 191 133 1,348
Buyers to sellers 2.04 2.32 1.33

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.

AMKRASXAMAT
AMKR 1.00 0.69 0.73
ASX 0.69 1.00 0.71
AMAT 0.73 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMKR, ASX and AMAT?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amkor Technology (AMKR) $9.11B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $86.69B, Applied Materials (AMAT) $307.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMKR, ASX and AMAT?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 16.4x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 44.4x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amkor Technology (AMKR) is cheapest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 14.9x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 30.7x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +17.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 7.4%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.6%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +22.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +201.8%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +65.1%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) +12.0%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +41.6%/yr, Applied Materials (AMAT) +22.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amkor Technology (AMKR) 0.01%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.00%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 0.00%. ASE Technology Holding (ASX) and Applied Materials (AMAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has been the steadiest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 80.3%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 57.9%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.