ASML vs ASYS vs LRCX Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Amtech Systems and Lam Research Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$623.55B
P/E
57.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$12.64 -19.9% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$196.56M
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$237.50 -24.7% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$296.59B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLASYSLRCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $623.55B $196.56M $296.59B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.0x 49.1x 35.1x LRCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 38.3x 23.8x LRCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% -2.4% +33.4% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 4.9% 32.3% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 49.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +61.8% +56.6% ASYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +0.3%/yr +33.8%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 88.1% 65.7% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 59/100 66/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLASYSLRCX

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

AxisASMLASYSLRCX
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 95 #6 of 95 50 #48 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 76 #23 of 93 84 #16 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 51 #45 of 91 94 #6 of 91
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 67 #34 of 101 45 #56 of 101
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 5 #71 of 75 58 #32 of 75
Overall 46 59 66
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASYS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • LRCX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLASYSLRCXSPY
1 month -8.8%-19.9%-24.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-18.0%-18.6% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-28.7%-8.5% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+0.7%+38.7% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+61.8%+56.6% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+72.9%+306.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+20.0%+59.7% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+1.6%+329.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+0.3%+33.8% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+184.7%+2,325.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+11.0%+37.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLASYSLRCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%88.1%65.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%95.7%65.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.593.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.150.700.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-78.4%-56.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-47.3%-45.2% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$23.99$433.33 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$7.05$139.59 $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.

MultipleASMLASYSLRCX
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 48.8xmedian 42.1x 35.2xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 2.7xmedian 7.1x 11.4xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 15.3xmedian 27.5x 29.0xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 25.3xmedian 37.2x 45.4xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 1.9xmedian 4.2x 21.3xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 -47.51median 2.23 1.13median 2.23

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 monthsASMLASYSLRCX
Revenue $37.62B $81.67M $26.13B
Gross profit $19.58B $38.27M $13.34B
Operating income – $6.62M $9.65B
Net income – $4.00M $8.45B
Free cash flow – $8.74M $6.54B
R&D – $3.10M $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $0.25 $6.73
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $83.11M $7.44B
Total debt $5.16B – $16.44B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 16.04M 1.26B
Enterprise value $579.24B $49.06M $272.64B

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
MetricASMLASYSLRCX
P/E 56.5x 48.8x 35.2x
P/FCF 49.0x 25.3x 45.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.1x 39.2x
P/S 16.3x 2.7x 11.4x
P/B 26.6x 1.9x 21.3x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 1.9x 21.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x 29.0x
EV/EBIT – 20.9x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 1.7x 11.2x
EV/FCF – 15.8x 44.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.4x 38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 -47.51 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLASYSLRCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% -2.4% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% -11.5% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 36.8% 38.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -5.5% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 121.8% 49.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 121.5% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 112.5% 45.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 111.2% 47.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -1.0% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.7% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 49.8% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.6% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLASYSLRCX
Gross margin 52.0% 46.9% 51.1%
EBITDA margin – 11.1% 38.7%
Operating margin – 8.1% 37.0%
Pretax margin – 8.0% 37.2%
Net margin 29.1% 4.9% 32.3%
FCF margin – 10.7% 25.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.7% 29.0%
Return on equity – 4.7% 64.1%
Return on assets – 3.1% 33.9%
Return on invested capital – – 49.6%
Return on capital employed – 6.4% 54.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLASYSLRCX
Debt / assets 8.7% – 14.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 26.2% 47.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 73.8% 52.8%
Interest coverage – 254.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 5.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.4x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.04 18.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLASYSLRCX
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – -26.2% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.6% -26.2% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusASMLASYSLRCX
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 38.3xFY2026 23.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $47.56FY2026 $0.33FY2026 $9.97FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +61.0%FY2026 – +71.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +42.1% +121.2% +12.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.22BFY2026 $87.86MFY2026 $32.62BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +40.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +43.0% +10.0% +25.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLASYSLRCX
Held by institutions 19.8% 59.5% 85.6%
Institutions holding 2,488 111 3,130
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +39.6% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,356 85 1,695
Institutions selling 781 20 1,162
Buyers to sellers 1.74 4.25 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.

ASMLASYSLRCX
ASML 1.00 0.49 0.85
ASYS 0.49 1.00 0.52
LRCX 0.85 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, ASYS and LRCX?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $623.55B, Amtech Systems (ASYS) $196.56M, Lam Research (LRCX) $296.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, ASYS and LRCX?

Lam Research (LRCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 57.0x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 49.1x, Lam Research (LRCX) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lam Research (LRCX) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.5x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 38.3x, Lam Research (LRCX) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lam Research (LRCX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amtech Systems (ASYS) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) +61.8%, Lam Research (LRCX) +56.6%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Amtech Systems (ASYS) +0.3%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 65.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, ASYS and LRCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lam Research (LRCX) 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.