ASML vs ASYS vs ONTO Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Amtech Systems and Onto Innovation Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,356.65 -26.0% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$522.88B
P/E
48.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.68%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$11.09 -37.6% 1M +55.3% 1Y
Market cap
$194.16M
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$155.47 -50.5% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.62B
P/E
57.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 4, Onto Innovation 3, Amtech Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLASYSONTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $522.88B $194.16M $7.62B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.2x 42.8x 57.9x ASYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 33.6x 18.5x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% -2.4% +8.1% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 4.9% 11.8% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.0% +55.3% +14.5% ASYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr -5.9%/yr +10.9%/yr ONTO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 88.9% 75.6% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 59/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLASYSONTO

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

AxisASMLASYSONTO
Valuation 13 #82 of 94 93 #8 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Growth 79 #20 of 92 76 #23 of 92 26 #68 of 92
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 48 #47 of 90 54 #42 of 90
Financial Health 13 #88 of 101 71 #30 of 101 58 #43 of 101
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 6 #76 of 81 96 #4 of 81
Overall 45 59 59
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASYS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLASYSONTOSPY
1 month -26.0%-37.6%-50.5% -5.9%
3 months -20.4%-25.8%-42.0% -4.6%
6 months -10.5%-39.1%-43.3% +0.2%
Year to date +26.8%-11.6%-1.5% +7.5%
1 year +30.0%+55.3%+14.5% +8.2%
3 years +112.8%+48.9%+30.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.7%+14.2%+9.2% +19.0%
5 years +60.2%-26.2%+67.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.9%-5.9%+10.9% +9.4%
10 years +1,223.7%+150.3%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +29.5%+9.6%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureASMLASYSONTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%88.9%75.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%96.9%79.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.242.533.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.620.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-78.4%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-53.8%-58.9% -5.9%
52-week high $1,989.44$23.99$378.45 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$7.05$124.09 $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.

MultipleASMLASYSONTO
P/E now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 35.6x 42.8xmedian 35.6x 57.9xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 5.8x 2.4xmedian 5.8x 6.8xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 21.9x 12.3xmedian 21.9x 26.3xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 30.7x 22.2xmedian 30.7x 30.2xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 3.5x 1.7xmedian 3.5x 4.0xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 1.25 -41.68median 1.25 -6.58median 1.25

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 monthsASMLASYSONTO
Revenue $37.62B $81.67M $1.12B
Gross profit $19.58B $38.27M $564.06M
Operating income – $6.62M $134.61M
Net income – $4.00M $132.61M
Free cash flow – $8.74M $252.47M
R&D – $3.10M $142.63M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $0.25 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $83.11M $1.25B
Total debt $5.16B – –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 16.04M 49.68M
Enterprise value $478.56B $46.66M $3.46B

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
MetricASMLASYSONTO
P/E 48.2x 42.8x 57.9x
P/FCF 41.8x 22.2x 30.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.3x 28.6x
P/S 13.9x 2.4x 6.8x
P/B 22.7x 1.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 23.3x 1.7x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.3x 26.3x
EV/EBIT – 16.8x 42.6x
EV/Revenue 13.6x 1.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF – 12.7x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.6x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 -41.68 -6.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLASYSONTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% -2.4% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% -11.5% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 36.8% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -5.5% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 121.8% -29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 121.5% -8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 112.5% -33.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 111.2% -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -1.0% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.7% -2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 49.8% 17.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.6% 5.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% 22.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLASYSONTO
Gross margin 52.0% 46.9% 50.4%
EBITDA margin – 11.1% 19.5%
Operating margin – 8.1% 12.0%
Pretax margin – 8.0% 14.1%
Net margin 29.1% 4.9% 11.8%
FCF margin – 10.7% 22.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.7% 23.8%
Return on equity – 4.7% 6.5%
Return on assets – 3.1% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 6.4% 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLASYSONTO
Debt / assets 8.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 26.2% 48.0%
Equity / assets 38.8% 73.8% 52.0%
Interest coverage – 254.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 5.4x 9.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.4x 8.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.5x 6.9x
Altman Z-score – 3.64 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLASYSONTO
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield – -29.8% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.7% -29.8% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusASMLASYSONTO
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 33.6xFY2026 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.70FY2026 $0.33FY2026 $8.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.5%FY2026 – +70.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% +121.2% +43.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.17BFY2026 $87.86MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +43.0% +10.0% +41.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLASYSONTO
Held by institutions 19.8% 59.5% 98.3%
Institutions holding 2,493 111 690
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +39.6% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,359 85 376
Institutions selling 783 20 232
Buyers to sellers 1.74 4.25 1.62

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.

ASMLASYSONTO
ASML 1.00 0.51 0.76
ASYS 0.51 1.00 0.53
ONTO 0.76 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, ASYS and ONTO?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $522.88B, Amtech Systems (ASYS) $194.16M, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $7.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, ASYS and ONTO?

Amtech Systems (ASYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 48.2x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 42.8x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 57.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 28.4x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 33.6x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 18.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asml Holding (ASML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amtech Systems (ASYS) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +30.0%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) +55.3%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +14.5%. Over five years, Onto Innovation (ONTO) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +9.9%/yr, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -5.9%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%. Amtech Systems (ASYS) and Onto Innovation (ONTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 48.4%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 75.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Asml Holding (ASML) leads on 4. 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.