ASML vs EMR vs FORM Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Emerson Electric and Formfactor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,662.85 -6.1% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$650.40B
P/E
59.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$167.78 +5.3% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$95.26B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$110.31 -15.8% 1M +160.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.57B
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$980.10M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLEMRFORMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $650.40B $95.26B $7.57B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.5x 37.0x 43.6x EMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.9x 24.9x 35.0x EMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +4.8% +29.1% FORM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 13.8% — ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.0% +24.7% +160.0% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +11.6%/yr +22.6%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 31.8% 87.2% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 72/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLEMRFORM

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

AxisASMLEMRFORM
Valuation 17 #78 of 94 33 #136 of 203 32 #76 of 111
Growth 82 #17 of 92 39 #115 of 188 97 #4 of 108
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 87 #25 of 184 73 #29 of 104
Financial Health 14 #85 of 99 30 #153 of 217 88 #15 of 115
Shareholder Returns 43 #42 of 73 37 #97 of 153 –
Overall 47 45 72
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FORM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLEMRFORMSPY
1 month -6.1%+5.3%-15.8% +0.9%
3 months +7.2%+15.1%+32.2% +5.9%
6 months +19.3%+22.9%-18.6% +8.5%
Year to date +55.4%+26.4%+97.8% +13.3%
1 year +58.0%+24.7%+160.0% +12.4%
3 years +181.8%+90.6%+238.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.3%+24.0%+50.2% +23.5%
5 years +104.6%+73.0%+177.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.4%+11.6%+22.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,476.8%+235.0%+1,097.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.8%+12.9%+28.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureASMLEMRFORMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%31.8%87.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%33.5%87.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.543.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.781.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-29.9%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%0.0%-31.0% -0.9%
52-week high $1,989.44$167.78$159.93 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$123.30$42.42 $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.

MultipleASMLEMRFORM
P/E now vs peer median 59.1xmedian 46.0x 36.4xmedian 25.4x 49.6xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 7.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 8.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x 17.0xmedian 14.3x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 41.4x 27.0xmedian 21.8x 74.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 4.6x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 7.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.44median 2.30 -0.88median 1.41 0.25median 1.10

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 monthsASMLEMRFORM
Revenue $37.62B $18.64B $980.10M
Gross profit $19.58B $9.91B $461.88M
Operating income – $4.68B $179.53M
Net income – $2.58B $173.63M
Free cash flow – $3.46B –
R&D – – $121.79M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $4.59 $2.18
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.18B $138.18M
Total debt $5.16B $13.11B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 561.10M 79.61M
Enterprise value $606.08B $88.00B $7.57B

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
MetricASMLEMRFORM
P/E 59.1x 36.4x 49.6x
P/FCF 51.2x 27.0x 74.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.9x 33.5x
P/S 17.0x 5.0x 8.8x
P/B 27.8x 4.6x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 28.6x 8.0x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x –
EV/EBIT – 22.4x –
EV/Revenue 16.8x 5.6x 8.8x
EV/FCF – 30.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.7x 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.44 -0.88 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLEMRFORM
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 4.8% 29.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 7.6% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.7% 58.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 11.0% 25.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.2% 333.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 143.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.0% 325.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.0% 196.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% -2.2% 315.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -41.6% 195.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.4% 144.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 50.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLEMRFORM
Gross margin 52.0% 53.2% –
EBITDA margin – 33.1% –
Operating margin – 25.1% –
Pretax margin – 17.6% –
Net margin 29.1% 13.8% –
FCF margin – 18.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 21.0% 26.2%
Return on equity – 12.7% 14.8%
Return on assets – 6.1% 12.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.9% –
Return on capital employed – 14.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLEMRFORM
Debt / assets 8.7% 31.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 51.7% 17.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 48.3% 82.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 4.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLEMRFORM
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% –

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.

ConsensusASMLEMRFORM
Forward P/E 34.9xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +15.3% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +15.3% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLEMRFORM
Held by institutions 19.8% 82.1% 92.0%
Institutions holding 2,493 2,291 509
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +0.9% -3.7%
Institutions buying 1,360 1,081 304
Institutions selling 782 798 168
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.35 1.81

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.

ASMLEMRFORM
ASML 1.00 0.52 0.72
EMR 0.52 1.00 0.37
FORM 0.72 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, EMR and FORM?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $650.40B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.26B, Formfactor (FORM) $7.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, EMR and FORM?

Emerson Electric (EMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 59.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x, Formfactor (FORM) 43.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emerson Electric (EMR) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.9x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.9x, Formfactor (FORM) 35.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Formfactor (FORM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Formfactor (FORM) +29.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +58.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +24.7%, Formfactor (FORM) +160.0%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.4%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.6%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Formfactor (FORM) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Formfactor (FORM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, EMR and FORM?

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