ASML vs EMR vs KEYS Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Emerson Electric and Keysight Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,675.70 -8.7% 1M +56.5% 1Y
Market cap
$645.84B
P/E
59.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.56%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$95.25B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.31%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 5, Emerson Electric 4, Asml Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLEMRKEYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $645.84B $95.25B $56.16B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.5x 37.0x 44.8x EMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.2x 25.3x 30.8x EMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +4.8% +25.5% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 13.8% 19.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.9% 13.4% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -0.1x KEYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.56% 1.31% — EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.5% +25.2% +93.5% KEYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +12.0%/yr +12.9%/yr ASML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 31.8% 45.3% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 45/100 64/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLEMRKEYS

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

AxisASMLEMRKEYS
Valuation 16 #79 of 94 33 #136 of 203 26 #83 of 112
Growth 79 #20 of 92 41 #112 of 188 66 #37 of 108
Profitability 79 #19 of 88 87 #24 of 183 89 #12 of 104
Financial Health 14 #83 of 96 30 #152 of 216 53 #55 of 116
Shareholder Returns 37 #46 of 72 35 #99 of 152 84 #13 of 78
Overall 45 45 64
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLEMRKEYSSPY
1 month -8.7%+8.6%-8.5% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%+14.9%+5.5% +3.7%
6 months +16.4%+21.6%-5.7% +7.1%
Year to date +56.6%+28.7%+62.3% +12.8%
1 year +56.5%+25.2%+93.5% +11.9%
3 years +184.6%+93.1%+175.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.7%+24.5%+40.2% +22.8%
5 years +106.1%+76.0%+83.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.6%+12.0%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,488.9%+240.9%+905.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +31.9%+13.1%+26.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLEMRKEYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%31.8%45.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%33.5%43.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.531.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.792.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-29.9%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%0.0%-15.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$170.76$387.90 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$123.30$169.67 $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.

MultipleASMLEMRKEYS
P/E now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 46.4x 37.0xmedian 25.8x 44.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 7.8x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 8.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 17.2xmedian 14.6x 32.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.6xmedian 40.1x 27.5xmedian 22.2x 38.2xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 4.7x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 8.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.46median 2.10 -0.89median 1.45 9.17median 1.08

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 monthsASMLEMRKEYS
Revenue $37.62B $18.64B $6.58B
Gross profit $19.58B $9.91B $4.26B
Operating income – $4.68B $1.33B
Net income – $2.58B $1.26B
Free cash flow – $3.46B $1.47B
R&D – – $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $4.59 $7.28
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.18B $2.61B
Total debt $5.16B $13.11B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 561.10M 173.00M
Enterprise value $601.53B $88.00B $47.09B

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
MetricASMLEMRKEYS
P/E 59.5x 37.0x 44.8x
P/FCF 51.6x 27.5x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.3x 35.0x
P/S 17.2x 5.1x 8.5x
P/B 28.0x 4.7x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 28.8x 8.1x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA – 17.2x 32.5x
EV/EBIT – 22.7x 42.1x
EV/Revenue 16.9x 5.7x 8.5x
EV/FCF – 30.7x 38.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.1x 35.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.46 -0.89 9.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKEYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 4.8% 25.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 7.6% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.7% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 11.0% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.2% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% -2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.0% 131.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.0% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% -2.2% 131.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -41.6% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.4% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.4% 3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKEYS
Gross margin 52.0% 53.2% 64.7%
EBITDA margin – 33.1% 26.2%
Operating margin – 25.1% 20.3%
Pretax margin – 17.6% 21.5%
Net margin 29.1% 13.8% 19.1%
FCF margin – 18.6% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.0% 24.4%
Return on equity – 12.7% 19.8%
Return on assets – 6.1% 10.8%
Return on invested capital – 10.9% 13.4%
Return on capital employed – 14.9% 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKEYS
Debt / assets 8.7% 31.1% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 51.7% 44.9%
Equity / assets 38.8% 48.3% 55.1%
Interest coverage – – 12.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.77 8.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKEYS
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.3% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusASMLEMRKEYS
Forward P/E 35.2xFY2026 25.3xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $10.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +15.3% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +15.3% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLEMRKEYS
Held by institutions 19.8% 82.1% 89.8%
Institutions holding 2,494 2,292 1,248
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +0.9% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,360 1,081 675
Institutions selling 783 799 381
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.35 1.77

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.

ASMLEMRKEYS
ASML 1.00 0.52 0.60
EMR 0.52 1.00 0.50
KEYS 0.60 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, EMR and KEYS?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $645.84B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.25B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $56.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, EMR and KEYS?

Emerson Electric (EMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 59.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emerson Electric (EMR) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 35.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 30.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keysight Technologies (KEYS) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +56.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +93.5%. Over five years, Asml Holding (ASML) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.6%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.56%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.31%. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 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%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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