ASML vs EMR vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Emerson Electric and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.60 +4.6% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$90.47B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kulicke & Soffa Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kulicke & Soffa Industries 5, Asml Holding 3, Emerson Electric 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLEMRKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $616.92B $90.47B $3.95B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.4x 35.1x 34.1x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 24.0x 18.1x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +4.8% +44.4% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 13.8% 12.2% 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% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% +21.3% +83.5% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +10.8%/yr +6.0%/yr ASML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 31.7% 58.7% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 45/100 57/100 KLIC

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLEMRKLIC

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

AxisASMLEMRKLIC
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 35 #133 of 203 63 #36 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 40 #113 of 188 67 #31 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 85 #29 of 187 57 #40 of 91
Financial Health 13 #89 of 102 29 #158 of 222 60 #41 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 36 #99 of 153 40 #46 of 76
Overall 45 45 57
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KLIC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLEMRKLICSPY
1 month -9.9%+4.6%-18.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%+9.2%-27.3% +2.9%
6 months +7.8%+14.3%-16.0% +6.4%
Year to date +46.9%+21.8%+61.8% +11.4%
1 year +51.7%+21.3%+83.5% +13.1%
3 years +161.6%+78.1%+74.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.8%+21.2%+20.4% +21.5%
5 years +96.2%+67.2%+33.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.4%+10.8%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,393.3%+222.5%+450.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +31.0%+12.4%+18.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASMLEMRKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%31.7%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%33.3%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.522.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.671.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-29.9%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-1.7%-44.9% -2.5%
52-week high $1,989.44$164.37$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$123.30$35.29 $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.

MultipleASMLEMRKLIC
P/E now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 41.5x 35.0xmedian 25.9x 33.3xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 6.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.3x 16.4xmedian 13.7x 23.6xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.4xmedian 35.6x 26.0xmedian 21.1x 93.8xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 4.2x 4.4xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 2.31 -0.84median 1.19 4.13median 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 monthsASMLEMRKLIC
Revenue $37.62B $18.64B $950.21M
Gross profit $19.58B $9.91B $457.82M
Operating income – $4.68B $125.54M
Net income – $2.58B $115.74M
Free cash flow – $3.46B $41.13M
R&D – – $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $4.59 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.18B $368.57M
Total debt $5.16B $54.11B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 561.10M 53.43M
Enterprise value $572.61B $83.21B $1.95B

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
MetricASMLEMRKLIC
P/E 55.8x 35.0x 33.3x
P/FCF 48.4x 26.0x 93.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.0x 70.0x
P/S 16.1x 4.8x 4.1x
P/B 26.3x 4.4x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 27.0x 7.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 16.4x 23.6x
EV/EBIT – 21.6x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 5.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 29.2x 81.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 25.8x 60.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 -0.84 4.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 4.8% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 7.6% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.7% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 11.0% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.2% 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.0% 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.0% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% -2.2% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -41.6% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.4% -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.4% -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKLIC
Gross margin 52.0% 53.2% 48.2%
EBITDA margin – 33.1% 14.9%
Operating margin – 25.1% 13.2%
Pretax margin – 17.6% 15.2%
Net margin 29.1% 13.8% 12.2%
FCF margin – 18.6% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.0% 5.8%
Return on equity – 12.7% 13.1%
Return on assets – 6.1% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.9% –
Return on capital employed – 14.9% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKLIC
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% 30.9%
Equity / assets 38.8% 48.3% 69.1%
Interest coverage – – 836.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 4.63 8.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLEMRKLIC
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.4% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% 37.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 104.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% 1.2%

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.

ConsensusASMLEMRKLIC
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.25FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.2%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.0% +15.4% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.33BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.3% +15.3% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLEMRKLIC
Held by institutions 19.8% 82.1% 92.8%
Institutions holding 2,488 2,290 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +0.9% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,356 1,080 267
Institutions selling 781 798 150
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.35 1.78

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.

ASMLEMRKLIC
ASML 1.00 0.52 0.62
EMR 0.52 1.00 0.38
KLIC 0.62 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, EMR and KLIC?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.47B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $3.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, EMR and KLIC?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.1x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.3%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +83.5%. Over five years, Asml Holding (ASML) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.8%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%. Asml Holding (ASML) 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) 31.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 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.