ASML vs FORM vs KEYS Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Formfactor and Keysight Technologies 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
2 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$98.51 -25.0% 1M +129.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.89B
P/E
68.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 5, Formfactor 4, Asml Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLFORMKEYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $616.92B $7.89B $55.73B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.4x 68.4x 44.2x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 31.3x 29.4x KEYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +18.0% +25.5% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 12.8% 19.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% 13.4% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x -0.1x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% +129.9% +86.8% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +21.6%/yr +12.3%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 87.1% 45.0% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 63/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLFORMKEYS

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

AxisASMLFORMKEYS
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 29 #80 of 112 27 #82 of 112
Growth 82 #18 of 93 96 #5 of 109 64 #40 of 109
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 76 #26 of 105 89 #13 of 105
Financial Health 13 #89 of 102 91 #11 of 117 54 #54 of 117
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 40 #50 of 82 80 #17 of 82
Overall 45 66 63
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLFORMKEYSSPY
1 month -9.9%-25.0%-11.0% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%-5.3%-1.3% +2.9%
6 months +7.8%-36.5%-9.3% +6.4%
Year to date +46.9%+76.6%+54.8% +11.4%
1 year +51.7%+129.9%+86.8% +13.1%
3 years +161.6%+198.6%+157.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.8%+44.0%+37.1% +21.5%
5 years +96.2%+165.2%+78.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.4%+21.6%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,393.3%+870.5%+868.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +31.0%+25.5%+25.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASMLFORMKEYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%87.1%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%87.4%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.252.961.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.101.491.93 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-62.7%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-38.4%-18.9% -2.5%
52-week high $1,989.44$159.93$387.90 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$42.42$167.77 $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.

MultipleASMLFORMKEYS
P/E now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 41.5x 66.6xmedian 31.3x 42.7xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 6.9x 8.5xmedian 2.6x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.3x 48.0xmedian 19.6x 31.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.4xmedian 35.6x 56.5xmedian 28.3x 36.5xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 8.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 2.31 0.42median 1.15 8.75median 1.15

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 monthsASMLFORMKEYS
Revenue $37.62B $902.23M $6.58B
Gross profit $19.58B $389.11M $4.26B
Operating income – $115.94M $1.33B
Net income – $115.47M $1.26B
Free cash flow – $136.12M $1.47B
R&D – $120.97M $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $1.45 $7.28
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $109.76M $2.61B
Total debt $5.16B $48.82M $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 79.61M 173.00M
Enterprise value $572.61B $6.70B $46.66B

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
MetricASMLFORMKEYS
P/E 55.8x 66.6x 42.7x
P/FCF 48.4x 56.5x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 42.8x 33.4x
P/S 16.1x 8.5x 8.1x
P/B 26.3x 6.9x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 27.0x 7.0x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA – 48.0x 31.0x
EV/EBIT – 63.5x 40.1x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 8.2x 8.1x
EV/FCF – 54.1x 36.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 41.0x 33.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 0.42 8.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLFORMKEYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 18.0% 25.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 10.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 31.6% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 19.4% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 180.9% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 121.2% -2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 162.9% 131.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 162.2% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 156.0% 131.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 160.2% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 71.0% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3,646% 3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 212.7% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLFORMKEYS
Gross margin 52.0% 43.1% 64.7%
EBITDA margin – 17.0% 26.2%
Operating margin – 12.9% 20.3%
Pretax margin – 14.1% 21.5%
Net margin 29.1% 12.8% 19.1%
FCF margin – 15.1% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.9% 24.4%
Return on equity – 10.2% 19.8%
Return on assets – 8.5% 10.8%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% 13.4%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.0% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLFORMKEYS
Debt / assets 8.7% 0.9% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 17.2% 44.9%
Equity / assets 38.8% 82.8% 55.1%
Interest coverage – – 12.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 21.65 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLFORMKEYS
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.6% -0.1% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusASMLFORMKEYS
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 31.3xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.25FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $10.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.2%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.0% +31.4% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.33BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026 $6.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.3% +21.5% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLFORMKEYS
Held by institutions 19.8% 92.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 2,488 509 1,246
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -3.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,356 304 674
Institutions selling 781 168 380
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.81 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.

ASMLFORMKEYS
ASML 1.00 0.69 0.60
FORM 0.69 1.00 0.67
KEYS 0.60 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, FORM and KEYS?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B, Formfactor (FORM) $7.89B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $55.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, FORM and KEYS?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x, Formfactor (FORM) 68.4x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Formfactor (FORM) 31.3x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 29.4x). 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%, Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Formfactor (FORM) +129.9%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +86.8%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +21.6%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, FORM 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.