ASML vs FORM vs TER Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Formfactor and Teradyne Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$636.88B
P/E
58.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$101.11 -22.0% 1M +134.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.31B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$309.00 -22.4% 1M +114.2% 1Y
Market cap
$51.00B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLFORMTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $636.88B $8.31B $51.00B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.2x 72.0x 44.3x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 32.1x 32.0x TER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +18.0% +57.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 12.8% 25.8% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% 35.3% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +134.2% +114.2% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +22.5%/yr +20.2%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 87.3% 78.7% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 67/100 65/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLFORMTER

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

AxisASMLFORMTER
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 28 #80 of 111 22 #87 of 111
Growth 82 #18 of 93 96 #5 of 108 89 #13 of 108
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 76 #26 of 104 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 91 #11 of 115 71 #34 of 115
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 44 #46 of 81 51 #40 of 81
Overall 46 67 65
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • FORM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLFORMTERSPY
1 month -8.8%-22.0%-22.4% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%+2.3%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-29.8%-23.1% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+81.3%+59.6% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+134.2%+114.2% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+210.3%+268.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+45.9%+54.5% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+175.5%+151.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+22.5%+20.2% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+886.4%+1,303.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+25.7%+30.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLFORMTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%87.3%78.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%87.4%85.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.983.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.151.541.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-62.7%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-36.8%-36.1% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$159.93$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$42.42$144.38 $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.

MultipleASMLFORMTER
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 68.3xmedian 32.0x 42.0xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 8.8xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 49.4xmedian 19.4x 32.0xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 58.0xmedian 29.0x 62.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 7.1xmedian 2.9x 13.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 0.43median 1.13 1.45median 1.13

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 monthsASMLFORMTER
Revenue $37.62B $902.23M $4.46B
Gross profit $19.58B $389.11M $2.64B
Operating income – $115.94M $1.35B
Net income – $115.47M $1.15B
Free cash flow – $136.12M $769.75M
R&D – $120.97M $559.87M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $1.45 $7.29
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $109.76M $349.54M
Total debt $5.16B $11.64M –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 79.61M 157.69M
Enterprise value $592.56B $7.12B $49.78B

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
MetricASMLFORMTER
P/E 56.5x 68.3x 42.0x
P/FCF 49.0x 58.0x 62.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 43.9x 45.4x
P/S 16.3x 8.8x 10.8x
P/B 26.6x 7.1x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 7.2x 14.3x
EV/EBITDA – 49.4x 32.0x
EV/EBIT – 65.2x 35.5x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 8.4x 10.7x
EV/FCF – 55.6x 62.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 42.1x 45.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 0.43 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLFORMTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 18.0% 57.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 10.4% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 31.6% 58.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 19.4% 16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 180.9% 160.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 121.2% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 162.9% 145.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 162.2% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 156.0% 149.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 160.2% 29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 71.0% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3,646% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 212.7% 18.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLFORMTER
Gross margin 52.0% 43.1% 59.2%
EBITDA margin – 17.0% 33.5%
Operating margin – 12.9% 30.2%
Pretax margin – 14.1% 30.2%
Net margin 29.1% 12.8% 25.8%
FCF margin – 15.1% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.9% 23.9%
Return on equity – 10.2% 35.2%
Return on assets – 8.5% 24.9%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% 35.3%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% 37.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.0% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLFORMTER
Debt / assets 8.7% 0.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 17.2% 29.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 82.8% 70.5%
Interest coverage – – 118.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 22.18 22.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLFORMTER
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% -0.1% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusASMLFORMTER
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 32.1xFY2026 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +31.4% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +21.5% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLFORMTER
Held by institutions 19.8% 92.0% 97.3%
Institutions holding 2,488 509 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -3.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 1,356 304 828
Institutions selling 781 168 456
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.81 1.82

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.

ASMLFORMTER
ASML 1.00 0.69 0.71
FORM 0.69 1.00 0.74
TER 0.71 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, FORM and TER?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $636.88B, Formfactor (FORM) $8.31B, Teradyne (TER) $51.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, FORM and TER?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.2x, Formfactor (FORM) 72.0x, Teradyne (TER) 44.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teradyne (TER) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Formfactor (FORM) 32.1x, Teradyne (TER) 32.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Formfactor (FORM) +134.2%, Teradyne (TER) +114.2%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +22.5%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.3%, Teradyne (TER) 78.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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