ASML vs KEYS vs KLAC Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Keysight Technologies and Kla Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$643.51B
P/E
58.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
KLAC Kla Corp
$153.66 -18.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$207.93B
P/E
43.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kla 5, Keysight Technologies 5, Asml Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLKEYSKLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $643.51B $57.39B $207.93B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.8x 45.5x 43.0x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 31.4x 27.1x KLAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +25.5% +11.7% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 19.1% 35.6% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% 40.7% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 0.7x KEYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +100.4% +26.5% KEYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +13.4%/yr +34.1%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 45.2% 61.4% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 63/100 59/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKEYSKLAC

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

AxisASMLKEYSKLAC
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 27 #82 of 112 39 #58 of 94
Growth 82 #17 of 92 65 #39 of 109 52 #45 of 92
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 88 #13 of 104 97 #4 of 90
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 52 #56 of 116 20 #79 of 99
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 81 #16 of 81 86 #11 of 73
Overall 47 63 59
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKEYSKLACSPY
1 month -6.2%-7.2%-18.2% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+10.2%-19.5% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%+1.2%-15.1% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+65.4%+26.5% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+100.4%+26.5% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%+181.7%+235.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%+41.3%+49.8% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%+87.4%+332.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+13.4%+34.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%+922.0%+1,956.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%+26.2%+35.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLKEYSKLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%45.2%61.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%44.1%65.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.932.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.162.220.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-42.6%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-13.3%-49.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$387.90$301.71 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$167.77$109.71 $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.

MultipleASMLKEYSKLAC
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x 45.6xmedian 33.2x 41.7xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 14.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 33.1xmedian 20.0x 33.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 39.0xmedian 29.8x 53.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 31.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 9.34median 1.17 2.81median 2.28

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 monthsASMLKEYSKLAC
Revenue $37.62B $6.58B $13.58B
Gross profit $19.58B $4.26B $8.32B
Operating income – $1.33B $5.66B
Net income – $1.26B $4.83B
Free cash flow – $1.47B $3.77B
R&D – $1.19B $1.53B
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $7.28 $3.66
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.61B $1.65B
Total debt $5.16B $2.52B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 173.00M 1.32B
Enterprise value $599.20B $48.32B $200.10B

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
MetricASMLKEYSKLAC
P/E 58.1x 45.6x 41.7x
P/FCF 50.3x 39.0x 53.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.7x 48.5x
P/S 16.8x 8.7x 14.8x
P/B 27.4x 8.7x 31.6x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 10.5x 33.0x
EV/EBITDA – 33.1x 33.9x
EV/EBIT – 42.9x 36.2x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 8.7x 15.1x
EV/FCF – 38.9x 54.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 49.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 9.34 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 25.5% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.6% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 30.2% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.8% 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.9% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 131.6% 18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 131.6% 20.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.9% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.8% 0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLAC
Gross margin 52.0% 64.7% 61.3%
EBITDA margin – 26.2% 44.6%
Operating margin – 20.3% 41.7%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 41.3%
Net margin 29.1% 19.1% 35.6%
FCF margin – 22.3% 27.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 30.5%
Return on equity – 19.8% 79.3%
Return on assets – 10.8% 27.7%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% 40.7%
Return on capital employed – 14.5% 43.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLAC
Debt / assets 8.7% 21.1% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 44.9% 64.6%
Equity / assets 38.8% 55.1% 35.4%
Interest coverage – 12.3x 19.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 8.56 13.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLAC
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.0% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 21.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 17.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.1%

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.

ConsensusASMLKEYSKLAC
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 27.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +20.4% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +18.9% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKEYSKLAC
Held by institutions 19.8% 89.8% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,492 1,247 2,478
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% +4.2%
Institutions buying 1,359 675 1,285
Institutions selling 782 380 982
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.78 1.31

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.

ASMLKEYSKLAC
ASML 1.00 0.60 0.81
KEYS 0.60 1.00 0.63
KLAC 0.81 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KEYS and KLAC?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $643.51B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.39B, Kla (KLAC) $207.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KEYS and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.8x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.5x, Kla (KLAC) 43.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kla (KLAC) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.4x, Kla (KLAC) 27.1x). 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%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Kla (KLAC) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Kla (KLAC) 40.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keysight Technologies (KEYS) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +100.4%, Kla (KLAC) +26.5%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.4%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +34.1%/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%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 0.00%, Kla (KLAC) 0.01%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Keysight Technologies (KEYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Kla (KLAC) 61.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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