ASML vs KEYS vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Keysight Technologies and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,662.85 -6.1% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$650.40B
P/E
59.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLKEYSKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $650.40B $56.48B $4.16B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.5x 44.8x 35.9x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.9x 31.3x 19.5x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +25.5% +44.4% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 19.1% 12.2% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.0% +97.3% +93.8% KEYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +13.3%/yr +6.9%/yr ASML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 45.2% 58.9% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 64/100 57/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKEYSKLIC

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

AxisASMLKEYSKLIC
Valuation 17 #78 of 94 26 #82 of 111 62 #36 of 94
Growth 82 #17 of 92 66 #37 of 108 66 #32 of 92
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 89 #12 of 104 58 #38 of 90
Financial Health 14 #85 of 99 53 #55 of 115 58 #42 of 99
Shareholder Returns 43 #42 of 73 86 #12 of 78 42 #43 of 73
Overall 47 64 57
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKEYSKLICSPY
1 month -6.1%-6.8%-13.4% +0.9%
3 months +7.2%+13.0%-4.1% +5.9%
6 months +19.3%0.0%-5.1% +8.5%
Year to date +55.4%+65.1%+74.4% +13.3%
1 year +58.0%+97.3%+93.8% +12.4%
3 years +181.8%+181.2%+87.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.3%+41.2%+23.3% +23.5%
5 years +104.6%+86.3%+39.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.4%+13.3%+6.9% +11.0%
10 years +1,476.8%+922.4%+500.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.8%+26.2%+19.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureASMLKEYSKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%45.2%58.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%43.9%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.932.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.242.151.59 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-42.6%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-13.5%-40.6% -0.9%
52-week high $1,989.44$387.90$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$169.67$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.

MultipleASMLKEYSKLIC
P/E now vs peer median 59.1xmedian 46.0x 45.5xmedian 33.5x 35.9xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 7.9x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x 33.0xmedian 19.6x 25.7xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 41.4x 38.9xmedian 29.8x 101.1xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 4.6x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.44median 2.30 9.33median 1.10 4.45median 2.30

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 monthsASMLKEYSKLIC
Revenue $37.62B $6.58B $950.21M
Gross profit $19.58B $4.26B $457.82M
Operating income – $1.33B $125.54M
Net income – $1.26B $115.74M
Free cash flow – $1.47B $41.13M
R&D – $1.19B $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $7.28 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.61B $368.57M
Total debt $5.16B $2.52B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 173.00M 53.43M
Enterprise value $606.08B $47.41B $2.16B

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
MetricASMLKEYSKLIC
P/E 59.1x 45.5x 35.9x
P/FCF 51.2x 38.9x 101.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 75.4x
P/S 17.0x 8.7x 4.4x
P/B 27.8x 8.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 28.6x 10.5x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 33.0x 25.7x
EV/EBIT – 42.8x 29.0x
EV/Revenue 16.8x 8.7x 3.8x
EV/FCF – 38.8x 88.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 66.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.44 9.33 4.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 25.5% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.6% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 30.2% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.8% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.9% 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 131.6% 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 131.6% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.8% -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLIC
Gross margin 52.0% 64.7% 48.2%
EBITDA margin – 26.2% 14.9%
Operating margin – 20.3% 13.2%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 15.2%
Net margin 29.1% 19.1% 12.2%
FCF margin – 22.3% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 5.8%
Return on equity – 19.8% 13.1%
Return on assets – 10.8% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% –
Return on capital employed – 14.5% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLIC
Debt / assets 8.7% 21.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 44.9% 30.9%
Equity / assets 38.8% 55.1% 69.1%
Interest coverage – 12.3x 836.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 8.55 9.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSKLIC
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.0% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 104.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusASMLKEYSKLIC
Forward P/E 34.9xFY2026 31.3xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +20.4% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +18.9% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKEYSKLIC
Held by institutions 19.8% 89.8% 92.8%
Institutions holding 2,493 1,247 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,360 675 267
Institutions selling 782 380 150
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.78 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.

ASMLKEYSKLIC
ASML 1.00 0.60 0.62
KEYS 0.60 1.00 0.61
KLIC 0.62 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KEYS and KLIC?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $650.40B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $56.48B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KEYS and KLIC?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 59.5x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.8x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 35.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.9x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.3x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 19.5x). 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%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keysight Technologies (KEYS) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +58.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +97.3%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +93.8%. Over five years, Asml Holding (ASML) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.4%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.3%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.9%/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%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 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%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, KEYS 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, Asml Holding (ASML) leads on 3. 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.