ASML vs KEYS vs NPO Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Keysight Technologies and Enpro Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,356.65 -26.0% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$522.88B
P/E
48.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.68%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
NPO Enpro Inc.
$257.23 -22.5% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.45B
P/E
86.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.49%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 7, Asml Holding 3, Enpro 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLKEYSNPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $522.88B $44.36B $5.45B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.2x 35.4x 86.8x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 24.3x 25.9x KEYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +25.5% +16.4% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 19.1% 4.9% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% 7.3% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 1.4x KEYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% — 0.49% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.0% +40.2% +13.1% KEYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr +7.2%/yr +20.8%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 46.9% 41.4% NPO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 62/100 49/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKEYSNPO

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

AxisASMLKEYSNPO
Valuation 13 #82 of 94 26 #83 of 112 25 #154 of 204
Growth 79 #20 of 92 61 #43 of 108 62 #73 of 191
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 88 #13 of 104 60 #77 of 189
Financial Health 13 #88 of 101 53 #55 of 116 68 #71 of 221
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 82 #16 of 83 30 #112 of 159
Overall 45 62 49
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NPO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKEYSNPOSPY
1 month -26.0%-32.8%-22.5% -5.9%
3 months -20.4%-22.7%-23.6% -4.6%
6 months -10.5%-26.6%-14.5% +0.2%
Year to date +26.8%+28.2%+20.1% +7.5%
1 year +30.0%+40.2%+13.1% +8.2%
3 years +112.8%+110.1%+113.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.7%+28.1%+28.8% +19.0%
5 years +60.2%+41.9%+156.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.9%+7.2%+20.8% +9.4%
10 years +1,223.7%+718.9%+371.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +29.5%+23.4%+16.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureASMLKEYSNPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%46.9%41.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%47.4%44.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.241.921.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.860.32 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-42.6%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-32.8%-33.6% -5.9%
52-week high $1,989.44$387.90$387.65 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$169.67$202.55 $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.

MultipleASMLKEYSNPO
P/E now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 35.6x 35.4xmedian 25.2x 86.8xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 5.8x 6.7xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 21.9x 25.6xmedian 16.2x 19.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 30.7x 30.2xmedian 23.4x 29.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 3.5x 6.8xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 1.25 7.24median 0.98 -3.30median 1.02

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 monthsASMLKEYSNPO
Revenue $37.62B $6.58B $1.29B
Gross profit $19.58B $4.26B $556.50M
Operating income – $1.33B $197.70M
Net income – $1.26B $62.80M
Free cash flow – $1.47B $183.40M
R&D – $1.19B –
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $7.28 $2.93
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.61B $83.40M
Total debt $5.16B $2.52B $520.70M
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 173.00M 21.40M
Enterprise value $478.56B $35.29B $5.09B

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
MetricASMLKEYSNPO
P/E 48.2x 35.4x 86.8x
P/FCF 41.8x 30.2x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.7x 23.1x
P/S 13.9x 6.7x 4.2x
P/B 22.7x 6.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 23.3x 8.1x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 25.6x 19.2x
EV/EBIT – 33.2x 29.8x
EV/Revenue 13.6x 6.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF – 30.1x 32.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.6x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 7.24 -3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 25.5% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.6% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 30.2% 17.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.8% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.9% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 121.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 131.6% -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% -25.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 131.6% -27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.9% -26.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.8% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNPO
Gross margin 52.0% 64.7% 43.2%
EBITDA margin – 26.2% 23.8%
Operating margin – 20.3% 15.3%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 6.1%
Net margin 29.1% 19.1% 4.9%
FCF margin – 22.3% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 18.3%
Return on equity – 19.8% 3.9%
Return on assets – 10.8% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% 7.3%
Return on capital employed – 14.5% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNPO
Debt / assets 8.7% 21.1% 19.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 44.9% 39.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 55.1% 60.8%
Interest coverage – 12.3x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 7.12 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNPO
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.6% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 43.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusASMLKEYSNPO
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 24.3xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.70FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $9.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.5%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% +20.4% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.17BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +43.0% +18.9% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKEYSNPO
Held by institutions 19.8% 89.8% 99.9%
Institutions holding 2,493 1,249 411
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,359 675 211
Institutions selling 783 382 136
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.77 1.55

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.

ASMLKEYSNPO
ASML 1.00 0.64 0.67
KEYS 0.64 1.00 0.65
NPO 0.67 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KEYS and NPO?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $522.88B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $44.36B, Enpro (NPO) $5.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KEYS and NPO?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 48.2x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 35.4x, Enpro (NPO) 86.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 28.4x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 24.3x, Enpro (NPO) 25.9x). 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%, Enpro (NPO) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Enpro (NPO) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Enpro (NPO) 7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keysight Technologies (KEYS) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +30.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +40.2%, Enpro (NPO) +13.1%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +9.9%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +7.2%/yr, Enpro (NPO) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%, Enpro (NPO) 0.49%. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enpro (NPO) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 48.4%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 46.9%, Enpro (NPO) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.