ASML vs KEYS vs NVMI Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Keysight Technologies and Nova Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$646.21B
P/E
59.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$327.60 -11.0% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.07B
P/E
37.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 4, Nova 3, Asml Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLKEYSNVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $646.21B $57.35B $10.07B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.1x 45.5x 37.3x NVMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 31.4x 29.0x NVMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +25.5% +16.2% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 19.1% 28.8% 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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +100.4% -6.7% KEYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +13.4%/yr +25.6%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 45.2% 59.5% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 63/100 55/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKEYSNVMI

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

AxisASMLKEYSNVMI
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 27 #82 of 112 57 #41 of 94
Growth 82 #17 of 92 65 #39 of 109 70 #28 of 92
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 88 #13 of 104 76 #22 of 90
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 52 #56 of 116 14 #85 of 99
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 81 #16 of 81 –
Overall 47 63 55
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NVMI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKEYSNVMISPY
1 month -6.2%-7.2%-11.0% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+10.2%-18.6% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%+1.2%-34.3% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+65.4%-0.2% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+100.4%-6.7% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%+181.7%+260.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%+41.3%+53.4% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%+87.4%+211.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+13.4%+25.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%+922.0%+2,596.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%+26.2%+39.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLKEYSNVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%45.2%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%44.1%67.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.932.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.162.22-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-42.6%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-13.3%-45.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$387.90$605.65 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$167.77$275.78 $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.

MultipleASMLKEYSNVMI
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x 45.6xmedian 33.2x 36.5xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 33.1xmedian 20.0x 33.7xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 39.0xmedian 29.8x 42.5xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 7.1xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 9.34median 1.17 1.48median 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 monthsASMLKEYSNVMI
Revenue $37.62B $6.58B $937.50M
Gross profit $19.58B $4.26B $535.50M
Operating income – $1.33B $271.61M
Net income – $1.26B $270.51M
Free cash flow – $1.47B $244.83M
R&D – $1.19B $151.05M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $7.28 $8.24
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.61B $124.85M
Total debt $5.16B $2.52B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 173.00M 32.80M
Enterprise value $601.90B $48.29B $7.24B

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
MetricASMLKEYSNVMI
P/E 58.1x 45.6x 36.5x
P/FCF 50.3x 39.0x 42.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.7x 46.0x
P/S 16.8x 8.7x 11.1x
P/B 27.4x 8.7x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 10.5x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – 33.1x 33.7x
EV/EBIT – 42.9x 36.0x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 8.7x 10.4x
EV/FCF – 38.9x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 43.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 9.34 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 25.5% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.6% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 30.2% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.8% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.9% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 131.6% 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 25.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 131.6% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.9% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.8% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNVMI
Gross margin 52.0% 64.7% 57.1%
EBITDA margin – 26.2% 31.0%
Operating margin – 20.3% 29.0%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 34.1%
Net margin 29.1% 19.1% 28.8%
FCF margin – 22.3% 26.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 24.1%
Return on equity – 19.8% 19.0%
Return on assets – 10.8% 11.0%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% –
Return on capital employed – 14.5% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNVMI
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% 41.1%
Equity / assets 38.8% 55.1% 58.9%
Interest coverage – 12.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 8.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSNVMI
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusASMLKEYSNVMI
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $11.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +20.4% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +18.9% +23.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKEYSNVMI
Held by institutions 19.8% 89.8% 69.0%
Institutions holding 2,492 1,247 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% -4.1%
Institutions buying 1,359 675 175
Institutions selling 782 380 129
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.78 1.36

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.

ASMLKEYSNVMI
ASML 1.00 0.60 0.80
KEYS 0.60 1.00 0.66
NVMI 0.80 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KEYS and NVMI?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $646.21B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.35B, Nova (NVMI) $10.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KEYS and NVMI?

Nova (NVMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 59.1x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.5x, Nova (NVMI) 37.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nova (NVMI) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.4x, Nova (NVMI) 29.0x). 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%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%).

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%, Nova (NVMI) -6.7%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.4%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +25.6%/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%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Nova (NVMI) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.