ASML vs KEYS vs TER Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Keysight Technologies and Teradyne 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
$640.89B
P/E
59.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.67%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$313.24 -21.9% 1M +117.0% 1Y
Market cap
$48.98B
P/E
54.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.16%
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLKEYSTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $640.89B $57.11B $48.98B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.1x 45.5x 54.2x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.9x 31.3x 32.5x KEYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +25.5% +74.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 19.1% — ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.67% — 0.16% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.0% +97.3% +117.0% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +13.3%/yr +17.8%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 45.2% 78.7% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 64/100 60/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKEYSTER

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

AxisASMLKEYSTER
Valuation 17 #78 of 94 26 #82 of 111 18 #91 of 111
Growth 82 #17 of 92 66 #37 of 108 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 89 #12 of 104 87 #14 of 104
Financial Health 14 #85 of 99 53 #55 of 115 65 #41 of 115
Shareholder Returns 43 #42 of 73 86 #12 of 78 35 #51 of 78
Overall 47 64 60
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS 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

PeriodASMLKEYSTERSPY
1 month -6.1%-6.8%-21.9% +0.9%
3 months +7.2%+13.0%-1.9% +5.9%
6 months +19.3%0.0%+2.3% +8.5%
Year to date +55.4%+65.1%+61.8% +13.3%
1 year +58.0%+97.3%+117.0% +12.4%
3 years +181.8%+181.2%+273.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.3%+41.2%+55.2% +23.5%
5 years +104.6%+86.3%+126.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.4%+13.3%+17.8% +11.0%
10 years +1,476.8%+922.4%+1,257.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.8%+26.2%+29.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureASMLKEYSTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%45.2%78.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%43.9%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.933.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.242.151.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-42.6%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-13.5%-35.3% -0.9%
52-week high $1,989.44$387.90$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$169.67$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.

MultipleASMLKEYSTER
P/E now vs peer median 59.1xmedian 46.0x 45.5xmedian 33.5x 54.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 7.9x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 9.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x 33.0xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 41.4x 38.9xmedian 29.8x 80.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 4.6x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 13.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.44median 2.30 9.33median 1.10 —median 1.10

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 monthsASMLKEYSTER
Revenue $37.62B $6.58B $5.00B
Gross profit $19.58B $4.26B $2.97B
Operating income – $1.33B $1.61B
Net income – $1.26B $1.38B
Free cash flow – $1.47B –
R&D – $1.19B $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $7.28 –
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.61B $460.74M
Total debt $5.16B $2.52B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 173.00M 157.69M
Enterprise value $596.58B $48.04B $49.03B

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
MetricASMLKEYSTER
P/E 59.1x 45.5x 54.2x
P/FCF 51.2x 38.9x 80.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 36.8x
P/S 17.0x 8.7x 9.8x
P/B 27.8x 8.7x 13.3x
P/Tangible book 28.6x 10.5x 13.6x
EV/EBITDA – 33.0x –
EV/EBIT – 42.8x –
EV/Revenue 16.8x 8.7x 9.8x
EV/FCF – 38.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 36.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.44 9.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 25.5% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.6% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 30.2% 76.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.8% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.9% 214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 131.6% 211.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 131.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 36.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSTER
Gross margin 52.0% 64.7% –
EBITDA margin – 26.2% –
Operating margin – 20.3% –
Pretax margin – 21.5% –
Net margin 29.1% 19.1% –
FCF margin – 22.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 26.6%
Return on equity – 19.8% 38.7%
Return on assets – 10.8% 26.7%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% –
Return on capital employed – 14.5% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSTER
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% 31.4%
Equity / assets 38.8% 55.1% 67.7%
Interest coverage – 12.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score – 8.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSTER
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.0% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusASMLKEYSTER
Forward P/E 34.9xFY2026 31.3xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +20.4% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +18.9% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKEYSTER
Held by institutions 19.8% 89.8% 97.3%
Institutions holding 2,493 1,247 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% +5.2%
Institutions buying 1,360 675 828
Institutions selling 782 380 456
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.78 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.

ASMLKEYSTER
ASML 1.00 0.60 0.72
KEYS 0.60 1.00 0.70
TER 0.72 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KEYS and TER?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $640.89B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.11B, Teradyne (TER) $48.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KEYS and TER?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 59.1x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.5x, Teradyne (TER) 54.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.9x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.3x, Teradyne (TER) 32.5x). 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%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +58.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +97.3%, Teradyne (TER) +117.0%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.4%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.3%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.67%, Teradyne (TER) 0.16%. 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%, Teradyne (TER) 78.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, KEYS 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, 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.