ASML vs KEYS vs VIAV Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Keysight Technologies and Viavi Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$630.38B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.68%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc.
$33.30 -18.1% 1M +138.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Viavi Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viavi Solutions 5, Keysight Technologies 4, Asml Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLKEYSVIAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $630.38B $57.22B $8.23B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 45.6x -251.4x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 31.4x 20.8x VIAV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +25.5% +40.0% VIAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 19.1% -2.0% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% 0.0% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x -1.9x VIAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +100.4% +138.7% VIAV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +13.4%/yr +16.7%/yr VIAV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 45.2% 79.5% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 63/100 37/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKEYSVIAV

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

AxisASMLKEYSVIAV
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 27 #82 of 112 25 #84 of 112
Growth 82 #17 of 92 65 #39 of 109 46 #59 of 109
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 88 #13 of 104 43 #60 of 104
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 52 #56 of 116 46 #63 of 116
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 81 #16 of 81 23 #63 of 81
Overall 47 63 37
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIAV ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKEYSVIAVSPY
1 month -6.2%-7.2%-18.1% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+10.2%-5.1% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%+1.2%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+65.4%+86.9% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+100.4%+138.7% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%+181.7%+346.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%+41.3%+64.7% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%+87.4%+116.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+13.4%+16.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%+922.0%+365.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%+26.2%+16.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLKEYSVIAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%45.2%79.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%44.1%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.932.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.162.221.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-42.6%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-13.3%-39.8% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$387.90$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$167.77$13.95 $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.

MultipleASMLKEYSVIAV
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x 45.6xmedian 33.2x -251.4xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 33.1xmedian 20.0x 35.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 39.0xmedian 29.8x 99.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 5.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 9.34median 1.17 5.35median 1.17

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 monthsASMLKEYSVIAV
Revenue $37.62B $6.58B $1.52B
Gross profit $19.58B $4.26B $875.40M
Operating income – $1.33B $105.10M
Net income – $1.26B -$30.40M
Free cash flow – $1.47B $82.80M
R&D – $1.19B $262.70M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $7.28 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $2.61B $647.80M
Total debt $5.16B $2.52B $244.80M
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 173.00M 229.50M
Enterprise value $586.07B $48.16B $5.76B

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
MetricASMLKEYSVIAV
P/E 58.1x 45.6x -251.4x
P/FCF 50.3x 39.0x 99.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.7x 72.2x
P/S 16.8x 8.7x 5.4x
P/B 27.4x 8.7x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 10.5x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA – 33.1x 35.8x
EV/EBIT – 42.9x 74.4x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 8.7x 5.2x
EV/FCF – 38.9x 94.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 68.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 9.34 5.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSVIAV
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 25.5% 40.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.6% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 30.2% 40.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.8% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.9% 82.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 8.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 131.6% -187.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% -47.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 131.6% -185.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.9% -47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% 26.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.8% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSVIAV
Gross margin 52.0% 64.7% 57.7%
EBITDA margin – 26.2% 14.4%
Operating margin – 20.3% 6.9%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 1.1%
Net margin 29.1% 19.1% -2.0%
FCF margin – 22.3% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 7.5%
Return on equity – 19.8% -2.7%
Return on assets – 10.8% -1.2%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – 14.5% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSVIAV
Debt / assets 8.7% 21.1% 9.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x -1.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 44.9% 46.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 55.1% 53.5%
Interest coverage – 12.3x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 8.56 -31.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKEYSVIAV
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% -6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.0% -6.7%
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.

ConsensusASMLKEYSVIAV
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 20.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $1.60FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +60.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +20.4% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $1.82BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +19.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +18.9% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKEYSVIAV
Held by institutions 19.8% 89.8% 97.1%
Institutions holding 2,492 1,247 564
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% +4.6%
Institutions buying 1,359 675 343
Institutions selling 782 380 181
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.78 1.90

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.

ASMLKEYSVIAV
ASML 1.00 0.60 0.53
KEYS 0.60 1.00 0.69
VIAV 0.53 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KEYS and VIAV?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.22B, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) $8.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KEYS and VIAV?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.6x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -251.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.4x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viavi Solutions (VIAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +40.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viavi Solutions (VIAV) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +100.4%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +138.7%. Over five years, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.4%/yr, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) and Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 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%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 79.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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