ASML vs KLAC vs CAMT Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Kla and Camtek Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$145.61 -22.5% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$195.64B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$121.16 -17.6% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.64B
P/E
149.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLKLACCAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $616.92B $195.64B $5.64B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.4x 40.5x 149.7x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 25.7x 34.7x KLAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +11.7% +7.9% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 35.6% 7.4% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 40.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% +25.6% +2.6% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +33.6%/yr +25.3%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 61.4% 71.4% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 43/100 KLAC

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKLACCAMT

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

AxisASMLKLACCAMT
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 38 #59 of 95 34 #63 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 54 #43 of 93 32 #64 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 97 #4 of 91 53 #43 of 91
Financial Health 13 #89 of 102 21 #81 of 102 54 #48 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 84 #13 of 76 –
Overall 45 59 43
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLAC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CAMT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKLACCAMTSPY
1 month -9.9%-22.5%-17.6% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%-30.8%-18.0% +2.9%
6 months +7.8%-24.7%-40.3% +6.4%
Year to date +46.9%+19.8%+13.9% +11.4%
1 year +51.7%+25.6%+2.6% +13.1%
3 years +161.6%+209.6%+129.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.8%+45.8%+31.9% +21.5%
5 years +96.2%+324.5%+208.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.4%+33.6%+25.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,393.3%+1,877.3%+3,821.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +31.0%+34.8%+44.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASMLKLACCAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%61.4%71.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%65.4%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.252.792.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.420.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-51.7%-63.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-51.7%-41.6% -2.5%
52-week high $1,989.44$301.71$207.46 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$109.71$94.40 $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.

MultipleASMLKLACCAMT
P/E now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 41.5x 39.5xmedian 41.5x 147.0xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 6.9x 14.0xmedian 6.9x 10.9xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.3x 32.1xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.4xmedian 35.6x 50.5xmedian 35.6x —median 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 4.2x 30.0xmedian 4.2x 7.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 2.31 2.66median 2.31 -6.62median 2.31

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 monthsASMLKLACCAMT
Revenue $37.62B $13.58B $509.02M
Gross profit $19.58B $8.32B $254.77M
Operating income – $5.66B $118.02M
Net income – $4.83B $56.14M
Free cash flow – $3.77B –
R&D – $1.53B $57.52M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $3.66 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $1.65B $215.23M
Total debt $5.16B $5.89B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 1.32B 49.37M
Enterprise value $572.61B $187.80B $4.53B

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
MetricASMLKLACCAMT
P/E 55.8x 39.5x 147.0x
P/FCF 48.4x 50.5x –
P/Operating cash flow – 45.9x –
P/S 16.1x 14.0x 10.9x
P/B 26.3x 30.0x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 27.0x 31.2x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA – 32.1x –
EV/EBIT – 34.4x 44.5x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 14.3x 10.3x
EV/FCF – 51.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 47.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 2.66 -6.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLACCAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 11.7% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 9.0% 17.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 12.4% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 9.9% 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.9% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.9% -65.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 20.5% -71.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 14.9% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLACCAMT
Gross margin 52.0% 61.3% 50.1%
EBITDA margin – 44.6% –
Operating margin – 41.7% 23.2%
Pretax margin – 41.3% 9.2%
Net margin 29.1% 35.6% 7.4%
FCF margin – 27.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 30.5% –
Return on equity – 79.3% 8.1%
Return on assets – 27.7% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – 40.7% –
Return on capital employed – 43.2% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKLACCAMT
Debt / assets 8.7% 32.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 64.6% 47.0%
Equity / assets 38.8% 35.4% 53.0%
Interest coverage – 19.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.9x 7.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 2.4x
Altman Z-score – 12.47 7.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKLACCAMT
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –

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.

ConsensusASMLKLACCAMT
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 25.7xFY2027 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.25FY2026 $5.67FY2027 $3.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.2%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.0% +16.8% +53.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.33BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027 $568.63MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.3% +8.6% +42.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKLACCAMT
Held by institutions 19.8% 91.0% 41.7%
Institutions holding 2,488 2,478 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +4.2% -12.5%
Institutions buying 1,356 1,285 126
Institutions selling 781 982 68
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.31 1.85

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.

ASMLKLACCAMT
ASML 1.00 0.81 0.71
KLAC 0.81 1.00 0.74
CAMT 0.71 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KLAC and CAMT?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B, Kla (KLAC) $195.64B, Camtek (CAMT) $5.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KLAC and CAMT?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x, Kla (KLAC) 40.5x, Camtek (CAMT) 149.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kla (KLAC) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Kla (KLAC) 25.7x, Camtek (CAMT) 34.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asml Holding (ASML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Kla (KLAC) +11.7%, Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%, Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Kla (KLAC) +25.6%, Camtek (CAMT) +2.6%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +33.6%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +25.3%/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%, Kla (KLAC) 0.01%, Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Camtek (CAMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Kla (KLAC) 61.4%, Camtek (CAMT) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, KLAC and CAMT?

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