ASML vs KLAC vs NVMI Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Kla and Nova Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$620.13B
P/E
56.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$145.61 -22.5% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$196.89B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$311.35 -14.9% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.59B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 4, Kla 4, Nova 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLKLACNVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $620.13B $196.89B $9.59B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.7x 40.8x 35.5x NVMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 25.7x 27.6x KLAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +11.7% +16.2% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 35.6% 28.8% 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% -8.5% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +33.6%/yr +24.7%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 61.4% 59.4% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 55/100 KLAC

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKLACNVMI

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

AxisASMLKLACNVMI
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 38 #59 of 95 59 #40 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 54 #43 of 93 70 #29 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 97 #4 of 91 76 #23 of 91
Financial Health 13 #89 of 102 21 #81 of 102 15 #87 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 84 #13 of 76 –
Overall 45 59 55
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLAC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKLACNVMISPY
1 month -9.9%-22.5%-14.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%-30.8%-28.9% +2.9%
6 months +7.8%-24.7%-42.7% +6.4%
Year to date +46.9%+19.8%-5.2% +11.4%
1 year +51.7%+25.6%-8.5% +13.1%
3 years +161.6%+209.6%+226.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.8%+45.8%+48.4% +21.5%
5 years +96.2%+324.5%+200.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.4%+33.6%+24.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,393.3%+1,877.3%+2,439.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +31.0%+34.8%+38.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASMLKLACNVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%61.4%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%65.4%67.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.252.792.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.42-0.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-51.7%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-51.7%-48.6% -2.5%
52-week high $1,989.44$301.71$605.65 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$109.71$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.

MultipleASMLKLACNVMI
P/E now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 41.5x 39.5xmedian 41.5x 34.7xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 6.9x 14.0xmedian 6.9x 10.6xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.3x 32.1xmedian 27.3x 31.9xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.4xmedian 35.6x 50.5xmedian 35.6x 40.4xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 4.2x 30.0xmedian 4.2x 6.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 2.31 2.66median 2.31 1.41median 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 monthsASMLKLACNVMI
Revenue $37.62B $13.58B $937.50M
Gross profit $19.58B $8.32B $535.50M
Operating income – $5.66B $271.61M
Net income – $4.83B $270.51M
Free cash flow – $3.77B $244.83M
R&D – $1.53B $151.05M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $3.66 $8.24
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $1.65B $124.85M
Total debt $5.16B $5.89B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 1.32B 32.80M
Enterprise value $575.82B $189.06B $6.76B

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
MetricASMLKLACNVMI
P/E 55.8x 39.5x 34.7x
P/FCF 48.4x 50.5x 40.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 45.9x 43.7x
P/S 16.1x 14.0x 10.6x
P/B 26.3x 30.0x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 27.0x 31.2x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA – 32.1x 31.9x
EV/EBIT – 34.4x 34.1x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 14.3x 9.9x
EV/FCF – 51.6x 37.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 47.0x 40.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 2.66 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLACNVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 11.7% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 9.0% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 12.4% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 9.9% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.9% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.9% 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 25.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 20.5% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 14.9% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.5% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLACNVMI
Gross margin 52.0% 61.3% 57.1%
EBITDA margin – 44.6% 31.0%
Operating margin – 41.7% 29.0%
Pretax margin – 41.3% 34.1%
Net margin 29.1% 35.6% 28.8%
FCF margin – 27.7% 26.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.5% 24.1%
Return on equity – 79.3% 19.0%
Return on assets – 27.7% 11.0%
Return on invested capital – 40.7% –
Return on capital employed – 43.2% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKLACNVMI
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% 41.1%
Equity / assets 38.8% 35.4% 58.9%
Interest coverage – 19.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 12.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKLACNVMI
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.7% –
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.

ConsensusASMLKLACNVMI
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 25.7xFY2027 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.25FY2026 $5.67FY2027 $11.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.2%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.0% +16.8% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.33BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.3% +8.6% +23.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKLACNVMI
Held by institutions 19.8% 91.0% 69.0%
Institutions holding 2,488 2,478 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +4.2% -4.1%
Institutions buying 1,356 1,285 175
Institutions selling 781 982 129
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.31 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.

ASMLKLACNVMI
ASML 1.00 0.81 0.80
KLAC 0.81 1.00 0.84
NVMI 0.80 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KLAC and NVMI?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $620.13B, Kla (KLAC) $196.89B, Nova (NVMI) $9.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KLAC and NVMI?

Nova (NVMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 56.7x, Kla (KLAC) 40.8x, Nova (NVMI) 35.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kla (KLAC) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Kla (KLAC) 25.7x, Nova (NVMI) 27.6x). 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%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Kla (KLAC) +25.6%, Nova (NVMI) -8.5%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +33.6%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +24.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%, Kla (KLAC) 0.01%, Nova (NVMI) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Nova (NVMI) 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%, Nova (NVMI) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, KLAC 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, Asml Holding (ASML) 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.