ASML vs KLAC vs ROK Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Kla and Rockwell Automation Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$635.50B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$149.21 -20.6% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$201.65B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.75B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kla leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kla 6, Asml Holding 3, Rockwell Automation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLKLACROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $635.50B $201.65B $48.75B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 41.7x 40.6x ROK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 26.3x 34.4x KLAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +11.7% +11.3% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 35.6% 13.4% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 40.7% 21.0% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 1.3x KLAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +26.1% +20.5% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +34.4%/yr +6.5%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 61.5% 31.3% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 59/100 54/100 KLAC

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKLACROK

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

AxisASMLKLACROK
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 38 #59 of 95 15 #173 of 203
Growth 82 #18 of 93 54 #43 of 93 52 #91 of 187
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 97 #4 of 91 95 #11 of 185
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 22 #79 of 101 33 #148 of 219
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 85 #12 of 75 75 #39 of 153
Overall 46 59 54
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLAC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKLACROKSPY
1 month -8.8%-20.6%-1.0% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-26.6%-7.8% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-21.5%+5.6% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+22.8%+10.4% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+26.1%+20.5% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+225.8%+64.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+48.3%+17.9% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+338.1%+37.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+34.4%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+1,881.8%+256.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+34.8%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLKLACROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%61.5%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%65.4%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.791.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.150.430.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-51.7%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-50.5%-13.2% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$301.71$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$109.71$348.51 $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.

MultipleASMLKLACROK
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 40.5xmedian 42.1x 39.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 14.4xmedian 7.1x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 32.9xmedian 27.5x 24.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 51.8xmedian 37.2x 31.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 30.7xmedian 4.2x 13.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 2.73median 2.23 -9.05median 1.26

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 monthsASMLKLACROK
Revenue $37.62B $13.58B $8.97B
Gross profit $19.58B $8.32B $4.41B
Operating income – $5.66B $1.77B
Net income – $4.83B $1.20B
Free cash flow – $3.77B $1.50B
R&D – $1.53B $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $3.66 $10.76
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $1.65B $479.00M
Total debt $5.16B $5.89B $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 1.32B 111.60M
Enterprise value $591.18B $193.81B $46.93B

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
MetricASMLKLACROK
P/E 56.5x 40.5x 39.7x
P/FCF 49.0x 51.8x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 47.1x 27.6x
P/S 16.3x 14.4x 5.3x
P/B 26.6x 30.7x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 32.0x 17.1x
EV/EBITDA – 32.9x 24.1x
EV/EBIT – 35.2x 28.5x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 14.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 52.9x 33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 48.1x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 2.73 -9.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLACROK
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 11.7% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 9.0% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 12.4% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 9.9% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.9% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.9% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 20.5% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 14.9% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.5% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLACROK
Gross margin 52.0% 61.3% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 44.6% 23.3%
Operating margin – 41.7% 19.7%
Pretax margin – 41.3% 14.7%
Net margin 29.1% 35.6% 13.4%
FCF margin – 27.7% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.5% 19.3%
Return on equity – 79.3% 30.9%
Return on assets – 27.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 40.7% 21.0%
Return on capital employed – 43.2% 23.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKLACROK
Debt / assets 8.7% 32.8% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 64.6% 68.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 35.4% 31.5%
Interest coverage – 19.9x 12.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 12.71 5.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKLACROK
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.6% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.7% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusASMLKLACROK
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 26.3xFY2027 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $5.67FY2027 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +16.6% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +8.6% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKLACROK
Held by institutions 19.8% 91.0% 89.2%
Institutions holding 2,488 2,478 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +4.2% +3.5%
Institutions buying 1,356 1,285 805
Institutions selling 781 982 437
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.31 1.84

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.

ASMLKLACROK
ASML 1.00 0.81 0.52
KLAC 0.81 1.00 0.49
ROK 0.52 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KLAC and ROK?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $635.50B, Kla (KLAC) $201.65B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KLAC and ROK?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Kla (KLAC) 41.7x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kla (KLAC) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Kla (KLAC) 26.3x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.4x). 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Kla (KLAC) 40.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Kla (KLAC) +26.1%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +34.4%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Rockwell Automation (ROK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Kla (KLAC) 61.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.