ASML vs KLIC vs SHMD Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Kulicke & Soffa Industries and Schmid 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
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SHMD SCHMID Group N.V.
$2.78 -36.4% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$113.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLKLICSHMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $635.50B $4.11B $113.43M ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 35.5x — KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 18.6x — KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +44.4% — KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 12.2% — ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +85.0% -28.7% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +6.8%/yr — ASML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 58.9% 124.3% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 — KLIC

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLKLICSHMD

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

AxisASMLKLICSHMD
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 62 #37 of 95 –
Growth 82 #18 of 93 66 #32 of 93 –
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 57 #40 of 91 –
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 60 #41 of 101 6 #206 of 219
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 39 #46 of 75 –
Overall 46 57 –
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLIC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SHMD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLKLICSHMDSPY
1 month -8.8%-17.2%-36.4% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-23.1%-35.2% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-12.7%-54.5% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+65.7%-55.1% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+85.0%-28.7% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+78.1%-74.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+21.2%-36.8% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+39.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+6.8%— +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+461.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+18.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLKLICSHMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%58.9%124.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%63.8%128.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.253.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.151.44-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-59.5%-82.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-43.6%-73.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$133.81$10.42 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$35.29$2.71 $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.

MultipleASMLKLICSHMD
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 34.1xmedian 42.1x —median 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 4.2xmedian 7.1x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 24.3xmedian 27.5x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 96.1xmedian 37.2x -3.8xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 4.3xmedian 4.2x -3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 4.23median 2.23 —median 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 monthsASMLKLICSHMD
Revenue $37.62B $950.21M –
Gross profit $19.58B $457.82M –
Operating income – $125.54M –
Net income – $115.74M –
Free cash flow – $41.13M –
R&D – $161.53M –
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $2.17 –
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $368.57M $2.62M
Total debt $5.16B – $279.76M
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 53.43M 37.97M
Enterprise value $591.18B $2.11B $69.41M

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
MetricASMLKLICSHMD
P/E 56.5x 34.1x –
P/FCF 49.0x 96.1x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 71.7x –
P/S 16.3x 4.2x –
P/B 26.6x 4.3x -3.4x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 4.4x -2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 24.3x –
EV/EBIT – 27.4x –
EV/Revenue 16.0x 3.6x –
EV/FCF – 83.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 62.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 4.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLICSHMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 44.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 61.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8,922% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 1,845% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 1,818% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -59.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -36.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -65.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -37.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLKLICSHMD
Gross margin 52.0% 48.2% –
EBITDA margin – 14.9% –
Operating margin – 13.2% –
Pretax margin – 15.2% –
Net margin 29.1% 12.2% –
FCF margin – 4.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 5.8% –
Return on equity – 13.1% –
Return on assets – 9.2% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 13.5% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLKLICSHMD
Debt / assets 8.7% – 65.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – -2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 30.9% 124.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 69.1% -24.2%
Interest coverage – 836.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLKLICSHMD
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 104.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% –

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.

ConsensusASMLKLICSHMD
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $4.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +38.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +24.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLKLICSHMD
Held by institutions 19.8% 92.8% 18.6%
Institutions holding 2,488 464 43
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.6% +99.4%
Institutions buying 1,356 267 34
Institutions selling 781 150 7
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.78 4.86

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.

ASMLKLICSHMD
ASML 1.00 0.62 0.40
KLIC 0.62 1.00 0.39
SHMD 0.40 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, KLIC and SHMD?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $635.50B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.11B, Schmid (SHMD) $113.43M.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, KLIC and SHMD?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 35.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +85.0%, Schmid (SHMD) -28.7%. Over five years, Asml Holding (ASML) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.8%/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%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%, Schmid (SHMD) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Schmid (SHMD) 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%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.9%, Schmid (SHMD) 124.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, KLIC and SHMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 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.