ASML vs LRCX vs NVMI Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Lam Research and Nova 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
4 wins
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$240.85 -23.6% 1M +53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$300.86B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
0.46%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$327.60 -11.0% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.41B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 6, Asml Holding 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLLRCXNVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $630.38B $300.86B $10.41B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 35.7x 36.5x LRCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 23.8x 29.0x LRCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +33.4% +16.2% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 32.3% 28.8% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% 0.46% — ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +53.5% -6.7% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +33.6%/yr +25.6%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 65.6% 59.5% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 67/100 55/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLLRCXNVMI

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

AxisASMLLRCXNVMI
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 52 #46 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Growth 82 #17 of 92 85 #15 of 92 70 #28 of 92
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 94 #6 of 90 76 #22 of 90
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 43 #57 of 99 14 #85 of 99
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 61 #29 of 73 –
Overall 47 67 55
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLLRCXNVMISPY
1 month -6.2%-23.6%-11.0% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%-10.7%-18.6% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%-4.1%-34.3% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+40.7%-0.2% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+53.5%-6.7% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%+312.4%+260.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%+60.4%+53.4% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%+325.5%+211.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+33.6%+25.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%+2,390.7%+2,596.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%+37.9%+39.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLLRCXNVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%65.6%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%65.0%67.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.273.252.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.82-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-56.8%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-44.4%-45.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$433.33$605.65 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$139.59$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.

MultipleASMLLRCXNVMI
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x 35.7xmedian 45.6x 36.5xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 11.5xmedian 7.7x 11.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 29.4xmedian 29.0x 33.7xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 46.0xmedian 40.6x 42.5xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 21.6xmedian 4.6x 7.1xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 1.14median 2.28 1.48median 2.28

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 monthsASMLLRCXNVMI
Revenue $37.62B $26.13B $937.50M
Gross profit $19.58B $13.34B $535.50M
Operating income – $9.65B $271.61M
Net income – $8.45B $270.51M
Free cash flow – $6.54B $244.83M
R&D – $2.47B $151.05M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $6.73 $8.24
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $7.44B $124.85M
Total debt $5.16B $16.44B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 1.26B 32.80M
Enterprise value $586.07B $276.91B $7.58B

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
MetricASMLLRCXNVMI
P/E 58.1x 35.7x 36.5x
P/FCF 50.3x 46.0x 42.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 39.7x 46.0x
P/S 16.8x 11.5x 11.1x
P/B 27.4x 21.6x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 21.6x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – 29.4x 33.7x
EV/EBIT – 30.8x 36.0x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 11.4x 10.4x
EV/FCF – 45.5x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 39.2x 43.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 1.14 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXNVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 33.4% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 18.2% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 38.1% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 23.4% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.3% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.0% 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.4% 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% 25.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 47.0% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 31.1% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.7% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.8% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXNVMI
Gross margin 52.0% 51.1% 57.1%
EBITDA margin – 38.7% 31.0%
Operating margin – 37.0% 29.0%
Pretax margin – 37.2% 34.1%
Net margin 29.1% 32.3% 28.8%
FCF margin – 25.0% 26.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.0% 24.1%
Return on equity – 64.1% 19.0%
Return on assets – 33.9% 11.0%
Return on invested capital – 49.6% –
Return on capital employed – 54.8% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXNVMI
Debt / assets 8.7% 14.2% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 47.2% 41.1%
Equity / assets 38.8% 52.8% 58.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 19.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXNVMI
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.7% –
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.

ConsensusASMLLRCXNVMI
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 23.8xFY2027 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.12FY2027 $11.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +12.6% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $32.96BFY2027 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +25.0% +23.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLLRCXNVMI
Held by institutions 19.8% 85.6% 69.0%
Institutions holding 2,492 3,131 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +6.2% -4.1%
Institutions buying 1,359 1,695 175
Institutions selling 782 1,163 129
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.46 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.

ASMLLRCXNVMI
ASML 1.00 0.85 0.80
LRCX 0.85 1.00 0.84
NVMI 0.80 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, LRCX and NVMI?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B, Lam Research (LRCX) $300.86B, Nova (NVMI) $10.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, LRCX and NVMI?

Lam Research (LRCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Lam Research (LRCX) 35.7x, Nova (NVMI) 36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lam Research (LRCX) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Lam Research (LRCX) 23.8x, Nova (NVMI) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lam Research (LRCX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%, Lam Research (LRCX) +53.5%, Nova (NVMI) -6.7%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.6%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%, Lam Research (LRCX) 0.46%. 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%, Lam Research (LRCX) 65.6%, Nova (NVMI) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, LRCX 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, Lam Research (LRCX) 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.