ASML vs LRCX vs ROK Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Lam Research and Rockwell Automation 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
2 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
8 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$439.20 +1.1% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.77B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
1.26%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 8, Asml Holding 2, Rockwell Automation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLLRCXROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $630.38B $300.86B $48.77B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 35.7x 40.6x LRCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 23.8x 35.1x LRCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +33.4% +11.3% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 32.3% 13.4% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.6% 21.0% LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.3x LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% 0.46% 1.26% ROK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +53.5% +21.5% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +33.6%/yr +6.6%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 65.6% 31.3% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 67/100 53/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLLRCXROK

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

AxisASMLLRCXROK
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 52 #46 of 94 16 #170 of 203
Growth 82 #17 of 92 85 #15 of 92 50 #94 of 188
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 94 #6 of 90 96 #9 of 183
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 43 #57 of 99 32 #147 of 217
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 61 #29 of 73 72 #44 of 153
Overall 47 67 53
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LRCX ranked among 103 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

PeriodASMLLRCXROKSPY
1 month -6.2%-23.6%+1.1% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%-10.7%-6.8% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%-4.1%+9.4% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+40.7%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+53.5%+21.5% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%+312.4%+67.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%+60.4%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%+325.5%+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+33.6%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%+2,390.7%+271.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%+37.9%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLLRCXROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%65.6%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%65.0%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.273.251.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.820.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-56.8%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-44.4%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$433.33$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$139.59$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.

MultipleASMLLRCXROK
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x 35.7xmedian 45.6x 40.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 11.5xmedian 7.7x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 29.4xmedian 29.0x 24.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 46.0xmedian 40.6x 32.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 21.6xmedian 4.6x 14.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 1.14median 2.28 -9.25median 1.32

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 monthsASMLLRCXROK
Revenue $37.62B $26.13B $8.97B
Gross profit $19.58B $13.34B $4.41B
Operating income – $9.65B $1.77B
Net income – $8.45B $1.20B
Free cash flow – $6.54B $1.50B
R&D – $2.47B $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $6.73 $10.76
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $7.44B $479.00M
Total debt $5.16B $16.44B $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 1.26B 111.60M
Enterprise value $586.07B $276.91B $46.96B

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
MetricASMLLRCXROK
P/E 58.1x 35.7x 40.6x
P/FCF 50.3x 46.0x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 39.7x 28.2x
P/S 16.8x 11.5x 5.4x
P/B 27.4x 21.6x 14.0x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 21.6x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA – 29.4x 24.6x
EV/EBIT – 30.8x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 11.4x 5.7x
EV/FCF – 45.5x 34.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 39.2x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 1.14 -9.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXROK
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 33.4% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 18.2% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 38.1% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 23.4% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.3% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.0% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.4% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 47.0% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 31.1% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.7% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.8% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXROK
Gross margin 52.0% 51.1% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 38.7% 23.3%
Operating margin – 37.0% 19.7%
Pretax margin – 37.2% 14.7%
Net margin 29.1% 32.3% 13.4%
FCF margin – 25.0% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.0% 19.3%
Return on equity – 64.1% 30.9%
Return on assets – 33.9% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 49.6% 21.0%
Return on capital employed – 54.8% 23.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXROK
Debt / assets 8.7% 14.2% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 47.2% 68.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 52.8% 31.5%
Interest coverage – – 12.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 19.18 5.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXROK
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.7% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusASMLLRCXROK
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 23.8xFY2027 35.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.12FY2027 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +12.6% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $32.96BFY2027 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +25.0% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLLRCXROK
Held by institutions 19.8% 85.6% 89.2%
Institutions holding 2,492 3,131 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +6.2% +3.5%
Institutions buying 1,359 1,695 805
Institutions selling 782 1,163 437
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.46 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.

ASMLLRCXROK
ASML 1.00 0.85 0.52
LRCX 0.85 1.00 0.51
ROK 0.52 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, LRCX and ROK?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B, Lam Research (LRCX) $300.86B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, LRCX and ROK?

Lam Research (LRCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Lam Research (LRCX) 35.7x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lam Research (LRCX) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Lam Research (LRCX) 23.8x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x). 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.6%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%, Lam Research (LRCX) 0.46%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 1.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Lam Research (LRCX) 65.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, LRCX 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, Lam Research (LRCX) leads on 8. 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.