ASML vs LRCX vs TER Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Lam Research and Teradyne 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
3 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
TER Teradyne, Inc
$323.68 -18.8% 1M +119.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.62B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
0.16%
Test and Measurement Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLLRCXTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $630.38B $300.86B $50.62B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 35.7x 44.0x LRCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 23.8x 33.5x LRCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +33.4% +57.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 32.3% 25.8% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.6% 35.3% LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% 0.46% 0.16% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +53.5% +119.4% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +33.6%/yr +18.8%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 65.6% 78.6% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 67/100 66/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLLRCXTER

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

AxisASMLLRCXTER
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 52 #46 of 94 23 #87 of 112
Growth 82 #17 of 92 85 #15 of 92 90 #12 of 109
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 94 #6 of 90 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 43 #57 of 99 71 #34 of 116
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 61 #29 of 73 50 #41 of 81
Overall 47 67 66
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLLRCXTERSPY
1 month -6.2%-23.6%-18.8% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%-10.7%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%-4.1%-14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+40.7%+67.2% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+53.5%+119.4% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%+312.4%+286.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%+60.4%+56.9% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%+325.5%+136.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+33.6%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%+2,390.7%+1,318.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%+37.9%+30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLLRCXTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%65.6%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%65.0%85.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.273.253.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.821.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-56.8%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-44.4%-33.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$433.33$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$139.59$144.38 $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.

MultipleASMLLRCXTER
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x 35.7xmedian 45.6x 44.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 11.5xmedian 7.7x 11.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 29.4xmedian 29.0x 33.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 46.0xmedian 40.6x 65.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 21.6xmedian 4.6x 14.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 1.14median 2.28 1.52median 1.17

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 monthsASMLLRCXTER
Revenue $37.62B $26.13B $4.46B
Gross profit $19.58B $13.34B $2.64B
Operating income – $9.65B $1.35B
Net income – $8.45B $1.15B
Free cash flow – $6.54B $769.75M
R&D – $2.47B $559.87M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $6.73 $7.29
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $7.44B $349.54M
Total debt $5.16B $16.44B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 1.26B 157.69M
Enterprise value $586.07B $276.91B $49.43B

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
MetricASMLLRCXTER
P/E 58.1x 35.7x 44.0x
P/FCF 50.3x 46.0x 65.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 39.7x 47.5x
P/S 16.8x 11.5x 11.3x
P/B 27.4x 21.6x 14.6x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 21.6x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA – 29.4x 33.6x
EV/EBIT – 30.8x 37.2x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 11.4x 11.3x
EV/FCF – 45.5x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 39.2x 47.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 1.14 1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 33.4% 57.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 18.2% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 38.1% 58.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 23.4% 16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.3% 160.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.0% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.4% 145.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 47.0% 149.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 31.1% 29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.7% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.8% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 18.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXTER
Gross margin 52.0% 51.1% 59.2%
EBITDA margin – 38.7% 33.5%
Operating margin – 37.0% 30.2%
Pretax margin – 37.2% 30.2%
Net margin 29.1% 32.3% 25.8%
FCF margin – 25.0% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.0% 23.9%
Return on equity – 64.1% 35.2%
Return on assets – 33.9% 24.9%
Return on invested capital – 49.6% 35.3%
Return on capital employed – 54.8% 37.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXTER
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% 29.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 52.8% 70.5%
Interest coverage – – 118.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.5x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 19.18 23.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLLRCXTER
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.7% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusASMLLRCXTER
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 23.8xFY2027 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $10.12FY2027 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +12.6% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $32.96BFY2027 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +25.0% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLLRCXTER
Held by institutions 19.8% 85.6% 97.3%
Institutions holding 2,492 3,131 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +6.2% +5.2%
Institutions buying 1,359 1,695 828
Institutions selling 782 1,163 456
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.46 1.82

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.

ASMLLRCXTER
ASML 1.00 0.85 0.71
LRCX 0.85 1.00 0.79
TER 0.71 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, LRCX and TER?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B, Lam Research (LRCX) $300.86B, Teradyne (TER) $50.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, LRCX and TER?

Lam Research (LRCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Lam Research (LRCX) 35.7x, Teradyne (TER) 44.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lam Research (LRCX) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Lam Research (LRCX) 23.8x, Teradyne (TER) 33.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%, Lam Research (LRCX) +53.5%, Teradyne (TER) +119.4%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.6%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +18.8%/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%, Teradyne (TER) 0.16%.

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%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, LRCX and TER?

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.