ASML vs MKSI vs TER Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Mks and Teradyne Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,526.14 -18.3% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$588.20B
P/E
54.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.61%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
MKSI Mks Inc
$196.54 -29.6% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.29B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.49%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
TER Teradyne, Inc
$261.01 -41.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.82B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.20%
Test and Measurement Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 5, Teradyne 5, Mks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLMKSITERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $588.20B $13.29B $40.82B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.2x 30.2x 29.7x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 14.6x 27.0x MKSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +16.3% +74.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 10.1% 27.5% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.9% 38.8% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.61% 0.49% 0.20% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.1% +36.8% +43.6% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +5.0%/yr +13.2%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.4% 62.3% 77.4% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 55/100 67/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLMKSITER

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

AxisASMLMKSITER
Valuation 16 #79 of 94 76 #23 of 94 33 #75 of 112
Growth 81 #18 of 92 71 #27 of 92 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 63 #34 of 90 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 15 #86 of 101 1 #100 of 101 68 #38 of 116
Shareholder Returns 38 #46 of 74 62 #29 of 74 47 #43 of 80
Overall 46 55 67
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLMKSITERSPY
1 month -18.3%-29.6%-41.9% -2.3%
3 months -7.1%-36.6%-28.6% -0.7%
6 months +10.1%-32.6%-22.6% +4.8%
Year to date +42.6%+23.0%+34.8% +10.3%
1 year +44.1%+36.8%+43.6% +10.3%
3 years +137.6%+187.0%+197.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +33.5%+42.2%+43.9% +20.1%
5 years +83.9%+27.5%+86.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +13.0%+5.0%+13.2% +10.1%
10 years +1,367.0%+297.5%+1,036.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +30.8%+14.8%+27.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLMKSITERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.4%62.3%77.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%66.4%85.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.332.863.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.590.56 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-67.5%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-55.8%-46.1% -3.5%
52-week high $1,989.44$444.80$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$137.20$155.90 $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.

MultipleASMLMKSITER
P/E now vs peer median 54.2xmedian 41.3x 30.2xmedian 41.3x 29.7xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 6.6x 3.1xmedian 6.6x 8.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 26.2x 15.9xmedian 26.2x 22.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 37.7x 29.2xmedian 37.7x 40.7xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 4.3x 4.4xmedian 4.3x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.24median 1.81 0.98median 1.81 0.72median 1.00

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 monthsASMLMKSITER
Revenue $37.62B $4.35B $5.00B
Gross profit $19.58B $2.04B $2.97B
Operating income – $681.00M $1.61B
Net income – $439.00M $1.38B
Free cash flow – $455.00M $1.00B
R&D – $310.00M $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $6.05 $8.71
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $611.00M $460.74M
Total debt $5.16B $3.94B –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 72.70M 157.69M
Enterprise value $543.89B $10.73B $39.48B

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
MetricASMLMKSITER
P/E 54.2x 30.2x 29.7x
P/FCF 47.0x 29.2x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.9x 30.7x
P/S 15.6x 3.1x 8.2x
P/B 25.5x 4.4x 11.1x
P/Tangible book 26.3x 13.7x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA – 15.9x 22.9x
EV/EBIT – 24.4x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 15.4x 3.8x 8.1x
EV/FCF – 36.5x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.2x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.24 0.98 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLMKSITER
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 16.3% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 4.2% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 15.4% 76.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 6.7% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 33.5% 214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.4% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 64.4% 211.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 52.8% 212.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 30.7% 41.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.6% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% 36.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.3% 135.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.9% 39.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLMKSITER
Gross margin 52.0% 47.0% 59.3%
EBITDA margin – 24.0% 35.2%
Operating margin – 15.7% 32.1%
Pretax margin – 11.2% 32.1%
Net margin 29.1% 10.1% 27.5%
FCF margin – 10.5% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.6% 26.6%
Return on equity – 15.2% 38.7%
Return on assets – 5.0% 26.7%
Return on invested capital – 8.9% 38.8%
Return on capital employed – 10.6% 41.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLMKSITER
Debt / assets 8.7% 44.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – 8.7x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 66.6% 32.3%
Equity / assets 38.8% 33.4% 67.7%
Interest coverage – 3.7x 147.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.27 16.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLMKSITER
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.5% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.5% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –

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.

ConsensusASMLMKSITER
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $13.48FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +34.9% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $5.43BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +38.1%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +8.0% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLMKSITER
Held by institutions 19.8% 100.0% 97.3%
Institutions holding 2,492 777 1,421
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +2.8% +5.2%
Institutions buying 1,359 455 830
Institutions selling 782 253 456
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.80 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.

ASMLMKSITER
ASML 1.00 0.75 0.72
MKSI 0.75 1.00 0.76
TER 0.72 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, MKSI and TER?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $588.20B, Mks (MKSI) $13.29B, Teradyne (TER) $40.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, MKSI and TER?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 54.2x, Mks (MKSI) 30.2x, Teradyne (TER) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mks (MKSI) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 32.0x, Mks (MKSI) 14.6x, Teradyne (TER) 27.0x). 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%, Mks (MKSI) +16.3%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Mks (MKSI) 10.1%, Teradyne (TER) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Mks (MKSI) 8.9%, Teradyne (TER) 38.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +44.1%, Mks (MKSI) +36.8%, Teradyne (TER) +43.6%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +13.0%/yr, Mks (MKSI) +5.0%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.61%, Mks (MKSI) 0.49%, Teradyne (TER) 0.20%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 47.4%, Mks (MKSI) 62.3%, Teradyne (TER) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, MKSI 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, Asml Holding (ASML) 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.