ASML vs NVMI vs ACMR Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Nova and ACM Research Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$311.35 -14.9% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.53B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ACMR ACM Research, Inc.
$50.55 -37.3% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 4, ACM Research 3, Nova 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLNVMIACMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $616.92B $9.53B $3.46B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.4x 35.3x 23.0x ACMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 27.6x 22.2x ACMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +16.2% +27.3% ACMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 28.8% 14.5% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -4.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.7% -8.5% +25.6% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +24.7%/yr +7.4%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 59.4% 87.9% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 55/100 47/100 NVMI

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLNVMIACMR

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

AxisASMLNVMIACMR
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 59 #40 of 95 68 #31 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 70 #29 of 93 62 #36 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 76 #23 of 91 39 #56 of 91
Financial Health 13 #89 of 102 15 #87 of 102 58 #43 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 – 7 #71 of 76
Overall 45 55 47
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ACMR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLNVMIACMRSPY
1 month -9.9%-14.9%-37.3% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%-28.9%-40.0% +2.9%
6 months +7.8%-42.7%-9.9% +6.4%
Year to date +46.9%-5.2%+28.1% +11.4%
1 year +51.7%-8.5%+25.6% +13.1%
3 years +161.6%+226.7%+169.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.8%+48.4%+39.2% +21.5%
5 years +96.2%+200.9%+42.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.4%+24.7%+7.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,393.3%+2,439.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +31.0%+38.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASMLNVMIACMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%59.4%87.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%67.7%92.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.252.883.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.10-0.140.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-52.8%-83.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-48.6%-60.2% -2.5%
52-week high $1,989.44$605.65$126.89 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$275.78$29.67 $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.

MultipleASMLNVMIACMR
P/E now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 41.5x 34.7xmedian 41.5x 22.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 6.9x 10.6xmedian 6.9x 3.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.3x 31.9xmedian 27.3x 15.9xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.4xmedian 35.6x 40.4xmedian 35.6x -27.5xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 4.2x 6.8xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 2.31 1.41median 2.31 0.84median 2.31

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 monthsASMLNVMIACMR
Revenue $37.62B $937.50M $1.04B
Gross profit $19.58B $535.50M $454.91M
Operating income – $271.61M $137.88M
Net income – $270.51M $209.10M
Free cash flow – $244.83M -$118.74M
R&D – $151.05M $162.47M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $8.24 $2.09
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $124.85M $969.23M
Total debt $5.16B – $340.91M
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 32.80M 71.84M
Enterprise value $572.61B $6.70B -$411.95M

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
MetricASMLNVMIACMR
P/E 55.8x 34.7x 22.8x
P/FCF 48.4x 40.4x -27.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 43.7x -495.1x
P/S 16.1x 10.6x 3.1x
P/B 26.3x 6.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 27.0x 6.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 31.9x 15.9x
EV/EBIT – 34.1x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 9.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 37.9x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 40.9x -384.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 1.41 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIACMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 16.2% 27.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 19.5% 31.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 16.2% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 20.0% 25.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 16.3% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% 16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 15.2% 50.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 25.8% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 12.8% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 24.6% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.4% -110.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.4% -717.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.2% 2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIACMR
Gross margin 52.0% 57.1% 43.8%
EBITDA margin – 31.0% 15.4%
Operating margin – 29.0% 13.3%
Pretax margin – 34.1% 22.7%
Net margin 29.1% 28.8% 14.5%
FCF margin – 26.1% -11.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.1% -0.6%
Return on equity – 19.0% 9.3%
Return on assets – 11.0% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – – 4.7%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIACMR
Debt / assets 8.7% – 10.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -4.6x
Debt / FCF – – -2.9x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 41.1% 29.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 58.9% 70.8%
Interest coverage – – 18.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – 3.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIACMR
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – – -24.9%
Shareholder yield 0.6% – -24.9%
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.

ConsensusASMLNVMIACMR
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 27.6xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.25FY2026 $11.30FY2026 $2.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.2%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +41.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.0% +17.2% +44.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.33BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +27.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.3% +23.9% +38.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLNVMIACMR
Held by institutions 19.8% 69.0% 75.0%
Institutions holding 2,488 343 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -4.1% +9.2%
Institutions buying 1,356 175 246
Institutions selling 781 129 90
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.36 2.73

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.

ASMLNVMIACMR
ASML 1.00 0.80 0.63
NVMI 0.80 1.00 0.60
ACMR 0.63 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, NVMI and ACMR?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B, Nova (NVMI) $9.53B, ACM Research (ACMR) $3.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, NVMI and ACMR?

ACM Research (ACMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x, Nova (NVMI) 35.3x, ACM Research (ACMR) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, ACM Research (ACMR) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Nova (NVMI) 27.6x, ACM Research (ACMR) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ACM Research (ACMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%, ACM Research (ACMR) +27.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%, ACM Research (ACMR) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Nova (NVMI) -8.5%, ACM Research (ACMR) +25.6%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +24.7%/yr, ACM Research (ACMR) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Nova (NVMI) 59.4%, ACM Research (ACMR) 87.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, NVMI and ACMR?

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 4. 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.