ASML vs NVMI vs SNPS Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Nova and Synopsys Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$638.11B
P/E
58.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$316.33 -14.1% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.56B
P/E
69.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLNVMISNPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $638.11B $9.87B $90.56B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.3x 36.5x 69.6x NVMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 28.0x 31.2x NVMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +16.2% +38.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 28.8% 14.7% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% -8.3% -2.1% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +25.4%/yr +7.3%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 59.5% 44.6% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 55/100 41/100 NVMI

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLNVMISNPS

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

AxisASMLNVMISNPS
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 59 #40 of 95 45 #53 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 69 #30 of 93 50 #47 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 76 #23 of 91 48 #48 of 91
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 16 #85 of 101 20 #81 of 101
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 – –
Overall 46 55 41
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLNVMISNPSSPY
1 month -8.8%-14.1%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-26.2%+16.8% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-40.3%-8.9% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%-3.7%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%-8.3%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+248.2%-0.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+51.6%-0.2% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+209.9%+42.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+25.4%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+2,480.2%+675.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+38.4%+22.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLNVMISNPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%59.5%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%67.7%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.891.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.15-0.14-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-52.8%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-47.8%-15.0% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$605.65$534.56 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$275.78$372.33 $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.

MultipleASMLNVMISNPS
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 35.2xmedian 42.1x 66.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 10.7xmedian 7.1x 9.8xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 32.5xmedian 27.5x 40.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 41.1xmedian 37.2x 31.3xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 1.43median 2.23 141.13median 2.23

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 monthsASMLNVMISNPS
Revenue $37.62B $937.50M $8.88B
Gross profit $19.58B $535.50M $6.53B
Operating income – $271.61M $847.20M
Net income – $270.51M $1.30B
Free cash flow – $244.83M –
R&D – $151.05M $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $8.24 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $124.85M $3.61B
Total debt $5.16B – $10.04B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 32.80M 192.32M
Enterprise value $593.79B $7.04B $86.95B

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
MetricASMLNVMISNPS
P/E 56.5x 35.2x 66.8x
P/FCF 49.0x 41.1x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 44.4x –
P/S 16.3x 10.7x 9.8x
P/B 26.6x 6.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 7.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – 32.5x 40.5x
EV/EBIT – 34.7x 110.3x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 10.1x 10.5x
EV/FCF – 38.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 41.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 1.43 141.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLNVMISNPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 16.2% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 19.5% 22.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 16.2% 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 20.0% 18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 16.3% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 15.2% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 25.8% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 12.8% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 24.6% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLNVMISNPS
Gross margin 52.0% 57.1% 73.5%
EBITDA margin – 31.0% 26.0%
Operating margin – 29.0% 9.5%
Pretax margin – 34.1% 16.5%
Net margin 29.1% 28.8% 14.7%
FCF margin – 26.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 24.1% –
Return on equity – 19.0% 4.2%
Return on assets – 11.0% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – – 1.8%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLNVMISNPS
Debt / assets 8.7% – 21.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 41.1% 34.7%
Equity / assets 38.8% 58.9% 65.3%
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLNVMISNPS
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.6% – –
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.

ConsensusASMLNVMISNPS
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $11.30FY2026 $14.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +17.2% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +23.9% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLNVMISNPS
Held by institutions 19.8% 69.0% 92.3%
Institutions holding 2,488 343 1,440
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -4.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 1,356 175 772
Institutions selling 781 129 493
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.36 1.57

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.

ASMLNVMISNPS
ASML 1.00 0.80 0.31
NVMI 0.80 1.00 0.38
SNPS 0.31 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, NVMI and SNPS?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $638.11B, Nova (NVMI) $9.87B, Synopsys (SNPS) $90.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, NVMI and SNPS?

Nova (NVMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.3x, Nova (NVMI) 36.5x, Synopsys (SNPS) 69.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nova (NVMI) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Nova (NVMI) 28.0x, Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Nova (NVMI) -8.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +25.4%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Nova (NVMI) 59.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nova (NVMI) 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.