ASML vs NVMI vs VECO Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Nova and Veeco Instruments Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$613.16B
P/E
56.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.57%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$316.33 -14.1% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.05B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
VECO Veeco Instruments Inc
$42.54 -14.4% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.60B
P/E
111.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$682.72M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 5, Nova 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLNVMIVECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $613.16B $10.05B $2.60B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.5x 35.2x 111.8x NVMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 28.0x 29.1x NVMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +16.2% -2.5% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 28.8% 3.4% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -5.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% -8.3% +45.1% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +25.4%/yr +13.1%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 59.5% 70.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 57/100 38/100 NVMI

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLNVMIVECO

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

AxisASMLNVMIVECO
Valuation 19 #26 of 32 68 #11 of 32 74 #9 of 32
Growth 76 #8 of 30 69 #10 of 30 14 #26 of 30
Profitability 85 #5 of 28 74 #8 of 28 37 #18 of 28
Financial Health 5 #36 of 38 16 #32 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Shareholder Returns 41 #14 of 23 – 18 #19 of 23
Overall 45 57 38
  • ASML ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors
  • VECO ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLNVMIVECOSPY
1 month -8.8%-14.1%-14.4% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-26.2%-12.3% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-40.3%-14.5% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%-3.7%+48.8% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%-8.3%+45.1% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+248.2%+76.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+51.6%+20.8% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+209.9%+84.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+25.4%+13.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+2,480.2%+98.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+38.4%+7.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLNVMIVECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%59.5%70.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%67.7%70.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.892.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.15-0.140.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-52.8%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-47.8%-48.8% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$605.65$83.04 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$275.78$26.39 $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.

MultipleASMLNVMIVECO
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.4x 35.2xmedian 42.4x 111.8xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 9.8x 10.7xmedian 9.8x 3.8xmedian 9.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.0x 32.5xmedian 32.0x 61.0xmedian 32.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 32.1x 41.1xmedian 32.1x 30.5xmedian 32.1x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.0x 6.9xmedian 4.0x 2.9xmedian 4.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.73 1.43median 2.73 -3.18median 2.73

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 monthsASMLNVMIVECO
Revenue $37.62B $937.50M $682.72M
Gross profit $19.58B $535.50M $258.88M
Operating income – $271.61M $18.38M
Net income – $270.51M $23.24M
Free cash flow – $244.83M $85.17M
R&D – $151.05M $122.79M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $8.24 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $124.85M $214.46M
Total debt $5.16B – $904.53M
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 32.80M 66.78M
Enterprise value $568.85B $7.22B $1.03B

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
MetricASMLNVMIVECO
P/E 56.5x 35.2x 111.8x
P/FCF 49.0x 41.1x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 44.4x 26.0x
P/S 16.3x 10.7x 3.8x
P/B 26.6x 6.9x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 7.1x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 32.5x 61.0x
EV/EBIT – 34.7x 130.4x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 10.1x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 38.5x 28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 41.6x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 1.43 -3.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIVECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 16.2% -2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 19.5% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 16.2% -10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 20.0% -0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 16.3% -66.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% -30.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 15.2% -61.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 25.8% -29.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 12.8% -65.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 24.6% -35.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.4% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.4% 53.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.2% -0.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIVECO
Gross margin 52.0% 57.1% 37.9%
EBITDA margin – 31.0% 5.8%
Operating margin – 29.0% 2.7%
Pretax margin – 34.1% 3.4%
Net margin 29.1% 28.8% 3.4%
FCF margin – 26.1% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.1% 14.6%
Return on equity – 19.0% 2.6%
Return on assets – 11.0% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – – 1.6%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIVECO
Debt / assets 8.7% – 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -5.2x
Debt / FCF – – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 41.1% 36.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 58.9% 63.8%
Interest coverage – – 2.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – – 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLNVMIVECO
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% – -0.1%
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.

ConsensusASMLNVMIVECO
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.56FY2026 $11.30FY2026 $1.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.0%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.1% +17.2% +108.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.22BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $753.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +43.0% +23.9% +52.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLNVMIVECO
Held by institutions 19.8% 69.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,488 343 327
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -4.1% +3.5%
Institutions buying 1,356 175 207
Institutions selling 781 129 86
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.36 2.41

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.

ASMLNVMIVECO
ASML 1.00 0.80 0.59
NVMI 0.80 1.00 0.62
VECO 0.59 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, NVMI and VECO?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $613.16B, Nova (NVMI) $10.05B, Veeco Instruments (VECO) $2.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, NVMI and VECO?

Nova (NVMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 56.5x, Nova (NVMI) 35.2x, Veeco Instruments (VECO) 111.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nova (NVMI) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.5x, Nova (NVMI) 28.0x, Veeco Instruments (VECO) 29.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asml Holding (ASML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%, Veeco Instruments (VECO) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%, Veeco Instruments (VECO) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Nova (NVMI) -8.3%, Veeco Instruments (VECO) +45.1%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +25.4%/yr, Veeco Instruments (VECO) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.57%. Nova (NVMI) and Veeco Instruments (VECO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Nova (NVMI) 59.5%, Veeco Instruments (VECO) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.