ASML vs ONTO vs NVMI Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Onto Innovation and Nova Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$636.67B
P/E
58.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$203.16 -29.4% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.64B
P/E
80.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$316.33 -14.1% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.89B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 5, Nova 2, Onto Innovation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLONTONVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $636.67B $10.64B $9.89B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.2x 80.3x 36.6x NVMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 24.1x 28.0x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +8.1% +16.2% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 11.8% 28.8% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +50.8% -8.3% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +22.5%/yr +25.4%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 72.2% 59.5% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 60/100 55/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLONTONVMI

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

AxisASMLONTONVMI
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 60 #39 of 95 59 #40 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 33 #63 of 93 69 #30 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 58 #39 of 91 76 #23 of 91
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 58 #43 of 101 16 #85 of 101
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 93 #6 of 75 –
Overall 46 60 55
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLONTONVMISPY
1 month -8.8%-29.4%-14.1% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-22.5%-26.2% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-31.9%-40.3% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+28.7%-3.7% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+50.8%-8.3% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+76.8%+248.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+20.9%+51.6% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+175.1%+209.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+22.5%+25.4% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%—+2,480.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%—+38.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLONTONVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%72.2%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%73.0%67.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.263.162.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.150.70-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-62.8%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-46.3%-47.8% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$378.45$605.65 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$124.09$275.78 $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.

MultipleASMLONTONVMI
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 75.7xmedian 42.1x 35.2xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 8.9xmedian 7.1x 10.7xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 37.0xmedian 27.5x 32.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 39.5xmedian 37.2x 41.1xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 5.2xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 -8.60median 2.23 1.43median 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 monthsASMLONTONVMI
Revenue $37.62B $1.12B $937.50M
Gross profit $19.58B $564.06M $535.50M
Operating income – $134.61M $271.61M
Net income – $132.61M $270.51M
Free cash flow – $252.47M $244.83M
R&D – $142.63M $151.05M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $2.67 $8.24
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $1.25B $124.85M
Total debt $5.16B – –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 49.68M 32.80M
Enterprise value $592.36B $6.48B $7.06B

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
MetricASMLONTONVMI
P/E 56.5x 75.7x 35.2x
P/FCF 49.0x 39.5x 41.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 37.4x 44.4x
P/S 16.3x 8.9x 10.7x
P/B 26.6x 5.2x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 6.0x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA – 37.0x 32.5x
EV/EBIT – 60.0x 34.7x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 7.2x 10.1x
EV/FCF – 32.0x 38.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.3x 41.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 -8.60 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLONTONVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 8.1% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 7.7% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.6% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.4% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -29.5% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -33.7% 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 25.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% -34.5% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -8.8% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.5% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.9% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% 18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLONTONVMI
Gross margin 52.0% 50.4% 57.1%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% 31.0%
Operating margin – 12.0% 29.0%
Pretax margin – 14.1% 34.1%
Net margin 29.1% 11.8% 28.8%
FCF margin – 22.5% 26.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.8% 24.1%
Return on equity – 6.5% 19.0%
Return on assets – 4.4% 11.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 4.8% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLONTONVMI
Debt / assets 8.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 48.0% 41.1%
Equity / assets 38.8% 52.0% 58.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 9.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 8.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 6.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLONTONVMI
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.9% –
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.

ConsensusASMLONTONVMI
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $8.42FY2026 $11.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +43.5% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +41.1% +23.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLONTONVMI
Held by institutions 19.8% 98.3% 69.0%
Institutions holding 2,488 688 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +2.3% -4.1%
Institutions buying 1,356 376 175
Institutions selling 781 232 129
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.62 1.36

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.

ASMLONTONVMI
ASML 1.00 0.74 0.80
ONTO 0.74 1.00 0.81
NVMI 0.80 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, ONTO and NVMI?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $636.67B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.64B, Nova (NVMI) $9.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, ONTO and NVMI?

Nova (NVMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.2x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 80.3x, Nova (NVMI) 36.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 24.1x, Nova (NVMI) 28.0x). 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%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +50.8%, Nova (NVMI) -8.3%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.5%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +25.4%/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%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.2%, Nova (NVMI) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.