ASML vs ONTO vs TER Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Onto Innovation and Teradyne Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$630.38B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.68%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$214.16 -25.5% 1M +59.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.50B
P/E
79.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$323.68 -18.8% 1M +119.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.62B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
0.16%
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLONTOTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $630.38B $10.50B $50.62B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 79.8x 44.0x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 25.4x 33.5x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +8.1% +57.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 11.8% 25.8% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 35.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% — 0.16% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +59.5% +119.4% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +22.4%/yr +18.8%/yr ONTO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 72.2% 78.6% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 60/100 66/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLONTOTER

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

AxisASMLONTOTER
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 61 #37 of 94 23 #87 of 112
Growth 82 #17 of 92 31 #64 of 92 90 #12 of 109
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 58 #38 of 90 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 57 #43 of 99 71 #34 of 116
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 94 #5 of 73 50 #41 of 81
Overall 47 60 66
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLONTOTERSPY
1 month -6.2%-25.5%-18.8% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%-11.5%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%-24.2%-14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+35.7%+67.2% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+59.5%+119.4% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%+86.4%+286.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%+23.1%+56.9% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%+174.6%+136.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+22.4%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%—+1,318.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%—+30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLONTOTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%72.2%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%73.0%85.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.273.173.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.821.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-62.8%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-43.4%-33.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$378.45$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$124.09$144.38 $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.

MultipleASMLONTOTER
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x 79.8xmedian 45.6x 44.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 9.4xmedian 7.7x 11.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 39.5xmedian 29.0x 33.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 41.6xmedian 40.6x 65.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 5.5xmedian 4.6x 14.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 -9.07median 2.28 1.52median 1.17

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 monthsASMLONTOTER
Revenue $37.62B $1.12B $4.46B
Gross profit $19.58B $564.06M $2.64B
Operating income – $134.61M $1.35B
Net income – $132.61M $1.15B
Free cash flow – $252.47M $769.75M
R&D – $142.63M $559.87M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $2.67 $7.29
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $1.25B $349.54M
Total debt $5.16B – –
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 49.68M 157.69M
Enterprise value $586.07B $6.34B $49.43B

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
MetricASMLONTOTER
P/E 58.1x 79.8x 44.0x
P/FCF 50.3x 41.6x 65.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 39.4x 47.5x
P/S 16.8x 9.4x 11.3x
P/B 27.4x 5.5x 14.6x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 6.3x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA – 39.5x 33.6x
EV/EBIT – 64.0x 37.2x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 7.7x 11.3x
EV/FCF – 34.1x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 32.4x 47.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 -9.07 1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLONTOTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 8.1% 57.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 7.7% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.6% 58.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.4% 16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -29.5% 160.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -33.7% 145.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% -34.5% 149.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -8.8% 29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.5% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.9% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% 18.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLONTOTER
Gross margin 52.0% 50.4% 59.2%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% 33.5%
Operating margin – 12.0% 30.2%
Pretax margin – 14.1% 30.2%
Net margin 29.1% 11.8% 25.8%
FCF margin – 22.5% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.8% 23.9%
Return on equity – 6.5% 35.2%
Return on assets – 4.4% 24.9%
Return on invested capital – – 35.3%
Return on capital employed – 4.8% 37.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLONTOTER
Debt / assets 8.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 48.0% 29.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 52.0% 70.5%
Interest coverage – – 118.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 9.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 8.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 6.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.06 23.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLONTOTER
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.8% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusASMLONTOTER
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 25.4xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $8.42FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +43.5% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +41.1% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLONTOTER
Held by institutions 19.8% 98.3% 97.3%
Institutions holding 2,492 688 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +2.3% +5.2%
Institutions buying 1,359 376 828
Institutions selling 782 232 456
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.62 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.

ASMLONTOTER
ASML 1.00 0.74 0.71
ONTO 0.74 1.00 0.75
TER 0.71 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, ONTO and TER?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.50B, Teradyne (TER) $50.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, ONTO and TER?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 79.8x, Teradyne (TER) 44.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 25.4x, Teradyne (TER) 33.5x). 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%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +59.5%, Teradyne (TER) +119.4%. Over five years, Onto Innovation (ONTO) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.4%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest dividend yield: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%, Teradyne (TER) 0.16%. Onto Innovation (ONTO) 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%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.2%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, ONTO 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 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.