ASML vs RAL vs KLAC Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Ralliant and Kla 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
RAL Ralliant Corp
$69.69 -0.5% 1M +60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
0.29%
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$153.66 -18.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$200.83B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.55%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kla 5, Asml Holding 4, Ralliant 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLRALKLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $630.38B $7.71B $200.83B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x -6.3x 41.7x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 22.8x 27.1x RAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +5.9% +11.7% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% -56.4% 35.6% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -43.2% 40.7% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 0.7x RAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% 0.29% 0.55% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.3% +60.0% +26.5% RAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr — +34.1%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 55.0% 61.4% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 28/100 59/100 KLAC

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLRALKLAC

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

AxisASMLRALKLAC
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 32 #77 of 112 39 #58 of 94
Growth 82 #17 of 92 4 #105 of 109 52 #45 of 92
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 24 #79 of 104 97 #4 of 90
Financial Health 13 #86 of 99 20 #93 of 116 20 #79 of 99
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 59 #34 of 81 86 #11 of 73
Overall 47 28 59
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • RAL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLRALKLACSPY
1 month -6.2%-0.5%-18.2% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+2.9%-19.5% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%+59.1%-15.1% +8.2%
Year to date +52.9%+36.9%+26.5% +12.9%
1 year +54.3%+60.0%+26.5% +12.3%
3 years +177.2%—+235.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.5%—+49.8% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%—+332.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%—+34.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,471.9%—+1,956.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.7%—+35.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASMLRALKLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%55.0%61.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%64.0%65.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.712.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.161.090.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-31.8%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-5.9%-49.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1,989.44$74.04$301.71 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$38.39$109.71 $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.

MultipleASMLRALKLAC
P/E now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 45.6x -6.3xmedian 33.2x 41.7xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 7.7x 3.5xmedian 2.8x 14.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x -8.2xmedian 20.0x 33.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 40.6x 23.5xmedian 29.8x 53.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 4.6x 5.0xmedian 3.0x 31.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.28 —median 1.17 2.81median 2.28

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 monthsASMLRALKLAC
Revenue $37.62B $2.19B $13.58B
Gross profit $19.58B $1.11B $8.32B
Operating income – -$1.17B $5.66B
Net income – -$1.23B $4.83B
Free cash flow – $327.70M $3.77B
R&D – $170.10M $1.53B
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $-10.95 $3.66
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $270.90M $1.65B
Total debt $5.16B $1.15B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 112.60M 1.32B
Enterprise value $586.07B $6.59B $193.00B

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
MetricASMLRALKLAC
P/E 58.1x -6.3x 41.7x
P/FCF 50.3x 23.5x 53.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 21.1x 48.5x
P/S 16.8x 3.5x 14.8x
P/B 27.4x 5.0x 31.6x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 9.7x 33.0x
EV/EBITDA – -8.2x 33.9x
EV/EBIT – -7.4x 36.2x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 3.9x 15.1x
EV/FCF – 26.2x 54.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.5x 49.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 – 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLRALKLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 5.9% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% – 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.7% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -436.8% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -532.3% 18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% -532.7% 20.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.1% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.7% 0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLRALKLAC
Gross margin 52.0% 50.9% 61.3%
EBITDA margin – -47.8% 44.6%
Operating margin – -53.3% 41.7%
Pretax margin – -56.1% 41.3%
Net margin 29.1% -56.4% 35.6%
FCF margin – 15.0% 27.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.7% 30.5%
Return on equity – -79.5% 79.3%
Return on assets – -33.3% 27.7%
Return on invested capital – -43.2% 40.7%
Return on capital employed – -38.0% 43.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLRALKLAC
Debt / assets 8.7% 31.0% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.5x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 58.6% 64.6%
Equity / assets 38.8% 41.4% 35.4%
Interest coverage – -19.2x 19.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.32 13.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLRALKLAC
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.3% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 21.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 17.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.1%

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.

ConsensusASMLRALKLAC
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 27.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +14.1% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +5.8% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLRALKLAC
Held by institutions 19.8% 100.0% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,492 533 2,478
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.7% +4.2%
Institutions buying 1,359 251 1,285
Institutions selling 782 165 982
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.52 1.31

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.

ASMLRALKLAC
ASML 1.00 0.30 0.81
RAL 0.30 1.00 0.27
KLAC 0.81 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, RAL and KLAC?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B, Ralliant (RAL) $7.71B, Kla (KLAC) $200.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, RAL and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Ralliant (RAL) -6.3x, Kla (KLAC) 41.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralliant (RAL) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, Ralliant (RAL) 22.8x, Kla (KLAC) 27.1x). 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%, Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Kla (KLAC) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%, Kla (KLAC) 40.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralliant (RAL) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%, Ralliant (RAL) +60.0%, Kla (KLAC) +26.5%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +34.1%/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%, Ralliant (RAL) 0.29%, Kla (KLAC) 0.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Ralliant (RAL) 55.0%, Kla (KLAC) 61.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, RAL and KLAC?

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