ASML vs RAL vs MKSI Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Ralliant and Mks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$635.50B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
RAL Ralliant Corp
$67.84 -3.1% 1M +56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
2 wins
MKSI Mks Inc
$202.28 -22.4% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.34B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 5, Mks 4, Ralliant 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLRALMKSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $635.50B $7.78B $14.34B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x -6.3x 32.6x MKSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 22.2x 15.0x MKSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +5.9% +16.3% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% -56.4% 10.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -43.2% 8.9% MKSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 3.2x RAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +56.3% +41.5% RAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr — +7.2%/yr ASML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 55.1% 61.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 28/100 55/100 MKSI

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLRALMKSI

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

AxisASMLRALMKSI
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 32 #76 of 111 77 #23 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 4 #104 of 108 72 #27 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 23 #80 of 104 63 #34 of 91
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 20 #92 of 115 1 #100 of 101
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 60 #33 of 81 62 #29 of 75
Overall 46 28 55
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • RAL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MKSI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLRALMKSISPY
1 month -8.8%-3.1%-22.4% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-2.9%-35.9% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%+52.9%-27.3% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+33.3%+26.6% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+56.3%+41.5% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%—+201.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%—+44.4% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%—+41.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%—+7.2% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%—+314.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%—+15.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLRALMKSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%55.1%61.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%64.0%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.261.712.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.151.020.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-31.8%-67.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-8.4%-54.5% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$74.04$444.80 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$38.39$137.20 $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.

MultipleASMLRALMKSI
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x -6.1xmedian 32.0x 31.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 3.4xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x -8.0xmedian 19.4x 16.3xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 22.9xmedian 29.0x 30.1xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 4.9xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 —median 1.13 1.01median 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 monthsASMLRALMKSI
Revenue $37.62B $2.19B $4.35B
Gross profit $19.58B $1.11B $2.04B
Operating income – -$1.17B $681.00M
Net income – -$1.23B $439.00M
Free cash flow – $327.70M $455.00M
R&D – $170.10M $310.00M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $-10.95 $6.05
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $270.90M $611.00M
Total debt $5.16B $1.15B $3.94B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 112.60M 72.70M
Enterprise value $591.18B $6.65B $11.79B

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
MetricASMLRALMKSI
P/E 56.5x -6.1x 31.1x
P/FCF 49.0x 22.9x 30.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.6x 21.5x
P/S 16.3x 3.4x 3.1x
P/B 26.6x 4.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 9.4x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA – -8.0x 16.3x
EV/EBIT – -7.2x 25.0x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 3.8x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 25.6x 37.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.0x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 – 1.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLRALMKSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 5.9% 16.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% – 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.7% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -436.8% 33.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 35.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -532.3% 64.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 31.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% -532.7% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.1% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.7% -13.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 22.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLRALMKSI
Gross margin 52.0% 50.9% 47.0%
EBITDA margin – -47.8% 24.0%
Operating margin – -53.3% 15.7%
Pretax margin – -56.1% 11.2%
Net margin 29.1% -56.4% 10.1%
FCF margin – 15.0% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.7% 14.6%
Return on equity – -79.5% 15.2%
Return on assets – -33.3% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – -43.2% 8.9%
Return on capital employed – -38.0% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLRALMKSI
Debt / assets 8.7% 31.0% 44.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.5x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 58.6% 66.6%
Equity / assets 38.8% 41.4% 33.4%
Interest coverage – -19.2x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.26 2.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLRALMKSI
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.3% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 14.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 13.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.4%

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.

ConsensusASMLRALMKSI
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $13.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +14.1% +34.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026 $5.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +38.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +5.8% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLRALMKSI
Held by institutions 19.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,488 533 775
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.7% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,356 251 455
Institutions selling 781 165 252
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.52 1.81

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.

ASMLRALMKSI
ASML 1.00 0.30 0.74
RAL 0.30 1.00 0.32
MKSI 0.74 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, RAL and MKSI?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $635.50B, Ralliant (RAL) $7.78B, Mks (MKSI) $14.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, RAL and MKSI?

Mks (MKSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Ralliant (RAL) -6.3x, Mks (MKSI) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mks (MKSI) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Ralliant (RAL) 22.2x, Mks (MKSI) 15.0x). 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%, Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Mks (MKSI) +16.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%, Mks (MKSI) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Mks (MKSI) leads (Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%, Mks (MKSI) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralliant (RAL) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Ralliant (RAL) +56.3%, Mks (MKSI) +41.5%. Over five years, Asml Holding (ASML) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Mks (MKSI) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%, Ralliant (RAL) 0.00%, Mks (MKSI) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Ralliant (RAL) 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%, Ralliant (RAL) 55.1%, Mks (MKSI) 61.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.