ASML vs ROK vs SHMD Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Rockwell Automation and Schmid Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$621.37B
P/E
56.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.13B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
SHMD SCHMID Group N.V.
$2.78 -36.4% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$107.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 6, Rockwell Automation 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASMLROKSHMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $621.37B $48.13B $107.72M ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.8x 40.1x — ROK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 34.4x — ASML
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +11.3% — ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 13.4% — ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +20.5% -28.7% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +6.5%/yr — ASML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 31.3% 124.3% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 54/100 — ROK

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLROKSHMD

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

AxisASMLROKSHMD
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 15 #173 of 203 –
Growth 82 #18 of 93 52 #91 of 187 –
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 95 #11 of 185 –
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 33 #148 of 219 6 #206 of 219
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 75 #39 of 153 –
Overall 46 54 –
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SHMD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLROKSHMDSPY
1 month -8.8%-1.0%-36.4% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-7.8%-35.2% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%+5.6%-54.5% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+10.4%-55.1% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+20.5%-28.7% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+64.0%-74.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+17.9%-36.8% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+37.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+6.5%— +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+256.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+13.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLROKSHMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%31.3%124.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%31.8%128.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.261.403.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.150.66-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-45.6%-82.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-13.2%-73.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$495.08$10.42 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$348.51$2.71 $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.

MultipleASMLROKSHMD
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 39.7xmedian 26.0x —median 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 5.3xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 24.1xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 31.7xmedian 21.4x -3.8xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 13.6xmedian 2.2x -3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 -9.05median 1.26 —median 1.26

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 monthsASMLROKSHMD
Revenue $37.62B $8.97B –
Gross profit $19.58B $4.41B –
Operating income – $1.77B –
Net income – $1.20B –
Free cash flow – $1.50B –
R&D – $716.00M –
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $10.76 –
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $479.00M $2.62M
Total debt $5.16B $13.81B $279.76M
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 111.60M 37.97M
Enterprise value $577.05B $46.31B $63.71M

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
MetricASMLROKSHMD
P/E 56.5x 39.7x –
P/FCF 49.0x 31.7x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.6x –
P/S 16.3x 5.3x –
P/B 26.6x 13.6x -3.4x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 17.1x -2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 24.1x –
EV/EBIT – 28.5x –
EV/Revenue 16.0x 5.6x –
EV/FCF – 33.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 -9.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLROKSHMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 11.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 25.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLROKSHMD
Gross margin 52.0% 49.1% –
EBITDA margin – 23.3% –
Operating margin – 19.7% –
Pretax margin – 14.7% –
Net margin 29.1% 13.4% –
FCF margin – 16.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – 19.3% –
Return on equity – 30.9% –
Return on assets – 9.8% –
Return on invested capital – 21.0% –
Return on capital employed – 23.6% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLROKSHMD
Debt / assets 8.7% 29.4% 65.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x -2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 68.5% 124.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 31.5% -24.2%
Interest coverage – 12.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLROKSHMD
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.8% –
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.

ConsensusASMLROKSHMD
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $47.56FY2026 $12.50FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +61.0%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +42.1% +12.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.22BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +43.0% +19.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLROKSHMD
Held by institutions 19.8% 89.2% 18.6%
Institutions holding 2,488 1,540 43
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +3.5% +99.4%
Institutions buying 1,356 805 34
Institutions selling 781 437 7
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.84 4.86

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.

ASMLROKSHMD
ASML 1.00 0.52 0.40
ROK 0.52 1.00 0.19
SHMD 0.40 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, ROK and SHMD?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $621.37B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.13B, Schmid (SHMD) $107.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, ROK and SHMD?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 56.8x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asml Holding (ASML) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.4x). 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%, Schmid (SHMD) -28.7%. Over five years, Asml Holding (ASML) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Schmid (SHMD) 124.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, ROK and SHMD?

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 6. 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.