ASML vs TER vs AMAT Stock Comparison

Asml Holding, Teradyne and Applied Materials 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
2 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$309.00 -22.4% 1M +114.2% 1Y
Market cap
$50.98B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$387.59 -20.1% 1M +69.4% 1Y
Market cap
$314.54B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionASMLTERAMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $635.50B $50.98B $314.54B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.1x 44.3x 33.9x AMAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 32.0x 28.7x AMAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +57.9% +7.8% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.1% 25.8% 30.1% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 35.3% 25.3% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +114.2% +69.4% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +20.2%/yr +24.0%/yr AMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 78.7% 60.6% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 65/100 58/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

ASMLTERAMAT

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

AxisASMLTERAMAT
Valuation 18 #78 of 95 22 #87 of 111 55 #43 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 89 #13 of 108 48 #49 of 93
Profitability 78 #21 of 91 93 #8 of 104 89 #11 of 91
Financial Health 14 #87 of 101 71 #34 of 115 50 #51 of 101
Shareholder Returns 37 #48 of 75 51 #40 of 81 50 #38 of 75
Overall 46 65 58
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AMAT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASMLTERAMATSPY
1 month -8.8%-22.4%-20.1% -0.8%
3 months -3.9%-7.7%-25.0% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%-23.1%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +48.7%+59.6%+50.8% +12.2%
1 year +54.0%+114.2%+69.4% +13.0%
3 years +169.6%+268.6%+195.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.2%+54.5%+43.5% +23.1%
5 years +98.6%+151.1%+193.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+20.2%+24.0% +11.0%
10 years +1,431.9%+1,303.3%+1,243.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+30.2%+29.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASMLTERAMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%78.7%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%85.3%62.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.263.372.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.151.451.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-59.7%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-36.1%-46.4% -1.8%
52-week high $1,989.44$483.84$723.00 $779.14
52-week low $966.57$144.38$220.23 $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.

MultipleASMLTERAMAT
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 42.1x 42.0xmedian 32.0x 33.2xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.1x 10.8xmedian 2.8x 10.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 32.0xmedian 19.4x 31.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.2x 62.8xmedian 29.0x 54.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 4.2x 13.9xmedian 2.9x 12.0xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.23 1.45median 1.13 2.23median 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 monthsASMLTERAMAT
Revenue $37.62B $4.46B $30.84B
Gross profit $19.58B $2.64B $15.23B
Operating income – $1.35B $9.14B
Net income – $1.15B $9.27B
Free cash flow – $769.75M $5.62B
R&D – $559.87M $3.97B
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $7.29 $11.58
Cash & equivalents $15.17B $349.54M $7.04B
Total debt $5.16B – $26.11B
Shares (diluted) 388.90M 157.69M 800.00M
Enterprise value $591.18B $49.76B $279.99B

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
MetricASMLTERAMAT
P/E 56.5x 42.0x 33.2x
P/FCF 49.0x 62.8x 54.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 45.4x 36.6x
P/S 16.3x 10.8x 10.0x
P/B 26.6x 13.9x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 27.4x 14.3x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA – 32.0x 31.5x
EV/EBIT – 35.5x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 10.7x 9.9x
EV/FCF – 62.3x 54.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 45.0x 36.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 1.45 2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASMLTERAMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 57.9% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 16.0% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 58.2% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 16.7% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 160.9% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 145.2% 35.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 149.0% 36.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 29.0% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.4% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASMLTERAMAT
Gross margin 52.0% 59.2% 49.4%
EBITDA margin – 33.5% 31.4%
Operating margin – 30.2% 29.6%
Pretax margin – 30.2% 34.8%
Net margin 29.1% 25.8% 30.1%
FCF margin – 17.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.9% 27.2%
Return on equity – 35.2% 37.4%
Return on assets – 24.9% 22.1%
Return on invested capital – 35.3% 25.3%
Return on capital employed – 37.8% 29.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASMLTERAMAT
Debt / assets 8.7% – 15.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 29.5% 41.1%
Equity / assets 38.8% 70.5% 58.9%
Interest coverage – 118.8x 33.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 22.48 14.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASMLTERAMAT
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.1% 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.

ConsensusASMLTERAMAT
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 32.0xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.62FY2026 $9.65FY2026 $13.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +25.7% +32.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.18BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026 $32.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.9% +18.9% +38.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASMLTERAMAT
Held by institutions 19.8% 97.3% 83.6%
Institutions holding 2,488 1,419 3,504
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +5.2% +6.0%
Institutions buying 1,356 828 1,789
Institutions selling 781 456 1,348
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.82 1.33

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.

ASMLTERAMAT
ASML 1.00 0.71 0.81
TER 0.71 1.00 0.76
AMAT 0.81 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASML, TER and AMAT?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asml Holding (ASML) $635.50B, Teradyne (TER) $50.98B, Applied Materials (AMAT) $314.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASML, TER and AMAT?

Applied Materials (AMAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Teradyne (TER) 44.3x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Applied Materials (AMAT) is cheapest (Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Teradyne (TER) 32.0x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 28.7x). 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%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Teradyne (TER) 35.3%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Teradyne (TER) +114.2%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +69.4%. Over five years, Applied Materials (AMAT) compounded fastest (Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +20.2%/yr, Applied Materials (AMAT) +24.0%/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%, Teradyne (TER) 78.7%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASML, TER and AMAT?

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