ASX vs JBL vs AMAT Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Jabil and Applied Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JBL Jabil Inc
$275.90 -12.9% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$29.92B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
5 wins
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$387.59 -20.1% 1M +69.4% 1Y
Market cap
$314.45B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jabil leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jabil 5, Applied Materials 3, ASE Technology Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXJBLAMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.01B $29.92B $314.45B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.6x 28.7x 33.9x JBL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.4x 16.0x 28.7x JBL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.2% +20.6% +7.8% JBL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 2.9% 30.1% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 25.9% 25.3% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.7x -0.3x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +207.6% +29.9% +69.4% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.0%/yr +35.5%/yr +24.0%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 47.7% 60.6% JBL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 58/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

ASXJBLAMAT

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

AxisASXJBLAMAT
Valuation 73 #26 of 95 71 #33 of 111 55 #43 of 95
Growth 77 #22 of 93 64 #40 of 108 48 #49 of 93
Profitability 68 #30 of 91 68 #34 of 104 89 #11 of 91
Financial Health 18 #83 of 101 18 #94 of 115 50 #51 of 101
Shareholder Returns 61 #30 of 75 66 #28 of 81 50 #38 of 75
Overall 59 57 58
  • ASX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • JBL 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

PeriodASXJBLAMATSPY
1 month -9.9%-12.9%-20.1% -0.8%
3 months +9.2%-11.4%-25.0% +3.5%
6 months +29.4%-19.0%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +148.0%+21.0%+50.8% +12.2%
1 year +207.6%+29.9%+69.4% +13.0%
3 years +433.7%+125.1%+195.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +74.8%+31.1%+43.5% +23.1%
5 years +476.0%+356.0%+193.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +42.0%+35.5%+24.0% +11.0%
10 years +570.9%+1,172.6%+1,243.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.0%+29.0%+29.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASXJBLAMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%47.7%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%52.8%62.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.592.192.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.580.631.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-36.9%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-28.5%-46.4% -1.8%
52-week high $47.62$385.63$723.00 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$192.49$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.

MultipleASXJBLAMAT
P/E now vs peer median 44.4xmedian 42.1x 28.0xmedian 32.0x 33.2xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 7.1x 0.8xmedian 2.8x 10.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 27.5x 12.8xmedian 19.4x 31.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 37.2x 21.0xmedian 29.0x 54.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 4.2x 17.8xmedian 2.9x 12.0xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.71median 2.23 1.61median 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 monthsASXJBLAMAT
Revenue $22.92B $35.95B $30.84B
Gross profit $4.46B $3.32B $15.23B
Operating income $2.24B $1.70B $9.14B
Net income $2.65B $1.04B $9.27B
Free cash flow $12.11B $1.37B $5.62B
R&D $1.18B $30.00M $3.97B
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $9.75 $11.58
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $1.74B $7.04B
Total debt $31.57B $3.38B $26.11B
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 106.90M 800.00M
Enterprise value $79.02B $23.42B $279.89B

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
MetricASXJBLAMAT
P/E 44.4x 28.0x 33.2x
P/FCF 7.3x 21.0x 54.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 14.4x 36.6x
P/S 3.9x 0.8x 10.0x
P/B 7.3x 17.8x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 28.4x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x 12.8x 31.5x
EV/EBIT 42.0x 17.9x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 0.8x 9.9x
EV/FCF 7.7x 22.2x 54.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 15.2x 36.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.71 1.61 2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXJBLAMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.2% 20.6% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 1.2% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.8% 25.4% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 5.0% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% 44.2% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 3.5% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 58.6% 35.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 8.4% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% 64.5% 36.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 17.4% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.2% 22.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 4.9% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 17.2% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 25.0% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXJBLAMAT
Gross margin 19.5% 9.2% 49.4%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 6.6% 31.4%
Operating margin 9.8% 4.7% 29.6%
Pretax margin 10.7% 3.9% 34.8%
Net margin 8.5% 2.9% 30.1%
FCF margin 52.9% 3.8% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 5.6% 27.2%
Return on equity 22.0% 70.7% 37.4%
Return on assets 8.4% 4.1% 22.1%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 25.9% 25.3%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 43.1% 29.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXJBLAMAT
Debt / assets 25.2% 12.3% 15.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.7x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 2.5x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.7% 94.1% 41.1%
Equity / assets 36.3% 5.9% 58.9%
Interest coverage 9.9x – 33.0x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.0x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 2.56 14.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXJBLAMAT
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.6% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 3.7% 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.

ConsensusASXJBLAMAT
Forward P/E 31.4xFY2026 16.0xFY2027 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $17.25FY2027 $13.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 +31.8%FY2027 +43.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +36.2% +32.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $46.50BFY2027 $32.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +29.3%FY2027 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% +17.4% +38.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXJBLAMAT
Held by institutions 6.9% 96.9% 83.6%
Institutions holding 482 1,120 3,504
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% +3.2% +6.0%
Institutions buying 308 618 1,789
Institutions selling 133 373 1,348
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.66 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.

ASXJBLAMAT
ASX 1.00 0.64 0.71
JBL 0.64 1.00 0.67
AMAT 0.71 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, JBL and AMAT?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $91.01B, Jabil (JBL) $29.92B, Applied Materials (AMAT) $314.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, JBL and AMAT?

Jabil (JBL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 46.6x, Jabil (JBL) 28.7x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jabil (JBL) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 31.4x, Jabil (JBL) 16.0x, 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?

Jabil (JBL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Jabil (JBL) +20.6%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Jabil (JBL) 2.9%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Jabil (JBL) 25.9%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +207.6%, Jabil (JBL) +29.9%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +69.4%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.0%/yr, Jabil (JBL) +35.5%/yr, Applied Materials (AMAT) +24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jabil (JBL) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.0%, Jabil (JBL) 47.7%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, JBL 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, Jabil (JBL) 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.