ASYS vs ASML vs MKSI Stock Comparison

Amtech Systems, Asml Holding and Mks Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$12.42 -19.5% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$194.85M
P/E
48.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
MKSI Mks Inc
$196.55 -25.2% 1M +39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.68B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASYSASMLMKSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $194.85M $616.92B $13.68B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.7x 56.4x 31.1x MKSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.6x 34.7x 14.6x MKSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% +22.9% +16.3% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 29.1% 10.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.0% +51.7% +39.7% ASYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr +14.4%/yr +6.3%/yr ASML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.0% 46.8% 61.6% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 45/100 55/100 ASYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASYSASMLMKSI

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

AxisASYSASMLMKSI
Valuation 95 #6 of 95 18 #78 of 95 77 #23 of 95
Growth 77 #22 of 93 82 #18 of 93 73 #26 of 93
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 78 #21 of 91 63 #34 of 91
Financial Health 68 #33 of 102 13 #89 of 102 1 #101 of 102
Shareholder Returns 5 #72 of 76 36 #49 of 76 63 #29 of 76
Overall 59 45 55
  • ASYS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MKSI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASYSASMLMKSISPY
1 month -19.5%-9.9%-25.2% -1.0%
3 months -21.8%-10.5%-40.3% +2.9%
6 months -33.8%+7.8%-30.0% +6.4%
Year to date -1.0%+46.9%+23.0% +11.4%
1 year +58.0%+51.7%+39.7% +13.1%
3 years +73.0%+161.6%+170.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.1%+37.8%+39.3% +21.5%
5 years +5.8%+96.2%+35.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.1%+14.4%+6.3% +10.9%
10 years +172.4%+1,393.3%+305.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.5%+31.0%+15.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASYSASMLMKSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.0%46.8%61.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.3%46.2%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.592.252.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.661.100.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.4%-56.9%-67.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.2%-21.0%-55.8% -2.5%
52-week high $23.99$1,989.44$444.80 $779.14
52-week low $7.05$966.57$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.

MultipleASYSASMLMKSI
P/E now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 41.5x 55.8xmedian 41.5x 30.2xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 6.9x 16.1xmedian 6.9x 3.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x 15.9xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 35.6x 48.4xmedian 35.6x 29.2xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.2x 26.3xmedian 4.2x 4.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -46.68median 2.31 2.31median 2.31 0.98median 2.31

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 monthsASYSASMLMKSI
Revenue $81.67M $37.62B $4.35B
Gross profit $38.27M $19.58B $2.04B
Operating income $6.62M – $681.00M
Net income $4.00M – $439.00M
Free cash flow $8.74M – $455.00M
R&D $3.10M – $310.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $28.13 $6.05
Cash & equivalents $83.11M $15.17B $611.00M
Total debt – $5.16B $3.94B
Shares (diluted) 16.04M 388.90M 72.70M
Enterprise value $47.34M $572.61B $11.12B

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
MetricASYSASMLMKSI
P/E 47.9x 55.8x 30.2x
P/FCF 24.9x 48.4x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x – 20.9x
P/S 2.7x 16.1x 3.1x
P/B 1.9x 26.3x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 27.0x 13.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x – 15.9x
EV/EBIT 20.3x – 24.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 15.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF 15.4x – 36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x – 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -46.68 2.31 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASYSASMLMKSI
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% 22.9% 16.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 19.4% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.8% 24.9% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 20.6% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.8% – 33.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.5% – 35.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.5% – 64.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – 31.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 111.2% 35.2% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 24.2% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% – -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.8% – 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% – -13.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – 22.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASYSASMLMKSI
Gross margin 46.9% 52.0% 47.0%
EBITDA margin 11.1% – 24.0%
Operating margin 8.1% – 15.7%
Pretax margin 8.0% – 11.2%
Net margin 4.9% 29.1% 10.1%
FCF margin 10.7% – 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% – 14.6%
Return on equity 4.7% – 15.2%
Return on assets 3.1% – 5.0%
Return on invested capital – – 8.9%
Return on capital employed 6.4% – 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASYSASMLMKSI
Debt / assets – 8.7% 44.1%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.2x
Debt / FCF – – 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 26.2% 61.2% 66.6%
Equity / assets 73.8% 38.8% 33.4%
Interest coverage 254.5x – 3.7x
Current ratio 5.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 3.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.98 – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASYSASMLMKSI
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -26.6% – –
Shareholder yield -26.6% 0.6% 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.

ConsensusASYSASMLMKSI
Forward P/E 37.6xFY2026 34.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.33FY2026 $45.25FY2026 $13.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +53.2%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +178.8% +43.0% +34.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.99MFY2026 $47.33BFY2026 $5.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +38.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +41.3% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASYSASMLMKSI
Held by institutions 59.5% 19.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 111 2,488 775
Change in shares held, QoQ +39.6% +8.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 85 1,356 455
Institutions selling 20 781 252
Buyers to sellers 4.25 1.74 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.

ASYSASMLMKSI
ASYS 1.00 0.49 0.52
ASML 0.49 1.00 0.74
MKSI 0.52 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASYS, ASML and MKSI?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amtech Systems (ASYS) $194.85M, Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B, Mks (MKSI) $13.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASYS, ASML and MKSI?

Mks (MKSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 48.7x, Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x, Mks (MKSI) 31.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mks (MKSI) is cheapest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 37.6x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Mks (MKSI) 14.6x). 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: Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Mks (MKSI) +16.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Mks (MKSI) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amtech Systems (ASYS) returned the most: Amtech Systems (ASYS) +58.0%, Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Mks (MKSI) +39.7%. Over five years, Asml Holding (ASML) compounded fastest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) +1.1%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Mks (MKSI) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amtech Systems (ASYS) 0.00%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%, Mks (MKSI) 0.00%. Amtech Systems (ASYS) and Asml Holding (ASML) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.0%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Mks (MKSI) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASYS, ASML 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.