ASYS vs AXTI vs ENTG Stock Comparison

Amtech Systems, Axt and Entegris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$13.68 -17.6% 1M +68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$196.24M
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
AXTI Axt Inc
$60.88 -22.1% 1M +761.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
105.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.00M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 wins
ENTG Entegris Inc
$160.00 +3.4% 1M +69.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.36B
P/E
59.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Entegris leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Entegris 3, Amtech Systems 3, Axt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASYSAXTIENTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.24M $3.31B $23.36B ENTG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.1x 105.9x 59.5x ASYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.5x 73.3x 42.0x ASYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% +90.3% +9.4% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% — 11.1% ENTG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.9% +761.1% +69.2% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +49.5%/yr +2.6%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.1% 150.7% 69.4% ENTG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 — 43/100 ASYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASYSAXTIENTG

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

AxisASYSAXTIENTG
Valuation 93 #8 of 94 15 #80 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Growth 76 #23 of 92 96 #5 of 92 59 #38 of 92
Profitability 48 #46 of 88 – 63 #33 of 88
Financial Health 71 #29 of 96 – 8 #88 of 96
Shareholder Returns 6 #68 of 72 – 23 #56 of 72
Overall 59 – 43
  • ASYS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASYSAXTIENTGSPY
1 month -17.6%-22.1%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%+29.7%+36.6% +3.7%
6 months -21.4%-23.2%+13.2% +7.1%
Year to date +9.0%+272.4%+89.9% +12.8%
1 year +68.9%+761.1%+69.2% +11.9%
3 years +88.7%+2,899.0%+82.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.6%+210.9%+22.2% +22.8%
5 years -8.9%+645.2%+13.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+49.5%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +203.3%+1,068.5%+896.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.7%+27.9%+25.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASYSAXTIENTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.1%150.7%69.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.6%141.9%71.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.614.223.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.785.051.00 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.4%-88.1%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-56.8%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $23.99$140.83$184.00 $779.14
52-week low $7.05$7.07$68.80 $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.

MultipleASYSAXTIENTG
P/E now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 46.4x 119.2xmedian 46.4x 62.4xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 7.8x 23.2xmedian 7.8x 6.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x 27.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x 39.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x 5.6xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -51.42median 2.10 2.22median 2.10 2.55median 2.10

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 monthsASYSAXTIENTG
Revenue $81.67M $172.00M $3.52B
Gross profit $38.27M $73.51M $1.66B
Operating income $6.62M $33.89M $641.70M
Net income $4.00M $37.27M $392.80M
Free cash flow $8.74M – $616.00M
R&D $3.10M $11.00M $324.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $0.49 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $83.11M $485.47M $356.50M
Total debt – – $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 16.04M 63.47M 153.90M
Enterprise value $48.73M $3.31B $21.85B

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
MetricASYSAXTIENTG
P/E 52.8x 119.2x 62.4x
P/FCF 27.4x – 39.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x – 30.6x
P/S 2.9x 23.2x 6.9x
P/B 2.1x – 5.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x – 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x – 27.5x
EV/EBIT 23.6x – 42.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 23.2x 7.8x
EV/FCF 17.9x – 44.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x – 34.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -51.42 2.22 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASYSAXTIENTG
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% 90.3% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 27.9% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.8% 579.1% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 62.0% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.8% 239.4% 28.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.5% 55.8% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.5% 249.0% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 67.2% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 111.2% 194.2% 34.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 53.6% 24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% – 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.8% – 14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% – 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – 125.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASYSAXTIENTG
Gross margin 46.9% – 47.1%
EBITDA margin 11.1% – 28.2%
Operating margin 8.1% – 18.2%
Pretax margin 8.0% – 12.6%
Net margin 4.9% – 11.1%
FCF margin 10.7% – 17.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% – 22.6%
Return on equity 4.7% – 9.3%
Return on assets 3.1% 3.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 7.5%
Return on capital employed 6.4% – 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASYSAXTIENTG
Debt / assets – – 38.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.9x
Debt / FCF – – 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 26.2% 19.3% 49.3%
Equity / assets 73.8% – 50.7%
Interest coverage 254.5x – 3.4x
Current ratio 5.4x 3.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 4.4x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 3.5x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.30 – 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASYSAXTIENTG
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield -24.2% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield -24.2% – 0.1%
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.

ConsensusASYSAXTIENTG
Forward P/E 41.5xFY2026 73.3xFY2026 42.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.33FY2026 $0.83FY2026 $3.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +38.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +121.2% +159.0% +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.86MFY2026 $215.33MFY2026 $3.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +143.8%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% +117.5% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASYSAXTIENTG
Held by institutions 59.5% 70.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 111 259 746
Change in shares held, QoQ +39.6% +41.3% -0.1%
Institutions buying 85 205 431
Institutions selling 20 47 227
Buyers to sellers 4.25 4.36 1.90

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.

ASYSAXTIENTG
ASYS 1.00 0.34 0.47
AXTI 0.34 1.00 0.43
ENTG 0.47 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASYS, AXTI and ENTG?

Entegris (ENTG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amtech Systems (ASYS) $196.24M, Axt (AXTI) $3.31B, Entegris (ENTG) $23.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASYS, AXTI and ENTG?

Amtech Systems (ASYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 49.1x, Axt (AXTI) 105.9x, Entegris (ENTG) 59.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amtech Systems (ASYS) is cheapest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 41.5x, Axt (AXTI) 73.3x, Entegris (ENTG) 42.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%, Axt (AXTI) +90.3%, Entegris (ENTG) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entegris (ENTG) has the highest net margin (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%, Entegris (ENTG) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Amtech Systems (ASYS) +68.9%, Axt (AXTI) +761.1%, Entegris (ENTG) +69.2%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) -1.9%/yr, Axt (AXTI) +49.5%/yr, Entegris (ENTG) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entegris (ENTG) has been the steadiest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.1%, Axt (AXTI) 150.7%, Entegris (ENTG) 69.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASYS, AXTI and ENTG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entegris (ENTG) leads on 3. 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.