ASYS vs COHR vs ENTG Stock Comparison

Amtech Systems, Coherent and Entegris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
COHR Coherent Corp.
$237.17 -18.8% 1M +71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$36.84B
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
8 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 8, Entegris 2, Amtech Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASYSCOHRENTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.24M $36.84B $23.36B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.1x 45.8x 59.5x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.5x 26.5x 42.0x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% +22.5% +9.4% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 11.3% 11.1% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.3% 7.5% ENTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 2.9x COHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.9% +71.8% +69.2% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +31.4%/yr +2.6%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.1% 89.0% 69.4% ENTG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 39/100 43/100 ASYS

Percentile Scorecard

ASYSCOHRENTG

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

AxisASYSCOHRENTG
Valuation 93 #8 of 94 19 #91 of 112 63 #35 of 94
Growth 76 #23 of 92 58 #46 of 108 59 #38 of 92
Profitability 48 #46 of 88 30 #73 of 104 63 #33 of 88
Financial Health 71 #29 of 96 42 #68 of 116 8 #88 of 96
Shareholder Returns 6 #68 of 72 47 #42 of 78 23 #56 of 72
Overall 59 39 43
  • ASYS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASYSCOHRENTGSPY
1 month -17.6%-18.8%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%-4.7%+36.6% +3.7%
6 months -21.4%-25.8%+13.2% +7.1%
Year to date +9.0%+28.5%+89.9% +12.8%
1 year +68.9%+71.8%+69.2% +11.9%
3 years +88.7%+712.5%+82.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.6%+101.1%+22.2% +22.8%
5 years -8.9%+292.0%+13.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+31.4%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +203.3%+771.9%+896.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.7%+24.2%+25.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASYSCOHRENTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.1%89.0%69.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.6%94.0%71.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.613.493.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.811.00 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.4%-62.9%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-44.4%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $23.99$426.89$184.00 $779.14
52-week low $7.05$128.70$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.

MultipleASYSCOHRENTG
P/E now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 46.4x 52.2xmedian 32.9x 62.4xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 7.8x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 6.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 27.5x -15.5xmedian 20.0x 27.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 40.1x -45.4xmedian 30.2x 39.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.7x 4.1xmedian 2.9x 5.6xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -51.42median 2.10 1.04median 1.08 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 monthsASYSCOHRENTG
Revenue $81.67M $7.12B $3.52B
Gross profit $38.27M $2.67B $1.66B
Operating income $6.62M -$3.60B $641.70M
Net income $4.00M $800.94M $392.80M
Free cash flow $8.74M -$1.02B $616.00M
R&D $3.10M $722.95M $324.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $4.12 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $83.11M $1.16B $356.50M
Total debt – $3.22B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 16.04M 195.39M 153.90M
Enterprise value $48.73M $30.72B $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
MetricASYSCOHRENTG
P/E 52.8x 52.2x 62.4x
P/FCF 27.4x -45.4x 39.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 584.1x 30.6x
P/S 2.9x 6.5x 6.9x
P/B 2.1x 4.1x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 5.6x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x -15.5x 27.5x
EV/EBIT 23.6x -13.2x 42.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 6.7x 7.8x
EV/FCF 17.9x -46.6x 44.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 599.7x 34.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -51.42 1.04 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASYSCOHRENTG
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% 22.5% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 11.3% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.8% 30.6% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 18.1% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.8% 1.9% 28.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.5% 2.6% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.5% 1,623% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 72.0% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 111.2% 891.4% 34.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 50.4% 24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% -87.5% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.8% -49.9% 14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% -630.9% 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.5% -92.8% 125.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASYSCOHRENTG
Gross margin 46.9% 37.5% 47.1%
EBITDA margin 11.1% -43.3% 28.2%
Operating margin 8.1% -50.6% 18.2%
Pretax margin 8.0% 11.9% 12.6%
Net margin 4.9% 11.3% 11.1%
FCF margin 10.7% -14.4% 17.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 1.1% 22.6%
Return on equity 4.7% 7.1% 9.3%
Return on assets 3.1% 4.4% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – -23.3% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 6.4% -24.1% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.6% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASYSCOHRENTG
Debt / assets – 17.6% 38.2%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – -3.1x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 26.2% 38.6% 49.3%
Equity / assets 73.8% 61.4% 50.7%
Interest coverage 254.5x -18.9x 3.4x
Current ratio 5.4x 2.4x 2.7x
Quick ratio 4.4x 1.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio 3.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.30 4.06 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASYSCOHRENTG
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield -24.2% -4.4% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -24.2% -4.4% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -1.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -25.4% –

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.

ConsensusASYSCOHRENTG
Forward P/E 41.5xFY2026 26.5xFY2027 42.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.33FY2026 $8.96FY2027 $3.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +59.7%FY2027 +38.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +121.2% +61.0% +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.86MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027 $3.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% +37.5% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASYSCOHRENTG
Held by institutions 59.5% 86.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 111 1,311 746
Change in shares held, QoQ +39.6% -3.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 85 841 431
Institutions selling 20 359 227
Buyers to sellers 4.25 2.34 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.

ASYSCOHRENTG
ASYS 1.00 0.48 0.47
COHR 0.48 1.00 0.66
ENTG 0.47 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASYS, COHR and ENTG?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amtech Systems (ASYS) $196.24M, Coherent (COHR) $36.84B, Entegris (ENTG) $23.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASYS, COHR and ENTG?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 49.1x, Coherent (COHR) 45.8x, Entegris (ENTG) 59.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 41.5x, Coherent (COHR) 26.5x, 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?

Coherent (COHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, Entegris (ENTG) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, Entegris (ENTG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Entegris (ENTG) leads (Coherent (COHR) -23.3%, Entegris (ENTG) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Amtech Systems (ASYS) +68.9%, Coherent (COHR) +71.8%, Entegris (ENTG) +69.2%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) -1.9%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.4%/yr, Entegris (ENTG) +2.6%/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%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%, Entegris (ENTG) 0.00%. Amtech Systems (ASYS) and Entegris (ENTG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entegris (ENTG) has been the steadiest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.1%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%, Entegris (ENTG) 69.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASYS, COHR 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, Coherent (COHR) leads on 8. 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.