ASYS vs ONTO vs CAMT Stock Comparison

Amtech Systems, Onto Innovation and Camtek Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$13.68 -17.6% 1M +68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$239.51M
P/E
52.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$221.78 -27.2% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.87B
P/E
82.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$126.67 -17.1% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
153.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionASYSONTOCAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $239.51M $10.87B $5.81B ONTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.8x 82.6x 153.7x ASYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.5x 26.3x 36.6x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% +8.1% +7.9% ONTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 11.8% 7.4% ONTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.9% +61.8% -1.2% ASYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +22.9%/yr +26.7%/yr CAMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.1% 72.1% 71.1% CAMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 59/100 42/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

ASYSONTOCAMT

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

AxisASYSONTOCAMT
Valuation 93 #8 of 94 57 #41 of 94 36 #61 of 94
Growth 76 #23 of 92 32 #63 of 92 30 #65 of 92
Profitability 48 #46 of 88 56 #39 of 88 51 #44 of 88
Financial Health 71 #29 of 96 56 #43 of 96 53 #46 of 96
Shareholder Returns 6 #68 of 72 94 #5 of 72 –
Overall 59 59 42
  • ASYS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASYSONTOCAMTSPY
1 month -17.6%-27.2%-17.1% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%-11.4%-7.7% +3.7%
6 months -21.4%-24.8%-34.0% +7.1%
Year to date +9.0%+40.5%+19.1% +12.8%
1 year +68.9%+61.8%-1.2% +11.9%
3 years +88.7%+98.0%+150.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.6%+25.6%+35.8% +22.8%
5 years -8.9%+180.0%+225.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+22.9%+26.7% +10.9%
10 years +203.3%—+4,165.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.7%—+45.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASYSONTOCAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.1%72.1%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.6%72.9%74.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.613.182.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.86-0.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.4%-62.8%-63.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-41.4%-38.9% -1.2%
52-week high $23.99$378.45$207.46 $779.14
52-week low $7.05$124.09$94.40 $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.

MultipleASYSONTOCAMT
P/E now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 46.4x 82.6xmedian 46.4x 153.7xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 7.8x 9.7xmedian 7.8x 11.4xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 27.5x 41.2xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 40.1x 43.1xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.7x 5.7xmedian 4.7x 8.2xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -51.42median 2.10 -9.39median 2.10 -6.92median 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 monthsASYSONTOCAMT
Revenue $81.67M $1.12B $509.02M
Gross profit $38.27M $564.06M $254.77M
Operating income $6.62M $134.61M $118.02M
Net income $4.00M $132.61M $56.14M
Free cash flow $8.74M $252.47M –
R&D $3.10M $142.63M $57.52M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $2.67 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $83.11M $1.25B $215.23M
Shares (diluted) 16.04M 49.68M 49.37M
Enterprise value $92.00M $6.71B $4.70B

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
MetricASYSONTOCAMT
P/E 52.8x 82.6x 153.7x
P/FCF 27.4x 43.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 40.8x –
P/S 2.9x 9.7x 11.4x
P/B 2.1x 5.7x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 6.5x 8.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 41.2x –
EV/EBIT 23.6x 66.8x 46.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 8.0x 10.8x
EV/FCF 17.9x 35.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 33.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -51.42 -9.39 -6.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASYSONTOCAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% 8.1% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 7.7% 17.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.8% 5.6% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 5.4% 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.8% -29.5% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.5% -8.3% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.5% -33.7% -65.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -8.6% -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 111.2% -34.5% -71.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -8.8% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% -2.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.8% 17.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 5.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 22.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASYSONTOCAMT
Gross margin 46.9% 50.4% 50.1%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 19.5% –
Operating margin 8.1% 12.0% 23.2%
Pretax margin 8.0% 14.1% 9.2%
Net margin 4.9% 11.8% 7.4%
FCF margin 10.7% 22.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 23.8% –
Return on equity 4.7% 6.5% 8.1%
Return on assets 3.1% 4.4% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 6.4% 4.8% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASYSONTOCAMT
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 26.2% 48.0% 47.0%
Equity / assets 73.8% 52.0% 53.0%
Interest coverage 254.5x – –
Current ratio 5.4x 9.7x 7.4x
Quick ratio 4.4x 8.2x 3.6x
Cash ratio 3.5x 6.9x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 4.30 5.18 7.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASYSONTOCAMT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -24.2% 1.7% –
Shareholder yield -24.2% 1.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusASYSONTOCAMT
Forward P/E 41.5xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 36.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.33FY2026 $8.42FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +70.4%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +121.2% +43.5% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.86MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $568.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% +41.1% +42.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASYSONTOCAMT
Held by institutions 59.5% 98.3% 41.7%
Institutions holding 111 689 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +39.6% +2.3% -12.5%
Institutions buying 85 376 126
Institutions selling 20 232 68
Buyers to sellers 4.25 1.62 1.85

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.

ASYSONTOCAMT
ASYS 1.00 0.51 0.49
ONTO 0.51 1.00 0.77
CAMT 0.49 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASYS, ONTO and CAMT?

Onto Innovation (ONTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amtech Systems (ASYS) $239.51M, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.87B, Camtek (CAMT) $5.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASYS, ONTO and CAMT?

Amtech Systems (ASYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 52.8x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 82.6x, Camtek (CAMT) 153.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 41.5x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 26.3x, Camtek (CAMT) 36.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Onto Innovation (ONTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Onto Innovation (ONTO) has the highest net margin (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%, Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amtech Systems (ASYS) returned the most: Amtech Systems (ASYS) +68.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +61.8%, Camtek (CAMT) -1.2%. Over five years, Camtek (CAMT) compounded fastest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) -1.9%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.9%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Camtek (CAMT) has been the steadiest (Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.1%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.1%, Camtek (CAMT) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASYS, ONTO and CAMT?

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