AXTI vs OLED vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Axt, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXTI Axt Inc
$52.08 -28.6% 1M +905.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Universal Display Corp \Pa\ 6, Kulicke & Soffa Industries 2, Axt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTIOLEDKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.45B $4.13B $3.95B OLED
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,280x 21.1x 34.1x OLED
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.5x 20.3x 18.1x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% -8.3% +44.4% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 32.2% 12.2% OLED
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% OLED
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +905.4% -41.7% +83.5% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.6%/yr -12.9%/yr +6.0%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 151.1% 42.7% 58.7% OLED
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 76/100 57/100 OLED

Percentile Scorecard

AXTIOLEDKLIC

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

AxisAXTIOLEDKLIC
Valuation 23 #73 of 95 89 #11 of 95 63 #36 of 95
Growth 89 #11 of 93 35 #61 of 93 67 #31 of 93
Profitability 22 #71 of 91 86 #14 of 91 57 #40 of 91
Financial Health 76 #25 of 102 85 #16 of 102 60 #41 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 87 #11 of 76 40 #46 of 76
Overall 53 76 57
  • AXTI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • OLED ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLIC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTIOLEDKLICSPY
1 month -28.6%+13.4%-18.9% -1.0%
3 months +10.3%+9.7%-27.3% +2.9%
6 months -31.6%-12.2%-16.0% +6.4%
Year to date +218.5%-25.5%+61.8% +11.4%
1 year +905.4%-41.7%+83.5% +13.1%
3 years +2,256.6%-43.6%+74.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +186.9%-17.4%+20.4% +21.5%
5 years +509.8%-49.8%+33.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +43.6%-12.9%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years +805.7%+75.4%+450.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.7%+5.8%+18.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAXTIOLEDKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 151.1%42.7%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%45.1%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.211.372.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.99-0.981.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-69.2%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.0%-42.3%-44.9% -2.5%
52-week high $140.83$150.67$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $5.18$72.90$35.29 $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.

MultipleAXTIOLEDKLIC
P/E now vs peer median -2,110xmedian 41.5x 20.7xmedian 41.5x 33.3xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 6.9x 6.6xmedian 6.9x 4.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.3x 14.0xmedian 27.3x 23.6xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 35.6x 18.3xmedian 35.6x 93.8xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 4.2x 2.4xmedian 4.2x 4.2xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -239.47median 2.31 -15.02median 2.31 4.13median 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 monthsAXTIOLEDKLIC
Revenue $116.56M $606.91M $950.21M
Gross profit $33.85M $457.21M $457.82M
Operating income -$1.28M $206.77M $125.54M
Net income -$156.00K $195.68M $115.74M
Free cash flow – $220.02M $41.13M
R&D $9.58M $145.06M $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $4.19 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $120.56M $368.57M
Total debt $278.80M – –
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 46.68M 53.43M
Enterprise value $2.69B $1.94B $1.95B

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
MetricAXTIOLEDKLIC
P/E -2,110x 20.7x 33.3x
P/FCF – 18.3x 93.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 70.0x
P/S 29.3x 6.6x 4.1x
P/B 3.7x 2.4x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.5x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 14.0x 23.6x
EV/EBIT -2,155x 17.2x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 23.6x 5.8x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 16.1x 81.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.5x 60.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -239.47 -15.02 4.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTIOLEDKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% -8.3% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 0.0% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% -10.6% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -1.2% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% -19.8% 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% -6.8% 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% -20.0% 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -2.0% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% -18.3% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -1.4% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.0% -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 53.6% -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 64.3% -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTIOLEDKLIC
Gross margin 29.0% 75.3% 48.2%
EBITDA margin – 41.8% 14.9%
Operating margin -1.1% 34.1% 13.2%
Pretax margin 3.0% 39.1% 15.2%
Net margin -1.3% 32.2% 12.2%
FCF margin – 36.3% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 43.2% 5.8%
Return on equity 0.0% 11.6% 13.1%
Return on assets 0.0% 10.3% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -0.2% 11.6% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.0% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTIOLEDKLIC
Debt / assets 8.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 10.8% 30.9%
Equity / assets 83.1% 89.2% 69.1%
Interest coverage – – 836.9x
Current ratio 4.8x 8.5x 3.4x
Quick ratio 6.3x 6.1x 2.6x
Cash ratio 6.0x 4.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 11.62 13.89 8.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTIOLEDKLIC
Dividend yield – 2.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 0.6%
Shareholder yield – 5.1% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 45.7% 37.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.6% 104.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.2% -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% 1.2%

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.

ConsensusAXTIOLEDKLIC
Forward P/E 63.5xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.82FY2026 $4.29FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -15.6%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +162.2% +5.8% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $587.03MFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 -9.8%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +19.4% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTIOLEDKLIC
Held by institutions 70.1% 92.2% 92.8%
Institutions holding 259 438 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% +7.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 205 222 267
Institutions selling 47 160 150
Buyers to sellers 4.36 1.39 1.78

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.

AXTIOLEDKLIC
AXTI 1.00 0.25 0.45
OLED 0.25 1.00 0.29
KLIC 0.45 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, OLED and KLIC?

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.45B, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) $4.13B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $3.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXTI, OLED and KLIC?

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axt (AXTI) -2,280x, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 21.1x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Axt (AXTI) 63.5x, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 20.3x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) -8.3%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 32.2%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +905.4%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) -41.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +83.5%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +43.6%/yr, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) -12.9%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) has the highest dividend yield: Axt (AXTI) 0.00%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 0.02%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%. Axt (AXTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 151.1%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 42.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXTI, OLED and KLIC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) leads on 6. 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.