AXTI vs SMTK vs ENTG Stock Comparison

Axt, SmartKem and Entegris Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXTI Axt Inc
$56.27 -28.7% 1M +828.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 wins
SMTK SmartKem, Inc.
$0.46 -74.7% 1M -77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$206.09K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$662.00K
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
ENTG Entegris Inc
$140.22 -7.7% 1M +53.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.97B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Entegris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Entegris 5, Axt 3, SmartKem 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTISMTKENTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.56B $206.09K $22.97B ENTG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,358x 0.0x 75.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 67.8x — 36.8x ENTG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% +582.5% +3.2% SMTK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% -4,313.4% 9.2% ENTG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 6.5% ENTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +828.5% -77.8% +53.2% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.7%/yr — +0.8%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.8% 427.7% 69.1% ENTG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 45/100 44/100 AXTI

Percentile Scorecard

AXTISMTKENTG

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

AxisAXTISMTKENTG
Valuation 21 #75 of 95 44 #53 of 94 64 #35 of 95
Growth 89 #11 of 93 80 #19 of 92 60 #38 of 93
Profitability 22 #71 of 91 7 #83 of 89 61 #36 of 91
Financial Health 76 #25 of 101 90 #11 of 97 11 #90 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 3 #68 of 70 24 #57 of 75
Overall 52 45 44
  • AXTI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SMTK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ENTG ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTISMTKENTGSPY
1 month -28.7%-74.7%-7.7% -0.8%
3 months +17.5%+130.0%+11.0% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%+76.9%-10.4% +7.0%
Year to date +244.2%-57.0%+66.4% +12.2%
1 year +828.5%-77.8%+53.2% +13.0%
3 years +2,618.4%—+59.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +200.9%—+16.9% +23.1%
5 years +555.8%—+3.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +45.7%—+0.8% +11.0%
10 years +882.0%—+798.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.7%—+24.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAXTISMTKENTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.8%427.7%69.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%208.6%71.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.202.003.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.49-0.180.77 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-99.0%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.0%-89.6%-23.8% -1.8%
52-week high $140.83$4.41$184.00 $779.14
52-week low $6.19$0.09$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.

MultipleAXTISMTKENTG
P/E now vs peer median -2,280xmedian 42.1x 0.0xmedian 21.6x 70.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 7.1x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 6.4xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 0.4xmedian 12.4x 27.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 37.2x 0.0xmedian 15.8x 37.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.2x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 5.2xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -258.73median 2.23 0.00median 1.66 1.47median 2.23

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 monthsAXTISMTKENTG
Revenue $116.56M $662.00K $3.33B
Gross profit $33.85M $415.00K $1.51B
Operating income -$1.28M -$9.30M $533.70M
Net income -$156.00K -$28.60M $305.50M
Free cash flow – -$5.03M $575.20M
R&D $9.58M $4.71M $318.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $-60.73 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $3.70M $353.60M
Total debt $278.80M – $3.46B
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 470.21K 153.60M
Enterprise value $2.81B -$12.37M $21.41B

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
MetricAXTISMTKENTG
P/E -2,280x 0.0x 70.1x
P/FCF – 0.0x 37.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 0.0x 27.4x
P/S 31.7x 0.4x 6.4x
P/B 4.0x 0.0x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 0.0x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA – 0.4x 27.1x
EV/EBIT -2,370x 0.4x 45.9x
EV/Revenue 26.0x -5.2x 7.4x
EV/FCF – 0.7x 42.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 0.7x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -258.73 0.00 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKENTG
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% 582.5% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 180.5% -4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% 510.3% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% 27.1% 3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 1.7% 6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% -184.1% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -46.4% 48.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% 2.6% 2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 47.1% 47.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.9% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% 18.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.7% 118.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% 129.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKENTG
Gross margin 29.0% 62.7% 45.5%
EBITDA margin – -1,327% 27.2%
Operating margin -1.1% -1,404% 16.0%
Pretax margin 3.0% -4,320% 9.9%
Net margin -1.3% -4,313% 9.2%
FCF margin – -760.3% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -757.6% 23.5%
Return on equity 0.0% -379.1% 7.5%
Return on assets 0.0% -288.4% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 6.5%
Return on capital employed -0.2% -100.6% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 183.7% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKENTG
Debt / assets 8.2% – 41.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.4x
Debt / FCF – – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 6.5% 50.6%
Equity / assets 83.1% 93.5% 49.4%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 4.8x 15.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 6.3x 5.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 6.0x 5.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 12.51 -21.54 4.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKENTG
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -24.5% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – -24.5% 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.

ConsensusAXTISMTKENTG
Forward P/E 67.8xFY2026 – 36.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 – $3.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +38.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 – $3.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 – +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% – +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTISMTKENTG
Held by institutions 70.1% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 259 – 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% – -0.1%
Institutions buying 205 – 431
Institutions selling 47 – 226
Buyers to sellers 4.36 – 1.91

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.

AXTISMTKENTG
AXTI 1.00 0.00 0.43
SMTK 0.00 1.00 0.02
ENTG 0.43 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, SMTK and ENTG?

Entegris (ENTG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.56B, SmartKem (SMTK) $206.09K, Entegris (ENTG) $22.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

SmartKem (SMTK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, SmartKem (SMTK) +582.5%, Entegris (ENTG) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entegris (ENTG) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, SmartKem (SMTK) -4,313.4%, Entegris (ENTG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Entegris (ENTG) leads (Axt (AXTI) 0.0%, Entegris (ENTG) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +828.5%, SmartKem (SMTK) -77.8%, Entegris (ENTG) +53.2%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +45.7%/yr, Entegris (ENTG) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entegris (ENTG) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.8%, SmartKem (SMTK) 427.7%, Entegris (ENTG) 69.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXTI, SMTK 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 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.