CAMT vs AMAT vs ACMR Stock Comparison

Camtek, Applied Materials and ACM Research Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAMT Camtek Ltd
$101.46 -37.4% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$544.32M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$369.40 -31.9% 1M +60.5% 1Y
Market cap
$263.47B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
ACMR ACM Research, Inc.
$44.43 -41.7% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.63B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Applied Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Applied Materials 6, ACM Research 4, Camtek 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAMTAMATACMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.21B $263.47B $2.63B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 28.4x 17.5x ACMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.3x 27.4x 19.5x ACMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +7.8% +27.3% ACMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% 30.1% 14.5% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.3% 4.7% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -4.6x ACMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.6% +60.5% +14.2% AMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.8%/yr +19.2%/yr +5.4%/yr AMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.6% 61.3% 88.2% AMAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 46/100 CAMT

Percentile Scorecard

CAMTAMATACMR

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

AxisCAMTAMATACMR
Valuation 55 #43 of 94 54 #44 of 94 71 #28 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 40 #56 of 92 57 #40 of 92
Profitability 75 #23 of 90 89 #11 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 52 #49 of 101 49 #52 of 101 59 #42 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 55 #36 of 79 5 #75 of 79
Overall 66 57 46
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMAT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ACMR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAMTAMATACMRSPY
1 month -37.4%-31.9%-41.7% -1.0%
3 months -31.3%-30.9%-44.4% -0.4%
6 months -49.9%-13.8%-19.8% +4.5%
Year to date -4.6%+43.7%+12.6% +12.4%
1 year -13.6%+60.5%+14.2% +13.6%
3 years +79.7%+164.3%+194.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.6%+38.3%+43.3% +20.8%
5 years +136.7%+141.0%+29.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.8%+19.2%+5.4% +10.4%
10 years +3,472.5%+1,209.0%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +43.0%+29.3%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCAMTAMATACMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.6%61.3%88.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.1%63.6%92.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.772.763.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.990.16 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.2%-55.4%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.1%-48.9%-65.0% -1.6%
52-week high $207.46$723.00$126.89 $779.14
52-week low $94.40$220.23$29.67 $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.

MultipleCAMTAMATACMR
P/E now vs peer median 34.7xmedian 40.5x 31.7xmedian 40.5x 20.1xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 6.5x 9.5xmedian 6.5x 2.8xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 24.9x 30.0xmedian 24.9x 13.4xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 36.9x 52.1xmedian 36.9x -24.2xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.9x 11.4xmedian 3.9x 1.2xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.93median 1.85 2.13median 1.85 0.74median 1.85

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 monthsCAMTAMATACMR
Revenue $544.32M $30.84B $1.04B
Gross profit $272.33M $15.23B $454.91M
Operating income $126.01M $9.14B $137.88M
Net income $179.10M $9.27B $209.10M
Free cash flow – $5.62B -$118.74M
R&D $61.98M $3.97B $162.47M
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $11.58 $2.09
Cash & equivalents $280.65M $7.04B $969.23M
Total debt – $6.54B $340.91M
Shares (diluted) 49.37M 800.00M 71.84M
Enterprise value $3.01B $228.92B -$1.24B

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
MetricCAMTAMATACMR
P/E 34.7x 31.7x 20.1x
P/FCF – 52.1x -24.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.9x -435.1x
P/S 8.5x 9.5x 2.8x
P/B 6.2x 11.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 11.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 30.0x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 31.8x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 7.9x 9.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 51.7x -18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 34.6x -324.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.93 2.13 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAMTAMATACMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 7.8% 27.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 5.1% 31.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 9.8% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 7.3% 25.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% 6.0% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 6.0% 16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 243.8% 35.6% 50.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 12.9% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 179.5% 36.0% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 14.9% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.0% -110.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.4% -717.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% 2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAMTAMATACMR
Gross margin 50.0% 49.4% 43.8%
EBITDA margin – 31.4% 15.4%
Operating margin 23.2% 29.6% 13.3%
Pretax margin 28.7% 34.8% 22.7%
Net margin 24.6% 30.1% 14.5%
FCF margin – 18.2% -11.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.2% -0.6%
Return on equity 24.5% 37.4% 9.3%
Return on assets 13.0% 22.1% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.3% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 10.3% 29.0% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAMTAMATACMR
Debt / assets – 15.0% 10.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -4.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x -2.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 41.1% 29.2%
Equity / assets 53.3% 58.9% 70.8%
Interest coverage – 33.0x 18.1x
Current ratio 5.9x 2.4x 3.7x
Quick ratio 3.3x 1.6x 2.1x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.9x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 6.02 13.61 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAMTAMATACMR
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% -28.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.2% -28.3%
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.

ConsensusCAMTAMATACMR
Forward P/E 29.3xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $13.50FY2026 $2.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026 +41.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +32.7% +44.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $568.64MFY2026 $32.74BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +27.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +38.2% +38.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAMTAMATACMR
Held by institutions 41.7% 83.6% 69.6%
Institutions holding 235 3,510 378
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.5% +6.0% +9.2%
Institutions buying 126 1,791 246
Institutions selling 68 1,352 91
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.32 2.70

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.

CAMTAMATACMR
CAMT 1.00 0.75 0.59
AMAT 0.75 1.00 0.73
ACMR 0.59 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAMT, AMAT and ACMR?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camtek (CAMT) $4.21B, Applied Materials (AMAT) $263.47B, ACM Research (ACMR) $2.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAMT, AMAT and ACMR?

ACM Research (ACMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camtek (CAMT) 31.5x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 28.4x, ACM Research (ACMR) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, ACM Research (ACMR) is cheapest (Camtek (CAMT) 29.3x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 27.4x, ACM Research (ACMR) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ACM Research (ACMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Camtek (CAMT) +12.2%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, ACM Research (ACMR) +27.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Camtek (CAMT) 24.6%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, ACM Research (ACMR) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%, ACM Research (ACMR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Materials (AMAT) returned the most: Camtek (CAMT) -13.6%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +60.5%, ACM Research (ACMR) +14.2%. Over five years, Applied Materials (AMAT) compounded fastest (Camtek (CAMT) +18.8%/yr, Applied Materials (AMAT) +19.2%/yr, ACM Research (ACMR) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Applied Materials (AMAT) has been the steadiest (Camtek (CAMT) 72.6%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 61.3%, ACM Research (ACMR) 88.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAMT, AMAT and ACMR?

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