CAMT vs KLAC vs TER Stock Comparison

Camtek, Kla and Teradyne Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAMT Camtek Ltd
$108.25 -34.5% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.63B
P/E
122.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
KLAC Kla Corp
$153.11 -26.0% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$197.11B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$261.01 -41.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$39.64B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCAMTKLACTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.63B $197.11B $39.64B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 122.9x 37.5x 28.9x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 27.5x 27.9x KLAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +15.8% +74.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 36.2% 27.5% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 43.4% 38.8% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% +26.7% +43.6% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +31.2%/yr +13.2%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.1% 62.1% 77.4% KLAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 67/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

CAMTKLACTER

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

AxisCAMTKLACTER
Valuation 40 #57 of 94 42 #55 of 94 33 #75 of 112
Growth 30 #65 of 92 56 #41 of 92 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 53 #43 of 90 97 #4 of 90 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 53 #48 of 101 21 #80 of 101 68 #38 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 84 #13 of 74 47 #43 of 80
Overall 44 60 67
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAMTKLACTERSPY
1 month -34.5%-26.0%-41.9% -2.3%
3 months -22.6%-16.2%-28.6% -0.7%
6 months -40.8%-10.6%-22.6% +4.8%
Year to date +1.8%+26.0%+34.8% +10.3%
1 year -12.6%+26.7%+43.6% +10.3%
3 years +91.7%+206.5%+197.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.2%+45.3%+43.9% +20.1%
5 years +169.1%+288.9%+86.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%+31.2%+13.2% +10.1%
10 years +3,632.8%+1,948.8%+1,036.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +43.6%+35.3%+27.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAMTKLACTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.1%62.1%77.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.0%66.4%85.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.922.813.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.430.56 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.2%-51.7%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.8%-49.3%-46.1% -3.5%
52-week high $207.46$301.71$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $94.40$109.71$155.90 $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.

MultipleCAMTKLACTER
P/E now vs peer median 131.3xmedian 41.3x 38.0xmedian 41.3x 29.7xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 6.6x 13.8xmedian 6.6x 8.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 26.2x 31.0xmedian 26.2x 22.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 37.7x 49.4xmedian 37.7x 40.7xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.3x 30.6xmedian 4.3x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -5.91median 1.81 1.81median 1.81 0.72median 1.00

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 monthsCAMTKLACTER
Revenue $509.02M $14.51B $5.00B
Gross profit $254.77M $8.92B $2.97B
Operating income $118.02M $6.19B $1.61B
Net income $56.14M $5.26B $1.38B
Free cash flow – $4.04B $1.00B
R&D $57.52M $1.57B $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $4.01 $8.71
Cash & equivalents $215.23M $1.53B $460.74M
Total debt – $5.72B –
Shares (diluted) 49.37M 1.31B 157.69M
Enterprise value $3.52B $189.69B $38.25B

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
MetricCAMTKLACTER
P/E 131.3x 38.0x 29.7x
P/FCF – 49.4x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 44.2x 30.7x
P/S 9.7x 13.8x 8.2x
P/B 7.0x 30.6x 11.1x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 31.6x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA – 31.0x 22.9x
EV/EBIT 39.5x 32.9x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 14.0x 8.1x
EV/FCF – 50.4x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 45.1x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.91 1.81 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 15.8% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 12.6% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 16.1% 76.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 13.8% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 18.2% 214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 17.8% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.6% 24.1% 211.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 19.2% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.8% 25.3% 212.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 21.0% 41.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.2% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 36.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.1% 135.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 39.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Gross margin 50.1% 61.5% 59.3%
EBITDA margin – 45.4% 35.2%
Operating margin 23.2% 42.6% 32.1%
Pretax margin 9.2% 42.2% 32.1%
Net margin 7.4% 36.2% 27.5%
FCF margin – 27.8% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 31.1% 26.6%
Return on equity 8.1% 81.7% 38.7%
Return on assets 4.3% 28.9% 26.7%
Return on invested capital – 43.4% 38.8%
Return on capital employed 9.9% 45.4% 41.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Debt / assets – 31.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 64.6% 32.3%
Equity / assets 53.0% 35.4% 67.7%
Interest coverage – 22.0x 147.1x
Current ratio 7.4x 2.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 3.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.58 12.80 16.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.6% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% –

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.

ConsensusCAMTKLACTER
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 27.5xFY2027 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $5.67FY2027 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +16.6% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $568.64MFY2026 $19.18BFY2027 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +8.6% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAMTKLACTER
Held by institutions 41.7% 91.0% 97.3%
Institutions holding 235 2,480 1,421
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.5% +4.2% +5.2%
Institutions buying 126 1,286 830
Institutions selling 68 983 456
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.31 1.82

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.

CAMTKLACTER
CAMT 1.00 0.74 0.69
KLAC 0.74 1.00 0.71
TER 0.69 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAMT, KLAC and TER?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camtek (CAMT) $4.63B, Kla (KLAC) $197.11B, Teradyne (TER) $39.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAMT, KLAC and TER?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camtek (CAMT) 122.9x, Kla (KLAC) 37.5x, Teradyne (TER) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kla (KLAC) is cheapest (Camtek (CAMT) 32.5x, Kla (KLAC) 27.5x, Teradyne (TER) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%, Kla (KLAC) +15.8%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%, Kla (KLAC) 36.2%, Teradyne (TER) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Kla (KLAC) 43.4%, Teradyne (TER) 38.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Camtek (CAMT) -12.6%, Kla (KLAC) +26.7%, Teradyne (TER) +43.6%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Camtek (CAMT) +21.9%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +31.2%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%, Kla (KLAC) 0.01%, Teradyne (TER) 0.00%. Camtek (CAMT) and Teradyne (TER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kla (KLAC) has been the steadiest (Camtek (CAMT) 72.1%, Kla (KLAC) 62.1%, Teradyne (TER) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAMT, KLAC and TER?

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