CAMT vs KLAC vs TER Stock Comparison

Camtek, Kla and Teradyne Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$128.90 -12.3% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.91B
P/E
156.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
KLAC Kla Corp
$153.66 -18.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$200.83B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.55%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
8 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$323.68 -18.8% 1M +119.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.62B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
0.16%
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kla leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Kla 8, Teradyne 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAMTKLACTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.91B $200.83B $50.62B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 156.4x 41.7x 44.0x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.3x 27.1x 33.5x KLAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +11.7% +57.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 35.6% 25.8% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 40.7% 35.3% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.55% 0.16% KLAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.9% +26.5% +119.4% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.5%/yr +34.1%/yr +18.8%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.6% 61.4% 78.6% KLAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 59/100 66/100 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 38 #59 of 94 39 #58 of 94 23 #87 of 112
Growth 32 #63 of 92 52 #45 of 92 90 #12 of 109
Profitability 53 #43 of 90 97 #4 of 90 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 51 #49 of 99 20 #79 of 99 71 #34 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 86 #11 of 73 50 #41 of 81
Overall 43 59 66
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAMTKLACTERSPY
1 month -12.3%-18.2%-18.8% -0.2%
3 months -8.0%-19.5%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months -28.6%-15.1%-14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +21.2%+26.5%+67.2% +12.9%
1 year +6.9%+26.5%+119.4% +12.3%
3 years +157.6%+235.6%+286.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.1%+49.8%+56.9% +23.3%
5 years +236.2%+332.4%+136.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +27.5%+34.1%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years +4,168.2%+1,956.5%+1,318.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +45.6%+35.3%+30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAMTKLACTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.6%61.4%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%65.4%85.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.862.803.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.100.431.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.2%-51.7%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.9%-49.1%-33.1% -1.2%
52-week high $207.46$301.71$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $94.40$109.71$144.38 $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 156.4xmedian 45.6x 41.7xmedian 45.6x 44.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 7.7x 14.8xmedian 7.7x 11.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 33.9xmedian 29.0x 33.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x 53.3xmedian 40.6x 65.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 4.6x 31.6xmedian 4.6x 14.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -7.04median 2.28 2.81median 2.28 1.52median 1.17

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 $13.58B $4.46B
Gross profit $254.77M $8.32B $2.64B
Operating income $118.02M $5.66B $1.35B
Net income $56.14M $4.83B $1.15B
Free cash flow – $3.77B $769.75M
R&D $57.52M $1.53B $559.87M
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $3.66 $7.29
Cash & equivalents $215.23M $1.65B $349.54M
Total debt – $5.89B –
Shares (diluted) 49.37M 1.32B 157.69M
Enterprise value $4.80B $193.00B $49.43B

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 156.4x 41.7x 44.0x
P/FCF – 53.3x 65.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 48.5x 47.5x
P/S 11.6x 14.8x 11.3x
P/B 8.3x 31.6x 14.6x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 33.0x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA – 33.9x 33.6x
EV/EBIT 47.5x 36.2x 37.2x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 15.1x 11.3x
EV/FCF – 54.4x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 49.5x 47.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.04 2.81 1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 11.7% 57.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 9.0% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 12.4% 58.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 9.9% 16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 12.9% 160.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 12.3% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.6% 18.9% 145.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 12.6% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.8% 20.5% 149.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 14.9% 29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.5% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 18.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Gross margin 50.1% 61.3% 59.2%
EBITDA margin – 44.6% 33.5%
Operating margin 23.2% 41.7% 30.2%
Pretax margin 9.2% 41.3% 30.2%
Net margin 7.4% 35.6% 25.8%
FCF margin – 27.7% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.5% 23.9%
Return on equity 8.1% 79.3% 35.2%
Return on assets 4.3% 27.7% 24.9%
Return on invested capital – 40.7% 35.3%
Return on capital employed 9.9% 43.2% 37.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Debt / assets – 32.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 64.6% 29.5%
Equity / assets 53.0% 35.4% 70.5%
Interest coverage – 19.9x 118.8x
Current ratio 7.4x 2.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 3.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.48 13.01 23.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAMTKLACTER
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.6% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –

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 37.3xFY2026 27.1xFY2027 33.5xFY2026
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 234 2,478 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.5% +4.2% +5.2%
Institutions buying 126 1,285 828
Institutions selling 68 982 456
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) $5.91B, Kla (KLAC) $200.83B, Teradyne (TER) $50.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAMT, KLAC and TER?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camtek (CAMT) 156.4x, Kla (KLAC) 41.7x, Teradyne (TER) 44.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kla (KLAC) is cheapest (Camtek (CAMT) 37.3x, Kla (KLAC) 27.1x, Teradyne (TER) 33.5x). 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) +11.7%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Kla (KLAC) 40.7%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Camtek (CAMT) +6.9%, Kla (KLAC) +26.5%, Teradyne (TER) +119.4%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Camtek (CAMT) +27.5%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +34.1%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest dividend yield: Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%, Kla (KLAC) 0.55%, Teradyne (TER) 0.16%. Camtek (CAMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kla (KLAC) has been the steadiest (Camtek (CAMT) 71.6%, Kla (KLAC) 61.4%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%). 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 8. 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.