CAMT vs ONTO vs ACLS Stock Comparison

Camtek, Onto Innovation and Axcelis Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAMT Camtek Ltd
$126.67 -17.1% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.29B
P/E
140.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$221.78 -27.2% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.85B
P/E
74.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
ACLS Axcelis Technologies Inc
$112.02 -13.0% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.02B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$866.07M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Onto Innovation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Onto Innovation 6, Axcelis Technologies 2, Camtek 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAMTONTOACLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.29B $9.85B $3.02B ONTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 140.5x 74.3x 32.5x ACLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 26.3x 26.5x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +8.1% -3.3% ONTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 11.8% 10.7% ONTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% +61.8% +34.7% ONTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +22.9%/yr +15.3%/yr CAMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 72.1% 69.7% ACLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 55/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

CAMTONTOACLS

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

AxisCAMTONTOACLS
Valuation 36 #61 of 94 57 #41 of 94 72 #27 of 94
Growth 30 #65 of 92 32 #63 of 92 4 #88 of 92
Profitability 51 #44 of 88 56 #39 of 88 45 #49 of 88
Financial Health 53 #46 of 96 56 #43 of 96 64 #35 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 94 #5 of 72 87 #10 of 72
Overall 42 59 55
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ACLS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAMTONTOACLSSPY
1 month -17.1%-27.2%-13.0% +0.7%
3 months -7.7%-11.4%-10.5% +3.7%
6 months -34.0%-24.8%-19.5% +7.1%
Year to date +19.1%+40.5%+39.4% +12.8%
1 year -1.2%+61.8%+34.7% +11.9%
3 years +150.4%+98.0%-11.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.8%+25.6%-3.9% +22.8%
5 years +225.9%+180.0%+103.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.7%+22.9%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years +4,165.0%—+742.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +45.6%—+23.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAMTONTOACLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%72.1%69.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.2%72.9%71.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.863.182.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.860.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.2%-62.8%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-41.4%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $207.46$378.45$191.60 $779.14
52-week low $94.40$124.09$74.12 $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.

MultipleCAMTONTOACLS
P/E now vs peer median 153.7xmedian 46.4x 82.6xmedian 46.4x 37.2xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 7.8x 9.7xmedian 7.8x 4.0xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 41.2xmedian 27.5x 28.6xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.1x 43.1xmedian 40.1x 52.8xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 4.7x 5.7xmedian 4.7x 3.2xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -6.92median 2.10 -9.39median 2.10 -1.71median 2.10

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 monthsCAMTONTOACLS
Revenue $509.02M $1.12B $866.07M
Gross profit $254.77M $564.06M $372.51M
Operating income $118.02M $134.61M $89.42M
Net income $56.14M $132.61M $92.79M
Free cash flow – $252.47M $65.55M
R&D $57.52M $142.63M $112.26M
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $2.67 $2.98
Cash & equivalents $215.23M $1.25B $155.00M
Shares (diluted) 49.37M 49.68M 31.13M
Enterprise value $4.19B $5.69B $1.42B

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
MetricCAMTONTOACLS
P/E 153.7x 82.6x 37.2x
P/FCF – 43.1x 52.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 40.8x 45.9x
P/S 11.4x 9.7x 4.0x
P/B 8.2x 5.7x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 6.5x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 41.2x 28.6x
EV/EBIT 46.6x 66.8x 34.2x
EV/Revenue 10.8x 8.0x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 35.6x 46.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 33.8x 40.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.92 -9.39 -1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOACLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 8.1% -3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 7.7% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 5.6% -7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 5.4% -5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% -29.5% -44.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -8.3% -26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.6% -33.7% -41.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -8.6% -23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.8% -34.5% -40.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% -8.8% -21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.5% -45.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% -33.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.9% -46.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% -35.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOACLS
Gross margin 50.1% 50.4% 43.0%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% 12.4%
Operating margin 23.2% 12.0% 10.3%
Pretax margin 9.2% 14.1% 12.3%
Net margin 7.4% 11.8% 10.7%
FCF margin – 22.5% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.8% 8.7%
Return on equity 8.1% 6.5% 8.8%
Return on assets 4.3% 4.4% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 4.8% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOACLS
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 48.0% 23.1%
Equity / assets 53.0% 52.0% 76.9%
Interest coverage – – 17.2x
Current ratio 7.4x 9.7x 4.9x
Quick ratio 3.6x 8.2x 2.8x
Cash ratio 2.4x 6.9x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 7.39 5.18 8.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOACLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.7% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.7% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusCAMTONTOACLS
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 26.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $8.42FY2026 $4.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026 -13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +43.5% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $568.64MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $920.94MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +41.1% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAMTONTOACLS
Held by institutions 41.7% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 235 689 442
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.5% +2.3% -5.0%
Institutions buying 126 376 234
Institutions selling 68 232 143
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.62 1.64

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.

CAMTONTOACLS
CAMT 1.00 0.77 0.64
ONTO 0.77 1.00 0.71
ACLS 0.64 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAMT, ONTO and ACLS?

Onto Innovation (ONTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camtek (CAMT) $5.29B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $9.85B, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) $3.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAMT, ONTO and ACLS?

Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camtek (CAMT) 140.5x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 74.3x, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 32.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Camtek (CAMT) 36.6x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 26.3x, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 26.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Onto Innovation (ONTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) -3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Onto Innovation (ONTO) has the highest net margin (Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Onto Innovation (ONTO) returned the most: Camtek (CAMT) -1.2%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +61.8%, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) +34.7%. Over five years, Camtek (CAMT) compounded fastest (Camtek (CAMT) +26.7%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.9%/yr, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) has been the steadiest (Camtek (CAMT) 71.1%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.1%, Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 69.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAMT, ONTO and ACLS?

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