CAMT vs ONTO vs KLAC Stock Comparison

Camtek, Onto Innovation and Kla Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$128.78 -9.7% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.77B
P/E
153.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$223.75 -22.5% 1M +71.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.94B
P/E
82.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$158.77 -16.1% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$220.00B
P/E
43.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.06B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Kla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kla 5, Onto Innovation 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAMTONTOKLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.77B $10.94B $220.00B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 153.1x 82.5x 43.9x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.2x 26.6x 28.0x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +8.1% +12.2% KLAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 11.8% — 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 +8.7% +71.2% +31.6% ONTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.1%/yr +23.1%/yr +33.6%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.6% 72.3% 61.5% KLAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 59/100 43/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

CAMTONTOKLAC

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

AxisCAMTONTOKLAC
Valuation 38 #59 of 94 58 #40 of 94 36 #61 of 94
Growth 33 #62 of 92 31 #64 of 92 54 #43 of 92
Profitability 56 #40 of 90 60 #37 of 90 92 #8 of 90
Financial Health 50 #50 of 99 55 #45 of 99 5 #94 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 93 #6 of 73 29 #52 of 73
Overall 44 59 43
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAMTONTOKLACSPY
1 month -9.7%-22.5%-16.1% +0.9%
3 months +1.4%+2.4%-6.7% +5.9%
6 months -31.4%-21.3%-12.6% +8.5%
Year to date +21.1%+41.7%+30.7% +13.3%
1 year +8.7%+71.2%+31.6% +12.4%
3 years +157.4%+94.8%+246.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.1%+24.9%+51.4% +23.5%
5 years +231.3%+182.5%+325.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +27.1%+23.1%+33.6% +11.0%
10 years +4,236.0%—+2,026.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +45.8%—+35.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCAMTONTOKLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.6%72.3%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.4%73.2%65.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.863.182.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.990.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.2%-62.8%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.9%-40.9%-47.4% -0.9%
52-week high $207.46$378.45$301.71 $779.14
52-week low $94.40$124.09$109.71 $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.

MultipleCAMTONTOKLAC
P/E now vs peer median 156.3xmedian 46.0x 83.4xmedian 46.0x 41.5xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 7.9x 9.8xmedian 7.9x 14.8xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x 41.6xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 41.4x 43.5xmedian 41.4x 68.2xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 4.6x 5.7xmedian 4.6x 31.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -7.04median 2.30 -9.47median 2.30 2.20median 2.30

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 monthsCAMTONTOKLAC
Revenue $509.02M $1.12B $14.06B
Gross profit $254.77M $564.06M –
Operating income $118.02M $134.61M –
Net income $56.14M $132.61M $5.02B
Free cash flow – $252.47M –
R&D $57.52M $142.63M $1.53B
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $2.67 $3.80
Cash & equivalents $215.23M $1.25B $1.53B
Shares (diluted) 49.37M 49.68M 1.32B
Enterprise value $4.66B $6.78B $220.00B

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
MetricCAMTONTOKLAC
P/E 156.3x 83.4x 41.5x
P/FCF – 43.5x 68.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 41.2x 43.5x
P/S 11.6x 9.8x 14.8x
P/B 8.3x 5.7x 31.8x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 6.6x 32.9x
EV/EBITDA – 41.6x –
EV/EBIT 47.4x 67.5x –
EV/Revenue 11.0x 8.1x 14.8x
EV/FCF – 36.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 34.1x 43.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.04 -9.47 2.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOKLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 8.1% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 7.7% 11.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 5.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% -29.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -8.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -65.6% -33.7% 18.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -8.6% 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.8% -34.5% 18.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% -8.8% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.5% 12.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% 10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOKLAC
Gross margin 50.1% 50.4% –
EBITDA margin – 19.5% –
Operating margin 23.2% 12.0% –
Pretax margin 9.2% 14.1% –
Net margin 7.4% 11.8% –
FCF margin – 22.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 23.8% 33.9%
Return on equity 8.1% 6.5% 77.9%
Return on assets 4.3% 4.4% 27.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 4.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOKLAC
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 48.0% 64.6%
Equity / assets 53.0% 52.0% 35.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 7.4x 9.7x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.6x 8.2x –
Cash ratio 2.4x 6.9x –
Altman Z-score 7.48 5.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAMTONTOKLAC
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.7% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusCAMTONTOKLAC
Forward P/E 37.2xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 28.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $8.42FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +43.5% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $568.64MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +41.1% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAMTONTOKLAC
Held by institutions 41.7% 98.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 234 688 2,478
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.5% +2.3% +4.2%
Institutions buying 126 376 1,285
Institutions selling 68 232 982
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.62 1.31

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.

CAMTONTOKLAC
CAMT 1.00 0.77 0.74
ONTO 0.77 1.00 0.82
KLAC 0.74 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAMT, ONTO and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camtek (CAMT) $5.77B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.94B, Kla (KLAC) $220.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAMT, ONTO and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camtek (CAMT) 153.1x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 82.5x, Kla (KLAC) 43.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Camtek (CAMT) 37.2x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 26.6x, Kla (KLAC) 28.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kla (KLAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Kla (KLAC) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Onto Innovation (ONTO) returned the most: Camtek (CAMT) +8.7%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +71.2%, Kla (KLAC) +31.6%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Camtek (CAMT) +27.1%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +23.1%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +33.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kla (KLAC) has been the steadiest (Camtek (CAMT) 71.6%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.3%, Kla (KLAC) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.