ENTG vs AXTI vs ASYS Stock Comparison

Entegris, Axt and Amtech Systems Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENTG Entegris Inc
$159.32 +5.8% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.52B
P/E
80.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
4 wins
AXTI Axt Inc
$64.38 -12.6% 1M +875.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 wins
ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$13.69 -13.6% 1M +73.3% 1Y
Market cap
$210.29M
P/E
52.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Entegris leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Entegris 4, Amtech Systems 3, Axt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENTGAXTIASYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.52B $3.71B $210.29M ENTG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.3x -2,458x 52.6x ASYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.8x 77.6x 41.5x ASYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +35.4% -2.4% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% -1.3% 4.9% ENTG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 0.0% — ENTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +73.7% +875.5% +73.3% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr +51.2%/yr -1.8%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.4% 150.7% 88.1% ENTG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 52/100 59/100 ASYS

Percentile Scorecard

ENTGAXTIASYS

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

AxisENTGAXTIASYS
Valuation 61 #37 of 94 18 #77 of 94 95 #6 of 94
Growth 57 #40 of 92 89 #11 of 92 77 #22 of 92
Profitability 63 #34 of 90 21 #71 of 90 51 #45 of 90
Financial Health 10 #89 of 99 78 #23 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Shareholder Returns 28 #53 of 73 – 4 #70 of 73
Overall 44 52 59
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASYS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENTGAXTIASYSSPY
1 month +5.8%-12.6%-13.6% +0.9%
3 months +48.9%+74.1%+0.3% +5.9%
6 months +6.7%-9.4%-17.4% +8.5%
Year to date +89.1%+293.8%+9.1% +13.3%
1 year +73.7%+875.5%+73.3% +12.4%
3 years +81.4%+3,010.1%+87.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.0%+214.7%+23.3% +23.5%
5 years +13.2%+688.0%-8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.5%+51.2%-1.8% +11.0%
10 years +892.6%+1,135.7%+203.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.8%+28.6%+11.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureENTGAXTIASYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.4%150.7%88.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%142.2%96.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.364.212.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.065.810.83 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-88.1%-78.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-54.3%-42.9% -0.9%
52-week high $184.00$140.83$23.99 $779.14
52-week low $68.80$6.60$7.05 $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.

MultipleENTGAXTIASYS
P/E now vs peer median 79.7xmedian 46.0x -2,609xmedian 46.0x 52.8xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.9x 36.2xmedian 7.9x 2.9xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x 17.3xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 41.4x —median 41.4x 27.4xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.6x 4.6xmedian 4.6x 2.1xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 2.30 -296.02median 2.30 -51.46median 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 monthsENTGAXTIASYS
Revenue $3.33B $116.56M $81.67M
Gross profit $1.51B $33.85M $38.27M
Operating income $533.70M -$1.28M $6.62M
Net income $305.50M -$156.00K $4.00M
Free cash flow $575.20M – $8.74M
R&D $318.00M $9.58M $3.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $-0.02 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $353.60M $412.17M $83.11M
Total debt $3.46B $278.80M –
Shares (diluted) 153.60M 63.47M 16.04M
Enterprise value $22.97B $2.96B $62.78M

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
MetricENTGAXTIASYS
P/E 79.7x -2,609x 52.8x
P/FCF 42.3x – 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 31.2x – 25.0x
P/S 7.3x 36.2x 2.9x
P/B 5.9x 4.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 4.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 30.3x – 17.3x
EV/EBIT 51.4x -2,786x 23.7x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 30.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 47.7x – 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.1x – 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 -296.02 -51.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIASYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 35.4% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 5.2% -11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 229.2% 36.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 3.9% -5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% 95.2% 121.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 45.1% 121.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% 99.4% 112.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.5% 41.9% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.2% 95.7% 111.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 8.8% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% – 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – 49.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 118.7% – 40.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 129.7% – 42.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIASYS
Gross margin 45.5% 29.0% 46.9%
EBITDA margin 27.2% – 11.1%
Operating margin 16.0% -1.1% 8.1%
Pretax margin 9.9% 3.0% 8.0%
Net margin 9.2% -1.3% 4.9%
FCF margin 17.3% – 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.5% – 11.7%
Return on equity 7.5% 0.0% 4.7%
Return on assets 3.6% 0.0% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 6.8% -0.2% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIASYS
Debt / assets 41.1% 8.2% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – –
Debt / FCF 6.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 16.9% 26.2%
Equity / assets 49.4% 83.1% 73.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x – 254.5x
Current ratio 3.0x 4.8x 5.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 6.3x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 6.0x 3.5x
Altman Z-score 4.48 14.23 4.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIASYS
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – -24.2%
Shareholder yield 0.2% – -24.2%
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.

ConsensusENTGAXTIASYS
Forward P/E 41.8xFY2026 77.6xFY2026 41.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $0.83FY2026 $0.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +159.0% +121.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.43BFY2026 $215.33MFY2026 $87.86MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +143.8%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +117.5% +10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENTGAXTIASYS
Held by institutions 100.0% 70.1% 59.5%
Institutions holding 745 259 111
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +41.3% +39.6%
Institutions buying 431 205 85
Institutions selling 226 47 20
Buyers to sellers 1.91 4.36 4.25

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.

ENTGAXTIASYS
ENTG 1.00 0.44 0.47
AXTI 0.44 1.00 0.34
ASYS 0.47 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENTG, AXTI and ASYS?

Entegris (ENTG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entegris (ENTG) $24.52B, Axt (AXTI) $3.71B, Amtech Systems (ASYS) $210.29M.

Which stock is cheaper, ENTG, AXTI and ASYS?

Amtech Systems (ASYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entegris (ENTG) 80.3x, Axt (AXTI) -2,458x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 52.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amtech Systems (ASYS) is cheapest (Entegris (ENTG) 41.8x, Axt (AXTI) 77.6x, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 41.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entegris (ENTG) +3.2%, Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entegris (ENTG) has the highest net margin (Entegris (ENTG) 9.2%, Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Entegris (ENTG) leads (Entegris (ENTG) 6.5%, Axt (AXTI) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Entegris (ENTG) +73.7%, Axt (AXTI) +875.5%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) +73.3%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Entegris (ENTG) +2.5%/yr, Axt (AXTI) +51.2%/yr, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entegris (ENTG) has been the steadiest (Entegris (ENTG) 69.4%, Axt (AXTI) 150.7%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENTG, AXTI and ASYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entegris (ENTG) leads on 4. 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.