ENTG vs AXTI vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Entegris, Axt and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENTG Entegris Inc
$160.00 +3.4% 1M +69.2% 1Y
Market cap
$24.45B
P/E
62.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
0.25%
Semiconductor Materials Technology
1 win
AXTI Axt Inc
$60.88 -22.1% 1M +761.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99B
P/E
119.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.00M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kulicke & Soffa Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kulicke & Soffa Industries 6, Axt 3, Entegris 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENTGAXTIKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.45B $3.99B $4.17B ENTG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.4x 119.2x 36.0x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.0x 73.3x 19.6x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +90.3% +44.4% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 12.2% KLIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.25% — 1.01% KLIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.2% +761.1% +100.7% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +49.5%/yr +6.9%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.4% 150.7% 58.7% KLIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 — 56/100 KLIC

Percentile Scorecard

ENTGAXTIKLIC

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

AxisENTGAXTIKLIC
Valuation 63 #35 of 94 15 #80 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Growth 59 #38 of 92 96 #5 of 92 66 #32 of 92
Profitability 63 #33 of 88 – 55 #40 of 88
Financial Health 8 #88 of 96 – 57 #42 of 96
Shareholder Returns 23 #56 of 72 – 39 #44 of 72
Overall 43 – 56
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENTGAXTIKLICSPY
1 month +3.4%-22.1%-15.0% +0.7%
3 months +36.6%+29.7%-9.8% +3.7%
6 months +13.2%-23.2%-6.8% +7.1%
Year to date +89.9%+272.4%+74.9% +12.8%
1 year +69.2%+761.1%+100.7% +11.9%
3 years +82.6%+2,899.0%+86.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.2%+210.9%+23.1% +22.8%
5 years +13.7%+645.2%+39.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%+49.5%+6.9% +10.9%
10 years +896.9%+1,068.5%+501.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.9%+27.9%+19.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENTGAXTIKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.4%150.7%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%141.9%63.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.354.222.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.005.051.71 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-88.1%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-56.8%-40.5% -1.2%
52-week high $184.00$140.83$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $68.80$7.07$35.29 $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.

MultipleENTGAXTIKLIC
P/E now vs peer median 62.4xmedian 46.4x 119.2xmedian 46.4x 36.0xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 7.8x 23.2xmedian 7.8x 4.4xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x 25.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x 101.4xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x 4.6xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 2.10 2.22median 2.10 4.46median 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 monthsENTGAXTIKLIC
Revenue $3.52B $172.00M $950.21M
Gross profit $1.66B $73.51M $457.82M
Operating income $641.70M $33.89M $125.54M
Net income $392.80M $37.27M $115.74M
Free cash flow $616.00M – $41.13M
R&D $324.60M $11.00M $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $2.55 $0.49 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $356.50M $485.47M $368.57M
Total debt $3.26B – –
Shares (diluted) 153.90M 63.47M 53.43M
Enterprise value $22.93B $3.99B $2.17B

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
MetricENTGAXTIKLIC
P/E 62.4x 119.2x 36.0x
P/FCF 39.7x – 101.4x
P/Operating cash flow 30.6x – 75.7x
P/S 6.9x 23.2x 4.4x
P/B 5.6x – 4.6x
P/Tangible book 6.9x – 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.5x – 25.8x
EV/EBIT 42.6x – 29.1x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 23.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF 44.4x – 88.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.3x – 66.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 2.22 4.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 90.3% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 27.9% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 579.1% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 62.0% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.1% 239.4% 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 55.8% 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 249.0% 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 67.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% 194.2% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 53.6% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% – -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.2% – -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 125.5% – -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIKLIC
Gross margin 47.1% – 48.2%
EBITDA margin 28.2% – 14.9%
Operating margin 18.2% – 13.2%
Pretax margin 12.6% – 15.2%
Net margin 11.1% – 12.2%
FCF margin 17.5% – 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 22.6% – 5.8%
Return on equity 9.3% – 13.1%
Return on assets 4.6% 3.2% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – –
Return on capital employed 8.3% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIKLIC
Debt / assets 38.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 5.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 19.3% 30.9%
Equity / assets 50.7% – 69.1%
Interest coverage 3.4x – 836.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 3.8x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score 4.62 – 9.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENTGAXTIKLIC
Dividend yield 0.3% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.1% – 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 104.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%

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.

ConsensusENTGAXTIKLIC
Forward P/E 42.0xFY2026 73.3xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $0.83FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.5%FY2026 – +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +159.0% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.43BFY2026 $215.33MFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +143.8%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +117.5% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENTGAXTIKLIC
Held by institutions 100.0% 70.1% 92.8%
Institutions holding 746 259 465
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +41.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 431 205 267
Institutions selling 227 47 151
Buyers to sellers 1.90 4.36 1.77

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.

ENTGAXTIKLIC
ENTG 1.00 0.44 0.68
AXTI 0.44 1.00 0.46
KLIC 0.68 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENTG, AXTI and KLIC?

Entegris (ENTG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entegris (ENTG) $24.45B, Axt (AXTI) $3.99B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENTG, AXTI and KLIC?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entegris (ENTG) 62.4x, Axt (AXTI) 119.2x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 36.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Entegris (ENTG) 42.0x, Axt (AXTI) 73.3x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 19.6x). 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) +9.4%, Axt (AXTI) +90.3%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest net margin (Entegris (ENTG) 11.1%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Entegris (ENTG) +69.2%, Axt (AXTI) +761.1%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +100.7%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Entegris (ENTG) +2.6%/yr, Axt (AXTI) +49.5%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest dividend yield: Entegris (ENTG) 0.25%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 1.01%. Axt (AXTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has been the steadiest (Entegris (ENTG) 69.4%, Axt (AXTI) 150.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 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.