ENTG vs Q vs AXTI Stock Comparison

Entegris, Qnity Electronics and Axt 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
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.68 -2.4% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.67B
P/E
43.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.24%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
8 wins
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

12 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 8, Axt 3, Entegris 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENTGQAXTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.45B $25.67B $3.99B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.4x 43.9x 119.2x Q
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.0x 28.2x 73.3x Q
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +14.8% +90.3% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 11.2% — Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 8.3% — Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x — Q
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.25% 0.24% — ENTG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.2% +30.5% +761.1% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr — +49.5%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.4% 55.3% 150.7% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 59/100 — Q

Percentile Scorecard

ENTGQAXTI

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

AxisENTGQAXTI
Valuation 63 #35 of 94 37 #60 of 94 15 #80 of 94
Growth 59 #38 of 92 52 #45 of 92 96 #5 of 92
Profitability 63 #33 of 88 88 #11 of 86 –
Financial Health 8 #88 of 96 65 #33 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 23 #56 of 72 56 #32 of 71 –
Overall 43 59 –
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENTGQAXTISPY
1 month +3.4%-2.4%-22.1% +0.7%
3 months +36.6%-6.0%+29.7% +3.7%
6 months +13.2%-12.8%-23.2% +7.1%
Year to date +89.9%+50.3%+272.4% +12.8%
1 year +69.2%+30.5%+761.1% +11.9%
3 years +82.6%—+2,899.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.2%—+210.9% +22.8%
5 years +13.7%—+645.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%—+49.5% +10.9%
10 years +896.9%—+1,068.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.9%—+27.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENTGQAXTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.4%55.3%150.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%58.7%141.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.352.664.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.000.555.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-38.1%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-30.2%-56.8% -1.2%
52-week high $184.00$175.64$140.83 $779.14
52-week low $68.80$73.54$7.07 $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.

MultipleENTGQAXTI
P/E now vs peer median 62.4xmedian 46.4x 43.9xmedian 21.0x 119.2xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 7.8x 4.9xmedian 1.4x 23.2xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 27.5x 16.7xmedian 12.9x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 40.1x 31.1xmedian 15.5x —median 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x —median 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 2.10 —median 1.68 2.22median 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 monthsENTGQAXTI
Revenue $3.52B $5.21B $172.00M
Gross profit $1.66B $2.41B $73.51M
Operating income $641.70M $1.34B $33.89M
Net income $392.80M $630.00M $37.27M
Free cash flow $616.00M $825.00M –
R&D $324.60M $374.00M $11.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.55 $2.79 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $356.50M $961.00M $485.47M
Total debt $3.26B $4.02B –
Shares (diluted) 153.90M 210.20M 63.47M
Enterprise value $22.93B $23.09B $3.99B

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
MetricENTGQAXTI
P/E 62.4x 43.9x 119.2x
P/FCF 39.7x 31.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 30.6x 22.0x –
P/S 6.9x 4.9x 23.2x
P/B 5.6x 3.4x –
P/Tangible book 6.9x 3.9x –
EV/EBITDA 27.5x 16.7x –
EV/EBIT 42.6x 21.5x –
EV/Revenue 7.8x 5.5x 23.2x
EV/FCF 44.4x 34.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.3x 24.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 – 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENTGQAXTI
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 14.8% 90.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 13.3% 579.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – 62.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.1% 11.6% 239.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 55.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% -23.6% 249.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% – 67.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% -26.4% 194.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.5% – 53.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 125.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENTGQAXTI
Gross margin 47.1% 46.2% –
EBITDA margin 28.2% 33.0% –
Operating margin 18.2% 25.6% –
Pretax margin 12.6% 16.9% –
Net margin 11.1% 11.2% –
FCF margin 17.5% 15.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.6% 22.4% –
Return on equity 9.3% 8.4% –
Return on assets 4.6% 4.4% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 8.3% 10.5% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENTGQAXTI
Debt / assets 38.2% 28.1% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 47.3% 19.3%
Equity / assets 50.7% 52.7% –
Interest coverage 3.4x 7.1x –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.0x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 4.62 3.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENTGQAXTI
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% –
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.

ConsensusENTGQAXTI
Forward P/E 42.0xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 73.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.81FY2026 $4.35FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.5%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +21.8% +159.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.43BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 $215.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +143.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +23.3% +117.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENTGQAXTI
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.2% 70.1%
Institutions holding 746 1,326 259
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +4.4% +41.3%
Institutions buying 431 659 205
Institutions selling 227 439 47
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.50 4.36

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.

ENTGQAXTI
ENTG 1.00 0.75 0.44
Q 0.75 1.00 0.42
AXTI 0.44 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENTG, Q and AXTI?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entegris (ENTG) $24.45B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $25.67B, Axt (AXTI) $3.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENTG, Q and AXTI?

Qnity Electronics (Q) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entegris (ENTG) 62.4x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.9x, Axt (AXTI) 119.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qnity Electronics (Q) is cheapest (Entegris (ENTG) 42.0x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 28.2x, Axt (AXTI) 73.3x). 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%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Axt (AXTI) +90.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Entegris (ENTG) 11.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Entegris (ENTG) 7.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Entegris (ENTG) +69.2%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +30.5%, Axt (AXTI) +761.1%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Entegris (ENTG) +2.6%/yr, Axt (AXTI) +49.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Entegris (ENTG) has the highest dividend yield: Entegris (ENTG) 0.25%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.24%. Axt (AXTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Entegris (ENTG) 69.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%, Axt (AXTI) 150.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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