ENTG vs Q vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Entegris, Qnity Electronics and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENTG Entegris Inc
$134.52 -10.9% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.43B
P/E
70.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$109.85 -11.8% 1M
Market cap
$23.93B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kulicke & Soffa Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kulicke & Soffa Industries 7, Qnity Electronics 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENTGQKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.43B $23.93B $3.95B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.1x 40.8x 34.1x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.4x 25.3x 18.1x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +14.8% +44.4% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 11.2% 12.2% KLIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 8.3% — Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x — Q
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% KLIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% — +83.5% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr — +6.0%/yr KLIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.9% 55.2% 58.7% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 61/100 57/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

ENTGQKLIC

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

AxisENTGQKLIC
Valuation 65 #34 of 95 39 #58 of 94 63 #36 of 95
Growth 61 #37 of 93 52 #45 of 92 67 #31 of 93
Profitability 61 #36 of 91 88 #12 of 89 57 #40 of 91
Financial Health 10 #92 of 102 68 #32 of 97 60 #41 of 102
Shareholder Returns 27 #56 of 76 58 #30 of 70 40 #46 of 76
Overall 45 61 57
  • ENTG ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KLIC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENTGQKLICSPY
1 month -10.9%-11.8%-18.9% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%-18.7%-27.3% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%-24.0%-16.0% +6.4%
Year to date +59.7%+34.5%+61.8% +11.4%
1 year +48.2%—+83.5% +13.1%
3 years +47.5%—+74.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.8%—+20.4% +21.5%
5 years -2.0%—+33.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.4%—+6.0% +10.9%
10 years +732.4%—+450.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.6%—+18.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureENTGQKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.9%55.2%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.0%58.5%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.312.642.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70—1.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-38.1%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-37.5%-44.9% -2.5%
52-week high $184.00$175.64$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $68.80$73.54$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.

MultipleENTGQKLIC
P/E now vs peer median 67.3xmedian 41.5x 39.3xmedian 21.5x 33.3xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 6.9x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 4.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 27.3x 15.1xmedian 12.4x 23.6xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 35.6x 27.9xmedian 15.5x 93.8xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 4.2x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.41median 2.31 —median 1.70 4.13median 2.31

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 monthsENTGQKLIC
Revenue $3.33B $5.21B $950.21M
Gross profit $1.51B $2.41B $457.82M
Operating income $533.70M $1.34B $125.54M
Net income $305.50M $630.00M $115.74M
Free cash flow $575.20M $825.00M $41.13M
R&D $318.00M $374.00M $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $2.79 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $353.60M $961.00M $368.57M
Total debt $3.46B $9.77B –
Shares (diluted) 153.60M 210.20M 53.43M
Enterprise value $19.87B $21.07B $1.95B

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
MetricENTGQKLIC
P/E 67.3x 39.3x 33.3x
P/FCF 35.7x 27.9x 93.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.3x 19.7x 70.0x
P/S 6.2x 4.4x 4.1x
P/B 4.9x 3.0x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 3.5x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 26.1x 15.1x 23.6x
EV/EBIT 44.3x 19.5x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 5.0x 3.5x
EV/FCF 41.1x 31.6x 81.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.3x 22.3x 60.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.41 – 4.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENTGQKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 14.8% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 13.3% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% 11.6% 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% -23.6% 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.5% – 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.2% -26.4% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.6% – 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% – -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 118.7% – -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 129.7% – -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENTGQKLIC
Gross margin 45.5% 46.2% 48.2%
EBITDA margin 27.2% 33.0% 14.9%
Operating margin 16.0% 25.6% 13.2%
Pretax margin 9.9% 16.9% 15.2%
Net margin 9.2% 11.2% 12.2%
FCF margin 17.3% 15.8% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 23.5% 22.4% 5.8%
Return on equity 7.5% 8.4% 13.1%
Return on assets 3.6% 4.4% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 6.8% 10.5% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.7% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENTGQKLIC
Debt / assets 41.1% 28.1% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 6.0x 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 47.3% 30.9%
Equity / assets 49.4% 52.7% 69.1%
Interest coverage 2.8x 7.1x 836.9x
Current ratio 3.0x 2.0x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.5x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.95 2.85 8.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENTGQKLIC
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.5% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% 37.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% 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.

ConsensusENTGQKLIC
Forward P/E 35.4xFY2026 25.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.80FY2026 $4.34FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% +21.7% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.43BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +23.3% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENTGQKLIC
Held by institutions 100.0% – 92.8%
Institutions holding 745 – 464
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% – +1.6%
Institutions buying 431 – 267
Institutions selling 226 – 150
Buyers to sellers 1.91 – 1.78

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.

ENTGQKLIC
ENTG 1.00 0.74 0.67
Q 0.74 1.00 0.55
KLIC 0.67 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENTG, Q and KLIC?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entegris (ENTG) $21.43B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $23.93B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $3.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENTG, Q and KLIC?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entegris (ENTG) 70.1x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 40.8x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Entegris (ENTG) 35.4x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 25.3x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entegris (ENTG) +3.2%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest net margin (Entegris (ENTG) 9.2%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Entegris (ENTG) 6.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Entegris (ENTG) +48.2%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +83.5%. Over five years, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) compounded fastest (Entegris (ENTG) -0.4%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest dividend yield: Entegris (ENTG) 0.00%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%. Entegris (ENTG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Entegris (ENTG) 68.9%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, 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, Q 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 7. 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.