FORM vs ASML vs KEYS Stock Comparison

Formfactor, Asml Holding and Keysight Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FORM Formfactor Inc
$98.51 -25.0% 1M +129.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.89B
P/E
68.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 5, Formfactor 4, Asml Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFORMASMLKEYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.89B $616.92B $55.73B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.4x 56.4x 44.2x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 34.7x 29.4x KEYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +22.9% +25.5% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 29.1% 19.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — 13.4% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x — -0.1x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +129.9% +51.7% +86.8% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.6%/yr +14.4%/yr +12.3%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.1% 46.8% 45.0% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 45/100 63/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

FORMASMLKEYS

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

AxisFORMASMLKEYS
Valuation 29 #80 of 112 18 #78 of 95 27 #82 of 112
Growth 96 #5 of 109 82 #18 of 93 64 #40 of 109
Profitability 76 #26 of 105 78 #21 of 91 89 #13 of 105
Financial Health 91 #11 of 117 13 #89 of 102 54 #54 of 117
Shareholder Returns 40 #50 of 82 36 #49 of 76 80 #17 of 82
Overall 66 45 63
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFORMASMLKEYSSPY
1 month -25.0%-9.9%-11.0% -1.0%
3 months -5.3%-10.5%-1.3% +2.9%
6 months -36.5%+7.8%-9.3% +6.4%
Year to date +76.6%+46.9%+54.8% +11.4%
1 year +129.9%+51.7%+86.8% +13.1%
3 years +198.6%+161.6%+157.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +44.0%+37.8%+37.1% +21.5%
5 years +165.2%+96.2%+78.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.6%+14.4%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years +870.5%+1,393.3%+868.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.5%+31.0%+25.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFORMASMLKEYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.1%46.8%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.4%46.2%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.962.251.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.101.93 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-56.9%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-21.0%-18.9% -2.5%
52-week high $159.93$1,989.44$387.90 $779.14
52-week low $42.42$966.57$167.77 $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.

MultipleFORMASMLKEYS
P/E now vs peer median 66.6xmedian 31.3x 55.8xmedian 41.5x 42.7xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 2.6x 16.1xmedian 6.9x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 19.6x —median 27.3x 31.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 28.3x 48.4xmedian 35.6x 36.5xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 26.3xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.15 2.31median 2.31 8.75median 1.15

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 monthsFORMASMLKEYS
Revenue $902.23M $37.62B $6.58B
Gross profit $389.11M $19.58B $4.26B
Operating income $115.94M – $1.33B
Net income $115.47M – $1.26B
Free cash flow $136.12M – $1.47B
R&D $120.97M – $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $1.45 $28.13 $7.28
Cash & equivalents $109.76M $15.17B $2.61B
Total debt $48.82M $5.16B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 79.61M 388.90M 173.00M
Enterprise value $6.70B $572.61B $46.66B

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
MetricFORMASMLKEYS
P/E 66.6x 55.8x 42.7x
P/FCF 56.5x 48.4x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow 42.8x – 33.4x
P/S 8.5x 16.1x 8.1x
P/B 6.9x 26.3x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 27.0x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x – 31.0x
EV/EBIT 63.5x – 40.1x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 15.8x 8.1x
EV/FCF 54.1x – 36.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.0x – 33.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 2.31 8.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFORMASMLKEYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 22.9% 25.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 19.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.6% 24.9% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 20.6% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 180.9% – 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.2% – -2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.9% – 131.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 162.2% – 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.0% 35.2% 131.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 160.2% 24.2% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.0% – 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.1% – 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,646% – 3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 212.7% – 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFORMASMLKEYS
Gross margin 43.1% 52.0% 64.7%
EBITDA margin 17.0% – 26.2%
Operating margin 12.9% – 20.3%
Pretax margin 14.1% – 21.5%
Net margin 12.8% 29.1% 19.1%
FCF margin 15.1% – 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 19.9% – 24.4%
Return on equity 10.2% – 19.8%
Return on assets 8.5% – 10.8%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – 13.4%
Return on capital employed 10.2% – 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% – 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFORMASMLKEYS
Debt / assets 0.9% 8.7% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 17.2% 61.2% 44.9%
Equity / assets 82.8% 38.8% 55.1%
Interest coverage – – 12.3x
Current ratio 4.1x 1.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 21.65 – 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORMASMLKEYS
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.6% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusFORMASMLKEYS
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 34.7xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $45.25FY2026 $10.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.3%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +43.0% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $982.39MFY2026 $47.33BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.1%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.5% +41.3% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFORMASMLKEYS
Held by institutions 92.0% 19.8% 89.8%
Institutions holding 509 2,488 1,246
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.7% +8.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 304 1,356 674
Institutions selling 168 781 380
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.74 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.

FORMASMLKEYS
FORM 1.00 0.69 0.67
ASML 0.69 1.00 0.60
KEYS 0.67 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORM, ASML and KEYS?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formfactor (FORM) $7.89B, Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $55.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORM, ASML and KEYS?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formfactor (FORM) 68.4x, Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is cheapest (Formfactor (FORM) 31.3x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Formfactor (FORM) +129.9%, Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +86.8%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Formfactor (FORM) +21.6%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Formfactor (FORM) 87.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FORM, ASML and KEYS?

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