FORM vs KEYS vs ASML Stock Comparison

Formfactor, Keysight Technologies and Asml Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FORM Formfactor Inc
$106.85 -17.6% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.35B
P/E
72.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$630.38B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.68%
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.

QuestionFORMKEYSASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.35B $57.22B $630.38B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.2x 45.6x 58.1x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.9x 31.4x 34.3x KEYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +25.5% +22.9% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 19.1% 29.1% 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 — — 0.68% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +144.1% +100.4% +54.3% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.1%/yr +13.4%/yr +15.0%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.2% 45.2% 46.8% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 47/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

FORMKEYSASML

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

AxisFORMKEYSASML
Valuation 28 #81 of 112 27 #82 of 112 18 #77 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 109 65 #39 of 109 82 #17 of 92
Profitability 77 #25 of 104 88 #13 of 104 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 91 #11 of 116 52 #56 of 116 13 #86 of 99
Shareholder Returns 44 #46 of 81 81 #16 of 81 42 #43 of 73
Overall 67 63 47
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFORMKEYSASMLSPY
1 month -17.6%-7.2%-6.2% -0.2%
3 months +21.1%+10.2%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months -20.4%+1.2%+18.1% +8.2%
Year to date +91.6%+65.4%+52.9% +12.9%
1 year +144.1%+100.4%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years +228.0%+181.7%+177.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.6%+41.3%+40.5% +23.3%
5 years +171.7%+87.4%+101.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.1%+13.4%+15.0% +10.9%
10 years +913.8%+922.0%+1,471.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +26.1%+26.2%+31.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFORMKEYSASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.2%45.2%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.4%44.1%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.001.932.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.652.221.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-42.6%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-13.3%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $159.93$387.90$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $42.42$167.77$966.57 $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.

MultipleFORMKEYSASML
P/E now vs peer median 72.2xmedian 33.2x 45.6xmedian 33.2x 58.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 2.8x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 16.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.3xmedian 20.0x 33.1xmedian 20.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 61.3xmedian 29.8x 39.0xmedian 29.8x 50.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 27.4xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 1.17 9.34median 1.17 2.40median 2.28

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 monthsFORMKEYSASML
Revenue $902.23M $6.58B $37.62B
Gross profit $389.11M $4.26B $19.58B
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 $7.28 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $109.76M $2.61B $15.17B
Total debt $11.64M $2.52B $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 79.61M 173.00M 388.90M
Enterprise value $7.16B $48.16B $586.07B

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
MetricFORMKEYSASML
P/E 72.2x 45.6x 58.1x
P/FCF 61.3x 39.0x 50.3x
P/Operating cash flow 46.4x 35.7x –
P/S 9.3x 8.7x 16.8x
P/B 7.5x 8.7x 27.4x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 10.5x 28.1x
EV/EBITDA 52.3x 33.1x –
EV/EBIT 69.1x 42.9x –
EV/Revenue 8.9x 8.7x 16.5x
EV/FCF 58.9x 38.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 44.6x 35.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 9.34 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 25.5% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 5.6% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.6% 30.2% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.8% 20.6%
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% 131.6% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 160.2% 4.9% 24.2%
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
MetricFORMKEYSASML
Gross margin 43.1% 64.7% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 17.0% 26.2% –
Operating margin 12.9% 20.3% –
Pretax margin 14.1% 21.5% –
Net margin 12.8% 19.1% 29.1%
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 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 3.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSASML
Debt / assets 0.9% 21.1% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 17.2% 44.9% 61.2%
Equity / assets 82.8% 55.1% 38.8%
Interest coverage – 12.3x –
Current ratio 4.1x 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 23.34 8.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSASML
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.0% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusFORMKEYSASML
Forward P/E 33.9xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $47.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.3%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +20.4% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $982.39MFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.5% +18.9% +42.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFORMKEYSASML
Held by institutions 92.0% 89.8% 19.8%
Institutions holding 509 1,247 2,492
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.7% +1.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 304 675 1,359
Institutions selling 168 380 782
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.78 1.74

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.

FORMKEYSASML
FORM 1.00 0.67 0.69
KEYS 0.67 1.00 0.60
ASML 0.69 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORM, KEYS and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formfactor (FORM) $8.35B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.22B, Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORM, KEYS and ASML?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formfactor (FORM) 72.2x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.6x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is cheapest (Formfactor (FORM) 33.9x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.4x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x). 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%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%). 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) +144.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +100.4%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Formfactor (FORM) +22.1%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.4%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%. Formfactor (FORM) and Keysight Technologies (KEYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Formfactor (FORM) 87.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.