FORM vs TER vs ASML Stock Comparison

Formfactor, Teradyne and Asml Holding 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
3 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$308.85 -20.6% 1M +112.9% 1Y
Market cap
$48.36B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
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
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 4, Asml Holding 3, Formfactor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFORMTERASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.89B $48.36B $616.92B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.4x 42.0x 56.4x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 31.9x 34.7x FORM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +57.9% +22.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 25.8% 29.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 35.3% — TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +129.9% +112.9% +51.7% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.6%/yr +21.6%/yr +14.4%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.1% 78.6% 46.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 65/100 45/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

FORMTERASML

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

AxisFORMTERASML
Valuation 29 #80 of 112 23 #87 of 112 18 #78 of 95
Growth 96 #5 of 109 89 #13 of 109 82 #18 of 93
Profitability 76 #26 of 105 93 #8 of 105 78 #21 of 91
Financial Health 91 #11 of 117 72 #34 of 117 13 #89 of 102
Shareholder Returns 40 #50 of 82 49 #42 of 82 36 #49 of 76
Overall 66 65 45
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFORMTERASMLSPY
1 month -25.0%-20.6%-9.9% -1.0%
3 months -5.3%-11.7%-10.5% +2.9%
6 months -36.5%-26.1%+7.8% +6.4%
Year to date +76.6%+59.6%+46.9% +11.4%
1 year +129.9%+112.9%+51.7% +13.1%
3 years +198.6%+237.1%+161.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +44.0%+50.0%+37.8% +21.5%
5 years +165.2%+166.0%+96.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.6%+21.6%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +870.5%+1,342.6%+1,393.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.5%+30.6%+31.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFORMTERASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.1%78.6%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.4%84.9%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.963.352.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.441.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-59.7%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-36.2%-21.0% -2.5%
52-week high $159.93$483.84$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $42.42$144.28$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.

MultipleFORMTERASML
P/E now vs peer median 66.6xmedian 31.3x 42.0xmedian 31.3x 55.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 2.6x 10.8xmedian 2.6x 16.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 19.6x 32.0xmedian 19.6x —median 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 28.3x 62.7xmedian 28.3x 48.4xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 13.9xmedian 2.9x 26.3xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.15 1.45median 1.15 2.31median 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 monthsFORMTERASML
Revenue $902.23M $4.46B $37.62B
Gross profit $389.11M $2.64B $19.58B
Operating income $115.94M $1.35B –
Net income $115.47M $1.15B –
Free cash flow $136.12M $769.75M –
R&D $120.97M $559.87M –
EPS (diluted) $1.45 $7.29 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $109.76M $349.54M $15.17B
Total debt $48.82M $400.00M $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 79.61M 157.69M 388.90M
Enterprise value $6.70B $47.14B $572.61B

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
MetricFORMTERASML
P/E 66.6x 42.0x 55.8x
P/FCF 56.5x 62.7x 48.4x
P/Operating cash flow 42.8x 45.4x –
P/S 8.5x 10.8x 16.1x
P/B 6.9x 13.9x 26.3x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 14.3x 27.0x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x 32.0x –
EV/EBIT 63.5x 35.5x –
EV/Revenue 8.2x 10.7x 15.8x
EV/FCF 54.1x 62.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 41.0x 45.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 1.45 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFORMTERASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 57.9% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 16.0% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.6% 58.2% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 16.7% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 180.9% 160.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.2% 28.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 162.9% 145.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 162.2% 27.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 156.0% 149.0% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 160.2% 29.0% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.0% 34.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 19.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,646% 38.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 212.7% 18.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFORMTERASML
Gross margin 43.1% 59.2% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 17.0% 33.5% –
Operating margin 12.9% 30.2% –
Pretax margin 14.1% 30.2% –
Net margin 12.8% 25.8% 29.1%
FCF margin 15.1% 17.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.9% 23.9% –
Return on equity 10.2% 35.2% –
Return on assets 8.5% 24.9% –
Return on invested capital 9.2% 35.3% –
Return on capital employed 10.2% 37.8% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFORMTERASML
Debt / assets 0.9% – 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 17.2% 29.5% 61.2%
Equity / assets 82.8% 70.5% 38.8%
Interest coverage – 118.8x –
Current ratio 4.1x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 21.65 22.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORMTERASML
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.1% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusFORMTERASML
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 31.9xFY2026 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $9.69FY2026 $45.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.3%FY2026 +144.7%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +24.9% +43.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $982.39MFY2026 $5.01BFY2026 $47.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.1%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.5% +18.1% +41.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFORMTERASML
Held by institutions 92.0% 97.3% 19.8%
Institutions holding 509 1,419 2,488
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.7% +5.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 304 828 1,356
Institutions selling 168 456 781
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.82 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.

FORMTERASML
FORM 1.00 0.74 0.69
TER 0.74 1.00 0.71
ASML 0.69 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORM, TER and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formfactor (FORM) $7.89B, Teradyne (TER) $48.36B, Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORM, TER and ASML?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formfactor (FORM) 68.4x, Teradyne (TER) 42.0x, Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Formfactor (FORM) is cheapest (Formfactor (FORM) 31.3x, Teradyne (TER) 31.9x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Formfactor (FORM) +129.9%, Teradyne (TER) +112.9%, Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Formfactor (FORM) +21.6%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +21.6%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Formfactor (FORM) 87.1%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FORM, TER 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, Teradyne (TER) leads on 4. 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.