KEYS vs ASML vs VIAV Stock Comparison

Keysight Technologies, Asml Holding and Viavi Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$635.50B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc.
$31.88 -21.6% 1M +131.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEYSASMLVIAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.52B $635.50B $7.66B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 58.1x -251.8x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x 33.4x 19.9x VIAV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.5% +22.9% +40.0% VIAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% 29.1% -2.0% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% — 0.0% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -1.9x VIAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +92.4% +54.0% +131.9% VIAV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +14.7%/yr +16.1%/yr VIAV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 46.8% 79.5% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 46/100 36/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

KEYSASMLVIAV

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

AxisKEYSASMLVIAV
Valuation 26 #82 of 111 18 #78 of 95 25 #84 of 111
Growth 65 #39 of 108 82 #18 of 93 45 #60 of 108
Profitability 88 #13 of 104 78 #21 of 91 43 #60 of 104
Financial Health 54 #54 of 115 14 #87 of 101 47 #62 of 115
Shareholder Returns 80 #17 of 81 37 #48 of 75 23 #63 of 81
Overall 63 46 36
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • VIAV ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYSASMLVIAVSPY
1 month -10.0%-8.8%-21.6% -0.8%
3 months +4.0%-3.9%-16.5% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%+11.1%-29.0% +7.0%
Year to date +60.5%+48.7%+78.9% +12.2%
1 year +92.4%+54.0%+131.9% +13.0%
3 years +173.4%+169.6%+327.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.9%+39.2%+62.3% +23.1%
5 years +84.3%+98.6%+110.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.0%+14.7%+16.1% +11.0%
10 years +895.8%+1,431.9%+339.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%+31.4%+16.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKEYSASMLVIAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%46.8%79.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%46.4%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.932.262.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.041.151.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.6%-56.9%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-20.0%-42.4% -1.8%
52-week high $387.90$1,989.44$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $167.77$966.57$13.95 $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.

MultipleKEYSASMLVIAV
P/E now vs peer median 44.3xmedian 32.0x 56.5xmedian 42.1x -240.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.8x 16.3xmedian 7.1x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 19.4x —median 27.5x 34.2xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 29.0x 49.0xmedian 37.2x 95.1xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.9x 26.6xmedian 4.2x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 9.07median 1.13 2.34median 2.23 5.12median 1.13

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 monthsKEYSASMLVIAV
Revenue $6.58B $37.62B $1.52B
Gross profit $4.26B $19.58B $875.40M
Operating income $1.33B – $105.10M
Net income $1.26B – -$30.40M
Free cash flow $1.47B – $82.80M
R&D $1.19B – $262.70M
EPS (diluted) $7.28 $28.13 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $15.17B $647.80M
Total debt $2.52B $5.16B $244.80M
Shares (diluted) 173.00M 388.90M 229.50M
Enterprise value $48.45B $591.18B $5.19B

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
MetricKEYSASMLVIAV
P/E 44.3x 56.5x -240.7x
P/FCF 37.8x 49.0x 95.1x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x – 69.1x
P/S 8.4x 16.3x 5.2x
P/B 8.4x 26.6x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 27.4x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 32.1x – 34.2x
EV/EBIT 41.6x – 71.1x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 16.0x 4.9x
EV/FCF 37.7x – 90.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.6x – 65.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.07 2.34 5.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYSASMLVIAV
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.5% 22.9% 40.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 19.4% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 24.9% 40.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 20.6% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% – 82.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – 8.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 131.6% – -187.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -47.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.6% 35.2% -185.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 24.2% -47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% – 26.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% – 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYSASMLVIAV
Gross margin 64.7% 52.0% 57.7%
EBITDA margin 26.2% – 14.4%
Operating margin 20.3% – 6.9%
Pretax margin 21.5% – 1.1%
Net margin 19.1% 29.1% -2.0%
FCF margin 22.3% – 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% – 7.5%
Return on equity 19.8% – -2.7%
Return on assets 10.8% – -1.2%
Return on invested capital 13.4% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 14.5% – 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYSASMLVIAV
Debt / assets 21.1% 8.7% 9.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.7x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 61.2% 46.5%
Equity / assets 55.1% 38.8% 53.5%
Interest coverage 12.3x – 2.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 8.37 – -31.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYSASMLVIAV
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% – -7.0%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.6% -7.0%
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.

ConsensusKEYSASMLVIAV
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2026 33.4xFY2026 19.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $47.62FY2026 $1.60FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +49.6%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +60.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +42.0% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.71BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026 $1.82BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +19.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +42.9% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYSASMLVIAV
Held by institutions 89.8% 19.8% 97.1%
Institutions holding 1,246 2,488 564
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +8.0% +4.6%
Institutions buying 674 1,356 343
Institutions selling 380 781 181
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.74 1.90

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.

KEYSASMLVIAV
KEYS 1.00 0.60 0.69
ASML 0.60 1.00 0.52
VIAV 0.69 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEYS, ASML and VIAV?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.52B, Asml Holding (ASML) $635.50B, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) $7.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEYS, ASML and VIAV?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.7x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -251.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) is cheapest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 30.5x, Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viavi Solutions (VIAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +40.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viavi Solutions (VIAV) returned the most: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +92.4%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +131.9%. Over five years, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) compounded fastest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.0%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 79.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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