KLAC vs ASML vs ONTO Stock Comparison

Kla, Asml Holding and Onto Innovation Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KLAC Kla Corp
$149.21 -20.6% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$200.99B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$636.52B
P/E
58.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$203.16 -29.4% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.62B
P/E
80.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 4, Kla 3, Onto Innovation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKLACASMLONTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $200.99B $636.52B $10.62B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.6x 58.2x 80.1x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x 33.4x 24.1x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +22.9% +8.1% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.6% 29.1% 11.8% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% +54.0% +50.8% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.4%/yr +14.7%/yr +22.5%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 46.8% 72.2% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 46/100 60/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

KLACASMLONTO

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

AxisKLACASMLONTO
Valuation 38 #59 of 95 18 #78 of 95 60 #39 of 95
Growth 54 #43 of 93 82 #18 of 93 33 #63 of 93
Profitability 97 #4 of 91 78 #21 of 91 58 #39 of 91
Financial Health 22 #79 of 101 14 #87 of 101 58 #43 of 101
Shareholder Returns 85 #12 of 75 37 #48 of 75 93 #6 of 75
Overall 59 46 60
  • KLAC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKLACASMLONTOSPY
1 month -20.6%-8.8%-29.4% -0.8%
3 months -26.6%-3.9%-22.5% +3.5%
6 months -21.5%+11.1%-31.9% +7.0%
Year to date +22.8%+48.7%+28.7% +12.2%
1 year +26.1%+54.0%+50.8% +13.0%
3 years +225.8%+169.6%+76.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.3%+39.2%+20.9% +23.1%
5 years +338.1%+98.6%+175.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.4%+14.7%+22.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,881.8%+1,431.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +34.8%+31.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKLACASMLONTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%46.8%72.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.4%46.4%73.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.792.263.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.431.150.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-56.9%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.5%-20.0%-46.3% -1.8%
52-week high $301.71$1,989.44$378.45 $779.14
52-week low $109.71$966.57$124.09 $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.

MultipleKLACASMLONTO
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 42.1x 56.5xmedian 42.1x 75.7xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 7.1x 16.3xmedian 7.1x 8.9xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x 37.0xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.8xmedian 37.2x 49.0xmedian 37.2x 39.5xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 4.2x 26.6xmedian 4.2x 5.2xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.73median 2.23 2.34median 2.23 -8.60median 2.23

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 monthsKLACASMLONTO
Revenue $13.58B $37.62B $1.12B
Gross profit $8.32B $19.58B $564.06M
Operating income $5.66B – $134.61M
Net income $4.83B – $132.61M
Free cash flow $3.77B – $252.47M
R&D $1.53B – $142.63M
EPS (diluted) $3.66 $28.13 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $1.65B $15.17B $1.25B
Total debt $5.89B $5.16B –
Shares (diluted) 1.32B 388.90M 49.68M
Enterprise value $193.15B $592.21B $6.46B

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
MetricKLACASMLONTO
P/E 40.5x 56.5x 75.7x
P/FCF 51.8x 49.0x 39.5x
P/Operating cash flow 47.1x – 37.4x
P/S 14.4x 16.3x 8.9x
P/B 30.7x 26.6x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 32.0x 27.4x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 32.9x – 37.0x
EV/EBIT 35.2x – 60.0x
EV/Revenue 14.7x 16.0x 7.2x
EV/FCF 52.9x – 32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.1x – 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.73 2.34 -8.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLACASMLONTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 22.9% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 19.4% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 24.9% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 20.6% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% – -29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – -8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.9% – -33.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.5% 35.2% -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 24.2% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% – -2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 17.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.5% – 5.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.2% – 22.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKLACASMLONTO
Gross margin 61.3% 52.0% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 44.6% – 19.5%
Operating margin 41.7% – 12.0%
Pretax margin 41.3% – 14.1%
Net margin 35.6% 29.1% 11.8%
FCF margin 27.7% – 22.5%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% – 23.8%
Return on equity 79.3% – 6.5%
Return on assets 27.7% – 4.4%
Return on invested capital 40.7% – –
Return on capital employed 43.2% – 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLACASMLONTO
Debt / assets 32.8% 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 1.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 61.2% 48.0%
Equity / assets 35.4% 38.8% 52.0%
Interest coverage 19.9x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.3x 9.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 8.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 6.9x
Altman Z-score 12.71 – 4.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLACASMLONTO
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.6% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – –

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.

ConsensusKLACASMLONTO
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2027 33.4xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.67FY2027 $47.62FY2026 $8.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.8%FY2027 +61.2%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +42.0% +43.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.18BFY2027 $47.18BFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.2%FY2027 +20.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +42.9% +41.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKLACASMLONTO
Held by institutions 91.0% 19.8% 98.3%
Institutions holding 2,478 2,488 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +8.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,285 1,356 376
Institutions selling 982 781 232
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.74 1.62

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.

KLACASMLONTO
KLAC 1.00 0.81 0.82
ASML 0.81 1.00 0.74
ONTO 0.82 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLAC, ASML and ONTO?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kla (KLAC) $200.99B, Asml Holding (ASML) $636.52B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, KLAC, ASML and ONTO?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kla (KLAC) 41.6x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.2x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 80.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Kla (KLAC) 26.3x, Asml Holding (ASML) 33.4x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asml Holding (ASML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kla (KLAC) +11.7%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Kla (KLAC) 35.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Kla (KLAC) +26.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.0%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +50.8%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Kla (KLAC) +34.4%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.7%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kla (KLAC) 0.01%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Onto Innovation (ONTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Kla (KLAC) 61.5%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KLAC, ASML and ONTO?

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