KLAC vs CAMT vs ASML Stock Comparison

Kla, Camtek and Asml Holding Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KLAC Kla Corp
$129.80 -34.3% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$169.12B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.51B
Div. yield
0.36%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$91.92 -40.5% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$544.32M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,356.65 -26.0% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$522.88B
P/E
48.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.68%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 5, Kla 3, Camtek 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKLACCAMTASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $169.12B $4.21B $522.88B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 31.4x 48.2x CAMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 26.6x 28.4x KLAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% +12.2% +22.9% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.2% 24.6% 29.1% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 43.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.36% 0.00% 0.68% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.8% -25.7% +30.0% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr +16.5%/yr +9.9%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.7% 73.1% 48.4% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 64/100 45/100 CAMT

Percentile Scorecard

KLACCAMTASML

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

AxisKLACCAMTASML
Valuation 42 #55 of 94 52 #46 of 94 13 #82 of 94
Growth 51 #46 of 92 81 #18 of 92 79 #20 of 92
Profitability 97 #4 of 90 73 #25 of 90 76 #22 of 90
Financial Health 21 #80 of 101 52 #49 of 101 13 #88 of 101
Shareholder Returns 88 #11 of 81 – 43 #47 of 81
Overall 60 64 45
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKLACCAMTASMLSPY
1 month -34.3%-40.5%-26.0% -5.9%
3 months -32.8%-38.6%-20.4% -4.6%
6 months -26.4%-52.4%-10.5% +0.2%
Year to date +6.8%-13.6%+26.8% +7.5%
1 year +5.8%-25.7%+30.0% +8.2%
3 years +160.2%+66.2%+112.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +37.6%+18.5%+28.7% +19.0%
5 years +211.5%+114.4%+60.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +25.5%+16.5%+9.9% +9.4%
10 years +1,641.8%+3,136.6%+1,223.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +33.1%+41.6%+29.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKLACCAMTASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.7%73.1%48.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.6%78.0%49.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.782.692.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.350.62 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-63.2%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.0%-55.7%-31.8% -5.9%
52-week high $301.71$207.46$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $109.71$91.92$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.

MultipleKLACCAMTASML
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 35.6x 31.4xmedian 35.6x 48.2xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 5.8x 7.7xmedian 5.8x 13.9xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 21.9x —median 21.9x —median 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 30.7x —median 30.7x 41.8xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 3.5x 5.6xmedian 3.5x 22.7xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 1.25 1.75median 1.25 1.99median 1.25

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 monthsKLACCAMTASML
Revenue $14.51B $544.32M $37.62B
Gross profit $8.92B $272.33M $19.58B
Operating income $6.19B $126.01M –
Net income $5.26B $179.10M –
Free cash flow $4.04B – –
R&D $1.57B $61.98M –
EPS (diluted) $4.01 $2.71 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $1.53B $280.65M $15.17B
Total debt $5.72B – $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 1.31B 49.37M 388.90M
Enterprise value $161.70B $3.01B $478.56B

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
MetricKLACCAMTASML
P/E 32.2x 31.4x 48.2x
P/FCF 41.9x – 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 37.5x – –
P/S 11.7x 7.7x 13.9x
P/B 25.9x 5.6x 22.7x
P/Tangible book 26.8x 5.7x 23.3x
EV/EBITDA 26.3x – –
EV/EBIT 28.0x 30.6x –
EV/Revenue 11.9x 7.1x 13.6x
EV/FCF 42.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 1.75 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLACCAMTASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% 12.2% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 20.8% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.1% 11.5% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 22.6% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.2% -1.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 22.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.1% 243.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 22.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% 179.5% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 18.0% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKLACCAMTASML
Gross margin 61.5% 50.0% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 45.4% – –
Operating margin 42.6% 23.2% –
Pretax margin 42.2% 28.7% –
Net margin 36.2% 24.6% 29.1%
FCF margin 27.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 31.1% – –
Return on equity 81.7% 24.5% –
Return on assets 28.9% 13.0% –
Return on invested capital 43.4% – –
Return on capital employed 45.4% 10.3% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLACCAMTASML
Debt / assets 31.1% – 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF 1.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 46.7% 61.2%
Equity / assets 35.4% 53.3% 38.8%
Interest coverage 22.0x – –
Current ratio 2.8x 5.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 11.26 5.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLACCAMTASML
Dividend yield 0.4% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.2% – –

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.

ConsensusKLACCAMTASML
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2027 26.6xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.67FY2027 $3.46FY2026 $47.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.8%FY2027 +6.1%FY2026 +61.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +53.5% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.18BFY2027 $568.71MFY2026 $47.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.2%FY2027 +14.6%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +42.8% +43.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKLACCAMTASML
Held by institutions 91.0% 41.7% 19.8%
Institutions holding 2,483 235 2,493
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -12.5% +8.0%
Institutions buying 1,287 126 1,359
Institutions selling 985 68 783
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.85 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.

KLACCAMTASML
KLAC 1.00 0.75 0.82
CAMT 0.75 1.00 0.72
ASML 0.82 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLAC, CAMT and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kla (KLAC) $169.12B, Camtek (CAMT) $4.21B, Asml Holding (ASML) $522.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, KLAC, CAMT and ASML?

Camtek (CAMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kla (KLAC) 32.2x, Camtek (CAMT) 31.4x, Asml Holding (ASML) 48.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kla (KLAC) is cheapest (Kla (KLAC) 22.9x, Camtek (CAMT) 26.6x, Asml Holding (ASML) 28.4x). 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) +15.8%, Camtek (CAMT) +12.2%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Kla (KLAC) 36.2%, Camtek (CAMT) 24.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Kla (KLAC) +5.8%, Camtek (CAMT) -25.7%, Asml Holding (ASML) +30.0%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Kla (KLAC) +25.5%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +16.5%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest dividend yield: Kla (KLAC) 0.36%, Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%. Camtek (CAMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Kla (KLAC) 63.7%, Camtek (CAMT) 73.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KLAC, CAMT 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, Asml Holding (ASML) 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.