KLAC vs ONTO vs ASML Stock Comparison

Kla, Onto Innovation and Asml Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KLAC Kla Corp
$149.21 -20.6% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$198.26B
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$203.16 -29.4% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.39B
P/E
78.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,590.90 -8.8% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$630.92B
P/E
57.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 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.

QuestionKLACONTOASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.26B $10.39B $630.92B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.0x 78.4x 57.7x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x 24.1x 33.5x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +8.1% +22.9% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.6% 11.8% 29.1% 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% +50.8% +54.0% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.4%/yr +22.5%/yr +14.7%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 72.2% 46.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 60/100 46/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

KLACONTOASML

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureKLACONTOASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%72.2%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.4%73.0%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.793.162.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.701.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-62.8%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.5%-46.3%-20.0% -1.8%
52-week high $301.71$378.45$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $109.71$124.09$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.

MultipleKLACONTOASML
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 42.1x 75.7xmedian 42.1x 56.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 7.1x 8.9xmedian 7.1x 16.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 27.5x 37.0xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.8xmedian 37.2x 39.5xmedian 37.2x 49.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 4.2x 5.2xmedian 4.2x 26.6xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.73median 2.23 -8.60median 2.23 2.34median 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 monthsKLACONTOASML
Revenue $13.58B $1.12B $37.62B
Gross profit $8.32B $564.06M $19.58B
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 $2.67 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $1.65B $1.25B $15.17B
Total debt $5.89B – $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 1.32B 49.68M 388.90M
Enterprise value $190.43B $6.23B $586.60B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLACONTOASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 8.1% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 7.7% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 5.6% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 5.4% 20.6%
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% -34.5% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -8.8% 24.2%
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
MetricKLACONTOASML
Gross margin 61.3% 50.4% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 44.6% 19.5% –
Operating margin 41.7% 12.0% –
Pretax margin 41.3% 14.1% –
Net margin 35.6% 11.8% 29.1%
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 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLACONTOASML
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% 48.0% 61.2%
Equity / assets 35.4% 52.0% 38.8%
Interest coverage 19.9x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 9.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 8.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 12.71 4.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLACONTOASML
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 1.9% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusKLACONTOASML
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2027 24.1xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.67FY2027 $8.42FY2026 $47.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.8%FY2027 +70.4%FY2026 +61.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +43.5% +42.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.18BFY2027 $1.37BFY2026 $47.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.2%FY2027 +35.5%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +41.1% +43.0%

Institutional Ownership

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

KLACONTOASML
KLAC 1.00 0.82 0.81
ONTO 0.82 1.00 0.74
ASML 0.81 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLAC, ONTO and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kla (KLAC) $198.26B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.39B, Asml Holding (ASML) $630.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, KLAC, ONTO and ASML?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kla (KLAC) 41.0x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 78.4x, Asml Holding (ASML) 57.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Kla (KLAC) 26.3x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 24.1x, Asml Holding (ASML) 33.5x). 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%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

Which is the better stock, KLAC, ONTO 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 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.