KLAC vs ONTO vs RAL Stock Comparison

Kla, Onto Innovation and Ralliant Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KLAC Kla Corp
$167.43 -14.8% 1M +35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$218.15B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.51B
Div. yield
0.28%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$221.78 -27.2% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.87B
P/E
82.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
RAL Ralliant Corp
$70.53 +0.8% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
0.28%
Test and Measurement Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kla leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kla 6, Ralliant 5, Onto Innovation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKLACONTORALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $218.15B $10.87B $7.80B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.6x 82.6x -6.4x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 26.3x 23.0x RAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% +8.1% +5.9% KLAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.2% 11.8% -56.4% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 43.4% — -43.2% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — -0.8x RAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.28% — 0.28% RAL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.5% +61.8% +61.8% RAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.1%/yr +22.9%/yr — KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.7% 72.1% 55.0% RAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 59/100 28/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

KLACONTORAL

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

AxisKLACONTORAL
Valuation 39 #58 of 94 57 #41 of 94 31 #78 of 112
Growth 56 #41 of 92 32 #63 of 92 4 #104 of 108
Profitability 95 #5 of 88 56 #39 of 88 23 #80 of 104
Financial Health 20 #77 of 96 56 #43 of 96 20 #93 of 116
Shareholder Returns 83 #13 of 72 94 #5 of 72 61 #31 of 78
Overall 59 59 28
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • RAL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKLACONTORALSPY
1 month -14.8%-27.2%+0.8% +0.7%
3 months -7.2%-11.4%+5.3% +3.7%
6 months -4.3%-24.8%+55.2% +7.1%
Year to date +37.8%+40.5%+38.5% +12.8%
1 year +35.5%+61.8%+61.8% +11.9%
3 years +264.3%+98.0%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +53.9%+25.6%— +22.8%
5 years +349.2%+180.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +35.1%+22.9%— +10.9%
10 years +2,142.6%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +36.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKLACONTORALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.7%72.1%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.7%72.9%64.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.793.181.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.861.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-62.8%-31.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.5%-41.4%-4.7% -1.2%
52-week high $301.71$378.45$74.04 $779.14
52-week low $109.71$124.09$38.39 $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.

MultipleKLACONTORAL
P/E now vs peer median 41.6xmedian 46.4x 82.6xmedian 46.4x -6.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 7.8x 9.7xmedian 7.8x 3.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 27.5x 41.2xmedian 27.5x -8.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.0xmedian 40.1x 43.1xmedian 40.1x 23.8xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 4.7x 5.7xmedian 4.7x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.98median 2.10 -9.39median 2.10 —median 1.08

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 monthsKLACONTORAL
Revenue $14.51B $1.12B $2.19B
Gross profit $8.92B $564.06M $1.11B
Operating income $6.19B $134.61M -$1.17B
Net income $5.26B $132.61M -$1.23B
Free cash flow $4.04B $252.47M $327.70M
R&D $1.57B $142.63M $170.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.01 $2.67 $-10.95
Cash & equivalents $1.53B $1.25B $270.90M
Total debt $5.72B – $1.15B
Shares (diluted) 1.31B 49.68M 112.60M
Enterprise value $210.73B $6.71B $6.68B

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
MetricKLACONTORAL
P/E 41.6x 82.6x -6.4x
P/FCF 54.0x 43.1x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow 48.3x 40.8x 21.4x
P/S 15.0x 9.7x 3.6x
P/B 33.4x 5.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 34.6x 6.5x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 33.8x 41.2x -8.3x
EV/EBIT 35.9x 66.8x -7.4x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 8.0x 4.0x
EV/FCF 55.1x 35.6x 26.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.3x 33.8x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.98 -9.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLACONTORAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% 8.1% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 7.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.1% 5.6% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.2% -29.5% -436.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -8.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.1% -33.7% -532.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -8.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -34.5% -532.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.0% -8.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% -2.5% -20.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 17.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 5.9% -21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 22.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKLACONTORAL
Gross margin 61.5% 50.4% 50.9%
EBITDA margin 45.4% 19.5% -47.8%
Operating margin 42.6% 12.0% -53.3%
Pretax margin 42.2% 14.1% -56.1%
Net margin 36.2% 11.8% -56.4%
FCF margin 27.8% 22.5% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 31.1% 23.8% 16.7%
Return on equity 81.7% 6.5% -79.5%
Return on assets 28.9% 4.4% -33.3%
Return on invested capital 43.4% – -43.2%
Return on capital employed 45.4% 4.8% -38.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.0x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 2.8% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLACONTORAL
Debt / assets 31.1% – 31.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – -0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 48.0% 58.6%
Equity / assets 35.4% 52.0% 41.4%
Interest coverage 22.0x – -19.2x
Current ratio 2.8x 9.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 8.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 6.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 13.74 5.18 1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLACONTORAL
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 1.7% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.7% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusKLACONTORAL
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2027 26.3xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.67FY2027 $8.42FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.8%FY2027 +70.4%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +43.5% +14.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.18BFY2027 $1.37BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.2%FY2027 +35.5%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +41.1% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKLACONTORAL
Held by institutions 91.0% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,479 689 534
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +2.3% +1.7%
Institutions buying 1,285 376 252
Institutions selling 983 232 165
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.62 1.53

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.

KLACONTORAL
KLAC 1.00 0.82 0.27
ONTO 0.82 1.00 0.32
RAL 0.27 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLAC, ONTO and RAL?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kla (KLAC) $218.15B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.87B, Ralliant (RAL) $7.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, KLAC, ONTO and RAL?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kla (KLAC) 41.6x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 82.6x, Ralliant (RAL) -6.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralliant (RAL) is cheapest (Kla (KLAC) 29.5x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 26.3x, Ralliant (RAL) 23.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kla (KLAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kla (KLAC) +15.8%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Kla (KLAC) 36.2%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%, Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Kla (KLAC) 43.4%, Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralliant (RAL) returned the most: Kla (KLAC) +35.5%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +61.8%, Ralliant (RAL) +61.8%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Kla (KLAC) +35.1%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ralliant (RAL) has the highest dividend yield: Kla (KLAC) 0.28%, Ralliant (RAL) 0.28%. Onto Innovation (ONTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ralliant (RAL) has been the steadiest (Kla (KLAC) 61.7%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.1%, Ralliant (RAL) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kla (KLAC) leads on 6. 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.