KLIC vs ASML vs CAMT Stock Comparison

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Asml Holding and Camtek Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,496.30 -19.5% 1M +45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$533.58B
P/E
48.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$101.46 -37.4% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$544.32M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionKLICASMLCAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.17B $533.58B $4.23B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 48.8x 31.6x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 31.4x 29.3x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +22.9% +12.2% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 29.1% 24.6% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.3% +45.3% -13.6% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +12.1%/yr +18.8%/yr CAMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 47.4% 72.6% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 47/100 66/100 CAMT

Percentile Scorecard

KLICASMLCAMT

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

AxisKLICASMLCAMT
Valuation 59 #39 of 94 16 #79 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Growth 62 #36 of 92 81 #18 of 92 80 #19 of 92
Profitability 52 #44 of 90 79 #20 of 90 75 #23 of 90
Financial Health 60 #41 of 101 14 #87 of 101 52 #49 of 101
Shareholder Returns 40 #48 of 79 44 #45 of 79 –
Overall 54 47 66
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKLICASMLCAMTSPY
1 month -30.7%-19.5%-37.4% -1.0%
3 months -27.1%-10.8%-31.3% -0.4%
6 months -27.0%-3.1%-49.9% +4.5%
Year to date +50.2%+39.9%-4.6% +12.4%
1 year +78.3%+45.3%-13.6% +13.6%
3 years +51.5%+132.9%+79.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.9%+32.6%+21.6% +20.8%
5 years +19.4%+76.7%+136.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+12.1%+18.8% +10.4%
10 years +419.7%+1,359.9%+3,472.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.9%+30.8%+43.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureKLICASMLCAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%47.4%72.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.1%47.6%77.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.212.252.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.95-0.19 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-56.9%-63.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.9%-24.8%-51.1% -1.6%
52-week high $133.81$1,989.44$207.46 $779.14
52-week low $35.29$966.57$94.40 $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.

MultipleKLICASMLCAMT
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 40.5x 53.1xmedian 40.5x 34.7xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 6.5x 15.3xmedian 6.5x 8.5xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 24.9x —median 24.9x —median 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.1xmedian 36.9x 46.0xmedian 36.9x —median 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.9x 25.0xmedian 3.9x 6.2xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.83median 1.85 2.20median 1.85 1.93median 1.85

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 monthsKLICASMLCAMT
Revenue $950.21M $37.62B $544.32M
Gross profit $457.82M $19.58B $272.33M
Operating income $125.54M – $126.01M
Net income $115.74M – $179.10M
Free cash flow $41.13M – –
R&D $161.53M – $61.98M
EPS (diluted) $2.17 $28.13 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $368.57M $15.17B $280.65M
Total debt – $5.16B –
Shares (diluted) 53.43M 388.90M 49.37M
Enterprise value $1.17B $489.26B $3.03B

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
MetricKLICASMLCAMT
P/E 30.9x 53.1x 34.7x
P/FCF 87.1x 46.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 65.0x – –
P/S 3.8x 15.3x 8.5x
P/B 3.9x 25.0x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 25.7x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.7x – –
EV/EBIT 24.4x – 34.1x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 15.0x 7.9x
EV/FCF 74.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 55.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.83 2.20 1.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLICASMLCAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.4% 22.9% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 19.4% 20.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% 24.9% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 20.6% 22.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8,922% – -1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 22.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,845% – 243.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 22.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,818% 35.2% 179.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 24.2% 18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -59.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -65.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKLICASMLCAMT
Gross margin 48.2% 52.0% 50.0%
EBITDA margin 14.9% – –
Operating margin 13.2% – 23.2%
Pretax margin 15.2% – 28.7%
Net margin 12.2% 29.1% 24.6%
FCF margin 4.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% – –
Return on equity 13.1% – 24.5%
Return on assets 9.2% – 13.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 13.5% – 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLICASMLCAMT
Debt / assets – 8.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 30.9% 61.2% 46.7%
Equity / assets 69.1% 38.8% 53.3%
Interest coverage 836.9x – –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.3x 5.9x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.7x 3.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 8.38 – 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLICASMLCAMT
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 37.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 104.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – –

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.

ConsensusKLICASMLCAMT
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.07FY2026 $47.62FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,838.1%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.6% +42.0% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.19BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026 $568.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +82.6%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.1% +42.9% +42.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKLICASMLCAMT
Held by institutions 92.8% 19.8% 41.7%
Institutions holding 467 2,493 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +8.0% -12.5%
Institutions buying 268 1,359 126
Institutions selling 152 783 68
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.74 1.85

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.

KLICASMLCAMT
KLIC 1.00 0.63 0.64
ASML 0.63 1.00 0.71
CAMT 0.64 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLIC, ASML and CAMT?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $3.17B, Asml Holding (ASML) $533.58B, Camtek (CAMT) $4.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, KLIC, ASML and CAMT?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 27.4x, Asml Holding (ASML) 48.8x, Camtek (CAMT) 31.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 16.8x, Asml Holding (ASML) 31.4x, Camtek (CAMT) 29.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Camtek (CAMT) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Camtek (CAMT) 24.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +78.3%, Asml Holding (ASML) +45.3%, Camtek (CAMT) -13.6%. Over five years, Camtek (CAMT) compounded fastest (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +3.6%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +12.1%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%, Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%. Asml Holding (ASML) and Camtek (CAMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 59.5%, Asml Holding (ASML) 47.4%, Camtek (CAMT) 72.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KLIC, ASML and CAMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 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.