KLIC vs NVMI vs CAMT Stock Comparison

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Nova and Camtek Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVMI Nova Ltd.
$280.30 -28.9% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.91B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 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
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nova leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nova 4, Kulicke & Soffa Industries 4, Camtek 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKLICNVMICAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.13B $8.91B $4.21B NVMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 28.2x 31.4x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 24.8x 26.6x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +17.4% +12.2% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 29.9% 24.6% NVMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.35% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.5% -18.1% -25.7% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr +17.3%/yr +16.5%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.0% 59.6% 73.1% NVMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 61/100 64/100 CAMT

Percentile Scorecard

KLICNVMICAMT

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

AxisKLICNVMICAMT
Valuation 61 #37 of 94 59 #39 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 78 #21 of 92 81 #18 of 92
Profitability 52 #44 of 90 82 #17 of 90 73 #25 of 90
Financial Health 61 #40 of 101 57 #44 of 101 52 #49 of 101
Shareholder Returns 40 #49 of 81 30 #57 of 81 –
Overall 55 61 64
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI 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

PeriodKLICNVMICAMTSPY
1 month -38.9%-28.9%-40.5% -5.9%
3 months -34.0%-26.5%-38.6% -4.6%
6 months -39.0%-44.4%-52.4% +0.2%
Year to date +31.3%-14.6%-13.6% +7.5%
1 year +51.5%-18.1%-25.7% +8.2%
3 years +34.2%+181.5%+66.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +10.3%+41.2%+18.5% +19.0%
5 years +4.4%+122.4%+114.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.9%+17.3%+16.5% +9.4%
10 years +354.3%+2,169.6%+3,136.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +16.3%+36.7%+41.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKLICNVMICAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.0%59.6%73.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%67.4%78.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.292.652.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.84-0.30-0.35 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-53.7%-63.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.3%-53.7%-55.7% -5.9%
52-week high $133.81$605.65$207.46 $779.14
52-week low $35.29$275.78$91.92 $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.

MultipleKLICNVMICAMT
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 35.6x 28.2xmedian 35.6x 31.4xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 5.8x 8.9xmedian 5.8x 7.7xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 21.9x 25.8xmedian 21.9x —median 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 76.1xmedian 30.7x 26.1xmedian 30.7x —median 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.5x 5.9xmedian 3.5x 5.6xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.35median 1.25 0.96median 1.25 1.75median 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 monthsKLICNVMICAMT
Revenue $950.21M $1.00B $544.32M
Gross profit $457.82M $574.20M $272.33M
Operating income $125.54M $300.59M $126.01M
Net income $115.74M $299.05M $179.10M
Free cash flow $41.13M $340.86M –
R&D $161.53M $156.48M $61.98M
EPS (diluted) $2.17 $9.11 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $368.57M $188.16M $280.65M
Shares (diluted) 53.43M 32.80M 49.37M
Enterprise value $1.13B $6.30B $3.01B

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
MetricKLICNVMICAMT
P/E 27.1x 28.2x 31.4x
P/FCF 76.1x 26.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 56.8x 27.9x –
P/S 3.3x 8.9x 7.7x
P/B 3.4x 5.9x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 6.0x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 25.8x –
EV/EBIT 20.8x 27.4x 30.6x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 8.2x 7.1x
EV/FCF 63.6x 24.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 47.4x 25.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.35 0.96 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLICNVMICAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.4% 17.4% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 23.2% 20.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% 17.9% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 23.9% 22.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8,922% 21.1% -1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 30.4% 22.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,845% 22.1% 243.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 30.6% 22.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,818% 19.5% 179.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 29.3% 18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -59.7% 25.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% 30.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -65.7% 22.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.0% 28.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKLICNVMICAMT
Gross margin 48.2% 57.4% 50.0%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 31.9% –
Operating margin 13.2% 30.0% 23.2%
Pretax margin 15.2% 35.5% 28.7%
Net margin 12.2% 29.9% 24.6%
FCF margin 4.3% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 31.9% –
Return on equity 13.1% 20.1% 24.5%
Return on assets 9.2% 11.8% 13.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 13.1% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLICNVMICAMT
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 30.9% 41.3% 46.7%
Equity / assets 69.1% 58.7% 53.3%
Interest coverage 836.9x – –
Current ratio 3.4x 6.2x 5.9x
Quick ratio 2.6x 3.6x 3.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.8x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 7.72 – 5.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLICNVMICAMT
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% -0.7% 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.

ConsensusKLICNVMICAMT
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.07FY2026 $11.30FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,838.1%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.6% +17.2% +53.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.19BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $568.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +82.6%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.1% +23.9% +42.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKLICNVMICAMT
Held by institutions 92.8% 69.0% 41.7%
Institutions holding 467 343 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -4.1% -12.5%
Institutions buying 268 175 126
Institutions selling 152 129 68
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.36 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.

KLICNVMICAMT
KLIC 1.00 0.68 0.65
NVMI 0.68 1.00 0.80
CAMT 0.65 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLIC, NVMI and CAMT?

Nova (NVMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $3.13B, Nova (NVMI) $8.91B, Camtek (CAMT) $4.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, KLIC, NVMI and CAMT?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 27.1x, Nova (NVMI) 28.2x, Camtek (CAMT) 31.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 14.7x, Nova (NVMI) 24.8x, Camtek (CAMT) 26.6x). 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%, Nova (NVMI) +17.4%, Camtek (CAMT) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nova (NVMI) has the highest net margin (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%, Nova (NVMI) 29.9%, Camtek (CAMT) 24.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +51.5%, Nova (NVMI) -18.1%, Camtek (CAMT) -25.7%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +0.9%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +17.3%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 1.35%, Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%. Nova (NVMI) and Camtek (CAMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nova (NVMI) has been the steadiest (Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 61.0%, Nova (NVMI) 59.6%, Camtek (CAMT) 73.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KLIC, NVMI 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, Nova (NVMI) 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.