LRCX vs CAMT vs ASML Stock Comparison

Lam Research, Camtek and Asml Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$240.85 -23.6% 1M +53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$300.86B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
0.46%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
CAMT Camtek Ltd
$128.90 -12.3% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.91B
P/E
156.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$630.38B
P/E
58.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
0.68%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 6, Asml Holding 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLRCXCAMTASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $300.86B $5.91B $630.38B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.7x 156.4x 58.1x LRCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 37.3x 34.3x LRCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.4% +7.9% +22.9% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 7.4% 29.1% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.46% 0.00% 0.68% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.5% +6.9% +54.3% ASML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.6%/yr +27.5%/yr +15.0%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.6% 71.6% 46.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 43/100 47/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

LRCXCAMTASML

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

AxisLRCXCAMTASML
Valuation 52 #46 of 94 38 #59 of 94 18 #77 of 94
Growth 85 #15 of 92 32 #63 of 92 82 #17 of 92
Profitability 94 #6 of 90 53 #43 of 90 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 43 #57 of 99 51 #49 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Shareholder Returns 61 #29 of 73 – 42 #43 of 73
Overall 67 43 47
  • LRCX 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

PeriodLRCXCAMTASMLSPY
1 month -23.6%-12.3%-6.2% -0.2%
3 months -10.7%-8.0%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months -4.1%-28.6%+18.1% +8.2%
Year to date +40.7%+21.2%+52.9% +12.9%
1 year +53.5%+6.9%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years +312.4%+157.6%+177.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +60.4%+37.1%+40.5% +23.3%
5 years +325.5%+236.2%+101.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +33.6%+27.5%+15.0% +10.9%
10 years +2,390.7%+4,168.2%+1,471.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +37.9%+45.6%+31.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLRCXCAMTASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.6%71.6%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.0%74.5%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.252.862.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.101.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-63.2%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.4%-37.9%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $433.33$207.46$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $139.59$94.40$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.

MultipleLRCXCAMTASML
P/E now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 45.6x 156.4xmedian 45.6x 58.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 7.7x 11.6xmedian 7.7x 16.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x 50.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 4.6x 8.3xmedian 4.6x 27.4xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 2.28 -7.04median 2.28 2.40median 2.28

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 monthsLRCXCAMTASML
Revenue $26.13B $509.02M $37.62B
Gross profit $13.34B $254.77M $19.58B
Operating income $9.65B $118.02M –
Net income $8.45B $56.14M –
Free cash flow $6.54B – –
R&D $2.47B $57.52M –
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $0.76 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $7.44B $215.23M $15.17B
Total debt $16.44B – $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 1.26B 49.37M 388.90M
Enterprise value $276.91B $4.80B $586.07B

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
MetricLRCXCAMTASML
P/E 35.7x 156.4x 58.1x
P/FCF 46.0x – 50.3x
P/Operating cash flow 39.7x – –
P/S 11.5x 11.6x 16.8x
P/B 21.6x 8.3x 27.4x
P/Tangible book 21.6x 8.5x 28.1x
EV/EBITDA 29.4x – –
EV/EBIT 30.8x 47.5x –
EV/Revenue 11.4x 11.0x 16.5x
EV/FCF 45.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 -7.04 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLRCXCAMTASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.4% 7.9% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 17.9% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.1% 7.4% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 19.7% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.3% -6.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 18.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 45.4% -65.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -16.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 47.0% -71.8% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% -22.2% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLRCXCAMTASML
Gross margin 51.1% 50.1% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 38.7% – –
Operating margin 37.0% 23.2% –
Pretax margin 37.2% 9.2% –
Net margin 32.3% 7.4% 29.1%
FCF margin 25.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% – –
Return on equity 64.1% 8.1% –
Return on assets 33.9% 4.3% –
Return on invested capital 49.6% – –
Return on capital employed 54.8% 9.9% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLRCXCAMTASML
Debt / assets 14.2% – 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 47.0% 61.2%
Equity / assets 52.8% 53.0% 38.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 7.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.8x 3.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 19.18 7.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLRCXCAMTASML
Dividend yield 0.5% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLRCXCAMTASML
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2027 37.3xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.12FY2027 $3.46FY2026 $47.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +73.9%FY2027 +6.1%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +53.2% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.96BFY2027 $568.64MFY2026 $47.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.9%FY2027 +14.6%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +42.5% +42.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLRCXCAMTASML
Held by institutions 85.6% 41.7% 19.8%
Institutions holding 3,131 234 2,492
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% -12.5% +8.0%
Institutions buying 1,695 126 1,359
Institutions selling 1,163 68 782
Buyers to sellers 1.46 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.

LRCXCAMTASML
LRCX 1.00 0.74 0.85
CAMT 0.74 1.00 0.71
ASML 0.85 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRCX, CAMT and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lam Research (LRCX) $300.86B, Camtek (CAMT) $5.91B, Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX, CAMT and ASML?

Lam Research (LRCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lam Research (LRCX) 35.7x, Camtek (CAMT) 156.4x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lam Research (LRCX) is cheapest (Lam Research (LRCX) 23.8x, Camtek (CAMT) 37.3x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lam Research (LRCX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asml Holding (ASML) returned the most: Lam Research (LRCX) +53.5%, Camtek (CAMT) +6.9%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Lam Research (LRCX) +33.6%/yr, Camtek (CAMT) +27.5%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest dividend yield: Lam Research (LRCX) 0.46%, 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 (Lam Research (LRCX) 65.6%, Camtek (CAMT) 71.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LRCX, 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, Lam Research (LRCX) 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.