MKSI vs ONTO vs ASML Stock Comparison

Mks, Onto Innovation and Asml Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKSI Mks Inc
$212.16 -18.7% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.34B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.46%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$214.16 -25.5% 1M +59.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.50B
P/E
79.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
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
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Asml Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asml Holding 5, Onto Innovation 3, Mks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKSIONTOASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.34B $10.50B $630.38B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.6x 79.8x 58.1x MKSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 25.4x 34.3x MKSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +8.1% +22.9% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 11.8% 29.1% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.46% — 0.68% ASML
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.3% +59.5% +54.3% ONTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +22.4%/yr +15.0%/yr ONTO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.8% 72.2% 46.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 60/100 47/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

MKSIONTOASML

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

AxisMKSIONTOASML
Valuation 77 #22 of 94 61 #37 of 94 18 #77 of 94
Growth 74 #25 of 92 31 #64 of 92 82 #17 of 92
Profitability 64 #33 of 90 58 #38 of 90 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 1 #98 of 99 57 #43 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Shareholder Returns 63 #28 of 73 94 #5 of 73 42 #43 of 73
Overall 56 60 47
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO 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

PeriodMKSIONTOASMLSPY
1 month -18.7%-25.5%-6.2% -0.2%
3 months -25.6%-11.5%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months -20.8%-24.2%+18.1% +8.2%
Year to date +32.8%+35.7%+52.9% +12.9%
1 year +46.3%+59.5%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years +215.9%+86.4%+177.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.8%+23.1%+40.5% +23.3%
5 years +45.6%+174.6%+101.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.8%+22.4%+15.0% +10.9%
10 years +325.2%—+1,471.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.6%—+31.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMKSIONTOASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.8%72.2%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%73.0%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.823.172.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.821.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.5%-62.8%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-43.4%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $444.80$378.45$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $137.20$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.

MultipleMKSIONTOASML
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 45.6x 79.8xmedian 45.6x 58.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 7.7x 9.4xmedian 7.7x 16.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 29.0x 39.5xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 40.6x 41.6xmedian 40.6x 50.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.6x 5.5xmedian 4.6x 27.4xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 2.28 -9.07median 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 monthsMKSIONTOASML
Revenue $4.35B $1.12B $37.62B
Gross profit $2.04B $564.06M $19.58B
Operating income $681.00M $134.61M –
Net income $439.00M $132.61M –
Free cash flow $455.00M $252.47M –
R&D $310.00M $142.63M –
EPS (diluted) $6.05 $2.67 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $1.25B $15.17B
Total debt $3.94B – $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 72.70M 49.68M 388.90M
Enterprise value $11.79B $6.34B $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
MetricMKSIONTOASML
P/E 32.6x 79.8x 58.1x
P/FCF 31.5x 41.6x 50.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 39.4x –
P/S 3.3x 9.4x 16.8x
P/B 4.8x 5.5x 27.4x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 6.3x 28.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 39.5x –
EV/EBIT 26.0x 64.0x –
EV/Revenue 4.1x 7.7x 16.5x
EV/FCF 38.8x 34.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.8x 32.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 -9.07 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKSIONTOASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 8.1% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 7.7% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 5.6% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.4% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.5% -29.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% -8.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 64.4% -33.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -8.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% -34.5% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -8.8% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% -2.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 17.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 5.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 22.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKSIONTOASML
Gross margin 47.0% 50.4% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 19.5% –
Operating margin 15.7% 12.0% –
Pretax margin 11.2% 14.1% –
Net margin 10.1% 11.8% 29.1%
FCF margin 10.5% 22.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 23.8% –
Return on equity 15.2% 6.5% –
Return on assets 5.0% 4.4% –
Return on invested capital 8.9% – –
Return on capital employed 10.6% 4.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKSIONTOASML
Debt / assets 44.1% – 8.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 8.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 48.0% 61.2%
Equity / assets 33.4% 52.0% 38.8%
Interest coverage 3.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 9.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 8.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 6.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.38 5.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKSIONTOASML
Dividend yield 0.5% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.8% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –

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.

ConsensusMKSIONTOASML
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 25.4xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.48FY2026 $8.42FY2026 $47.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +43.5% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.43BFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +41.1% +42.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKSIONTOASML
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.3% 19.8%
Institutions holding 775 688 2,492
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +2.3% +8.0%
Institutions buying 455 376 1,359
Institutions selling 252 232 782
Buyers to sellers 1.81 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.

MKSIONTOASML
MKSI 1.00 0.83 0.74
ONTO 0.83 1.00 0.74
ASML 0.74 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKSI, ONTO and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mks (MKSI) $14.34B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.50B, Asml Holding (ASML) $630.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKSI, ONTO and ASML?

Mks (MKSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mks (MKSI) 32.6x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 79.8x, Asml Holding (ASML) 58.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mks (MKSI) is cheapest (Mks (MKSI) 15.7x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 25.4x, 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?

Asml Holding (ASML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mks (MKSI) +16.3%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Mks (MKSI) 10.1%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Onto Innovation (ONTO) returned the most: Mks (MKSI) +46.3%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +59.5%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%. Over five years, Onto Innovation (ONTO) compounded fastest (Mks (MKSI) +7.8%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.4%/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: Mks (MKSI) 0.46%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.68%. Onto Innovation (ONTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Mks (MKSI) 61.8%, 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, MKSI, 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 5. 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.