MKSI vs PPG vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Mks, Ppg Industries and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKSI Mks Inc
$212.16 -18.7% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.81B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
PPG Ppg Industries Inc
$113.55 +5.6% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.53B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.69B
Div. yield
0.02%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ppg Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ppg Industries 6, Kulicke & Soffa Industries 3, Mks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKSIPPGKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.81B $26.53B $4.16B PPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x 16.9x 36.0x PPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 13.9x 19.2x PPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +6.4% +44.4% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% — 12.2% KLIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% PPG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.3% +7.7% +91.9% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr -7.0%/yr +6.6%/yr MKSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.8% 30.7% 58.8% PPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 70/100 57/100 PPG

Percentile Scorecard

MKSIPPGKLIC

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

AxisMKSIPPGKLIC
Valuation 77 #22 of 94 68 #31 of 94 65 #34 of 94
Growth 74 #25 of 92 74 #24 of 91 66 #32 of 92
Profitability 64 #33 of 90 – 56 #40 of 90
Financial Health 1 #98 of 99 – 59 #41 of 99
Shareholder Returns 63 #28 of 73 68 #23 of 70 39 #45 of 73
Overall 56 70 57
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PPG ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKSIPPGKLICSPY
1 month -18.7%+5.6%-14.1% -0.2%
3 months -25.6%-4.6%-13.8% +3.9%
6 months -20.8%+5.5%-5.6% +8.2%
Year to date +32.8%+10.8%+71.9% +12.9%
1 year +46.3%+7.7%+91.9% +12.3%
3 years +215.9%-5.9%+84.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.8%-2.0%+22.7% +23.3%
5 years +45.6%-30.3%+37.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.8%-7.0%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +325.2%+21.6%+490.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.6%+2.0%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMKSIPPGKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.8%30.7%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%31.3%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.821.052.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.251.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.5%-47.0%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-13.7%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $444.80$131.56$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $137.20$94.34$35.29 $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.

MultipleMKSIPPGKLIC
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 45.6x 16.1xmedian 22.0x 35.4xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 7.7x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 29.0x —median 12.4x 25.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 40.6x 16.7xmedian 15.1x 99.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.6x —median 1.6x 4.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 2.28 2.93median 1.66 4.38median 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 monthsMKSIPPGKLIC
Revenue $4.35B $16.69B $950.21M
Gross profit $2.04B – $457.82M
Operating income $681.00M – $125.54M
Net income $439.00M – $115.74M
Free cash flow $455.00M – $41.13M
R&D $310.00M $458.00M $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $6.05 $7.01 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $1.59B $368.57M
Total debt $3.94B – –
Shares (diluted) 72.70M 223.90M 53.43M
Enterprise value $12.26B $26.53B $2.16B

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
MetricMKSIPPGKLIC
P/E 32.6x 16.1x 35.4x
P/FCF 31.5x 16.7x 99.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 12.3x 74.4x
P/S 3.3x 1.5x 4.3x
P/B 4.8x – 4.5x
P/Tangible book 14.7x – 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x – 25.3x
EV/EBIT 26.0x – 28.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 1.5x 3.8x
EV/FCF 38.8x – 87.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.8x 12.3x 65.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 2.93 4.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 6.4% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 1.3% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.5% – 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% – 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.4% – 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.0% – 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 59.5% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 5.5% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 46.1% -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -1.5% -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% – -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% – -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGKLIC
Gross margin 47.0% – 48.2%
EBITDA margin 24.0% – 14.9%
Operating margin 15.7% – 13.2%
Pretax margin 11.2% – 15.2%
Net margin 10.1% – 12.2%
FCF margin 10.5% – 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 12.3% 5.8%
Return on equity 15.2% – 13.1%
Return on assets 5.0% – 9.2%
Return on invested capital 8.9% – –
Return on capital employed 10.6% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGKLIC
Debt / assets 44.1% – –
Debt / equity 1.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 8.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% – 30.9%
Equity / assets 33.4% – 69.1%
Interest coverage 3.7x – 836.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.38 – 9.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGKLIC
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.5% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.4% – 37.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.8% – 104.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% 2.4% -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 2.9% 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.

ConsensusMKSIPPGKLIC
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.48FY2026 $8.18FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +10.6% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.43BFY2026 $17.59BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -6.7% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKSIPPGKLIC
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.3% 92.8%
Institutions holding 775 1,095 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 455 519 267
Institutions selling 252 356 150
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.46 1.78

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.

MKSIPPGKLIC
MKSI 1.00 0.24 0.74
PPG 0.24 1.00 0.27
KLIC 0.74 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKSI, PPG and KLIC?

Ppg Industries (PPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mks (MKSI) $14.81B, Ppg Industries (PPG) $26.53B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKSI, PPG and KLIC?

Ppg Industries (PPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mks (MKSI) 33.7x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 16.9x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 36.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ppg Industries (PPG) is cheapest (Mks (MKSI) 15.7x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 13.9x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 19.2x). 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: Mks (MKSI) +16.3%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +6.4%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest net margin (Mks (MKSI) 10.1%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Mks (MKSI) +46.3%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +7.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +91.9%. Over five years, Mks (MKSI) compounded fastest (Mks (MKSI) +7.8%/yr, Ppg Industries (PPG) -7.0%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ppg Industries (PPG) has the highest dividend yield: Mks (MKSI) 0.00%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 0.02%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ppg Industries (PPG) has been the steadiest (Mks (MKSI) 61.8%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 30.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MKSI, PPG and KLIC?

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