NVMI vs ASML vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Nova, Asml Holding and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVMI Nova Ltd.
$327.60 -11.0% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,635.57 -6.2% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$645.45B
P/E
59.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Kulicke & Soffa Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kulicke & Soffa Industries 5, Asml Holding 3, Nova 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVMIASMLKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.02B $645.45B $4.15B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 59.0x 35.8x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 34.3x 19.2x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +22.9% +44.4% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% 29.1% 12.2% ASML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.7% +54.3% +91.9% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.6%/yr +15.0%/yr +6.6%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 46.8% 58.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 47/100 57/100 KLIC

Percentile Scorecard

NVMIASMLKLIC

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

AxisNVMIASMLKLIC
Valuation 57 #41 of 94 18 #77 of 94 65 #34 of 94
Growth 70 #28 of 92 82 #17 of 92 66 #32 of 92
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 79 #20 of 90 56 #40 of 90
Financial Health 14 #85 of 99 13 #86 of 99 59 #41 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 42 #43 of 73 39 #45 of 73
Overall 55 47 57
  • NVMI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVMIASMLKLICSPY
1 month -11.0%-6.2%-14.1% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%+3.3%-13.8% +3.9%
6 months -34.3%+18.1%-5.6% +8.2%
Year to date -0.2%+52.9%+71.9% +12.9%
1 year -6.7%+54.3%+91.9% +12.3%
3 years +260.6%+177.2%+84.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +53.4%+40.5%+22.7% +23.3%
5 years +211.9%+101.1%+37.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.6%+15.0%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +2,596.3%+1,471.9%+490.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +39.0%+31.7%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVMIASMLKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%46.8%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.7%46.4%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.902.272.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.111.161.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-56.9%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.9%-17.8%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $605.65$1,989.44$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $275.78$966.57$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.

MultipleNVMIASMLKLIC
P/E now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 45.6x 58.1xmedian 45.6x 35.4xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 7.7x 16.8xmedian 7.7x 4.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x 25.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 40.6x 50.3xmedian 40.6x 99.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.6x 27.4xmedian 4.6x 4.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.48median 2.28 2.40median 2.28 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 monthsNVMIASMLKLIC
Revenue $937.50M $37.62B $950.21M
Gross profit $535.50M $19.58B $457.82M
Operating income $271.61M – $125.54M
Net income $270.51M – $115.74M
Free cash flow $244.83M – $41.13M
R&D $151.05M – $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $8.24 $28.13 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $124.85M $15.17B $368.57M
Total debt – $5.16B –
Shares (diluted) 32.80M 388.90M 53.43M
Enterprise value $7.19B $601.13B $2.15B

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
MetricNVMIASMLKLIC
P/E 36.5x 58.1x 35.4x
P/FCF 42.5x 50.3x 99.7x
P/Operating cash flow 46.0x – 74.4x
P/S 11.1x 16.8x 4.3x
P/B 7.1x 27.4x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 28.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 33.7x – 25.3x
EV/EBIT 36.0x – 28.5x
EV/Revenue 10.4x 16.5x 3.8x
EV/FCF 40.0x – 87.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.2x – 65.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.48 2.40 4.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVMIASMLKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 22.9% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 19.4% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 24.9% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 20.6% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.3% – 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% – 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% – 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.8% 35.2% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 24.2% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.4% – -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% – -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVMIASMLKLIC
Gross margin 57.1% 52.0% 48.2%
EBITDA margin 31.0% – 14.9%
Operating margin 29.0% – 13.2%
Pretax margin 34.1% – 15.2%
Net margin 28.8% 29.1% 12.2%
FCF margin 26.1% – 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 24.1% – 5.8%
Return on equity 19.0% – 13.1%
Return on assets 11.0% – 9.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 17.9% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVMIASMLKLIC
Debt / assets – 8.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 61.2% 30.9%
Equity / assets 58.9% 38.8% 69.1%
Interest coverage – – 836.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – 9.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVMIASMLKLIC
Dividend yield – 0.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.6%
Shareholder yield – 0.7% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusNVMIASMLKLIC
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 34.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.30FY2026 $47.62FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% +42.0% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.15BFY2026 $47.18BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.9% +42.9% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVMIASMLKLIC
Held by institutions 69.0% 19.8% 92.8%
Institutions holding 343 2,492 464
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +8.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 175 1,359 267
Institutions selling 129 782 150
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.74 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.

NVMIASMLKLIC
NVMI 1.00 0.80 0.68
ASML 0.80 1.00 0.62
KLIC 0.68 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVMI, ASML and KLIC?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nova (NVMI) $10.02B, Asml Holding (ASML) $645.45B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVMI, ASML and KLIC?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nova (NVMI) 37.1x, Asml Holding (ASML) 59.0x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 35.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Nova (NVMI) 29.0x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.3x, 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: Nova (NVMI) +16.2%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asml Holding (ASML) has the highest net margin (Nova (NVMI) 28.8%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Nova (NVMI) -6.7%, Asml Holding (ASML) +54.3%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +91.9%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Nova (NVMI) +25.6%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +15.0%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Nova (NVMI) 59.5%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVMI, ASML 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, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 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.