RAL vs EMR vs KLAC Stock Comparison

Ralliant, Emerson Electric and Kla Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RAL Ralliant Corp
$67.84 -3.1% 1M +56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.75 +2.3% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.40B
P/E
35.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$149.21 -20.6% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$201.11B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kla leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kla 6, Emerson Electric 3, Ralliant 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRALEMRKLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.70B $92.40B $201.11B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.2x 35.8x 41.6x EMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 24.0x 26.3x RAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +4.8% +11.7% KLAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -56.4% 13.8% 35.6% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.2% 10.9% 40.7% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 1.8x 0.7x RAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.3% +21.9% +26.1% RAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.0%/yr +34.4%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 31.7% 61.5% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 45/100 59/100 KLAC

Percentile Scorecard

RALEMRKLAC

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

AxisRALEMRKLAC
Valuation 32 #76 of 111 35 #133 of 203 38 #59 of 95
Growth 4 #104 of 108 40 #112 of 187 54 #43 of 93
Profitability 23 #80 of 104 85 #29 of 185 97 #4 of 91
Financial Health 20 #92 of 115 29 #155 of 219 22 #79 of 101
Shareholder Returns 60 #33 of 81 36 #98 of 153 85 #12 of 75
Overall 28 45 59
  • RAL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KLAC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRALEMRKLACSPY
1 month -3.1%+2.3%-20.6% -0.8%
3 months -2.9%+8.3%-26.6% +3.5%
6 months +52.9%+14.3%-21.5% +7.0%
Year to date +33.3%+21.9%+22.8% +12.2%
1 year +56.3%+21.9%+26.1% +13.0%
3 years —+83.7%+225.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+22.5%+48.3% +23.1%
5 years —+68.2%+338.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+11.0%+34.4% +11.0%
10 years —+220.7%+1,881.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.4%+34.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRALEMRKLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%31.7%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.0%33.5%65.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.532.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.690.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-29.9%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-1.6%-50.5% -1.8%
52-week high $74.04$164.37$301.71 $779.14
52-week low $38.39$123.30$109.71 $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.

MultipleRALEMRKLAC
P/E now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 32.0x 35.1xmedian 26.0x 40.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 14.4xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 19.4x 16.4xmedian 14.0x 32.9xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 29.0x 26.1xmedian 21.4x 51.8xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.9x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 30.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 -0.84median 1.26 2.73median 2.23

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 monthsRALEMRKLAC
Revenue $2.19B $18.64B $13.58B
Gross profit $1.11B $9.91B $8.32B
Operating income -$1.17B $4.68B $5.66B
Net income -$1.23B $2.58B $4.83B
Free cash flow $327.70M $3.46B $3.77B
R&D $170.10M – $1.53B
EPS (diluted) $-10.95 $4.59 $3.66
Cash & equivalents $270.90M $2.18B $1.65B
Total debt $1.15B $13.11B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 112.60M 561.10M 1.32B
Enterprise value $6.58B $85.14B $193.27B

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
MetricRALEMRKLAC
P/E -6.1x 35.1x 40.5x
P/FCF 22.9x 26.1x 51.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 23.1x 47.1x
P/S 3.4x 4.8x 14.4x
P/B 4.9x 4.4x 30.7x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 7.7x 32.0x
EV/EBITDA -8.0x 16.4x 32.9x
EV/EBIT -7.2x 21.6x 35.2x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 5.4x 14.7x
EV/FCF 25.6x 29.2x 52.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 25.8x 48.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.84 2.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRALEMRKLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 4.8% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 5.7% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -436.8% 9.2% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -532.3% -3.0% 18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.0% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -532.7% -2.2% 20.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -41.6% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 4.4% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% 4.4% 0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRALEMRKLAC
Gross margin 50.9% 53.2% 61.3%
EBITDA margin -47.8% 33.1% 44.6%
Operating margin -53.3% 25.1% 41.7%
Pretax margin -56.1% 17.6% 41.3%
Net margin -56.4% 13.8% 35.6%
FCF margin 15.0% 18.6% 27.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 21.0% 30.5%
Return on equity -79.5% 12.7% 79.3%
Return on assets -33.3% 6.1% 27.7%
Return on invested capital -43.2% 10.9% 40.7%
Return on capital employed -38.0% 14.9% 43.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.3% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRALEMRKLAC
Debt / assets 31.0% 31.1% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 1.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 3.8x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 51.7% 64.6%
Equity / assets 41.4% 48.3% 35.4%
Interest coverage -19.2x – 19.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.26 4.64 12.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRALEMRKLAC
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.4% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 1.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.4% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% 21.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 28.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% 17.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% 13.1%

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.

ConsensusRALEMRKLAC
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 26.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +15.3% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +15.3% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRALEMRKLAC
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 91.0%
Institutions holding 533 2,290 2,478
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.9% +4.2%
Institutions buying 251 1,080 1,285
Institutions selling 165 798 982
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.35 1.31

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.

RALEMRKLAC
RAL 1.00 0.42 0.27
EMR 0.42 1.00 0.49
KLAC 0.27 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAL, EMR and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralliant (RAL) $7.70B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.40B, Kla (KLAC) $201.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, RAL, EMR and KLAC?

Emerson Electric (EMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ralliant (RAL) -6.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.8x, Kla (KLAC) 41.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralliant (RAL) is cheapest (Ralliant (RAL) 22.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Kla (KLAC) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kla (KLAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Kla (KLAC) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Kla (KLAC) 40.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralliant (RAL) returned the most: Ralliant (RAL) +56.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%, Kla (KLAC) +26.1%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +34.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Ralliant (RAL) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Kla (KLAC) 0.01%. Ralliant (RAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Ralliant (RAL) 55.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Kla (KLAC) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RAL, EMR and KLAC?

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