RAL vs KLAC vs ASML Stock Comparison

Ralliant, Kla and Asml Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RAL Ralliant Corp
$66.53 -4.9% 1M +53.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$145.61 -22.5% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$195.64B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionRALKLACASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.54B $195.64B $616.92B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.1x 40.5x 56.4x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 25.7x 34.7x RAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +11.7% +22.9% ASML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -56.4% 35.6% 29.1% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.2% 40.7% — KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.7x — RAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.1% +25.6% +51.7% RAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +33.6%/yr +14.4%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 61.4% 46.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 59/100 45/100 KLAC

Percentile Scorecard

RALKLACASML

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

AxisRALKLACASML
Valuation 32 #76 of 112 38 #59 of 95 18 #78 of 95
Growth 4 #105 of 109 54 #43 of 93 82 #18 of 93
Profitability 25 #79 of 105 97 #4 of 91 78 #21 of 91
Financial Health 21 #93 of 117 21 #81 of 102 13 #89 of 102
Shareholder Returns 58 #35 of 82 84 #13 of 76 36 #49 of 76
Overall 28 59 45
  • RAL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KLAC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRALKLACASMLSPY
1 month -4.9%-22.5%-9.9% -1.0%
3 months -4.1%-30.8%-10.5% +2.9%
6 months +49.1%-24.7%+7.8% +6.4%
Year to date +30.7%+19.8%+46.9% +11.4%
1 year +53.1%+25.6%+51.7% +13.1%
3 years —+209.6%+161.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+45.8%+37.8% +21.5%
5 years —+324.5%+96.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+33.6%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years —+1,877.3%+1,393.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+34.8%+31.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRALKLACASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%61.4%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%65.4%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.682.792.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.421.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-51.7%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-51.7%-21.0% -2.5%
52-week high $74.04$301.71$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $38.39$109.71$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.

MultipleRALKLACASML
P/E now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 31.3x 39.5xmedian 41.5x 55.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 14.0xmedian 6.9x 16.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 19.6x 32.1xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 28.3x 50.5xmedian 35.6x 48.4xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.9x 30.0xmedian 4.2x 26.3xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.15 2.66median 2.31 2.31median 2.31

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 monthsRALKLACASML
Revenue $2.19B $13.58B $37.62B
Gross profit $1.11B $8.32B $19.58B
Operating income -$1.17B $5.66B –
Net income -$1.23B $4.83B –
Free cash flow $327.70M $3.77B –
R&D $170.10M $1.53B –
EPS (diluted) $-10.95 $3.66 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $270.90M $1.65B $15.17B
Total debt $1.15B $5.89B $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 112.60M 1.32B 388.90M
Enterprise value $6.42B $187.80B $572.61B

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
MetricRALKLACASML
P/E -6.0x 39.5x 55.8x
P/FCF 22.5x 50.5x 48.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 45.9x –
P/S 3.4x 14.0x 16.1x
P/B 4.8x 30.0x 26.3x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 31.2x 27.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.9x 32.1x –
EV/EBIT -7.1x 34.4x –
EV/Revenue 3.8x 14.3x 15.8x
EV/FCF 25.1x 51.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.6x 47.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.66 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRALKLACASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 11.7% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 12.4% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -436.8% 12.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -532.3% 18.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -532.7% 20.5% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 1.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% 0.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRALKLACASML
Gross margin 50.9% 61.3% 52.0%
EBITDA margin -47.8% 44.6% –
Operating margin -53.3% 41.7% –
Pretax margin -56.1% 41.3% –
Net margin -56.4% 35.6% 29.1%
FCF margin 15.0% 27.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 30.5% –
Return on equity -79.5% 79.3% –
Return on assets -33.3% 27.7% –
Return on invested capital -43.2% 40.7% –
Return on capital employed -38.0% 43.2% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRALKLACASML
Debt / assets 31.0% 32.8% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 64.6% 61.2%
Equity / assets 41.4% 35.4% 38.8%
Interest coverage -19.2x 19.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.22 12.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRALKLACASML
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.7% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusRALKLACASML
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 25.7xFY2027 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $5.67FY2027 $45.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027 +53.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +16.8% +43.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027 $47.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027 +21.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +8.6% +41.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRALKLACASML
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.0% 19.8%
Institutions holding 533 2,478 2,488
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 251 1,285 1,356
Institutions selling 165 982 781
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.31 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.

RALKLACASML
RAL 1.00 0.27 0.30
KLAC 0.27 1.00 0.81
ASML 0.30 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAL, KLAC and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralliant (RAL) $7.54B, Kla (KLAC) $195.64B, Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, RAL, KLAC and ASML?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ralliant (RAL) -6.1x, Kla (KLAC) 40.5x, Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralliant (RAL) is cheapest (Ralliant (RAL) 21.7x, Kla (KLAC) 25.7x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x). 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: Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Kla (KLAC) +11.7%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%, Kla (KLAC) 40.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralliant (RAL) returned the most: Ralliant (RAL) +53.1%, Kla (KLAC) +25.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Kla (KLAC) +33.6%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ralliant (RAL) 0.00%, Kla (KLAC) 0.01%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%. Ralliant (RAL) and Asml Holding (ASML) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Ralliant (RAL) 54.9%, Kla (KLAC) 61.4%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RAL, KLAC 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, Kla (KLAC) 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.