RAL vs KLAC vs FORM Stock Comparison

Ralliant, Kla and Formfactor 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
2 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
FORM Formfactor Inc
$98.51 -25.0% 1M +129.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.89B
P/E
68.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kla 5, Formfactor 4, Ralliant 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRALKLACFORMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.54B $195.64B $7.89B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.1x 40.5x 68.4x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 25.7x 31.3x RAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +11.7% +18.0% FORM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -56.4% 35.6% 12.8% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.2% 40.7% 9.2% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.7x -2.2x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.1% +25.6% +129.9% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +33.6%/yr +21.6%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 61.4% 87.1% RAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 59/100 66/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

RALKLACFORM

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

AxisRALKLACFORM
Valuation 32 #76 of 112 38 #59 of 95 29 #80 of 112
Growth 4 #105 of 109 54 #43 of 93 96 #5 of 109
Profitability 25 #79 of 105 97 #4 of 91 76 #26 of 105
Financial Health 21 #93 of 117 21 #81 of 102 91 #11 of 117
Shareholder Returns 58 #35 of 82 84 #13 of 76 40 #50 of 82
Overall 28 59 66
  • RAL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KLAC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRALKLACFORMSPY
1 month -4.9%-22.5%-25.0% -1.0%
3 months -4.1%-30.8%-5.3% +2.9%
6 months +49.1%-24.7%-36.5% +6.4%
Year to date +30.7%+19.8%+76.6% +11.4%
1 year +53.1%+25.6%+129.9% +13.1%
3 years —+209.6%+198.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+45.8%+44.0% +21.5%
5 years —+324.5%+165.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+33.6%+21.6% +10.9%
10 years —+1,877.3%+870.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+34.8%+25.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRALKLACFORMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%61.4%87.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%65.4%87.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.682.792.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.421.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-51.7%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-51.7%-38.4% -2.5%
52-week high $74.04$301.71$159.93 $779.14
52-week low $38.39$109.71$42.42 $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.

MultipleRALKLACFORM
P/E now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 31.3x 39.5xmedian 41.5x 66.6xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 14.0xmedian 6.9x 8.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 19.6x 32.1xmedian 27.3x 48.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 28.3x 50.5xmedian 35.6x 56.5xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.9x 30.0xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.15 2.66median 2.31 0.42median 1.15

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 monthsRALKLACFORM
Revenue $2.19B $13.58B $902.23M
Gross profit $1.11B $8.32B $389.11M
Operating income -$1.17B $5.66B $115.94M
Net income -$1.23B $4.83B $115.47M
Free cash flow $327.70M $3.77B $136.12M
R&D $170.10M $1.53B $120.97M
EPS (diluted) $-10.95 $3.66 $1.45
Cash & equivalents $270.90M $1.65B $109.76M
Total debt $1.15B $5.89B $48.82M
Shares (diluted) 112.60M 1.32B 79.61M
Enterprise value $6.42B $187.80B $6.70B

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
MetricRALKLACFORM
P/E -6.0x 39.5x 66.6x
P/FCF 22.5x 50.5x 56.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 45.9x 42.8x
P/S 3.4x 14.0x 8.5x
P/B 4.8x 30.0x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 31.2x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.9x 32.1x 48.0x
EV/EBIT -7.1x 34.4x 63.5x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 14.3x 8.2x
EV/FCF 25.1x 51.6x 54.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.6x 47.0x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.66 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRALKLACFORM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 11.7% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 12.4% 31.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% 19.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -436.8% 12.9% 180.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 121.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -532.3% 18.9% 162.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 162.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -532.7% 20.5% 156.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 160.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 1.5% 71.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 31.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% 0.5% 3,646%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 212.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRALKLACFORM
Gross margin 50.9% 61.3% 43.1%
EBITDA margin -47.8% 44.6% 17.0%
Operating margin -53.3% 41.7% 12.9%
Pretax margin -56.1% 41.3% 14.1%
Net margin -56.4% 35.6% 12.8%
FCF margin 15.0% 27.7% 15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 30.5% 19.9%
Return on equity -79.5% 79.3% 10.2%
Return on assets -33.3% 27.7% 8.5%
Return on invested capital -43.2% 40.7% 9.2%
Return on capital employed -38.0% 43.2% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.3% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRALKLACFORM
Debt / assets 31.0% 32.8% 0.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.7x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 1.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 64.6% 17.2%
Equity / assets 41.4% 35.4% 82.8%
Interest coverage -19.2x 19.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.9x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 1.22 12.47 21.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRALKLACFORM
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 1.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.7% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusRALKLACFORM
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 25.7xFY2027 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $5.67FY2027 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +16.8% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027 $982.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027 +25.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +8.6% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRALKLACFORM
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.0% 92.0%
Institutions holding 533 2,478 509
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.2% -3.7%
Institutions buying 251 1,285 304
Institutions selling 165 982 168
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.31 1.81

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.

RALKLACFORM
RAL 1.00 0.27 0.13
KLAC 0.27 1.00 0.71
FORM 0.13 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAL, KLAC and FORM?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralliant (RAL) $7.54B, Kla (KLAC) $195.64B, Formfactor (FORM) $7.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, RAL, KLAC and FORM?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ralliant (RAL) -6.1x, Kla (KLAC) 40.5x, Formfactor (FORM) 68.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralliant (RAL) is cheapest (Ralliant (RAL) 21.7x, Kla (KLAC) 25.7x, Formfactor (FORM) 31.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Formfactor (FORM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Kla (KLAC) +11.7%, Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%, Kla (KLAC) 35.6%, Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%, Kla (KLAC) 40.7%, Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Ralliant (RAL) +53.1%, Kla (KLAC) +25.6%, Formfactor (FORM) +129.9%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Kla (KLAC) +33.6%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +21.6%/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%, Formfactor (FORM) 0.00%. Ralliant (RAL) and Formfactor (FORM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ralliant (RAL) has been the steadiest (Ralliant (RAL) 54.9%, Kla (KLAC) 61.4%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.