RAL vs TER vs KLAC Stock Comparison

Ralliant, Teradyne and Kla Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RAL Ralliant Corp
$70.53 +0.8% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$296.23 -26.5% 1M +70.3% 1Y
Market cap
$42.97B
P/E
54.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$167.43 -14.8% 1M +35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$209.53B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionRALTERKLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.56B $42.97B $209.53B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.1x 54.2x 39.8x KLAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 30.7x 29.5x RAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +74.9% +15.8% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -56.4% — 36.2% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.2% — 43.4% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — 0.6x RAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.8% +70.3% +35.5% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.5%/yr +35.1%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 76.7% 61.7% RAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 60/100 59/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

RALTERKLAC

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

AxisRALTERKLAC
Valuation 31 #78 of 112 18 #92 of 112 39 #58 of 94
Growth 4 #104 of 108 95 #6 of 108 56 #41 of 92
Profitability 23 #80 of 104 87 #14 of 104 95 #5 of 88
Financial Health 20 #93 of 116 64 #42 of 116 20 #77 of 96
Shareholder Returns 61 #31 of 78 35 #51 of 78 83 #13 of 72
Overall 28 60 59
  • RAL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRALTERKLACSPY
1 month +0.8%-26.5%-14.8% +0.7%
3 months +5.3%-18.9%-7.2% +3.7%
6 months +55.2%-13.8%-4.3% +7.1%
Year to date +38.5%+53.0%+37.8% +12.8%
1 year +61.8%+70.3%+35.5% +11.9%
3 years —+254.9%+264.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+52.6%+53.9% +22.8%
5 years —+114.3%+349.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+16.5%+35.1% +10.9%
10 years —+1,183.5%+2,142.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+29.1%+36.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRALTERKLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%76.7%61.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.3%85.4%65.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.713.392.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.120.920.58 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-59.7%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-38.8%-44.5% -1.2%
52-week high $74.04$483.84$301.71 $779.14
52-week low $38.39$155.90$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.

MultipleRALTERKLAC
P/E now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 32.9x 54.2xmedian 32.9x 41.6xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.9x 9.3xmedian 2.9x 15.0xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 33.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 30.2x 80.9xmedian 30.2x 54.0xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.9x 12.6xmedian 2.9x 33.4xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.08 —median 1.08 1.98median 2.10

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 monthsRALTERKLAC
Revenue $2.19B $5.00B $14.51B
Gross profit $1.11B $2.97B $8.92B
Operating income -$1.17B $1.61B $6.19B
Net income -$1.23B $1.38B $5.26B
Free cash flow $327.70M – $4.04B
R&D $170.10M $598.20M $1.57B
EPS (diluted) $-10.95 – $4.01
Cash & equivalents $270.90M $460.74M $1.53B
Total debt $1.15B – $5.72B
Shares (diluted) 112.60M 157.69M 1.31B
Enterprise value $6.44B $42.97B $202.10B

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
MetricRALTERKLAC
P/E -6.4x 54.2x 41.6x
P/FCF 23.8x 80.9x 54.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 34.8x 48.3x
P/S 3.6x 9.3x 15.0x
P/B 5.1x 12.6x 33.4x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 12.9x 34.6x
EV/EBITDA -8.3x – 33.8x
EV/EBIT -7.4x – 35.9x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 9.3x 15.3x
EV/FCF 26.5x – 55.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 34.8x 49.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRALTERKLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 74.9% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 76.1% 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -436.8% 214.6% 18.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 43.5% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -532.3% 211.2% 24.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.9% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -532.7% – 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 21.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 96.9% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% 8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% – 4.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRALTERKLAC
Gross margin 50.9% – 61.5%
EBITDA margin -47.8% – 45.4%
Operating margin -53.3% – 42.6%
Pretax margin -56.1% – 42.2%
Net margin -56.4% – 36.2%
FCF margin 15.0% – 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 26.6% 31.1%
Return on equity -79.5% 38.7% 81.7%
Return on assets -33.3% 26.7% 28.9%
Return on invested capital -43.2% – 43.4%
Return on capital employed -38.0% – 45.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.6% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRALTERKLAC
Debt / assets 31.0% – 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 31.4% 64.6%
Equity / assets 41.4% 67.7% 35.4%
Interest coverage -19.2x – 22.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.34 – 13.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRALTERKLAC
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.2% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 21.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.2%

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.

ConsensusRALTERKLAC
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 30.7xFY2026 29.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $9.65FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +25.7% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +18.9% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRALTERKLAC
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 534 1,420 2,479
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +5.2% +4.2%
Institutions buying 252 829 1,285
Institutions selling 165 456 983
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.82 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.

RALTERKLAC
RAL 1.00 0.35 0.27
TER 0.35 1.00 0.71
KLAC 0.27 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAL, TER and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralliant (RAL) $7.56B, Teradyne (TER) $42.97B, Kla (KLAC) $209.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, RAL, TER and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ralliant (RAL) -6.1x, Teradyne (TER) 54.2x, Kla (KLAC) 39.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralliant (RAL) is cheapest (Ralliant (RAL) 23.0x, Teradyne (TER) 30.7x, Kla (KLAC) 29.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%, Kla (KLAC) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%, Kla (KLAC) 36.2%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%, Kla (KLAC) 43.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Ralliant (RAL) +61.8%, Teradyne (TER) +70.3%, Kla (KLAC) +35.5%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Teradyne (TER) +16.5%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ralliant (RAL) has been the steadiest (Ralliant (RAL) 55.0%, Teradyne (TER) 76.7%, Kla (KLAC) 61.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RAL, TER 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 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.