TER vs FORM vs VIAV Stock Comparison

Teradyne, Formfactor and Viavi Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TER Teradyne, Inc
$309.00 -22.4% 1M +114.2% 1Y
Market cap
$50.98B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
6 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$101.11 -22.0% 1M +134.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.35B
P/E
72.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc.
$31.88 -21.6% 1M +131.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 6, Formfactor 4, Viavi Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTERFORMVIAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.98B $8.35B $7.66B TER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.3x 72.3x -251.8x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 32.1x 19.9x VIAV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.9% +18.0% +40.0% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.8% 12.8% -2.0% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 9.2% 0.0% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x -1.9x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.2% +134.2% +131.9% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.2%/yr +22.5%/yr +16.1%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.7% 87.3% 79.5% TER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 67/100 36/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

TERFORMVIAV

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

AxisTERFORMVIAV
Valuation 22 #87 of 111 28 #80 of 111 25 #84 of 111
Growth 89 #13 of 108 96 #5 of 108 45 #60 of 108
Profitability 93 #8 of 104 76 #26 of 104 43 #60 of 104
Financial Health 71 #34 of 115 91 #11 of 115 47 #62 of 115
Shareholder Returns 51 #40 of 81 44 #46 of 81 23 #63 of 81
Overall 65 67 36
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FORM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIAV ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTERFORMVIAVSPY
1 month -22.4%-22.0%-21.6% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%+2.3%-16.5% +3.5%
6 months -23.1%-29.8%-29.0% +7.0%
Year to date +59.6%+81.3%+78.9% +12.2%
1 year +114.2%+134.2%+131.9% +13.0%
3 years +268.6%+210.3%+327.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +54.5%+45.9%+62.3% +23.1%
5 years +151.1%+175.5%+110.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.2%+22.5%+16.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,303.3%+886.4%+339.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +30.2%+25.7%+16.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTERFORMVIAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.7%87.3%79.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.3%87.4%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.372.982.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.451.541.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-62.7%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.1%-36.8%-42.4% -1.8%
52-week high $483.84$159.93$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $144.38$42.42$13.95 $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.

MultipleTERFORMVIAV
P/E now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 32.0x 68.3xmedian 32.0x -240.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.8x 8.8xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 19.4x 49.4xmedian 19.4x 34.2xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.8xmedian 29.0x 58.0xmedian 29.0x 95.1xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.9x 7.1xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.13 0.43median 1.13 5.12median 1.13

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 monthsTERFORMVIAV
Revenue $4.46B $902.23M $1.52B
Gross profit $2.64B $389.11M $875.40M
Operating income $1.35B $115.94M $105.10M
Net income $1.15B $115.47M -$30.40M
Free cash flow $769.75M $136.12M $82.80M
R&D $559.87M $120.97M $262.70M
EPS (diluted) $7.29 $1.45 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $349.54M $109.76M $647.80M
Total debt – $11.64M $244.80M
Shares (diluted) 157.69M 79.61M 229.50M
Enterprise value $49.76B $7.16B $5.19B

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
MetricTERFORMVIAV
P/E 42.0x 68.3x -240.7x
P/FCF 62.8x 58.0x 95.1x
P/Operating cash flow 45.4x 43.9x 69.1x
P/S 10.8x 8.8x 5.2x
P/B 13.9x 7.1x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 14.3x 7.2x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 32.0x 49.4x 34.2x
EV/EBIT 35.5x 65.2x 71.1x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 8.4x 4.9x
EV/FCF 62.3x 55.6x 90.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.0x 42.1x 65.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 0.43 5.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTERFORMVIAV
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.9% 18.0% 40.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 10.4% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 58.2% 31.6% 40.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 19.4% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 160.9% 180.9% 82.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 121.2% 8.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.2% 162.9% -187.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 162.2% -47.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.0% 156.0% -185.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 160.2% -47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 71.0% 26.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 31.1% -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 3,646% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 212.7% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTERFORMVIAV
Gross margin 59.2% 43.1% 57.7%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 17.0% 14.4%
Operating margin 30.2% 12.9% 6.9%
Pretax margin 30.2% 14.1% 1.1%
Net margin 25.8% 12.8% -2.0%
FCF margin 17.2% 15.1% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 19.9% 7.5%
Return on equity 35.2% 10.2% -2.7%
Return on assets 24.9% 8.5% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 35.3% 9.2% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 37.8% 10.2% 5.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 4.0% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTERFORMVIAV
Debt / assets – 0.9% 9.0%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x -1.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 29.5% 17.2% 46.5%
Equity / assets 70.5% 82.8% 53.5%
Interest coverage 118.8x – 2.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 4.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 22.48 22.18 -31.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTERFORMVIAV
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% -0.1% -7.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -0.1% -7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTERFORMVIAV
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 32.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.65FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $1.60FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +143.7%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026 +60.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +25.7% +31.4% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.01BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026 $1.82BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026 +19.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +21.5% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTERFORMVIAV
Held by institutions 97.3% 92.0% 97.1%
Institutions holding 1,419 509 564
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -3.7% +4.6%
Institutions buying 828 304 343
Institutions selling 456 168 181
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.81 1.90

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.

TERFORMVIAV
TER 1.00 0.74 0.62
FORM 0.74 1.00 0.67
VIAV 0.62 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TER, FORM and VIAV?

Teradyne (TER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teradyne (TER) $50.98B, Formfactor (FORM) $8.35B, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) $7.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, TER, FORM and VIAV?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teradyne (TER) 44.3x, Formfactor (FORM) 72.3x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -251.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) is cheapest (Teradyne (TER) 32.0x, Formfactor (FORM) 32.1x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 19.9x). 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: Teradyne (TER) +57.9%, Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +40.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Teradyne (TER) 25.8%, Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Teradyne (TER) 35.3%, Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Teradyne (TER) +114.2%, Formfactor (FORM) +134.2%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +131.9%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Teradyne (TER) +20.2%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +22.5%/yr, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teradyne (TER) has been the steadiest (Teradyne (TER) 78.7%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.3%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 79.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TER, FORM and VIAV?

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