ASML HOLDING NV vs DEERE & CO, two Industrial Machinery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ASML and DE diverge most: on p/s, ASML reads 19.50 and DE reads 3.50; on p/b, ASML reads 32.48 and DE reads 6.00. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ASML | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1780.30 | $620.86 |
| Market cap | $692.4B | $168.1B |
| Sector | Industrial Machinery | Industrial Machinery |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +27.2% |
| P/E | 66.3 | 34.5 |
| P/B | 32.48 | 6.00 |
| P/S | 19.50 | 3.50 |
| EV/EBITDA | 51.0 | 100.1 |
| Revenue growth | +15.5% | +8.5% |
| Gross margin | 52.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 34.6% | — |
| Net margin | 29.4% | 10.2% |
| Return on equity | 49.0% | 17.4% |
| Return on assets | 19.0% | 4.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 37.2% | — |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | 0.83 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.02 | 2.52 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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