ASML HOLDING NV vs GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, two Industrial Machinery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ASML and GE diverge most: on return on assets, ASML reads 19.0% and GE reads 6.7%; on p/s, ASML reads 19.69 and GE reads 7.84. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ASML's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What GE's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ASML | GE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1797.32 | $359.28 |
| Market cap | $699.0B | $378.7B |
| Sector | Industrial Machinery | Industrial Machinery |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 66.9 | 44.3 |
| P/B | 32.79 | 20.70 |
| P/S | 19.69 | 7.84 |
| EV/EBITDA | 51.5 | — |
| Revenue growth | +15.5% | +21.8% |
| Gross margin | 52.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 34.6% | — |
| Net margin | 29.4% | 17.9% |
| Return on equity | 49.0% | 47.2% |
| Return on assets | 19.0% | 6.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 37.2% | — |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | 0.11 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.01 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.02 | 3.41 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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