ASML HOLDING NV vs PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION, two Industrial Machinery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ASML and PH diverge most: on p/b, ASML reads 32.79 and PH reads 8.41; on p/s, ASML reads 19.69 and PH reads 5.86. 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 PH's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ASML | PH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1797.32 | $960.77 |
| Market cap | $699.0B | $123.0B |
| Sector | Industrial Machinery | Industrial Machinery |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 66.9 | 35.4 |
| P/B | 32.79 | 8.41 |
| P/S | 19.69 | 5.86 |
| EV/EBITDA | 51.5 | 24.3 |
| Revenue growth | +15.5% | +6.1% |
| Gross margin | 52.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 34.6% | 22.4% |
| Net margin | 29.4% | 16.6% |
| Return on equity | 49.0% | 23.8% |
| Return on assets | 19.0% | 11.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 37.2% | 23.1% |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 3.0% |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | 0.14 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.13 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.02 | 6.52 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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