KLA Corporation vs Rockwell Automation, Inc., two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KLAC and ROK diverge most: on ev/ebitda, KLAC reads 1098.4 and ROK reads 27.8; on p/s, KLAC reads 18.98 and ROK reads 5.38. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KLAC'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 | KLAC | ROK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $195.64 | $432.54 |
| Market cap | $257.8B | $48.3B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 17.1 | 40.5 |
| P/B | 40.59 | 13.81 |
| P/S | 18.98 | 5.38 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1098.4 | 27.8 |
| Revenue growth | +11.7% | +11.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 49.5% |
| Operating margin | — | 23.8% |
| Net margin | 35.6% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 76.1% | 34.4% |
| Return on assets | 26.9% | 10.8% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 20.6% |
| FCF yield | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| Current ratio | 2.88 | 1.08 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.58 | 7.74 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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