KLA CORPORATION vs TERADYNE, INC., two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KLAC and TER diverge most: on debt / equity, KLAC reads 1.01 and TER reads 0.00; on dividend yield, KLAC reads 2.9% and TER reads 0.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KLAC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What TER'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 | KLAC | TER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $231.50 | $359.61 |
| Market cap | $30.5B | $56.7B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 6.6 | 66.7 |
| P/B | 5.23 | 18.03 |
| P/S | 2.33 | 14.97 |
| EV/EBITDA | 356.6 | 49.8 |
| Revenue growth | +13.8% | +31.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 60.9% |
| Operating margin | — | 36.9% |
| Net margin | 35.7% | 22.6% |
| Return on equity | 80.1% | 27.2% |
| Return on assets | 27.7% | 19.3% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 27.6% |
| FCF yield | 13.2% | 1.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 1.01 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 3.03 | 2.15 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.24 | 7.87 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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