About the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Industry
The Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry includes 30 U.S.-listed companies in the Technology sector with a combined market capitalization of $1.56T. The largest are ASML Holding N.V. (ASML, $602.79B), Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT, $301.79B) and Lam Research Corporation (LRCX, $289.01B), together 77% of the industry's value.
22 of the 30 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 46.5. 9 of 30 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 0.49% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is up 42.9%, and 22 of 29 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 15.5% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
- AXT, Inc. (AXTI)+895.4%
- FormFactor, Inc. (FORM)+121.8%
- Aehr Test Systems, Inc. (AEHR)+121.8%
Weakest 1-year performers
- KLA Corporation (KLAC)−87.2%
- Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ)−61.5%
- Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA)−24.4%
Highest dividend yields
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 22 of 30
- Median gross margin
- 43.6%
- Median net profit margin
- 7.4%
- Median return on equity
- 5.6%
Longest dividend growth streak: KLA Corporation (KLAC), 16 consecutive years.





























