How Does Teradyne Stock Compare With Peers?

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With Teradyne surging 20% in a Day, it makes sense to re-evaluate vs its peers. Consistently assessing alternatives is core to a sound investment approach. Here is how Teradyne (TER) stock stacks up against its peers in size, valuation, growth and margin.

  • TER’s operating margin of 19.2% is strong, lower than most peers – trailing KLAC (41.2%).
  • TER’s revenue growth of 4.6% in the last 12 months is low, lagging KEYS, FORM, LRCX, AMAT, KLAC.
  • TER’s stock gained 54.3% over the past year and trades at a PE of 59.3, though peers like LRCX, KLAC delivered stronger returns.

As a quick background, Teradyne provides test solutions for semiconductor, system, industrial automation, and wireless device development and manufacturing, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and IoT devices.

A single stock can be risky, but there is a huge value to a broader, diversified approach we take with the Trefis High Quality Portfolio. Trefis works with Empirical Asset Management — a Boston area wealth manager — whose asset allocation strategies yielded positive returns during the 2008-09 period when the S&P lost more than 40%. Empirical has incorporated the Trefis HQ Portfolio in this asset allocation framework to provide clients with higher returns while taking on lower levels of risk versus the benchmark index.

  TER KEYS FORM LRCX AMAT KLAC
Market Cap ($ Bil) 27.8 29.3 3.7 203.2 188.1 163.1
Revenue ($ Bil) 2.8 5.2 0.8 19.6 28.6 12.2
PE Ratio 59.3 53.9 83.8 35.0 27.5 40.2
LTM Revenue Growth 4.6% 4.8% 8.3% 25.7% 6.6% 23.9%
LTM Operating Margin 19.2% 17.0% 5.4% 33.0% 30.1% 41.2%
LTM FCF Margin 20.1% 27.0% 0.5% 28.3% 20.4% 30.8%
12M Market Return 54.3% 9.8% 5.6% 107.3% 25.3% 79.1%

Why does this matter? TER just went up 26.4% in a month – peer comparison puts stock performance, valuation, and financials in context – highlighting whether it is truly outperforming, lagging behind, and above all – can this continue? Read Buy or Sell TER Stock to see if Teradyne holds up as a quality investment. Furthermore, there is always a risk of fall after a strong rally – see how the stock has dipped and recovered in the past through TER Dip Buyer Analysis lens.

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Revenue Growth Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
TER 4.6% 5.4% -15.2% -14.8%
KEYS 4.8% -8.9% 0.8% 9.7%
FORM 8.3% 15.2% -11.3% -2.8%
LRCX 25.7% 23.7% -14.5% 1.2%  
AMAT 6.6% 2.5% 2.8% 11.8%
KLAC 23.9% 23.9% -6.5% 13.9%  

Operating Margin Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
TER 19.2% 19.6% 19.5% 26.9%
KEYS 17.0% 16.7% 24.9% 24.6%
FORM 5.4% 5.8% 1.5% 7.3%
LRCX 33.0% 32.0% 28.7% 29.9%  
AMAT 30.1% 28.9% 28.9% 30.2%
KLAC 41.2% 41.2% 37.1% 38.1%  

PE Ratio Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
TER 59.3 36.9 37.3 19.3
KEYS 53.9 45.5 26.8 27.4
FORM 83.8 48.9 39.2 34.0
LRCX 35.0 17.3 26.9 12.6  
AMAT 27.5 18.7 19.9 13.0
KLAC 40.2 20.6 28.5 15.5  

While peer comparison is critical, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.