ADI vs ARM vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Arm Holdings and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$407.93 +3.6% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$202.14B
P/E
48.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$223.35 -28.0% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$238.26B
P/E
228.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$75.90 -3.5% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$42.23B
P/E
115.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 8, Arm Holdings 2, Microchip Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIARMMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $202.14B $238.26B $42.23B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.9x 228.2x 115.0x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x 107.4x 20.0x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +25.1% +20.9% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 20.2% 7.2% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 5.5% ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 3.4x ADI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.4% +30.9% +20.2% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr — +1.0%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 79.0% 49.2% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 43/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

ADIARMMCHP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADIARMMCHP
Valuation 49 #49 of 95 7 #88 of 95 54 #44 of 95
Growth 78 #21 of 93 88 #12 of 93 41 #55 of 93
Profitability 83 #16 of 91 77 #22 of 91 59 #38 of 91
Financial Health 31 #70 of 101 77 #24 of 101 7 #94 of 101
Shareholder Returns 68 #25 of 75 – 53 #36 of 75
Overall 62 62 43
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADIARMMCHPSPY
1 month +3.6%-28.0%-3.5% -0.8%
3 months +9.7%-16.1%-2.6% +3.5%
6 months +3.9%+3.5%-12.6% +7.0%
Year to date +50.4%+104.3%+19.1% +12.2%
1 year +71.4%+30.9%+20.2% +13.0%
3 years +154.1%+355.0%+5.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.5%+65.8%+1.7% +23.1%
5 years +139.3%—+4.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.1%—+1.0% +11.0%
10 years +543.0%—+150.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.5%—+9.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADIARMMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%79.0%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%71.2%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.723.472.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.960.390.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-54.0%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-49.2%-26.3% -1.8%
52-week high $445.48$439.46$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$104.55$49.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADIARMMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 42.1x 227.0xmedian 42.1x 112.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 7.1x 46.0xmedian 7.1x 8.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 27.5x 201.3xmedian 27.5x 30.9xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 37.2x 117.8xmedian 37.2x 41.8xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.2x 27.5xmedian 4.2x 6.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 11.12median 2.23 6.40median 2.23 -2.41median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADIARMMCHP
Revenue $13.88B $5.16B $5.12B
Gross profit $9.13B $5.03B $3.08B
Operating income $4.93B $877.00M $794.80M
Net income $4.14B $1.04B $478.40M
Free cash flow $4.94B $2.01B $985.70M
R&D $1.98B $2.96B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $0.98 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $3.06B $272.30M
Total debt $9.12B – $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 1.07B 550.50M
Enterprise value $188.68B $223.97B $41.23B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADIARMMCHP
P/E 47.9x 227.0x 112.1x
P/FCF 40.0x 117.8x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 113.2x 34.4x
P/S 14.2x 46.0x 8.0x
P/B 5.9x 27.5x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 28.2x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 201.3x 30.9x
EV/EBIT 41.4x 265.8x 58.3x
EV/Revenue 14.7x 45.2x 9.0x
EV/FCF 41.4x 115.8x 47.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.9x 111.3x 38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.12 6.40 -2.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIARMMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 25.1% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 24.7% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 25.6% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 25.4% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 14.9% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 21.6% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 49.4% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 37.2% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 48.7% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 35.5% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 105.5% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 34.7% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 121.8% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 33.3% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIARMMCHP
Gross margin 65.8% 97.5% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 22.5% 29.3%
Operating margin 35.5% 17.0% 15.5%
Pretax margin 33.9% 24.5% 11.3%
Net margin 29.8% 20.2% 7.2%
FCF margin 35.6% 39.0% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 40.6% 23.4%
Return on equity 12.3% 16.3% 7.4%
Return on assets 8.6% 12.6% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 5.5%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.0% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 22.4% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIARMMCHP
Debt / assets 18.8% – 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 22.9% 55.2%
Equity / assets 69.3% 77.1% 44.8%
Interest coverage 14.1x – 3.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 5.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.99 57.27 4.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIARMMCHP
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.6% – 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 9.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADIARMMCHP
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 107.4xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +51.0% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% +38.7% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIARMMCHP
Held by institutions 90.9% 9.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,287 955 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +12.4% +7.0%
Institutions buying 1,182 593 681
Institutions selling 819 257 432
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.31 1.58

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADIARMMCHP
ADI 1.00 0.46 0.80
ARM 0.46 1.00 0.44
MCHP 0.80 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, ARM and MCHP?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $202.14B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $238.26B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $42.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, ARM and MCHP?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 48.9x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 228.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 115.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 33.1x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.4x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +71.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.2%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +19.1%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%. Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, ARM and MCHP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Analog Devices (ADI) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.