ADI vs ARM vs UMC Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Arm Holdings and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$391.07 +1.5% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$198.31B
P/E
48.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$210.33 -36.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.92B
P/E
226.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.87 -23.6% 1M +150.9% 1Y
Market cap
$46.91B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 7, Analog Devices 3, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIARMUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.31B $236.92B $46.91B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.0x 226.9x 17.8x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x 101.1x 17.0x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +25.1% +85.6% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 20.2% 19.1% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 10.6% UMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — -0.9x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.7% +26.2% +150.9% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr — +13.0%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 78.8% 64.4% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 63/100 72/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

ADIARMUMC

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

AxisADIARMUMC
Valuation 50 #48 of 95 7 #88 of 95 83 #17 of 95
Growth 79 #20 of 93 88 #12 of 93 59 #39 of 93
Profitability 82 #17 of 91 77 #22 of 91 72 #26 of 91
Financial Health 30 #72 of 102 78 #23 of 102 55 #46 of 102
Shareholder Returns 71 #23 of 76 – 91 #8 of 76
Overall 62 63 72
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADIARMUMCSPY
1 month +1.5%-36.8%-23.6% -1.0%
3 months +5.2%-19.1%-3.2% +2.9%
6 months -2.1%-10.4%+53.7% +6.4%
Year to date +44.2%+92.4%+140.1% +11.4%
1 year +60.7%+26.2%+150.9% +13.1%
3 years +137.1%+301.6%+153.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.4%+59.0%+36.4% +21.5%
5 years +119.2%—+84.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.0%—+13.0% +10.9%
10 years +521.6%—+920.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.1%—+26.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADIARMUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%78.8%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%71.2%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.693.451.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.332.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-54.0%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-52.1%-32.6% -2.5%
52-week high $445.48$439.46$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$104.55$7.02 $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.

MultipleADIARMUMC
P/E now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 41.5x 213.8xmedian 41.5x 17.5xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 6.9x 43.3xmedian 6.9x 3.5xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 27.3x 189.4xmedian 27.3x 12.6xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 35.6x 110.9xmedian 35.6x 24.0xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.2x 25.9xmedian 4.2x 3.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.66median 2.31 6.03median 2.31 25.61median 2.31

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 monthsADIARMUMC
Revenue $13.88B $5.16B $13.76B
Gross profit $9.13B $5.03B $2.47B
Operating income $4.93B $877.00M $1.60B
Net income $4.14B $1.04B $2.62B
Free cash flow $4.94B $2.01B $1.98B
R&D $1.98B $2.96B $609.13M
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $0.98 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $3.06B $3.91B
Total debt $35.18B – $4.90B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 1.07B 2.47B
Enterprise value $184.85B $222.63B $32.16B

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
MetricADIARMUMC
P/E 46.0x 213.8x 17.5x
P/FCF 38.4x 110.9x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 34.2x 106.6x 13.5x
P/S 13.7x 43.3x 3.5x
P/B 5.6x 25.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 26.5x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 28.4x 189.4x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 39.8x 250.0x 27.8x
EV/Revenue 14.1x 42.5x 3.2x
EV/FCF 39.8x 109.0x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 104.7x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.66 6.03 25.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIARMUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 25.1% 85.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 24.7% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 25.6% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 25.4% -10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 14.9% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 21.6% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 49.4% 104.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 37.2% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 48.7% 116.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 35.5% 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 105.5% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 34.7% -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 121.8% 447.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 33.3% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIARMUMC
Gross margin 65.8% 97.5% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 22.5% 25.6%
Operating margin 35.5% 17.0% 11.6%
Pretax margin 33.9% 24.5% 30.3%
Net margin 29.8% 20.2% 19.1%
FCF margin 35.6% 39.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 40.6% 25.6%
Return on equity 12.3% 16.3% 19.7%
Return on assets 8.6% 12.6% 13.2%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 10.6%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.0% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 22.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIARMUMC
Debt / assets 18.8% – 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 22.9% 33.3%
Equity / assets 69.3% 77.1% 66.7%
Interest coverage 14.1x – 30.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 5.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 8.66 54.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIARMUMC
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

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.

ConsensusADIARMUMC
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 101.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.32FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.2%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +109.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +51.0% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.83BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $8.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.6%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% +38.5% +25.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIARMUMC
Held by institutions 90.9% 9.3% 7.1%
Institutions holding 2,287 955 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +12.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,182 593 220
Institutions selling 819 257 109
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.31 2.02

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.

ADIARMUMC
ADI 1.00 0.46 0.43
ARM 0.46 1.00 0.46
UMC 0.43 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, ARM and UMC?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $198.31B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $46.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, ARM and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 48.0x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 31.7x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +60.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +150.9%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +17.0%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and United Microelectronics (UMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads on 7. 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.