ADI vs DLB vs TSM Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Dolby Laboratories and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$425.35 +8.1% 1M +75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$207.09B
P/E
50.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 7, Dolby Laboratories 4, Analog Devices 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIDLBTSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $207.09B $5.81B $2.28T TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.1x 25.7x 29.0x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.5x 14.0x 26.0x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +0.6% +34.4% TSM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 16.7% 55.0% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 33.4% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — -1.0x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.0% -7.2% +46.5% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr -6.4%/yr +30.4%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 30.2% 39.2% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 74/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

ADIDLBTSM

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

AxisADIDLBTSM
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 87 #13 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 25 #69 of 92 87 #13 of 92
Profitability 82 #17 of 90 72 #26 of 90 92 #8 of 90
Financial Health 31 #69 of 99 60 #40 of 99 68 #32 of 99
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 73 85 #12 of 73 56 #33 of 73
Overall 62 66 74
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADIDLBTSMSPY
1 month +8.1%+7.0%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%+19.5%+11.4% +3.9%
6 months +11.0%-0.3%+11.4% +8.2%
Year to date +56.8%-2.3%+43.8% +12.9%
1 year +75.0%-7.2%+46.5% +12.3%
3 years +164.9%-20.2%+408.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.4%-7.3%+72.0% +23.3%
5 years +146.6%-28.2%+276.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.8%-6.4%+30.4% +10.9%
10 years +572.3%+29.9%+1,319.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%+2.7%+30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADIDLBTSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%30.2%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%31.5%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.730.542.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.05-0.241.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-49.6%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-9.2%-10.1% -1.2%
52-week high $445.48$69.09$485.91 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$48.50$275.06 $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.

MultipleADIDLBTSM
P/E now vs peer median 50.0xmedian 45.6x 26.1xmedian 45.6x 28.8xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 15.9xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 29.0x 15.8xmedian 29.0x 21.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 40.6x 15.1xmedian 40.6x 26.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x 11.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 11.59median 2.28 12.55median 2.28 0.81median 2.28

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 monthsADIDLBTSM
Revenue $13.88B $1.35B $142.94B
Gross profit $9.13B $1.19B $91.71B
Operating income $4.93B $239.10M $80.08B
Net income $4.14B $228.00M $74.55B
Free cash flow $4.94B $392.67M $84.59B
R&D $1.98B $265.94M $8.68B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $2.39 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $669.39M $98.36B
Total debt $9.12B – $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 94.52M 5.19B
Enterprise value $193.62B $3.20B $1.90T

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
MetricADIDLBTSM
P/E 50.0x 26.1x 28.8x
P/FCF 41.7x 15.1x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 37.2x 13.5x 26.8x
P/S 14.8x 4.4x 15.9x
P/B 6.1x 2.3x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 2.7x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA 30.8x 15.8x 21.3x
EV/EBIT 43.1x 21.9x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 3.9x 15.2x
EV/FCF 43.1x 13.4x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 12.0x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.59 12.55 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIDLBTSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 0.6% 34.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 1.7% 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% -0.5% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 1.5% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% -15.1% 52.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -1.0% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% -14.2% 57.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 1.3% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% -12.3% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 2.1% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% -6.0% 27.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 9.5% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% -10.4% 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 9.3% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIDLBTSM
Gross margin 65.8% 87.6% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 24.5% 71.4%
Operating margin 35.5% 17.7% 56.0%
Pretax margin 33.9% 20.4% 60.0%
Net margin 29.8% 16.7% 55.0%
FCF margin 35.6% 29.0% 59.2%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 32.3% 59.2%
Return on equity 12.3% 8.7% 37.3%
Return on assets 8.6% 7.1% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 33.4%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 8.6% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 9.6% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIDLBTSM
Debt / assets 18.8% – 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 17.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 69.3% 82.1% 68.6%
Interest coverage 14.1x – 191.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 9.33 8.47 17.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIDLBTSM
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 5.8% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% 34.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% 8.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusADIDLBTSM
Forward P/E 34.5xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $16.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +4.7% +40.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% -7.7% +41.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIDLBTSM
Held by institutions 90.9% 100.0% 14.8%
Institutions holding 2,288 389 3,569
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +5.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 1,182 195 1,903
Institutions selling 820 148 1,292
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.32 1.47

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.

ADIDLBTSM
ADI 1.00 0.16 0.56
DLB 0.16 1.00 0.06
TSM 0.56 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, DLB and TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $207.09B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.81B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.28T.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, DLB and TSM?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 50.1x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 25.7x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 34.5x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +75.0%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +46.5%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +19.8%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.00%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.6%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, DLB and TSM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 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.