ADI vs PDFS vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Pdf Solutions and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$425.35 +8.1% 1M +75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$206.11B
P/E
50.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
1.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
PDFS Pdf Solutions Inc
$44.23 -10.7% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
175.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.18M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$80.17 +1.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
118.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.29%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 9, Microchip Technology 2, Pdf Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIPDFSMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $206.11B $1.85B $43.53B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.0x 175.6x 118.4x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.5x 32.5x 21.1x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +23.0% +20.9% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 4.3% 7.2% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 3.1% 5.5% ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.3x 3.4x PDFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.01% — 2.29% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.0% +54.0% +24.2% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr +13.9%/yr +1.5%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 69.4% 49.4% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 48/100 42/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

ADIPDFSMCHP

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

AxisADIPDFSMCHP
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 40 #57 of 94 53 #45 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 86 #14 of 92 41 #55 of 92
Profitability 82 #17 of 90 43 #52 of 90 60 #37 of 90
Financial Health 31 #69 of 99 54 #46 of 99 5 #94 of 99
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 73 15 #62 of 73 51 #36 of 73
Overall 62 48 42
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PDFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADIPDFSMCHPSPY
1 month +8.1%-10.7%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%-0.8%+5.9% +3.9%
6 months +11.0%+10.3%-4.9% +8.2%
Year to date +56.8%+55.0%+25.8% +12.9%
1 year +75.0%+54.0%+24.2% +12.3%
3 years +164.9%+62.1%+10.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.4%+17.5%+3.5% +23.3%
5 years +146.6%+91.6%+7.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.8%+13.9%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +572.3%+129.8%+165.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%+8.7%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADIPDFSMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%69.4%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%71.6%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.733.082.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.050.780.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-65.5%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-37.5%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $445.48$70.79$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$23.97$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.

MultipleADIPDFSMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 50.0xmedian 45.6x 175.6xmedian 45.6x 118.4xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 7.7x 7.7xmedian 7.7x 8.5xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 29.0x 48.3xmedian 29.0x 32.4xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 40.6x -1,026xmedian 40.6x 44.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.6x 5.0xmedian 4.6x 6.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 11.59median 2.28 83.48median 2.28 -2.55median 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 monthsADIPDFSMCHP
Revenue $13.88B $241.18M $5.12B
Gross profit $9.13B $172.35M $3.08B
Operating income $4.93B $19.66M $794.80M
Net income $4.14B $10.31M $478.40M
Free cash flow $4.94B -$1.81M $985.70M
R&D $1.98B $70.34M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $0.25 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $114.88M $272.30M
Total debt $9.12B $66.52M $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 41.78M 550.50M
Enterprise value $192.64B $1.63B $42.53B

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
MetricADIPDFSMCHP
P/E 50.0x 175.6x 118.4x
P/FCF 41.7x -1,026x 44.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.2x 47.9x 36.3x
P/S 14.8x 7.7x 8.5x
P/B 6.1x 5.0x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 5.7x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 30.8x 48.3x 32.4x
EV/EBIT 43.1x 91.8x 61.2x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 7.5x 9.5x
EV/FCF 43.1x -999.7x 49.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 46.6x 40.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.59 83.48 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIPDFSMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 23.0% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 14.0% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 23.3% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 14.7% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 10,088% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 57.7% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 1,100% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 4.4% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 1,028% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 2.1% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 170.5% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 26.6% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 85.2% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -29.8% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIPDFSMCHP
Gross margin 65.8% 71.5% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 15.5% 29.3%
Operating margin 35.5% 8.2% 15.5%
Pretax margin 33.9% 6.9% 11.3%
Net margin 29.8% 4.3% 7.2%
FCF margin 35.6% -0.7% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 16.0% 23.4%
Return on equity 12.3% 3.2% 7.4%
Return on assets 8.6% 2.2% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 3.1% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 4.9% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 10.6% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIPDFSMCHP
Debt / assets 18.8% 12.8% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.8x -36.9x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 28.3% 55.2%
Equity / assets 69.3% 71.7% 44.8%
Interest coverage 14.1x 4.3x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 9.33 8.35 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIPDFSMCHP
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -4.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.5% -4.6% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusADIPDFSMCHP
Forward P/E 34.5xFY2026 32.5xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $1.36FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +16.9% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $273.57MFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% +13.8% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIPDFSMCHP
Held by institutions 90.9% 93.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,288 283 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +20.8% +7.0%
Institutions buying 1,182 191 681
Institutions selling 820 61 432
Buyers to sellers 1.44 3.13 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.

ADIPDFSMCHP
ADI 1.00 0.60 0.80
PDFS 0.60 1.00 0.61
MCHP 0.80 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, PDFS and MCHP?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $206.11B, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) $1.85B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, PDFS and MCHP?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 50.0x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 175.6x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 118.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 34.5x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 32.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.1x). 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%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +23.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 4.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 3.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +75.0%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +54.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +24.2%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +19.8%/yr, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +13.9%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Analog Devices (ADI) 1.01%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.29%. Pdf Solutions (PDFS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.6%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 69.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, PDFS 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 9. 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.