ADI vs SNDK vs UMC Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Sandisk and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$425.35 +8.1% 1M +75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$208.13B
P/E
50.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$205.67B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$19.47 -19.9% 1M +157.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.95B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Analog Devices 3, United Microelectronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADISNDKUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $208.13B $205.67B $45.95B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.3x 18.0x 17.5x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.5x 6.3x 17.7x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +175.3% +85.6% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 56.5% 19.1% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 73.7% 10.6% SNDK
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 +75.0% +639.3% +157.2% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr — +13.0%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 111.5% 64.4% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 79/100 72/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

ADISNDKUMC

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

AxisADISNDKUMC
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 66 #39 of 112 83 #17 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 100 #1 of 109 56 #41 of 92
Profitability 82 #17 of 90 100 #1 of 104 73 #25 of 90
Financial Health 31 #69 of 99 82 #22 of 116 55 #45 of 99
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 73 49 #42 of 81 93 #6 of 73
Overall 62 79 72
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADISNDKUMCSPY
1 month +8.1%-26.6%-19.9% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%+19.0%+12.1% +3.9%
6 months +11.0%+30.2%+67.0% +8.2%
Year to date +56.8%+449.7%+147.7% +12.9%
1 year +75.0%+639.3%+157.2% +12.3%
3 years +164.9%—+175.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.4%—+40.2% +23.3%
5 years +146.6%—+83.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.8%—+13.0% +10.9%
10 years +572.3%—+958.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%—+26.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADISNDKUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%111.5%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%105.8%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.733.981.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.055.732.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-56.5%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-44.1%-30.5% -1.2%
52-week high $445.48$2,335.00$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$175.53$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.

MultipleADISNDKUMC
P/E now vs peer median 50.0xmedian 45.6x 16.8xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 7.7x 9.4xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 29.0x 14.8xmedian 20.0x 13.0xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 40.6x 16.6xmedian 29.8x 24.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.6x 12.1xmedian 3.0x 3.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 11.59median 2.28 —median 1.17 26.42median 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 monthsADISNDKUMC
Revenue $13.88B $20.25B $13.76B
Gross profit $9.13B $14.47B $2.47B
Operating income $4.93B $12.39B $1.60B
Net income $4.14B $11.43B $2.62B
Free cash flow $4.94B $11.49B $1.98B
R&D $1.98B $1.33B $609.13M
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $73.76 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $4.76B $3.91B
Total debt $9.12B – $4.90B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 155.00M 2.47B
Enterprise value $194.66B $194.19B $31.21B

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
MetricADISNDKUMC
P/E 50.0x 16.8x 18.1x
P/FCF 41.7x 16.6x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 37.2x 16.3x 13.9x
P/S 14.8x 9.4x 3.6x
P/B 6.1x 12.1x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 12.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 30.8x 14.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 43.1x 15.0x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 9.2x 3.3x
EV/FCF 43.1x 16.2x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 15.9x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.59 – 26.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADISNDKUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 175.3% 85.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 554.2% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – -10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 999.7% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 796.7% 104.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 751.8% 116.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 13,794% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 9,678% 447.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADISNDKUMC
Gross margin 65.8% 71.5% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 62.0% 25.6%
Operating margin 35.5% 61.2% 11.6%
Pretax margin 33.9% 64.3% 30.3%
Net margin 29.8% 56.5% 19.1%
FCF margin 35.6% 56.8% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 57.6% 25.6%
Return on equity 12.3% 77.5% 19.7%
Return on assets 8.6% 57.8% 13.2%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 73.7% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 87.2% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 1.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADISNDKUMC
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% 30.1% 33.3%
Equity / assets 69.3% 69.9% 66.7%
Interest coverage 14.1x 169.7x 30.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 12.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 9.33 20.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADISNDKUMC
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusADISNDKUMC
Forward P/E 34.5xFY2026 6.3xFY2027 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +36.1% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% +10.4% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADISNDKUMC
Held by institutions 90.9% – 7.1%
Institutions holding 2,288 – 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% – +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,182 – 220
Institutions selling 820 – 109
Buyers to sellers 1.44 – 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.

ADISNDKUMC
ADI 1.00 0.46 0.43
SNDK 0.46 1.00 0.42
UMC 0.43 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, SNDK and UMC?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $208.13B, Sandisk (SNDK) $205.67B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $45.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, SNDK and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 50.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 18.0x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 34.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +75.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +157.2%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +19.8%/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%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) 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) 36.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, SNDK 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, Sandisk (SNDK) leads on 6. 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.