AMAT vs AMKR vs INTC Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Amkor Technology and Intel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$387.59 -20.1% 1M +69.4% 1Y
Market cap
$312.88B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$36.81 -31.3% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.69B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
4 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$90.47 -26.4% 1M +136.3% 1Y
Market cap
$476.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Applied Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Applied Materials 5, Amkor Technology 4, Intel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATAMKRINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $312.88B $9.69B $476.20B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 15.6x -42.2x AMKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 14.1x 61.1x AMKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +15.7% +7.5% AMKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% — -19.8% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — 0.0% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 1.7x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.4% +12.3% +136.3% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr +10.9%/yr +13.6%/yr AMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 80.7% 77.6% AMAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 61/100 34/100 AMKR

Percentile Scorecard

AMATAMKRINTC

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

AxisAMATAMKRINTC
Valuation 55 #43 of 95 84 #16 of 95 43 #55 of 95
Growth 48 #49 of 93 80 #19 of 93 63 #35 of 93
Profitability 89 #11 of 91 82 #17 of 91 30 #64 of 91
Financial Health 50 #51 of 101 10 #91 of 101 9 #92 of 101
Shareholder Returns 50 #38 of 75 49 #39 of 75 23 #58 of 75
Overall 58 61 34
  • AMAT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMKR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMATAMKRINTCSPY
1 month -20.1%-31.3%-26.4% -0.8%
3 months -25.0%-39.4%-1.3% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%-51.3%+6.4% +7.0%
Year to date +50.8%-6.8%+145.2% +12.2%
1 year +69.4%+12.3%+136.3% +13.0%
3 years +195.2%+77.2%+154.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +43.5%+21.0%+36.6% +23.1%
5 years +193.3%+67.9%+88.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +24.0%+10.9%+13.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,243.5%+288.3%+159.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +29.7%+14.5%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMATAMKRINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%80.7%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%85.7%68.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.773.443.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.150.151.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-66.7%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-60.7%-35.8% -1.8%
52-week high $723.00$93.55$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$30.19$33.62 $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.

MultipleAMATAMKRINTC
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 42.1x 14.7xmedian 42.1x -40.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 7.1x 1.2xmedian 7.1x 8.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x 38.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.7xmedian 37.2x -77.9xmedian 37.2x 161.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 4.2x 1.9xmedian 4.2x 4.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.23median 2.23 1.01median 2.23 0.35median 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 monthsAMATAMKRINTC
Revenue $30.84B $7.46B $57.03B
Gross profit $15.23B $1.24B $22.02B
Operating income $9.14B $709.82M -$77.00M
Net income $9.27B $622.28M -$11.67B
Free cash flow $5.62B – $2.83B
R&D $3.97B $158.11M $13.19B
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $2.48 $-2.21
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $1.60B $12.87B
Total debt $26.11B – $50.54B
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 249.98M 5.10B
Enterprise value $278.33B $9.69B $345.34B

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
MetricAMATAMKRINTC
P/E 33.2x 14.7x -40.9x
P/FCF 54.7x -77.9x 161.2x
P/Operating cash flow 36.6x – 30.5x
P/S 10.0x 1.2x 8.0x
P/B 12.0x 1.9x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 12.2x 1.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 31.5x – 38.8x
EV/EBIT 33.4x – -6,195x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 1.2x 8.4x
EV/FCF 54.2x – 168.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.3x – 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.23 1.01 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 15.7% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.9% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 41.9% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 7.4% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 70.3% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 9.8% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% 101.1% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 15.2% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 99.9% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 14.6% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% – 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% – 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRINTC
Gross margin 49.4% – 38.6%
EBITDA margin 31.4% – 21.6%
Operating margin 29.6% – -0.1%
Pretax margin 34.8% – -17.3%
Net margin 30.1% – -19.8%
FCF margin 18.2% – 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% – 26.2%
Return on equity 37.4% 13.1% -9.8%
Return on assets 22.1% 6.3% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 29.0% – 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRINTC
Debt / assets 15.0% – 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 51.8% 49.0%
Equity / assets 58.9% 48.2% 51.0%
Interest coverage 33.0x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 14.10 – 3.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATAMKRINTC
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.9% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAMATAMKRINTC
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 61.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.50FY2026 $2.61FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.3%FY2026 +74.0%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.7% -0.8% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $7.79BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% +14.0% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATAMKRINTC
Held by institutions 83.6% 46.8% 68.7%
Institutions holding 3,504 648 3,562
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% -4.2% +7.8%
Institutions buying 1,789 390 2,146
Institutions selling 1,348 191 1,157
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.04 1.85

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.

AMATAMKRINTC
AMAT 1.00 0.72 0.59
AMKR 0.72 1.00 0.60
INTC 0.59 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, AMKR and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $312.88B, Amkor Technology (AMKR) $9.69B, Intel (INTC) $476.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, AMKR and INTC?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 33.8x, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 15.6x, Intel (INTC) -42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amkor Technology (AMKR) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 28.7x, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 14.1x, Intel (INTC) 61.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) +15.7%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +69.4%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) +12.3%, Intel (INTC) +136.3%. Over five years, Applied Materials (AMAT) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +24.0%/yr, Amkor Technology (AMKR) +10.9%/yr, Intel (INTC) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Applied Materials (AMAT) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%, Amkor Technology (AMKR) 80.7%, Intel (INTC) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMAT, AMKR and INTC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads on 5. 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.