AMD vs TSM vs HIMX Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Himax Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$566.42 -6.8% 1M +114.3% 1Y
Market cap
$924.40B
P/E
143.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
HIMX Himax Technologies, Inc.
$11.69 -17.1% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
57.8x
Revenue (TTM)
-$9.00M
Div. yield
2.14%
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 7, Advanced Micro Devices 3, Himax Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDTSMHIMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $924.40B $2.24T $2.04B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 143.7x 28.5x 57.8x TSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.8x 25.7x 28.5x TSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +34.4% +4.2% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 55.0% — TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 33.4% 3.6% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.0x -5.1x HIMX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.88% 2.14% HIMX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.3% +41.5% +22.8% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +30.6%/yr +2.1%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 39.3% 76.4% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 75/100 52/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

AMDTSMHIMX

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

AxisAMDTSMHIMX
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 69 #30 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Growth 95 #6 of 92 87 #13 of 92 8 #85 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 88 92 #8 of 88 31 #61 of 88
Financial Health 70 #30 of 96 68 #31 of 96 75 #25 of 96
Shareholder Returns 35 #47 of 72 61 #29 of 72 72 #21 of 72
Overall 58 75 52
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • HIMX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDTSMHIMXSPY
1 month -6.8%-5.6%-17.1% +0.7%
3 months +16.7%+7.0%-6.8% +3.7%
6 months +59.8%+9.0%-0.5% +7.1%
Year to date +164.5%+42.0%+42.7% +12.8%
1 year +114.3%+41.5%+22.8% +11.9%
3 years +488.9%+401.5%+121.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +80.7%+71.2%+30.3% +22.8%
5 years +371.1%+279.6%+10.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +36.4%+30.6%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years +7,766.9%+1,302.8%+45.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +54.7%+30.2%+3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDTSMHIMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%39.3%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.7%39.0%74.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.232.142.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.671.060.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-57.1%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-11.2%-51.7% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$485.91$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$275.06$6.93 $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.

MultipleAMDTSMHIMX
P/E now vs peer median 143.7xmedian 46.4x 28.5xmedian 46.4x 57.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 7.8x 15.7xmedian 7.8x -226.7xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 96.1xmedian 27.5x 21.0xmedian 27.5x 26.3xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.5xmedian 40.1x 26.5xmedian 40.1x 32.6xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 4.7x 11.1xmedian 4.7x 2.2xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.10 0.80median 2.10 -3.06median 2.10

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 monthsAMDTSMHIMX
Revenue $41.31B $142.94B -$9.00M
Gross profit $21.98B $91.71B –
Operating income $6.49B $80.08B $40.93M
Net income $6.43B $74.55B $36.88M
Free cash flow $8.37B $84.59B $62.57M
R&D $9.39B $8.68B $164.70M
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $15.16 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $98.36B $271.30M
Total debt $12.89B $22.36B $112.13M
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 5.19B 174.59M
Enterprise value $881.14B $1.86T $740.71M

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
MetricAMDTSMHIMX
P/E 143.7x 28.5x 57.8x
P/FCF 110.5x 26.5x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 91.7x 26.5x 45.3x
P/S 22.4x 15.7x -226.7x
P/B 13.8x 11.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 17.9x 11.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 96.1x 21.0x 26.3x
EV/EBIT 141.0x 26.7x 41.7x
EV/Revenue 22.1x 15.0x -189.8x
EV/FCF 109.3x 25.3x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 90.7x 25.3x 37.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.80 -3.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDTSMHIMX
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 34.4% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 25.3% -26.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 47.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 29.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 52.1% -38.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 32.0% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 57.8% -50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 33.5% -17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 80.8% -52.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 35.6% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 27.1% -69.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 21.4% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% 27.1% -61.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 21.4% -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDTSMHIMX
Gross margin 53.2% 64.2% –
EBITDA margin 23.0% 71.4% –
Operating margin 15.7% 56.0% –
Pretax margin 18.3% 60.0% –
Net margin 15.6% 55.0% –
FCF margin 20.3% 59.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 59.2% -500.8%
Return on equity 9.8% 37.3% 4.0%
Return on assets 7.8% 7.1% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 33.4% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 8.4% 2.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 0.0% -7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDTSMHIMX
Debt / assets 3.8% 2.3% 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.0x -5.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 31.4% 48.7%
Equity / assets 79.6% 68.6% 51.3%
Interest coverage 44.1x 191.8x 12.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.5x 16.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.0x 20.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.8x 12.3x
Altman Z-score 33.29 17.67 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDTSMHIMX
Dividend yield – 0.9% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusAMDTSMHIMX
Forward P/E 76.8xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $16.82FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +40.1% +163.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +41.0% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDTSMHIMX
Held by institutions 72.5% 14.8% 23.6%
Institutions holding 3,993 3,571 177
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -0.6% +23.1%
Institutions buying 2,270 1,904 109
Institutions selling 1,458 1,293 47
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.47 2.32

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.

AMDTSMHIMX
AMD 1.00 0.67 0.56
TSM 0.67 1.00 0.50
HIMX 0.56 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, TSM and HIMX?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $924.40B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.24T, Himax Technologies (HIMX) $2.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, TSM and HIMX?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 143.7x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.5x, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 57.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 76.8x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.7x, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +114.3%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +41.5%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +22.8%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.4%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.6%/yr, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Himax Technologies (HIMX) has the highest dividend yield: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.88%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 2.14%. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.3%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 76.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMD, TSM and HIMX?

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.