AMD vs TSM vs UMC Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and United Microelectronics 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
$817.26B
P/E
127.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.04 -27.0% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.50B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 5, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 4, Advanced Micro Devices 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDTSMUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $817.26B $2.10T $40.50B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 127.0x 26.7x 15.3x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.8x 25.7x 16.4x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +34.4% +87.7% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 55.0% 18.7% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 33.4% 11.6% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.0x -1.0x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.3% +41.5% +144.1% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +30.6%/yr +11.9%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 39.3% 64.6% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 75/100 80/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

AMDTSMUMC

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

AxisAMDTSMUMC
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 69 #30 of 94 95 #6 of 94
Growth 95 #6 of 92 87 #13 of 92 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 88 92 #8 of 88 72 #25 of 88
Financial Health 70 #30 of 96 68 #31 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Shareholder Returns 35 #47 of 72 61 #29 of 72 89 #9 of 72
Overall 58 75 80
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDTSMUMCSPY
1 month -6.8%-5.6%-27.0% +0.7%
3 months +16.7%+7.0%-4.9% +3.7%
6 months +59.8%+9.0%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date +164.5%+42.0%+129.5% +12.8%
1 year +114.3%+41.5%+144.1% +11.9%
3 years +488.9%+401.5%+155.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +80.7%+71.2%+36.7% +22.8%
5 years +371.1%+279.6%+75.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +36.4%+30.6%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years +7,766.9%+1,302.8%+864.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +54.7%+30.2%+25.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDTSMUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%39.3%64.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.7%39.0%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.232.141.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.671.062.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-57.1%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-11.2%-35.6% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$485.91$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$275.06$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.

MultipleAMDTSMUMC
P/E now vs peer median 143.7xmedian 46.4x 28.5xmedian 46.4x 16.7xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 7.8x 15.7xmedian 7.8x 3.2xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 96.1xmedian 27.5x 21.0xmedian 27.5x 11.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.5xmedian 40.1x 26.5xmedian 40.1x 20.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 4.7x 11.1xmedian 4.7x 3.1xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.10 0.80median 2.10 2.62median 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 monthsAMDTSMUMC
Revenue $41.31B $142.94B $14.11B
Gross profit $21.98B $91.71B $2.67B
Operating income $6.49B $80.08B $1.81B
Net income $6.43B $74.55B $2.64B
Free cash flow $8.37B $84.59B $2.19B
R&D $9.39B $8.68B $595.72M
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $15.16 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $98.36B $4.48B
Total debt $12.89B $22.36B $781.92M
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 5.19B 2.47B
Enterprise value $774.00B $1.72T $24.87B

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
MetricAMDTSMUMC
P/E 143.7x 28.5x 16.7x
P/FCF 110.5x 26.5x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 91.7x 26.5x 12.1x
P/S 22.4x 15.7x 3.2x
P/B 13.8x 11.1x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 17.9x 11.1x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 96.1x 21.0x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 141.0x 26.7x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 22.1x 15.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF 109.3x 25.3x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 90.7x 25.3x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.80 2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDTSMUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 34.4% 87.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 25.3% 22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 47.2% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 29.2% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 52.1% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 32.0% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 57.8% 97.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 33.5% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 80.8% 97.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 35.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 27.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 21.4% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% 27.1% 410.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 21.4% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDTSMUMC
Gross margin 53.2% 64.2% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 23.0% 71.4% 26.7%
Operating margin 15.7% 56.0% 12.8%
Pretax margin 18.3% 60.0% 30.5%
Net margin 15.6% 55.0% 18.7%
FCF margin 20.3% 59.2% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 59.2% 26.7%
Return on equity 9.8% 37.3% 18.4%
Return on assets 7.8% 7.1% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 33.4% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 8.4% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 0.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDTSMUMC
Debt / assets 3.8% 2.3% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.0x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 31.4% 30.3%
Equity / assets 79.6% 68.6% 69.7%
Interest coverage 44.1x 191.8x 33.0x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.5x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.0x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.8x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 33.29 17.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDTSMUMC
Dividend yield – 0.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusAMDTSMUMC
Forward P/E 76.8xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $16.82FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +40.1% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +41.0% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDTSMUMC
Held by institutions 72.5% 14.8% 7.1%
Institutions holding 3,993 3,571 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -0.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 2,270 1,904 220
Institutions selling 1,458 1,293 110
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.47 2.00

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.

AMDTSMUMC
AMD 1.00 0.67 0.49
TSM 0.67 1.00 0.45
UMC 0.49 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, TSM and UMC?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $817.26B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.10T, United Microelectronics (UMC) $40.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, TSM and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 127.0x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 26.7x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 76.8x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.7x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%.

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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +114.3%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +41.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +144.1%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.4%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.6%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMD, TSM 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, United Microelectronics (UMC) 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.