AMKR vs MCHP vs AMAT Stock Comparison

Amkor Technology, Microchip Technology and Applied Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$41.21 -23.9% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.71B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
2 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$81.12 +3.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.59B
P/E
113.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$421.66 -17.6% 1M +78.9% 1Y
Market cap
$307.60B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Applied Materials leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Applied Materials 7, Microchip Technology 3, Amkor Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMKRMCHPAMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.71B $41.59B $307.60B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.7x 113.3x 33.2x AMKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 21.3x 31.2x AMKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +20.9% +7.8% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% 7.2% 30.1% AMAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 5.5% 25.3% AMAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 3.4x -0.3x AMAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% +29.7% +78.9% AMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +1.8%/yr +25.3%/yr AMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.1% 49.4% 60.6% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 40/100 56/100 AMAT

Percentile Scorecard

AMKRMCHPAMAT

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

AxisAMKRMCHPAMAT
Valuation 89 #11 of 94 52 #46 of 94 50 #48 of 94
Growth 60 #37 of 92 42 #54 of 92 45 #51 of 92
Profitability 52 #43 of 88 58 #38 of 88 89 #11 of 88
Financial Health 22 #75 of 96 5 #91 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Shareholder Returns 47 #39 of 72 45 #40 of 72 49 #37 of 72
Overall 54 40 56
  • AMKR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMAT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMKRMCHPAMATSPY
1 month -23.9%+3.0%-17.6% +0.7%
3 months -14.6%+8.1%-16.0% +3.7%
6 months -40.9%-12.7%+6.9% +7.1%
Year to date +4.4%+27.3%+64.1% +12.8%
1 year +26.1%+29.7%+78.9% +11.9%
3 years +101.6%+14.8%+221.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.4%+4.7%+47.7% +22.8%
5 years +88.0%+9.5%+208.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.5%+1.8%+25.3% +10.9%
10 years +348.4%+169.1%+1,371.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.2%+10.4%+30.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMKRMCHPAMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.1%49.4%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.7%44.1%62.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.482.162.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.601.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-64.5%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-21.2%-41.7% -1.2%
52-week high $93.55$102.92$723.00 $779.14
52-week low $30.19$49.02$220.23 $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.

MultipleAMKRMCHPAMAT
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 46.4x 119.8xmedian 46.4x 36.1xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 7.8x 8.6xmedian 7.8x 10.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 27.5x 32.8xmedian 27.5x 34.3xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -65.4xmedian 40.1x 44.7xmedian 40.1x 59.5xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x 13.1xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 2.10 -2.58median 2.10 2.43median 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 monthsAMKRMCHPAMAT
Revenue $7.46B $5.12B $30.84B
Gross profit $1.24B $3.08B $15.23B
Operating income $709.82M $794.80M $9.14B
Net income $622.28M $478.40M $9.27B
Free cash flow -$156.06M $985.70M $5.62B
R&D $158.11M $1.14B $3.97B
EPS (diluted) $2.48 $0.67 $11.58
Cash & equivalents $1.60B $272.30M $7.04B
Total debt $2.47B $5.36B $26.11B
Shares (diluted) 249.53M 550.50M 800.00M
Enterprise value $979.06M $40.59B $273.04B

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
MetricAMKRMCHPAMAT
P/E 16.5x 119.8x 36.1x
P/FCF -65.4x 44.7x 59.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 36.8x 39.9x
P/S 1.4x 8.6x 10.9x
P/B 2.1x 6.8x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 9.9x 13.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 32.8x 34.3x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 61.8x 36.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 9.6x 10.8x
EV/FCF -66.0x 49.9x 59.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 41.0x 39.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 -2.58 2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMKRMCHPAMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 20.9% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -16.4% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.9% 33.6% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -19.7% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.3% 627.2% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -37.9% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% 422.4% 35.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.2% -41.6% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.3% 301.6% 36.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -46.5% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 50.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -31.8% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.7% 67.1% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.6% -32.4% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMKRMCHPAMAT
Gross margin 16.6% 60.2% 49.4%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 29.3% 31.4%
Operating margin 9.5% 15.5% 29.6%
Pretax margin 9.5% 11.3% 34.8%
Net margin 8.3% 7.2% 30.1%
FCF margin -2.1% 19.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 23.4% 27.2%
Return on equity 13.1% 7.4% 37.4%
Return on assets 6.3% 3.3% 22.1%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 5.5% 25.3%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 6.1% 29.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.4% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMKRMCHPAMAT
Debt / assets 24.6% 37.2% 15.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 3.4x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -15.8x 5.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 55.2% 41.1%
Equity / assets 48.2% 44.8% 58.9%
Interest coverage 9.7x 3.7x 33.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.87 4.43 15.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMKRMCHPAMAT
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.1% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% 206.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -53.0% 100.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.5% 0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 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.

ConsensusAMKRMCHPAMAT
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $13.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.0%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% +23.9% +32.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.79BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $32.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +20.4% +38.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMKRMCHPAMAT
Held by institutions 46.8% 100.0% 83.6%
Institutions holding 649 1,285 3,507
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% +7.0% +6.0%
Institutions buying 390 681 1,790
Institutions selling 192 433 1,350
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.57 1.33

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.

AMKRMCHPAMAT
AMKR 1.00 0.60 0.73
MCHP 0.60 1.00 0.57
AMAT 0.73 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMKR, MCHP and AMAT?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amkor Technology (AMKR) $9.71B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.59B, Applied Materials (AMAT) $307.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMKR, MCHP and AMAT?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 15.7x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 113.3x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amkor Technology (AMKR) is cheapest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 15.8x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x, Applied Materials (AMAT) 31.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +15.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Materials (AMAT) has the highest net margin (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Applied Materials (AMAT) leads (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Materials (AMAT) returned the most: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +26.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%, Applied Materials (AMAT) +78.9%. Over five years, Applied Materials (AMAT) compounded fastest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) +13.5%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr, Applied Materials (AMAT) +25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Amkor Technology (AMKR) 0.01%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 0.00%. Applied Materials (AMAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 81.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.