AMKR vs UMC vs ASX Stock Comparison

Amkor Technology, United Microelectronics and ASE Technology Holding Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$36.96 -34.0% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.16B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
0.88%
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$16.40 -37.6% 1M +112.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.29B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
2.44%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMKRUMCASXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.16B $41.29B $87.18B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 15.2x 35.0x AMKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 14.9x 30.9x AMKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +87.7% +24.1% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% 18.7% 9.8% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 11.6% 12.6% ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.0x 1.4x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.88% 2.44% 1.02% UMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% +112.7% +144.9% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +9.0%/yr +40.4%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.0% 65.2% 58.9% ASX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 81/100 64/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

AMKRUMCASX

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

AxisAMKRUMCASX
Valuation 89 #11 of 94 94 #7 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Growth 58 #39 of 92 78 #21 of 92 89 #11 of 92
Profitability 54 #42 of 90 72 #26 of 90 69 #29 of 90
Financial Health 22 #79 of 101 67 #34 of 101 16 #85 of 101
Shareholder Returns 48 #39 of 74 93 #6 of 74 63 #28 of 74
Overall 54 81 64
  • AMKR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMKRUMCASXSPY
1 month -34.0%-37.6%-17.4% -2.3%
3 months -27.3%-12.2%+6.9% -0.7%
6 months -47.9%+26.3%+21.5% +4.8%
Year to date -6.4%+108.7%+143.5% +10.3%
1 year +14.5%+112.7%+144.9% +10.3%
3 years +55.1%+112.4%+388.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +15.8%+28.6%+69.7% +20.1%
5 years +61.6%+53.6%+445.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.1%+9.0%+40.4% +10.1%
10 years +249.0%+777.0%+580.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +13.3%+24.3%+21.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMKRUMCASXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.0%65.2%58.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.9%57.6%64.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.481.882.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.181.732.46 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-57.3%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.5%-41.4%-17.7% -3.5%
52-week high $93.55$28.01$47.62 $779.14
52-week low $30.19$7.02$13.75 $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.

MultipleAMKRUMCASX
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 41.3x 15.2xmedian 41.3x 35.0xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 6.6x 2.9xmedian 6.6x 3.5xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 26.2x 10.0xmedian 26.2x 17.5xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -58.7xmedian 37.7x 18.8xmedian 37.7x 5.6xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.3x 2.8xmedian 4.3x 6.6xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 1.81 2.38median 1.81 1.41median 1.81

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 monthsAMKRUMCASX
Revenue $7.46B $14.11B $24.92B
Gross profit $1.24B $2.67B $5.18B
Operating income $709.82M $1.81B $2.83B
Net income $622.28M $2.64B $3.27B
Free cash flow -$156.06M $2.19B $15.64B
R&D $158.11M $595.72M $1.26B
EPS (diluted) $2.48 $1.07 $1.10
Cash & equivalents $1.60B $4.48B $2.78B
Total debt $2.47B $781.92M $10.90B
Shares (diluted) 249.53M 2.47B 2.21B
Enterprise value $467.12M $25.66B $75.52B

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
MetricAMKRUMCASX
P/E 14.8x 15.2x 35.0x
P/FCF -58.7x 18.8x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 11.0x 13.4x
P/S 1.2x 2.9x 3.5x
P/B 1.9x 2.8x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.8x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 10.0x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 20.8x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.7x 3.8x
EV/FCF -59.3x 17.2x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 10.0x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 2.38 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCASX
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 87.7% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 22.9% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.9% 22.7% 53.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -2.4% 17.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.3% 29.9% 100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -6.7% 22.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% 97.8% 110.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 5.5% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.3% 97.8% 114.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.4% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 19.0% 92.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 5.1% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.7% 410.9% 86.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.6% 11.3% 39.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCASX
Gross margin 16.6% 18.9% 20.8%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 26.7% 21.8%
Operating margin 9.5% 12.8% 11.4%
Pretax margin 9.5% 30.5% 12.0%
Net margin 8.3% 18.7% 9.8%
FCF margin -2.1% 15.5% 62.8%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 26.7% 26.1%
Return on equity 13.1% 18.4% 25.7%
Return on assets 6.3% 12.5% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 11.6% 12.6%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 9.6% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCASX
Debt / assets 24.6% 3.7% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.0x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -15.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 30.3% 66.0%
Equity / assets 48.2% 69.7% 34.0%
Interest coverage 9.7x 33.0x 10.9x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.75 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCASX
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.2% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -53.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAMKRUMCASX
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $1.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.0%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026 +126.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% -2.7% +37.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.79BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026 $24.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +24.7% +32.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMKRUMCASX
Held by institutions 46.8% 7.1% 6.9%
Institutions holding 650 364 484
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% +3.2% -2.5%
Institutions buying 390 220 310
Institutions selling 193 110 133
Buyers to sellers 2.02 2.00 2.33

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.

AMKRUMCASX
AMKR 1.00 0.49 0.70
UMC 0.49 1.00 0.60
ASX 0.70 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMKR, UMC and ASX?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amkor Technology (AMKR) $9.16B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $41.29B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $87.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMKR, UMC and ASX?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 14.8x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.2x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amkor Technology (AMKR) is cheapest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 14.2x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 14.9x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 30.9x). 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: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +15.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +14.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +112.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +144.9%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) +10.1%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +9.0%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +40.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest dividend yield: Amkor Technology (AMKR) 0.88%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 2.44%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 1.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has been the steadiest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 80.0%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 65.2%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMKR, UMC and ASX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 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.