AMKR vs UMC vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Amkor Technology, United Microelectronics and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$41.21 -23.9% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.31B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
3 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.04 -27.0% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.24B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$81.12 +3.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$42.27B
P/E
115.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 6, Microchip Technology 3, Amkor Technology 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMKRUMCMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.31B $40.24B $42.27B MCHP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 15.2x 115.1x AMKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 14.9x 20.0x AMKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +87.7% +20.9% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% 18.7% 7.2% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 11.6% 5.5% UMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.0x 3.4x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% +144.1% +29.7% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +11.9%/yr +1.8%/yr AMKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.1% 64.6% 49.4% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 40/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

AMKRUMCMCHP

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

AxisAMKRUMCMCHP
Valuation 89 #11 of 94 95 #6 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Growth 60 #37 of 92 78 #21 of 92 42 #54 of 92
Profitability 52 #43 of 88 72 #25 of 88 58 #38 of 88
Financial Health 22 #75 of 96 67 #32 of 96 5 #91 of 96
Shareholder Returns 47 #39 of 72 89 #9 of 72 45 #40 of 72
Overall 54 80 40
  • AMKR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMKRUMCMCHPSPY
1 month -23.9%-27.0%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months -14.6%-4.9%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -40.9%+38.1%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date +4.4%+129.5%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +26.1%+144.1%+29.7% +11.9%
3 years +101.6%+155.2%+14.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.4%+36.7%+4.7% +22.8%
5 years +88.0%+75.7%+9.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.5%+11.9%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +348.4%+864.7%+169.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.2%+25.4%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMKRUMCMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.1%64.6%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.7%56.9%44.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.481.802.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.322.230.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-57.3%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-35.6%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $93.55$28.01$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $30.19$7.02$49.02 $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.

MultipleAMKRUMCMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 46.4x 16.7xmedian 46.4x 119.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 7.8x 3.2xmedian 7.8x 8.6xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 27.5x 11.1xmedian 27.5x 32.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -65.4xmedian 40.1x 20.7xmedian 40.1x 44.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.7x 3.1xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 2.10 2.62median 2.10 -2.58median 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 monthsAMKRUMCMCHP
Revenue $7.46B $14.11B $5.12B
Gross profit $1.24B $2.67B $3.08B
Operating income $709.82M $1.81B $794.80M
Net income $622.28M $2.64B $478.40M
Free cash flow -$156.06M $2.19B $985.70M
R&D $158.11M $595.72M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $2.48 $1.07 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $1.60B $4.48B $272.30M
Total debt $2.47B $781.92M $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 249.53M 2.47B 550.50M
Enterprise value $582.24M $24.61B $41.27B

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
MetricAMKRUMCMCHP
P/E 16.5x 16.7x 119.8x
P/FCF -65.4x 20.7x 44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 12.1x 36.8x
P/S 1.4x 3.2x 8.6x
P/B 2.1x 3.1x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 3.1x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 11.1x 32.8x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 23.1x 61.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.0x 9.6x
EV/FCF -66.0x 19.0x 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 11.1x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 2.62 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 87.7% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 22.9% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.9% 22.7% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -2.4% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.3% 29.9% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -6.7% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% 97.8% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 5.5% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.3% 97.8% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.4% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 19.0% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 5.1% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.7% 410.9% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.6% 11.3% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCMCHP
Gross margin 16.6% 18.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 26.7% 29.3%
Operating margin 9.5% 12.8% 15.5%
Pretax margin 9.5% 30.5% 11.3%
Net margin 8.3% 18.7% 7.2%
FCF margin -2.1% 15.5% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 26.7% 23.4%
Return on equity 13.1% 18.4% 7.4%
Return on assets 6.3% 12.5% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 11.6% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 9.6% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCMCHP
Debt / assets 24.6% 3.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.0x 3.4x
Debt / FCF -15.8x 0.4x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 30.3% 55.2%
Equity / assets 48.2% 69.7% 44.8%
Interest coverage 9.7x 33.0x 3.7x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.87 – 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMKRUMCMCHP
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusAMKRUMCMCHP
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.0%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% -2.7% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.79BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +24.7% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMKRUMCMCHP
Held by institutions 46.8% 7.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 649 363 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% +3.2% +7.0%
Institutions buying 390 220 681
Institutions selling 192 110 433
Buyers to sellers 2.03 2.00 1.57

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.

AMKRUMCMCHP
AMKR 1.00 0.49 0.60
UMC 0.49 1.00 0.39
MCHP 0.60 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMKR, UMC and MCHP?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amkor Technology (AMKR) $9.31B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $40.24B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $42.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMKR, UMC and MCHP?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 15.0x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 115.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amkor Technology (AMKR) is cheapest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 14.2x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 14.9x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 20.0x). 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%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +26.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +144.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%. Over five years, Amkor Technology (AMKR) compounded fastest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) +13.5%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +11.9%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%. United Microelectronics (UMC) 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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.