AOSL vs INTC vs TSM Stock Comparison

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INTC Intel Corp
$92.07 -20.6% 1M +122.7% 1Y
Market cap
$327.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 8, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor 1, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAOSLINTCTSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $675.84M $327.52B $2.09T TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.1x -27.2x 26.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 62.2x 25.7x TSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +12.1% +34.4% TSM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% — 55.0% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.4% — 33.4% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.6x — -1.0x AOSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% +122.7% +41.5% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr +13.5%/yr +30.6%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.7% 77.5% 39.3% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 42/100 75/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

AOSLINTCTSM

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

AxisAOSLINTCTSM
Valuation 46 #51 of 94 54 #44 of 94 69 #30 of 94
Growth 2 #90 of 92 35 #60 of 92 87 #13 of 92
Profitability 22 #69 of 88 38 #55 of 88 92 #8 of 88
Financial Health 63 #36 of 96 – 68 #31 of 96
Shareholder Returns 21 #57 of 72 – 61 #29 of 72
Overall 31 42 75
  • AOSL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAOSLINTCTSMSPY
1 month -10.5%-20.6%-5.6% +0.7%
3 months -20.6%+1.0%+7.0% +3.7%
6 months -43.1%-2.6%+9.0% +7.1%
Year to date +24.7%+149.5%+42.0% +12.8%
1 year -13.9%+122.7%+41.5% +11.9%
3 years +5.3%+158.0%+401.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.7%+37.2%+71.2% +22.8%
5 years -28.7%+87.9%+279.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.5%+13.5%+30.6% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%+165.0%+1,302.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+10.2%+30.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAOSLINTCTSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.7%77.5%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%68.9%39.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.473.052.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.151.581.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.3%-67.6%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-34.7%-11.2% -1.2%
52-week high $53.32$140.94$485.91 $779.14
52-week low $17.47$33.62$275.06 $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.

MultipleAOSLINTCTSM
P/E now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 46.4x -39.1xmedian 46.4x 28.5xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 7.8x 7.8xmedian 7.8x 15.7xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x 21.0xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.0xmedian 40.1x 219.1xmedian 40.1x 26.5xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x 11.1xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 2.10 0.47median 2.10 0.80median 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 monthsAOSLINTCTSM
Revenue $678.93M $59.89B $142.94B
Gross profit $151.54M $23.90B $91.71B
Operating income -$43.20M $1.76B $80.08B
Net income -$42.27M -$12.42B $74.55B
Free cash flow -$68.07M – $84.59B
R&D $103.86M $13.45B $8.68B
EPS (diluted) $-1.40 $-2.36 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $180.77M $21.85B $98.36B
Total debt $18.90M – $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 29.95M 5.10B 5.19B
Enterprise value -$115.03M $327.52B $1.71T

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
MetricAOSLINTCTSM
P/E -17.6x -39.1x 28.5x
P/FCF -11.0x 219.1x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow -45.8x 26.6x 26.5x
P/S 1.1x 7.8x 15.7x
P/B 0.9x – 11.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 11.1x
EV/EBITDA 40.6x – 21.0x
EV/EBIT -13.2x – 26.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 7.8x 15.0x
EV/FCF -8.4x – 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -35.0x 26.6x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.47 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAOSLINTCTSM
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 12.1% 34.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 4.2% 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 25.7% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 5.8% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.9% 174.0% 52.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.6% 35.5% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.4% -6,129% 57.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.6% -96.5% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -101.0% -5,495% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -82.4% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.0% 103.8% 27.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.9% 6.3% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -806.2% – 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAOSLINTCTSM
Gross margin 22.3% – 64.2%
EBITDA margin 2.1% – 71.4%
Operating margin -6.4% – 56.0%
Pretax margin -5.2% – 60.0%
Net margin -6.2% – 55.0%
FCF margin -10.0% – 59.2%
Operating cash flow margin -2.4% 29.2% 59.2%
Return on equity -5.3% – 37.3%
Return on assets -4.3% -5.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital -5.4% – 33.4%
Return on capital employed -5.1% – 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 3.1% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAOSLINTCTSM
Debt / assets 0.4% – 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -12.6x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 17.2% – 31.4%
Equity / assets 82.8% – 68.6%
Interest coverage -55.7x – 191.8x
Current ratio 3.4x 2.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.4x – 1.8x
Altman Z-score 4.37 – 17.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAOSLINTCTSM
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.5% – –
Shareholder yield -0.5% 0.0% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusAOSLINTCTSM
Forward P/E – 62.2xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.59FY2027 $1.48FY2026 $16.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +252.4%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +39.2% +40.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $660.97MFY2027 $59.06BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2027 +11.7%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +17.5% +41.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAOSLINTCTSM
Held by institutions 75.5% 68.7% 14.8%
Institutions holding 217 3,566 3,571
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +7.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 125 2,150 1,904
Institutions selling 65 1,157 1,293
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.86 1.47

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.

AOSLINTCTSM
AOSL 1.00 0.49 0.53
INTC 0.49 1.00 0.54
TSM 0.53 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AOSL, INTC and TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) $675.84M, Intel (INTC) $327.52B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.09T.

Which company is growing faster?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -2.5%, Intel (INTC) +12.1%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -6.2%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -5.4%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -13.9%, Intel (INTC) +122.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +41.5%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -6.5%/yr, Intel (INTC) +13.5%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) 90.7%, Intel (INTC) 77.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AOSL, INTC and TSM?

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 8. 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.