AOSL vs STM vs TXN Stock Comparison

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$50.01 -6.0% 1M +102.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.31B
P/E
79.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.67B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$312.94 +11.1% 1M +95.3% 1Y
Market cap
$272.46B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Texas Instruments leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Texas Instruments 9, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor 1, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAOSLSTMTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $680.19M $41.31B $272.46B TXN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.2x 79.4x 38.5x TXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.8x 36.5x TXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +15.9% +20.3% TXN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 3.8% 34.1% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.4% — 22.9% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.6x — 0.5x AOSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% +102.6% +95.3% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr +1.0%/yr +10.8%/yr TXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.7% 60.2% 41.7% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 42/100 67/100 TXN

Percentile Scorecard

AOSLSTMTXN

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

AxisAOSLSTMTXN
Valuation 46 #51 of 94 77 #22 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Growth 2 #90 of 92 15 #78 of 92 69 #29 of 92
Profitability 22 #69 of 88 32 #60 of 88 97 #4 of 88
Financial Health 63 #36 of 96 39 #59 of 96 42 #56 of 96
Shareholder Returns 21 #57 of 72 44 #41 of 72 75 #19 of 72
Overall 31 42 67
  • AOSL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAOSLSTMTXNSPY
1 month -10.5%-6.0%+11.1% +0.7%
3 months -20.6%-5.7%+12.3% +3.7%
6 months -43.1%-9.3%+11.3% +7.1%
Year to date +24.7%+92.8%+80.4% +12.8%
1 year -13.9%+102.6%+95.3% +11.9%
3 years +5.3%+32.7%+122.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.7%+9.9%+30.6% +22.8%
5 years -28.7%+5.0%+66.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.5%+1.0%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%+443.0%+342.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+18.4%+16.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAOSLSTMTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.7%60.2%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%61.4%35.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.472.861.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.151.712.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.3%-67.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-37.4%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $53.32$79.91$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $17.47$21.20$153.33 $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.

MultipleAOSLSTMTXN
P/E now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 46.4x 85.9xmedian 46.4x 40.4xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 7.8x 3.3xmedian 7.8x 13.8xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x 27.2xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.0xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x 39.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x 14.9xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 2.10 -1.70median 2.10 -272.66median 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 monthsAOSLSTMTXN
Revenue $678.93M $13.67B $20.77B
Gross profit $151.54M $4.83B $12.51B
Operating income -$43.20M $991.00M $8.47B
Net income -$42.27M $107.00M $7.11B
Free cash flow -$68.07M – $7.32B
R&D $103.86M $2.15B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $-1.40 $0.56 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $180.77M $2.61B $4.21B
Total debt $18.90M $3.21B $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 29.95M 923.05M 921.00M
Enterprise value -$110.69M $26.62B $247.34B

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
MetricAOSLSTMTXN
P/E -17.6x 85.9x 40.4x
P/FCF -11.0x – 39.1x
P/Operating cash flow -45.8x – 28.9x
P/S 1.1x 3.3x 13.8x
P/B 0.9x – 14.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 15.1x
EV/EBITDA 40.6x – 27.2x
EV/EBIT -13.2x 44.1x 34.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.2x 14.0x
EV/FCF -8.4x – 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -35.0x – 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 -1.70 -272.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAOSLSTMTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 15.9% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 1.3% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 18.5% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -17.0% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.9% 132.1% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.6% -41.2% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.4% -80.1% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.6% -71.0% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -101.0% -1.5% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -50.5% -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.0% – 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.9% – 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -806.2% – 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAOSLSTMTXN
Gross margin 22.3% 35.4% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 2.1% – 51.7%
Operating margin -6.4% 7.3% 40.8%
Pretax margin -5.2% 5.9% 39.1%
Net margin -6.2% 3.8% 34.1%
FCF margin -10.0% – 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin -2.4% – 47.7%
Return on equity -5.3% – 38.3%
Return on assets -4.3% 2.0% 19.6%
Return on invested capital -5.4% – 22.9%
Return on capital employed -5.1% 4.3% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAOSLSTMTXN
Debt / assets 0.4% 12.0% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -12.6x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 17.2% 31.4% 47.9%
Equity / assets 82.8% – 52.1%
Interest coverage -55.7x 11.4x 15.0x
Current ratio 3.4x 3.1x 5.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.6x 3.6x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.0x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 4.37 4.88 13.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAOSLSTMTXN
Dividend yield – 0.7% 1.8%
Net buyback yield -0.5% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.5% 0.7% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusAOSLSTMTXN
Forward P/E – 38.8xFY2026 36.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.59FY2027 $1.29FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +143.4%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +103.1% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $660.97MFY2027 $13.79BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2027 +16.9%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +18.2% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAOSLSTMTXN
Held by institutions 75.5% 19.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 217 604 2,866
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +57.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying 125 430 1,586
Institutions selling 65 108 943
Buyers to sellers 1.92 3.98 1.68

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.

AOSLSTMTXN
AOSL 1.00 0.61 0.53
STM 0.61 1.00 0.69
TXN 0.53 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AOSL, STM and TXN?

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) $680.19M, STMicroelectronics (STM) $41.31B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, AOSL, STM and TXN?

Texas Instruments (TXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -16.2x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 79.4x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Texas Instruments (TXN) is cheapest (STMicroelectronics (STM) 38.8x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Instruments (TXN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -2.5%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +15.9%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -6.2%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.8%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -5.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -13.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +102.6%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.3%. Over five years, Texas Instruments (TXN) compounded fastest (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -6.5%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +1.0%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) 90.7%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AOSL, STM and TXN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads on 9. 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.