ASX vs FLEX vs MCHP Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Flex and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLEX Flex Ltd.
$93.07 -18.2% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$31.50B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services 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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 8, Flex 2, Microchip Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXFLEXMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.26B $31.50B $41.59B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.0x 42.3x 113.3x ASX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.1x 19.1x 21.3x FLEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +17.5% +20.9% ASX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% — 7.2% ASX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% — 5.5% ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 3.4x ASX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +208.9% +40.8% +29.7% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +44.4%/yr +48.9%/yr +1.8%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.8% 69.8% 49.4% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 48/100 40/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

ASXFLEXMCHP

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

AxisASXFLEXMCHP
Valuation 80 #20 of 94 63 #42 of 112 52 #46 of 94
Growth 88 #12 of 92 50 #55 of 108 42 #54 of 92
Profitability 69 #28 of 88 68 #34 of 104 58 #38 of 88
Financial Health 16 #81 of 96 13 #101 of 116 5 #91 of 96
Shareholder Returns 66 #25 of 72 – 45 #40 of 72
Overall 64 48 40
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • FLEX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASXFLEXMCHPSPY
1 month -1.6%-18.2%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months +28.1%-16.8%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months +41.9%+1.7%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date +176.9%+54.0%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +208.9%+40.8%+29.7% +11.9%
3 years +505.7%+383.2%+14.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +82.4%+69.1%+4.7% +22.8%
5 years +526.1%+630.5%+9.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +44.4%+48.9%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +668.6%+752.3%+169.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.6%+23.9%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASXFLEXMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.8%69.8%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%64.4%44.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.603.122.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.610.580.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-52.8%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-42.6%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $47.62$162.07$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $13.75$54.51$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.

MultipleASXFLEXMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 46.4x 42.3xmedian 32.9x 119.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 7.8x 1.1xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 27.5x —median 20.0x 32.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 40.1x 50.3xmedian 30.2x 44.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.7x 5.9xmedian 2.9x 6.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.61median 2.10 —median 1.08 -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 monthsASXFLEXMCHP
Revenue $24.92B $30.95B $5.12B
Gross profit $5.18B $2.94B $3.08B
Operating income $2.83B $1.57B $794.80M
Net income $3.27B $774.00M $478.40M
Free cash flow $15.64B – $985.70M
R&D $1.26B – $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $1.10 – $0.67
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $3.08B $272.30M
Total debt $10.90B – $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 374.00M 550.50M
Enterprise value $72.62B $31.50B $40.59B

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
MetricASXFLEXMCHP
P/E 39.8x 42.3x 119.8x
P/FCF 6.3x 50.3x 44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 21.4x 36.8x
P/S 4.0x 1.1x 8.6x
P/B 7.5x 5.9x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 6.7x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x – 32.8x
EV/EBIT 37.7x – 61.8x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.1x 9.6x
EV/FCF 6.8x – 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 21.4x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.61 – -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXFLEXMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 17.5% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 3.3% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.2% 25.5% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 14.5% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.1% 25.8% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 17.0% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 110.4% -11.6% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -14.0% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.2% – 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% – -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.0% -5.2% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 11.2% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.3% – 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.2% – -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXFLEXMCHP
Gross margin 20.8% – 60.2%
EBITDA margin 21.5% – 29.3%
Operating margin 11.4% – 15.5%
Pretax margin 12.0% – 11.3%
Net margin 9.8% – 7.2%
FCF margin 62.8% – 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.1% 5.2% 23.4%
Return on equity 25.7% 13.7% 7.4%
Return on assets 9.0% 2.9% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 12.6% – 5.5%
Return on capital employed 9.0% – 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXFLEXMCHP
Debt / assets 27.9% – 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.7x – 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.0% 78.8% 55.2%
Equity / assets 34.0% 21.2% 44.8%
Interest coverage 10.9x – 3.7x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXFLEXMCHP
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusASXFLEXMCHP
Forward P/E 35.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $4.88FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +38.7% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $36.41BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +30.4%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% +29.4% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXFLEXMCHP
Held by institutions 6.9% 94.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 483 1,107 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -0.8% +7.0%
Institutions buying 309 675 681
Institutions selling 133 342 433
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.97 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.

ASXFLEXMCHP
ASX 1.00 0.63 0.57
FLEX 0.63 1.00 0.51
MCHP 0.57 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, FLEX and MCHP?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $85.26B, Flex (FLEX) $31.50B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, FLEX and MCHP?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 35.0x, Flex (FLEX) 42.3x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 113.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flex (FLEX) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 35.1x, Flex (FLEX) 19.1x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +24.1%, Flex (FLEX) +17.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 9.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 12.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +208.9%, Flex (FLEX) +40.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +44.4%/yr, Flex (FLEX) +48.9%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.00%, Flex (FLEX) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%. ASE Technology Holding (ASX) and Flex (FLEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 57.8%, Flex (FLEX) 69.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, FLEX 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, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 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.