ASX vs KTCC vs MCHP Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Key Tronic and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTCC Key Tronic Corp
$2.12 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$386.67M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
1 win
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$80.17 +1.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
118.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.29%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 7, Microchip Technology 4, Key Tronic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXKTCCMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.61B $23.02M $43.53B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.8x -0.5x 118.4x ASX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x — 21.1x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.2% -17.4% +20.9% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% -12.4% 7.2% ASX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% -6.5% 5.5% ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -46.7x 3.4x KTCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% — 2.29% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +218.2% -35.4% +24.2% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.3%/yr -20.0%/yr +1.5%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 60.4% 49.4% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 27/100 42/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

ASXKTCCMCHP

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

AxisASXKTCCMCHP
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 62 #43 of 112 53 #45 of 94
Growth 79 #20 of 92 2 #107 of 109 41 #55 of 92
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 26 #77 of 104 60 #37 of 90
Financial Health 16 #83 of 99 17 #96 of 116 5 #94 of 99
Shareholder Returns 64 #27 of 73 – 51 #36 of 73
Overall 60 27 42
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KTCC ranked among 122 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

PeriodASXKTCCMCHPSPY
1 month -5.0%-2.3%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months +23.9%-46.6%+5.9% +3.9%
6 months +40.0%-25.1%-4.9% +8.2%
Year to date +161.5%-24.0%+25.8% +12.9%
1 year +218.2%-35.4%+24.2% +12.3%
3 years +462.8%-45.5%+10.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.0%-18.3%+3.5% +23.3%
5 years +482.3%-67.2%+7.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.3%-20.0%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +619.7%-73.9%+165.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.8%-12.6%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASXKTCCMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%60.4%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%70.9%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.600.822.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.75-0.590.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-71.8%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-50.2%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $47.62$4.26$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$2.06$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.

MultipleASXKTCCMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 45.6x -0.5xmedian 33.2x 118.4xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.7x 0.1xmedian 2.8x 8.5xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 29.0x -52.6xmedian 20.0x 32.4xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 40.6x -11.9xmedian 29.8x 44.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.6x 0.3xmedian 3.0x 6.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.02median 2.28 0.00median 1.17 -2.55median 2.28

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 monthsASXKTCCMCHP
Revenue $22.92B $386.67M $5.12B
Gross profit $4.46B $23.94M $3.08B
Operating income $2.24B -$14.72M $794.80M
Net income $2.65B -$47.80M $478.40M
Free cash flow $12.11B -$1.93M $985.70M
R&D $1.18B $8.01M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $-4.41 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $584.00K $272.30M
Total debt $31.57B $182.02M $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 10.84M 550.50M
Enterprise value $82.56B $20.10M $42.53B

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
MetricASXKTCCMCHP
P/E 46.8x -0.5x 118.4x
P/FCF 7.7x -11.9x 44.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 5.2x 36.3x
P/S 4.1x 0.1x 8.5x
P/B 7.7x 0.3x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 0.3x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x -52.6x 32.4x
EV/EBIT 44.1x -13.9x 61.2x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.5x 9.5x
EV/FCF 8.1x -106.1x 49.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 46.2x 40.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.02 0.00 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXKTCCMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.2% -17.4% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -13.9% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.8% -34.3% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -20.4% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% -2,719% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -42.6% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% -474.7% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -124.2% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% -470.7% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -124.8% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.2% -76.6% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 33.7% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -113.0% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 55.0% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXKTCCMCHP
Gross margin 19.5% 6.2% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 20.2% -1.0% 29.3%
Operating margin 9.8% -3.8% 15.5%
Pretax margin 10.7% -6.4% 11.3%
Net margin 8.5% -12.4% 7.2%
FCF margin 52.9% -0.5% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 1.1% 23.4%
Return on equity 22.0% -55.5% 7.4%
Return on assets 8.4% -15.4% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 11.1% -6.5% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 8.4% -7.2% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXKTCCMCHP
Debt / assets 25.2% 60.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -46.7x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -94.5x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.7% 76.9% 55.2%
Equity / assets 36.3% 23.1% 44.8%
Interest coverage 9.9x -1.5x 3.7x
Current ratio 0.3x 2.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.75 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXKTCCMCHP
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 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.

ConsensusASXKTCCMCHP
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 – $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 – +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% – +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 – $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 – +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% – +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXKTCCMCHP
Held by institutions 6.9% 41.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 482 26 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -4.2% +7.0%
Institutions buying 308 10 681
Institutions selling 133 8 432
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.25 1.58

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.

ASXKTCCMCHP
ASX 1.00 0.12 0.56
KTCC 0.12 1.00 0.08
MCHP 0.56 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, KTCC and MCHP?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $93.61B, Key Tronic (KTCC) $23.02M, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, KTCC and MCHP?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 46.8x, Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 118.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 33.1x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -6.5%, 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) +218.2%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -35.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +24.2%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.3%/yr, Key Tronic (KTCC) -20.0%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.95%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.29%. Key Tronic (KTCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.1%, Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, KTCC 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 7. 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.