ASX vs KTCC vs UMC Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Key Tronic and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTCC Key Tronic Corp
$2.12 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$386.67M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
1 win
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$19.47 -19.9% 1M +157.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.67B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 5, United Microelectronics 5, Key Tronic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXKTCCUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.10B $24.20M $45.67B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.2x -0.5x 17.4x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x — 17.7x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.2% -17.4% +85.6% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% -12.4% 19.1% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% -6.5% 10.6% ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -46.7x -0.9x KTCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +218.2% -35.4% +157.2% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.3%/yr -20.0%/yr +13.0%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 60.4% 64.4% ASX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 27/100 72/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

ASXKTCCUMC

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

AxisASXKTCCUMC
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 62 #43 of 112 83 #17 of 94
Growth 79 #20 of 92 2 #107 of 109 56 #41 of 92
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 26 #77 of 104 73 #25 of 90
Financial Health 16 #83 of 99 17 #96 of 116 55 #45 of 99
Shareholder Returns 64 #27 of 73 – 93 #6 of 73
Overall 60 27 72
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KTCC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASXKTCCUMCSPY
1 month -5.0%-2.3%-19.9% -0.2%
3 months +23.9%-46.6%+12.1% +3.9%
6 months +40.0%-25.1%+67.0% +8.2%
Year to date +161.5%-24.0%+147.7% +12.9%
1 year +218.2%-35.4%+157.2% +12.3%
3 years +462.8%-45.5%+175.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.0%-18.3%+40.2% +23.3%
5 years +482.3%-67.2%+83.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.3%-20.0%+13.0% +10.9%
10 years +619.7%-73.9%+958.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.8%-12.6%+26.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASXKTCCUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%60.4%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%70.9%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.600.821.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.75-0.592.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-71.8%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-50.2%-30.5% -1.2%
52-week high $47.62$4.26$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$2.06$7.02 $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.

MultipleASXKTCCUMC
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 45.6x -0.5xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.7x 0.1xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 29.0x -52.6xmedian 20.0x 13.0xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 40.6x -11.9xmedian 29.8x 24.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.6x 0.3xmedian 3.0x 3.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.02median 2.28 0.00median 1.17 26.42median 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 monthsASXKTCCUMC
Revenue $22.92B $386.67M $13.76B
Gross profit $4.46B $23.94M $2.47B
Operating income $2.24B -$14.72M $1.60B
Net income $2.65B -$47.80M $2.62B
Free cash flow $12.11B -$1.93M $1.98B
R&D $1.18B $8.01M $609.13M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $-4.41 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $584.00K $3.91B
Total debt $31.57B $182.02M $4.90B
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 10.84M 2.47B
Enterprise value $82.11B $21.27M $30.92B

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
MetricASXKTCCUMC
P/E 46.8x -0.5x 18.1x
P/FCF 7.7x -11.9x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 5.2x 13.9x
P/S 4.1x 0.1x 3.6x
P/B 7.7x 0.3x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 0.3x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x -52.6x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 44.1x -13.9x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF 8.1x -106.1x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 46.2x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.02 0.00 26.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXKTCCUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.2% -17.4% 85.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -13.9% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.8% -34.3% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -20.4% -10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% -2,719% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -42.6% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% -474.7% 104.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -124.2% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% -470.7% 116.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -124.8% 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.2% -76.6% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 33.7% -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -113.0% 447.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 55.0% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXKTCCUMC
Gross margin 19.5% 6.2% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 20.2% -1.0% 25.6%
Operating margin 9.8% -3.8% 11.6%
Pretax margin 10.7% -6.4% 30.3%
Net margin 8.5% -12.4% 19.1%
FCF margin 52.9% -0.5% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 1.1% 25.6%
Return on equity 22.0% -55.5% 19.7%
Return on assets 8.4% -15.4% 13.2%
Return on invested capital 11.1% -6.5% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 8.4% -7.2% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXKTCCUMC
Debt / assets 25.2% 60.7% 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -46.7x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -94.5x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.7% 76.9% 33.3%
Equity / assets 36.3% 23.1% 66.7%
Interest coverage 9.9x -1.5x 30.3x
Current ratio 0.3x 2.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.75 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXKTCCUMC
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 2.1%
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.

ConsensusASXKTCCUMC
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 – 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 – $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 – +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% – -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 – $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 – +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% – +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXKTCCUMC
Held by institutions 6.9% 41.0% 7.1%
Institutions holding 482 26 362
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -4.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 308 10 220
Institutions selling 133 8 109
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.25 2.02

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.

ASXKTCCUMC
ASX 1.00 0.12 0.59
KTCC 0.12 1.00 0.05
UMC 0.59 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, KTCC and UMC?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $94.10B, Key Tronic (KTCC) $24.20M, United Microelectronics (UMC) $45.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, KTCC and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 48.2x, Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 33.1x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.7x). 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: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -6.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%).

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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +157.2%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.3%/yr, Key Tronic (KTCC) -20.0%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.1%, Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, KTCC and UMC?

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 5. 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.