INTC vs MCHP vs ADI Stock Comparison

Intel, Microchip Technology and Analog Devices Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INTC Intel Corp
$90.47 -26.4% 1M +136.3% 1Y
Market cap
$478.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$75.90 -3.5% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
118.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$407.93 +3.6% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$206.87B
P/E
50.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionINTCMCHPADILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $478.83B $43.53B $206.87B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -42.4x 118.5x 50.0x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 61.1x 20.0x 33.1x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +20.9% +33.6% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.8% 7.2% 29.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 5.5% 10.2% ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 3.4x 1.0x ADI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +136.3% +20.2% +71.4% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +1.0%/yr +19.1%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.6% 49.2% 36.5% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 43/100 62/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

INTCMCHPADI

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

AxisINTCMCHPADI
Valuation 43 #55 of 95 54 #44 of 95 49 #49 of 95
Growth 63 #35 of 93 41 #55 of 93 78 #21 of 93
Profitability 30 #64 of 91 59 #38 of 91 83 #16 of 91
Financial Health 9 #92 of 101 7 #94 of 101 31 #70 of 101
Shareholder Returns 23 #58 of 75 53 #36 of 75 68 #25 of 75
Overall 34 43 62
  • INTC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTCMCHPADISPY
1 month -26.4%-3.5%+3.6% -0.8%
3 months -1.3%-2.6%+9.7% +3.5%
6 months +6.4%-12.6%+3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +145.2%+19.1%+50.4% +12.2%
1 year +136.3%+20.2%+71.4% +13.0%
3 years +154.6%+5.0%+154.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.6%+1.7%+36.5% +23.1%
5 years +88.9%+4.9%+139.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%+1.0%+19.1% +11.0%
10 years +159.1%+150.7%+543.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+9.6%+20.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureINTCMCHPADISPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.6%49.2%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%44.0%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.042.151.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.760.411.96 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-64.5%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-26.3%-8.4% -1.8%
52-week high $140.94$102.92$445.48 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$49.02$225.20 $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.

MultipleINTCMCHPADI
P/E now vs peer median -40.9xmedian 42.1x 112.1xmedian 42.1x 47.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 7.1x 8.0xmedian 7.1x 14.2xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 27.5x 30.9xmedian 27.5x 29.6xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 161.2xmedian 37.2x 41.8xmedian 37.2x 40.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.2x 6.4xmedian 4.2x 5.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 2.23 -2.41median 2.23 11.12median 2.23

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 monthsINTCMCHPADI
Revenue $57.03B $5.12B $13.88B
Gross profit $22.02B $3.08B $9.13B
Operating income -$77.00M $794.80M $4.93B
Net income -$11.67B $478.40M $4.14B
Free cash flow $2.83B $985.70M $4.94B
R&D $13.19B $1.14B $1.98B
EPS (diluted) $-2.21 $0.67 $8.46
Cash & equivalents $12.87B $272.30M $2.17B
Total debt $50.54B $5.36B $9.12B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 550.50M 488.84M
Enterprise value $347.96B $42.53B $193.41B

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
MetricINTCMCHPADI
P/E -40.9x 112.1x 47.9x
P/FCF 161.2x 41.8x 40.0x
P/Operating cash flow 30.5x 34.4x 35.6x
P/S 8.0x 8.0x 14.2x
P/B 4.4x 6.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 9.3x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 38.8x 30.9x 29.6x
EV/EBIT -6,195x 58.3x 41.4x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 9.0x 14.7x
EV/FCF 168.5x 47.0x 41.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 38.7x 36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -2.41 11.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPADI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 20.9% 33.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -16.4% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.4% 33.6% 46.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -19.7% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.4% 627.2% 93.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.7% -37.9% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.6% 422.4% 111.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.5% -41.6% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.9% 301.6% 114.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.9% -46.5% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 50.4% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -31.8% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.9% 67.1% 34.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -32.4% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPADI
Gross margin 38.6% 60.2% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 29.3% 49.8%
Operating margin -0.1% 15.5% 35.5%
Pretax margin -17.3% 11.3% 33.9%
Net margin -19.8% 7.2% 29.8%
FCF margin 5.0% 19.2% 35.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 23.4% 39.9%
Return on equity -9.8% 7.4% 12.3%
Return on assets -5.5% 3.3% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 5.5% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 6.1% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 2.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 5.4% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPADI
Debt / assets 25.0% 37.2% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 3.4x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 5.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 55.2% 30.7%
Equity / assets 51.0% 44.8% 69.3%
Interest coverage – 3.7x 14.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.40 4.22 8.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPADI
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 2.3% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 206.0% 49.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 100.0% 41.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 7.6%

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.

ConsensusINTCMCHPADI
Forward P/E 61.1xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 33.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +23.9% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $15.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +20.4% +19.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCMCHPADI
Held by institutions 68.7% 100.0% 90.9%
Institutions holding 3,562 1,284 2,287
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +7.0% +4.5%
Institutions buying 2,146 681 1,182
Institutions selling 1,157 432 819
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.58 1.44

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.

INTCMCHPADI
INTC 1.00 0.49 0.51
MCHP 0.49 1.00 0.80
ADI 0.51 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, MCHP and ADI?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $478.83B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.53B, Analog Devices (ADI) $206.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, MCHP and ADI?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -42.4x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 118.5x, Analog Devices (ADI) 50.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 61.1x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 20.0x, Analog Devices (ADI) 33.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intel (INTC) +7.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -19.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Intel (INTC) 0.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +136.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) +71.4%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +13.6%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.0%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INTC, MCHP and ADI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Analog Devices (ADI) 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.