INTC vs MCHP vs NXPI Stock Comparison

Intel, Microchip Technology and NXP Semiconductors Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INTC Intel Corp
$95.53 -17.7% 1M +130.0% 1Y
Market cap
$481.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$79.63 +2.1% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$43.24B
P/E
117.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.30%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$251.69 +6.5% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$63.44B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
1.61%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

NXP Semiconductors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (NXP Semiconductors 7, Intel 3, Microchip Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCMCHPNXPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $481.76B $43.24B $63.44B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.2x 117.6x 19.7x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 64.5x 21.0x 16.1x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +20.9% +14.6% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.8% 7.2% 23.4% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 5.5% 15.8% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 3.4x 1.3x NXPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.30% 1.61% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +130.0% +25.1% +18.2% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +1.5%/yr +4.6%/yr INTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.4% 49.4% 47.7% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 43/100 61/100 NXPI

Percentile Scorecard

INTCMCHPNXPI

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

AxisINTCMCHPNXPI
Valuation 45 #52 of 94 53 #45 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Growth 60 #37 of 92 41 #55 of 92 64 #34 of 92
Profitability 29 #64 of 90 61 #36 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Financial Health 9 #90 of 99 6 #93 of 99 8 #91 of 99
Shareholder Returns 24 #56 of 73 53 #35 of 73 69 #23 of 73
Overall 34 43 61
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTCMCHPNXPISPY
1 month -17.7%+2.1%+6.5% +0.9%
3 months +16.7%+11.6%+4.4% +5.9%
6 months +0.8%-11.7%-13.0% +8.5%
Year to date +158.9%+25.0%+16.0% +13.3%
1 year +130.0%+25.1%+18.2% +12.4%
3 years +168.8%+10.2%+40.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +39.1%+3.3%+12.0% +23.5%
5 years +95.0%+7.5%+25.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.3%+1.5%+4.6% +11.0%
10 years +175.0%+164.1%+152.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.6%+10.2%+9.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureINTCMCHPNXPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.4%49.4%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%44.0%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.052.161.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.680.510.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-64.5%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.2%-22.6%-24.3% -0.9%
52-week high $140.94$102.92$332.67 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$49.02$184.19 $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.

MultipleINTCMCHPNXPI
P/E now vs peer median -43.2xmedian 46.0x 117.6xmedian 46.0x 19.7xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 7.9x 8.4xmedian 7.9x 4.6xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 28.3x 32.2xmedian 28.3x 13.2xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 170.2xmedian 41.4x 43.9xmedian 41.4x 18.1xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 4.6x 6.7xmedian 4.6x 5.1xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.30 -2.53median 2.30 3.53median 2.30

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 monthsINTCMCHPNXPI
Revenue $57.03B $5.12B $13.80B
Gross profit $22.02B $3.08B $7.79B
Operating income -$77.00M $794.80M $4.55B
Net income -$11.67B $478.40M $3.28B
Free cash flow $2.83B $985.70M $3.50B
R&D $13.19B $1.14B $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $-2.21 $0.67 $12.72
Cash & equivalents $12.87B $272.30M $3.94B
Total debt $50.54B $5.36B $10.98B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 550.50M 253.83M
Enterprise value $366.49B $42.24B $49.68B

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
MetricINTCMCHPNXPI
P/E -43.2x 117.6x 19.7x
P/FCF 170.2x 43.9x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 32.3x 36.1x 16.7x
P/S 8.4x 8.4x 4.6x
P/B 4.7x 6.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 9.7x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 40.9x 32.2x 13.2x
EV/EBIT -6,527x 60.8x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 9.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF 177.5x 49.0x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.6x 40.3x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -2.53 3.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPNXPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 20.9% 14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -16.4% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.4% 33.6% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -19.7% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.4% 627.2% 52.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.7% -37.9% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.6% 422.4% 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.5% -41.6% 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.9% 301.6% 56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.9% -46.5% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 50.4% 63.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -31.8% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.9% 67.1% 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -32.4% 10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPNXPI
Gross margin 38.6% 60.2% 56.4%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 29.3% 38.6%
Operating margin -0.1% 15.5% 33.0%
Pretax margin -17.3% 11.3% 30.1%
Net margin -19.8% 7.2% 23.4%
FCF margin 5.0% 19.2% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 23.4% 27.5%
Return on equity -9.8% 7.4% 27.1%
Return on assets -5.5% 3.3% 12.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 5.5% 15.8%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 6.1% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 2.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 5.4% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPNXPI
Debt / assets 25.0% 37.2% 39.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 3.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 5.4x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 55.2% 54.8%
Equity / assets 51.0% 44.8% 45.2%
Interest coverage – 3.7x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.55 4.37 3.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCMCHPNXPI
Dividend yield – 2.3% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.2% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 206.0% 31.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 100.0% 29.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 1.9%

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.

ConsensusINTCMCHPNXPI
Forward P/E 64.5xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $15.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +23.9% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +20.4% +23.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCMCHPNXPI
Held by institutions 68.7% 100.0% 95.1%
Institutions holding 3,565 1,284 1,253
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +7.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 2,149 681 663
Institutions selling 1,157 432 416
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.58 1.59

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.

INTCMCHPNXPI
INTC 1.00 0.49 0.51
MCHP 0.49 1.00 0.79
NXPI 0.51 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, MCHP and NXPI?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $481.76B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.24B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $63.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, MCHP and NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -43.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 117.6x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 64.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.0x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.1x). 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: Intel (INTC) +7.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -19.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (Intel (INTC) 0.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +130.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +25.1%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +18.2%. Over five years, Intel (INTC) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +4.6%/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) 2.30%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.61%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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