INTC vs MTSI vs MU Stock Comparison

Intel, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings and Micron Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INTC Intel Corp
$93.74 -23.8% 1M +137.1% 1Y
Market cap
$486.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
MU Micron Technology Inc
$928.76 -14.2% 1M +322.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11T
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 9, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCMTSIMULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $486.46B $19.92B $1.11T MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.1x 82.7x 13.1x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.3x 44.9x 5.0x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +28.4% +256.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.8% 20.7% 63.8% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 9.8% 67.7% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x -1.2x -0.4x MTSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +137.1% +74.7% +322.0% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +29.7%/yr +68.0%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 66.2% 80.7% MTSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 58/100 88/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

INTCMTSIMU

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

AxisINTCMTSIMU
Valuation 45 #52 of 94 30 #66 of 94 88 #12 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 81 #18 of 92 100 #1 of 92
Profitability 30 #63 of 90 69 #29 of 90 100 #1 of 90
Financial Health 8 #91 of 99 52 #48 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Shareholder Returns 24 #56 of 73 57 #32 of 73 78 #17 of 73
Overall 34 58 88
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MTSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTCMTSIMUSPY
1 month -23.8%-10.5%-14.2% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%+2.6%+13.2% +3.9%
6 months +10.9%-3.7%+84.2% +8.2%
Year to date +154.0%+49.3%+225.4% +12.9%
1 year +137.1%+74.7%+322.0% +12.3%
3 years +163.8%+255.1%+1,314.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.2%+52.6%+142.0% +23.3%
5 years +95.0%+267.2%+1,234.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.3%+29.7%+68.0% +10.9%
10 years +169.3%+600.1%+5,198.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.4%+21.5%+48.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINTCMTSIMUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%66.2%80.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%76.0%74.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.052.383.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.771.133.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-44.9%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-37.6%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $140.94$409.68$1,213.56 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$144.13$201.37 $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.

MultipleINTCMTSIMU
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 45.6x 81.0xmedian 45.6x 12.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.7x 16.8xmedian 7.7x 7.9xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 29.0x 69.8xmedian 29.0x 9.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 167.0xmedian 40.6x 95.7xmedian 40.6x 17.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.6x 12.7xmedian 4.6x 7.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.28 -7.69median 2.28 0.08median 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 monthsINTCMTSIMU
Revenue $57.03B $1.16B $133.19B
Gross profit $22.02B $658.07M $107.50B
Operating income -$77.00M $210.84M $99.34B
Net income -$11.67B $240.93M $84.97B
Free cash flow $2.83B $204.08M $58.96B
R&D $13.19B $272.63M $5.65B
EPS (diluted) $-2.21 $3.07 $74.34
Cash & equivalents $12.87B $89.60M $38.36B
Total debt $50.54B $1.68B $5.18B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 78.41M 1.14B
Enterprise value $355.60B $17.04B $1.02T

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
MetricINTCMTSIMU
P/E -42.4x 81.0x 12.3x
P/FCF 167.0x 95.7x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x 72.0x 11.7x
P/S 8.3x 16.8x 7.9x
P/B 4.6x 12.7x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 13.2x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 40.1x 69.8x 9.3x
EV/EBIT -6,410x 91.1x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 16.5x 7.6x
EV/FCF 174.3x 94.1x 17.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x 70.8x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -7.69 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCMTSIMU
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 28.4% 256.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 19.8% 104.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.4% 32.5% 622.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 17.3% 327.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.4% 79.3% 916.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.7% 17.8% 168.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.6% 444.6% 895.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.5% -7.7% 154.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.9% 433.4% 879.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.9% -10.5% 151.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 18.9% 411.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 15.4% 286.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.9% 1.8% 3,435%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 10.8% 126.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCMTSIMU
Gross margin 38.6% 56.5% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 23.6% 81.7%
Operating margin -0.1% 18.1% 74.6%
Pretax margin -17.3% 24.6% 74.8%
Net margin -19.8% 20.7% 63.8%
FCF margin 5.0% 17.5% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 23.3% 67.3%
Return on equity -9.8% 16.3% 71.0%
Return on assets -5.5% 11.6% 51.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 9.8% 67.7%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 13.4% 72.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 7.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCMTSIMU
Debt / assets 25.0% 15.9% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x -1.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 1.7x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 28.2% 29.4%
Equity / assets 51.0% 71.8% 70.6%
Interest coverage – – 937.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.7x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.50 20.55 14.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCMTSIMU
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 0.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 16.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.6%

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.

ConsensusINTCMTSIMU
Forward P/E 63.3xFY2026 44.9xFY2026 5.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $184.21FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +42.9% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +42.5% +15.2%
INTC estimates →MTSI estimates →MU estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCMTSIMU
Held by institutions 68.7% 95.8% 77.9%
Institutions holding 3,564 652 3,900
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -1.3% +4.2%
Institutions buying 2,148 396 2,303
Institutions selling 1,157 189 1,432
Buyers to sellers 1.86 2.10 1.61
INTC holders →MTSI holders →MU holders →

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.

INTCMTSIMU
INTC 1.00 0.57 0.61
MTSI 0.57 1.00 0.57
MU 0.61 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, MTSI and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $486.46B, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) $19.92B, Micron Technology (MU) $1.11T.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, MTSI and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -43.1x, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 82.7x, Micron Technology (MU) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 63.3x, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 44.9x, Micron Technology (MU) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intel (INTC) +7.5%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +28.4%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -19.8%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 20.7%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Intel (INTC) 0.0%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 9.8%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +137.1%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +74.7%, Micron Technology (MU) +322.0%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +29.7%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +68.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%. Intel (INTC) and MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.5%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 66.2%, Micron Technology (MU) 80.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INTC, MTSI and MU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Micron Technology (MU) leads on 9. 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.