INTC vs NXPI vs TSEM Stock Comparison

Intel, NXP Semiconductors and Tower Semiconductor 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
1 win
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
5 wins
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$193.52 -14.4% 1M +141.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.78B
P/E
70.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NXP Semiconductors leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (NXP Semiconductors 5, Tower Semiconductor 5, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCNXPITSEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $481.76B $63.44B $21.78B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.2x 19.7x 70.3x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 64.5x 16.1x 51.6x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +14.6% +14.9% TSEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.8% 23.4% 18.0% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 15.8% 8.7% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 1.3x -2.2x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.61% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +130.0% +18.2% +141.2% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +4.6%/yr +43.5%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.4% 47.7% 83.5% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 61/100 72/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

INTCNXPITSEM

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

AxisINTCNXPITSEM
Valuation 45 #52 of 94 82 #18 of 94 60 #38 of 94
Growth 60 #37 of 92 64 #34 of 92 70 #28 of 92
Profitability 29 #64 of 90 84 #15 of 90 75 #23 of 90
Financial Health 9 #90 of 99 8 #91 of 99 82 #19 of 99
Shareholder Returns 24 #56 of 73 69 #23 of 73 –
Overall 34 61 72
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTCNXPITSEMSPY
1 month -17.7%+6.5%-14.4% +0.9%
3 months +16.7%+4.4%+3.0% +5.9%
6 months +0.8%-13.0%-2.8% +8.5%
Year to date +158.9%+16.0%+64.8% +13.3%
1 year +130.0%+18.2%+141.2% +12.4%
3 years +168.8%+40.5%+733.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +39.1%+12.0%+102.8% +23.5%
5 years +95.0%+25.3%+507.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.3%+4.6%+43.5% +11.0%
10 years +175.0%+152.2%+1,136.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.6%+9.7%+28.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureINTCNXPITSEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.4%47.7%83.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%41.6%77.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.051.773.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.680.381.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-47.2%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.2%-24.3%-38.9% -0.9%
52-week high $140.94$332.67$316.85 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$184.19$80.23 $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.

MultipleINTCNXPITSEM
P/E now vs peer median -43.2xmedian 46.0x 19.7xmedian 46.0x 70.3xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 7.9x 4.6xmedian 7.9x 12.7xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 28.3x 13.2xmedian 28.3x 34.2xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 170.2xmedian 41.4x 18.1xmedian 41.4x 15.3xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 4.6x 5.1xmedian 4.6x 7.1xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.30 3.53median 2.30 23.61median 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 monthsINTCNXPITSEM
Revenue $57.03B $13.80B $1.71B
Gross profit $22.02B $7.79B $459.38M
Operating income -$77.00M $4.55B $276.26M
Net income -$11.67B $3.28B $291.84M
Free cash flow $2.83B $3.50B $1.42B
R&D $13.19B $2.47B $94.01M
EPS (diluted) $-2.21 $12.72 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $12.87B $3.94B $231.19M
Total debt $50.54B $10.98B $764.88M
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 253.83M 113.60M
Enterprise value $366.49B $49.68B $16.42B

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
MetricINTCNXPITSEM
P/E -43.2x 19.7x 70.3x
P/FCF 170.2x 18.1x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 32.3x 16.7x 25.2x
P/S 8.4x 4.6x 12.7x
P/B 4.7x 5.1x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 5.7x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 40.9x 13.2x 34.2x
EV/EBIT -6,527x 15.5x 74.0x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 5.1x 12.0x
EV/FCF 177.5x 20.1x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.6x 18.5x 23.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 3.53 23.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 14.6% 14.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 1.6% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.4% 18.2% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 1.2% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.4% 52.7% 57.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.7% 6.8% -4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.6% 55.9% 50.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.5% 4.8% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.9% 56.9% 39.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.9% 5.6% 3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 63.8% 95.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 3.3% 29.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.9% 85.2% 60.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 10.9% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSEM
Gross margin 38.6% 56.4% 26.9%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 38.6% 34.9%
Operating margin -0.1% 33.0% 16.2%
Pretax margin -17.3% 30.1% 18.9%
Net margin -19.8% 23.4% 18.0%
FCF margin 5.0% 25.4% 83.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 27.5% 50.6%
Return on equity -9.8% 27.1% 9.6%
Return on assets -5.5% 12.1% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 15.8% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 19.6% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.2x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 3.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSEM
Debt / assets 25.0% 39.8% 3.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 1.3x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 3.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 54.8% 18.6%
Equity / assets 51.0% 45.2% 81.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 4.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 3.55 3.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSEM
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusINTCNXPITSEM
Forward P/E 64.5xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 51.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +63.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +19.5% +74.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +23.7% +56.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCNXPITSEM
Held by institutions 68.7% 95.1% 55.6%
Institutions holding 3,565 1,253 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +1.9% -10.0%
Institutions buying 2,149 663 244
Institutions selling 1,157 416 162
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.59 1.51

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.

INTCNXPITSEM
INTC 1.00 0.51 0.50
NXPI 0.51 1.00 0.41
TSEM 0.50 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, NXPI and TSEM?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $481.76B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $63.44B, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, NXPI and TSEM?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -43.2x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.7x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 70.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 64.5x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.1x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 51.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intel (INTC) +7.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -19.8%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (Intel (INTC) 0.0%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +130.0%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +18.2%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +141.2%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +4.6%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +43.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.61%. Intel (INTC) and Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.4%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.7%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.