INTC vs NXPI vs TSM Stock Comparison

Intel, NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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
1 win
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$253.50 +6.5% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$62.65B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 8, NXP Semiconductors 2, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCNXPITSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $486.46B $62.65B $2.28T TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.1x 19.4x 29.0x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.3x 16.2x 26.0x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +14.6% +34.4% TSM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.8% 23.4% 55.0% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 15.8% 33.4% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 1.3x -1.0x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +137.1% +14.4% +46.5% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +4.9%/yr +30.4%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 47.9% 39.2% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 61/100 74/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

INTCNXPITSM

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

AxisINTCNXPITSM
Valuation 45 #52 of 94 82 #18 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 67 #31 of 92 87 #13 of 92
Profitability 30 #63 of 90 83 #16 of 90 92 #8 of 90
Financial Health 8 #91 of 99 7 #92 of 99 68 #32 of 99
Shareholder Returns 24 #56 of 73 65 #26 of 73 56 #33 of 73
Overall 34 61 74
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTCNXPITSMSPY
1 month -23.8%+6.5%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%-2.2%+11.4% +3.9%
6 months +10.9%+10.0%+11.4% +8.2%
Year to date +154.0%+16.8%+43.8% +12.9%
1 year +137.1%+14.4%+46.5% +12.3%
3 years +163.8%+41.5%+408.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.2%+12.3%+72.0% +23.3%
5 years +95.0%+26.8%+276.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.3%+4.9%+30.4% +10.9%
10 years +169.3%+155.9%+1,319.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.4%+9.9%+30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINTCNXPITSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%47.9%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%41.9%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.051.772.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.770.301.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-47.2%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-23.8%-10.1% -1.2%
52-week high $140.94$332.67$485.91 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$184.19$275.06 $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.

MultipleINTCNXPITSM
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 45.6x 19.8xmedian 45.6x 28.8xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.7x 4.6xmedian 7.7x 15.9xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 29.0x 13.3xmedian 29.0x 21.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 167.0xmedian 40.6x 18.2xmedian 40.6x 26.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.6x 5.1xmedian 4.6x 11.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.28 3.55median 2.28 0.81median 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 monthsINTCNXPITSM
Revenue $57.03B $13.80B $142.94B
Gross profit $22.02B $7.79B $91.71B
Operating income -$77.00M $4.55B $80.08B
Net income -$11.67B $3.28B $74.55B
Free cash flow $2.83B $3.50B $84.59B
R&D $13.19B $2.47B $8.68B
EPS (diluted) $-2.21 $12.72 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $12.87B $3.94B $98.36B
Total debt $50.54B $10.98B $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 253.83M 5.19B
Enterprise value $355.60B $48.51B $1.91T

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
MetricINTCNXPITSM
P/E -42.4x 19.8x 28.8x
P/FCF 167.0x 18.2x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x 16.8x 26.8x
P/S 8.3x 4.6x 15.9x
P/B 4.6x 5.1x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 5.8x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA 40.1x 13.3x 21.3x
EV/EBIT -6,410x 15.6x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 5.1x 15.2x
EV/FCF 174.3x 20.2x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x 18.7x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 3.55 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 14.6% 34.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 1.6% 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.4% 18.2% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 1.2% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.4% 52.7% 52.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.7% 6.8% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.6% 55.9% 57.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.5% 4.8% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.9% 56.9% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.9% 5.6% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 63.8% 27.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 3.3% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.9% 85.2% 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 10.9% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSM
Gross margin 38.6% 56.4% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 38.6% 71.4%
Operating margin -0.1% 33.0% 56.0%
Pretax margin -17.3% 30.1% 60.0%
Net margin -19.8% 23.4% 55.0%
FCF margin 5.0% 25.4% 59.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 27.5% 59.2%
Return on equity -9.8% 27.1% 37.3%
Return on assets -5.5% 12.1% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 15.8% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 19.6% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 3.1% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSM
Debt / assets 25.0% 39.8% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 1.3x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 3.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 54.8% 31.4%
Equity / assets 51.0% 45.2% 68.6%
Interest coverage – – 191.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 3.50 3.80 17.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCNXPITSM
Dividend yield – 1.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.5% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusINTCNXPITSM
Forward P/E 63.3xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $16.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +19.5% +40.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +23.7% +41.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCNXPITSM
Held by institutions 68.7% 95.1% 14.8%
Institutions holding 3,564 1,253 3,569
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +1.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 2,148 663 1,903
Institutions selling 1,157 416 1,292
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.59 1.47

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.

INTCNXPITSM
INTC 1.00 0.51 0.54
NXPI 0.51 1.00 0.45
TSM 0.54 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, NXPI and TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $486.46B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $62.65B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.28T.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, NXPI and TSM?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -43.1x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.4x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 63.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.2x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intel (INTC) +7.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -19.8%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Intel (INTC) 0.0%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +137.1%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.4%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +46.5%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +4.9%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.4%/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) 0.02%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.00%. Intel (INTC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.9%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 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.