INTC vs STM vs TXN Stock Comparison

Intel, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INTC Intel Corp
$92.07 -20.6% 1M +122.7% 1Y
Market cap
$464.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$50.01 -6.0% 1M +102.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.45B
P/E
85.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.67B
Div. yield
0.72%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$312.94 +11.1% 1M +95.3% 1Y
Market cap
$285.96B
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
1.82%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionINTCSTMTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $464.31B $44.45B $285.96B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.1x 85.9x 40.4x TXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 62.2x 38.8x 36.5x TXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +15.9% +20.3% TXN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.8% 34.1% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.72% 1.82% TXN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.7% +102.6% +95.3% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +1.0%/yr +10.8%/yr INTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 60.2% 41.7% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 42/100 67/100 TXN

Percentile Scorecard

INTCSTMTXN

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

AxisINTCSTMTXN
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 77 #22 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Growth 35 #60 of 92 15 #78 of 92 69 #29 of 92
Profitability 38 #55 of 88 32 #60 of 88 97 #4 of 88
Financial Health – 39 #59 of 96 42 #56 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 44 #41 of 72 75 #19 of 72
Overall 42 42 67
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTCSTMTXNSPY
1 month -20.6%-6.0%+11.1% +0.7%
3 months +1.0%-5.7%+12.3% +3.7%
6 months -2.6%-9.3%+11.3% +7.1%
Year to date +149.5%+92.8%+80.4% +12.8%
1 year +122.7%+102.6%+95.3% +11.9%
3 years +158.0%+32.7%+122.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +37.2%+9.9%+30.6% +22.8%
5 years +87.9%+5.0%+66.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.5%+1.0%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +165.0%+443.0%+342.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+18.4%+16.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINTCSTMTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%60.2%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%61.4%35.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.052.861.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.581.712.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-67.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-37.4%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $140.94$79.91$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$21.20$153.33 $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.

MultipleINTCSTMTXN
P/E now vs peer median -39.1xmedian 46.4x 85.9xmedian 46.4x 40.4xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 7.8x 3.3xmedian 7.8x 13.8xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x —median 27.5x 27.2xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 219.1xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x 39.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 4.7x —median 4.7x 14.9xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 2.10 -1.70median 2.10 -272.66median 2.10

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 monthsINTCSTMTXN
Revenue $59.89B $13.67B $20.77B
Gross profit $23.90B $4.83B $12.51B
Operating income $1.76B $991.00M $8.47B
Net income -$12.42B $107.00M $7.11B
Free cash flow – – $7.32B
R&D $13.45B $2.15B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $-2.36 $0.56 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $21.85B $2.61B $4.21B
Total debt – $3.21B $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 923.05M 921.00M
Enterprise value $480.95B $29.76B $260.83B

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
MetricINTCSTMTXN
P/E -39.1x 85.9x 40.4x
P/FCF 219.1x – 39.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.6x – 28.9x
P/S 7.8x 3.3x 13.8x
P/B – – 14.9x
P/Tangible book – – 15.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 27.2x
EV/EBIT – 44.1x 34.4x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 3.2x 14.0x
EV/FCF – – 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.6x – 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -1.70 -272.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCSTMTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 15.9% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 1.3% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.7% 18.5% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -17.0% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 174.0% 132.1% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% -41.2% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -6,129% -80.1% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -96.5% -71.0% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5,495% -1.5% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -82.4% -50.5% -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% – 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCSTMTXN
Gross margin – 35.4% 60.2%
EBITDA margin – – 51.7%
Operating margin – 7.3% 40.8%
Pretax margin – 5.9% 39.1%
Net margin – 3.8% 34.1%
FCF margin – – 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.2% – 47.7%
Return on equity – – 38.3%
Return on assets -5.5% 2.0% 19.6%
Return on invested capital – – 22.9%
Return on capital employed – 4.3% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCSTMTXN
Debt / assets – 12.0% 36.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets – 31.4% 47.9%
Equity / assets – – 52.1%
Interest coverage – 11.4x 15.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.1x 5.6x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 3.6x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 2.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.88 13.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCSTMTXN
Dividend yield – 0.7% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.7% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusINTCSTMTXN
Forward P/E 62.2xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 36.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $1.29FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +103.1% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +18.2% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCSTMTXN
Held by institutions 68.7% 19.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 3,566 604 2,866
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +57.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,150 430 1,586
Institutions selling 1,157 108 943
Buyers to sellers 1.86 3.98 1.68

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.

INTCSTMTXN
INTC 1.00 0.56 0.45
STM 0.56 1.00 0.69
TXN 0.45 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, STM and TXN?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $464.31B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $44.45B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $285.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, STM and TXN?

Texas Instruments (TXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -39.1x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 85.9x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 40.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Texas Instruments (TXN) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 62.2x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 38.8x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Instruments (TXN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intel (INTC) +12.1%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +15.9%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.8%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +122.7%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +102.6%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.3%. Over five years, Intel (INTC) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +13.5%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +1.0%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest dividend yield: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.72%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 1.82%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.5%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INTC, STM and TXN?

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