INTC vs TSEM vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Intel, Tower Semiconductor and Microchip Technology 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
$330.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$187.92 -19.8% 1M +125.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.39B
P/E
59.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$81.12 +3.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.59B
P/E
113.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tower Semiconductor leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tower Semiconductor 7, Microchip Technology 3, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCTSEMMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $330.29B $18.39B $41.59B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.5x 59.7x 113.3x TSEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 62.2x 50.1x 21.3x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +14.9% +20.9% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.0% 7.2% TSEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.7% 5.5% TSEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x 3.4x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.7% +125.1% +29.7% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +42.6%/yr +1.8%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 83.5% 49.4% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 71/100 40/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

INTCTSEMMCHP

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

AxisINTCTSEMMCHP
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 60 #38 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Growth 35 #60 of 92 68 #30 of 92 42 #54 of 92
Profitability 38 #55 of 88 74 #24 of 88 58 #38 of 88
Financial Health – 81 #19 of 96 5 #91 of 96
Shareholder Returns – – 45 #40 of 72
Overall 42 71 40
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTCTSEMMCHPSPY
1 month -20.6%-19.8%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months +1.0%-11.0%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -2.6%-15.0%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date +149.5%+60.0%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +122.7%+125.1%+29.7% +11.9%
3 years +158.0%+717.0%+14.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +37.2%+101.5%+4.7% +22.8%
5 years +87.9%+489.6%+9.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.5%+42.6%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +165.0%+1,100.8%+169.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+28.2%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINTCTSEMMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%83.5%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%77.1%44.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.053.232.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.581.500.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-55.4%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-40.7%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $140.94$316.85$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$82.45$49.02 $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.

MultipleINTCTSEMMCHP
P/E now vs peer median -39.1xmedian 46.4x 68.3xmedian 46.4x 119.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 7.8x 12.4xmedian 7.8x 8.6xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 33.2xmedian 27.5x 32.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 219.1xmedian 40.1x 14.9xmedian 40.1x 44.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 4.7x 6.9xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 2.10 22.93median 2.10 -2.58median 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 monthsINTCTSEMMCHP
Revenue $59.89B $1.71B $5.12B
Gross profit $23.90B $459.38M $3.08B
Operating income $1.76B $276.26M $794.80M
Net income -$12.42B $291.84M $478.40M
Free cash flow – $1.42B $985.70M
R&D $13.45B $94.01M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $-2.36 $2.71 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $21.85B $231.19M $272.30M
Total debt – $764.88M $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 113.60M 550.50M
Enterprise value $330.29B $13.04B $40.59B

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
MetricINTCTSEMMCHP
P/E -39.1x 68.3x 119.8x
P/FCF 219.1x 14.9x 44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 26.6x 24.4x 36.8x
P/S 7.8x 12.4x 8.6x
P/B – 6.9x 6.8x
P/Tangible book – 6.9x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA – 33.2x 32.8x
EV/EBIT – 71.7x 61.8x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 11.6x 9.6x
EV/FCF – 13.9x 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.6x 22.9x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 22.93 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 14.9% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 3.5% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.7% 37.9% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 2.1% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 174.0% 57.9% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% -4.6% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6,129% 50.7% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -96.5% 0.8% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -5,495% 39.7% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -82.4% 3.0% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 95.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 29.0% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 60.8% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMMCHP
Gross margin – 26.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin – 34.9% 29.3%
Operating margin – 16.2% 15.5%
Pretax margin – 18.9% 11.3%
Net margin – 18.0% 7.2%
FCF margin – 83.3% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.2% 50.6% 23.4%
Return on equity – 9.6% 7.4%
Return on assets -5.5% 7.8% 3.3%
Return on invested capital – 8.7% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – 8.3% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 3.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMMCHP
Debt / assets – 3.8% 37.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x 3.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets – 18.6% 55.2%
Equity / assets – 81.4% 44.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.7x
Current ratio 2.2x 4.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 4.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 3.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMMCHP
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.5%

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.

ConsensusINTCTSEMMCHP
Forward P/E 62.2xFY2026 50.1xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +63.8%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +74.1% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +56.6% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCTSEMMCHP
Held by institutions 68.7% 55.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,566 451 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -10.0% +7.0%
Institutions buying 2,150 244 681
Institutions selling 1,157 162 433
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.51 1.57

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.

INTCTSEMMCHP
INTC 1.00 0.51 0.48
TSEM 0.51 1.00 0.47
MCHP 0.48 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, TSEM and MCHP?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $330.29B, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $18.39B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, TSEM and MCHP?

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -27.5x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 59.7x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 113.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 62.2x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 50.1x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x). 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) +12.1%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +122.7%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +125.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +13.5%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +42.6%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%. Intel (INTC) and Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.5%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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