INTC vs TSEM vs TXN Stock Comparison

Intel, Tower Semiconductor and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INTC Intel Corp
$93.74 -23.8% 1M +137.1% 1Y
Market cap
$472.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$189.08 -18.0% 1M +139.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.28B
P/E
68.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$308.91 +11.1% 1M +82.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.27B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
1.84%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Texas Instruments leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Texas Instruments 6, Tower Semiconductor 4, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCTSEMTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $472.73B $21.28B $282.27B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -42.4x 68.7x 39.9x TXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.3x 50.4x 36.0x TXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +14.9% +20.3% TXN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.8% 18.0% 34.1% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.7% 22.9% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x -2.2x 0.5x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 1.84% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +137.1% +139.3% +82.3% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +42.6%/yr +10.5%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 83.5% 41.9% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 72/100 69/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

INTCTSEMTXN

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

AxisINTCTSEMTXN
Valuation 45 #52 of 94 60 #38 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 73 #26 of 92 71 #27 of 92
Profitability 30 #63 of 90 75 #23 of 90 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 8 #91 of 99 82 #19 of 99 42 #58 of 99
Shareholder Returns 24 #56 of 73 – 76 #18 of 73
Overall 34 72 69
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSEM 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

PeriodINTCTSEMTXNSPY
1 month -23.8%-18.0%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%-6.9%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months +10.9%-2.3%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +154.0%+61.0%+78.1% +12.9%
1 year +137.1%+139.3%+82.3% +12.3%
3 years +163.8%+714.3%+115.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.2%+101.3%+29.3% +23.3%
5 years +95.0%+490.0%+64.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.3%+42.6%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years +169.3%+1,094.4%+336.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.4%+28.2%+15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINTCTSEMTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%83.5%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%77.3%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.053.221.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.771.671.96 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-55.4%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-40.3%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $140.94$316.85$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$79.00$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.

MultipleINTCTSEMTXN
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 45.6x 68.7xmedian 45.6x 39.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.7x 12.4xmedian 7.7x 13.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 29.0x 33.4xmedian 29.0x 26.8xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 167.0xmedian 40.6x 14.9xmedian 40.6x 38.6xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.6x 6.9xmedian 4.6x 14.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.28 23.07median 2.28 -269.15median 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 monthsINTCTSEMTXN
Revenue $57.03B $1.71B $20.77B
Gross profit $22.02B $459.38M $12.51B
Operating income -$77.00M $276.26M $8.47B
Net income -$11.67B $291.84M $7.11B
Free cash flow $2.83B $1.42B $7.32B
R&D $13.19B $94.01M $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $-2.21 $2.71 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $12.87B $231.19M $4.21B
Total debt $50.54B $764.88M $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 113.60M 921.00M
Enterprise value $357.46B $15.92B $257.15B

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
MetricINTCTSEMTXN
P/E -42.4x 68.7x 39.9x
P/FCF 167.0x 14.9x 38.6x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x 24.6x 28.5x
P/S 8.3x 12.4x 13.6x
P/B 4.6x 6.9x 14.7x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 6.9x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 40.1x 33.4x 26.8x
EV/EBIT -6,410x 72.2x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 11.7x 13.9x
EV/FCF 174.3x 14.0x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x 23.0x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 23.07 -269.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 14.9% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 3.5% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.4% 37.9% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 2.1% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.4% 57.9% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.7% -4.6% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.6% 50.7% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.5% 0.8% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.9% 39.7% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.9% 3.0% -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 95.9% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 29.0% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.9% 60.8% 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 27.8% 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMTXN
Gross margin 38.6% 26.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 34.9% 51.7%
Operating margin -0.1% 16.2% 40.8%
Pretax margin -17.3% 18.9% 39.1%
Net margin -19.8% 18.0% 34.1%
FCF margin 5.0% 83.3% 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 50.6% 47.7%
Return on equity -9.8% 9.6% 38.3%
Return on assets -5.5% 7.8% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.7% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 8.3% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 3.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMTXN
Debt / assets 25.0% 3.8% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x -2.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 0.1x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 18.6% 47.9%
Equity / assets 51.0% 81.4% 52.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 4.9x 5.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 4.2x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 3.7x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 3.50 – 13.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCTSEMTXN
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.3% – 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.

ConsensusINTCTSEMTXN
Forward P/E 63.3xFY2026 50.4xFY2026 36.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +63.8%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +74.1% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +56.6% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCTSEMTXN
Held by institutions 68.7% 55.6% 89.1%
Institutions holding 3,564 450 2,865
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -10.0% +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,148 244 1,586
Institutions selling 1,157 162 942
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.51 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.

INTCTSEMTXN
INTC 1.00 0.50 0.45
TSEM 0.50 1.00 0.43
TXN 0.45 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, TSEM and TXN?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $472.73B, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.28B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $282.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, TSEM and TXN?

Texas Instruments (TXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -42.4x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 68.7x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 39.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Texas Instruments (TXN) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 63.3x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 50.4x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.0x). 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) +7.5%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -19.8%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Intel (INTC) 0.0%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +137.1%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +139.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +82.3%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +42.6%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 1.84%. Intel (INTC) and Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.5%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INTC, TSEM 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 6. 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.