INTC vs TXN vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Intel, Texas Instruments and Microchip Technology Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INTC Intel Corp
$58.27 -49.8% 1M +57.4% 1Y
Market cap
$309.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$311.49 +5.6% 1M +95.5% 1Y
Market cap
$284.63B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
1.86%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$75.34 -7.5% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.91B
P/E
111.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.44%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Texas Instruments leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Texas Instruments 7, Microchip Technology 3, Intel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCTXNMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $309.41B $284.63B $40.91B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 40.3x 111.3x TXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.4x 36.3x 19.8x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +20.3% +20.9% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.1% 34.1% 7.2% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.1% 22.9% 5.5% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.5x 3.4x INTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.86% 2.44% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.4% +95.5% +26.6% TXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +10.0%/yr -2.6%/yr TXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.0% 42.1% 49.6% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 67/100 40/100 TXN

Percentile Scorecard

INTCTXNMCHP

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

AxisINTCTXNMCHP
Valuation 67 #32 of 94 53 #45 of 94 48 #49 of 94
Growth 43 #53 of 92 69 #29 of 92 37 #58 of 92
Profitability 32 #62 of 90 98 #3 of 90 58 #38 of 90
Financial Health 24 #77 of 101 43 #58 of 101 4 #97 of 101
Shareholder Returns 14 #68 of 79 74 #21 of 79 50 #40 of 79
Overall 36 67 40
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN 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

PeriodINTCTXNMCHPSPY
1 month -49.8%+5.6%-7.5% -1.0%
3 months -42.3%+12.2%-3.1% -0.4%
6 months -48.4%+7.6%-26.8% +4.5%
Year to date +57.9%+79.5%+18.2% +12.4%
1 year +57.4%+95.5%+26.6% +13.6%
3 years +52.8%+107.3%-1.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +15.2%+27.5%-0.5% +20.8%
5 years +14.4%+61.1%-12.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +2.7%+10.0%-2.6% +10.4%
10 years +73.4%+360.8%+150.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.7%+16.5%+9.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureINTCTXNMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.0%42.1%49.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.8%35.6%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.301.502.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.672.270.54 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-33.9%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-6.3%-26.8% -1.6%
52-week high $140.94$332.28$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$153.33$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.

MultipleINTCTXNMCHP
P/E now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 40.5x 40.3xmedian 40.5x 111.3xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 6.5x 13.7xmedian 6.5x 8.0xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 24.9x 27.0xmedian 24.9x 30.7xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.1xmedian 36.9x 38.9xmedian 36.9x 41.5xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.9x 14.8xmedian 3.9x 6.3xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 1.85 -271.40median 1.85 -2.40median 1.85

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 monthsINTCTXNMCHP
Revenue $59.89B $20.77B $5.12B
Gross profit $23.90B $12.51B $3.08B
Operating income $1.76B $8.47B $794.80M
Net income -$12.42B $7.11B $478.40M
Free cash flow $3.77B $7.32B $985.70M
R&D $13.45B $2.10B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $-2.27 $7.68 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $21.85B $4.21B $272.30M
Total debt $50.13B $13.56B $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 5.31B 921.00M 550.50M
Enterprise value $172.12B $259.50B $39.91B

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
MetricINTCTXNMCHP
P/E -25.4x 40.3x 111.3x
P/FCF 82.1x 38.9x 41.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 28.8x 34.1x
P/S 5.2x 13.7x 8.0x
P/B 2.4x 14.8x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 15.1x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 21.2x 27.0x 30.7x
EV/EBIT 173.4x 34.3x 57.9x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 14.0x 9.0x
EV/FCF 81.1x 39.6x 46.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 29.3x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 -271.40 -2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCTXNMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 20.3% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 4.7% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.7% 26.0% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 2.3% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 174.0% 42.8% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 2.0% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6,129% 41.0% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -96.5% 0.1% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -5,288% 39.9% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -80.0% -0.1% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 43.5% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 14.8% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 144.8% 251.8% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 64.4% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCTXNMCHP
Gross margin 39.9% 60.2% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 51.7% 29.3%
Operating margin 2.9% 40.8% 15.5%
Pretax margin -17.4% 39.1% 11.3%
Net margin -20.1% 34.1% 7.2%
FCF margin 6.3% 35.2% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.2% 47.7% 23.4%
Return on equity -10.2% 38.3% 7.4%
Return on assets -5.5% 19.6% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 1.1% 22.9% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 1.0% 25.4% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 1.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 2.0% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCTXNMCHP
Debt / assets 21.9% 36.8% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.5x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 13.3x 1.9x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 47.9% 55.2%
Equity / assets 57.6% 52.1% 44.8%
Interest coverage – 15.0x 3.7x
Current ratio 2.2x 5.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 3.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.4x 2.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.66 13.51 4.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCTXNMCHP
Dividend yield – 1.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -7.8% -0.1% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -7.8% 1.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusINTCTXNMCHP
Forward P/E 39.4xFY2026 36.3xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +28.2% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +8.5% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCTXNMCHP
Held by institutions 68.7% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,570 2,868 1,286
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +3.6% +7.0%
Institutions buying 2,151 1,587 682
Institutions selling 1,159 944 433
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.68 1.58

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.

INTCTXNMCHP
INTC 1.00 0.45 0.48
TXN 0.45 1.00 0.81
MCHP 0.48 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, TXN and MCHP?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $309.41B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $284.63B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $40.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, TXN and MCHP?

Texas Instruments (TXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -25.4x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 40.3x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 111.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 39.4x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.3x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 19.8x). 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%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -20.1%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Intel (INTC) 1.1%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Texas Instruments (TXN) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +57.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +26.6%. Over five years, Texas Instruments (TXN) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +2.7%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.0%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 1.86%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.44%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 85.0%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 42.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INTC, TXN 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, 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.