MCHP vs ADI vs INTC Stock Comparison

Microchip Technology, Analog Devices and Intel Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$74.05 -2.0% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$41.20B
P/E
112.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$391.07 +1.5% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$198.31B
P/E
48.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$86.96 -29.1% 1M +127.9% 1Y
Market cap
$461.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 8, Intel 2, Microchip Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCHPADIINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.20B $198.31B $461.96B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 112.2x 48.0x -40.9x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 31.7x 59.2x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +33.6% +7.5% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 29.8% -19.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 10.2% 0.0% ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.0x 1.7x ADI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +60.7% +127.9% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +17.0%/yr +12.0%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 36.3% 77.4% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 62/100 34/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

MCHPADIINTC

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

AxisMCHPADIINTC
Valuation 54 #44 of 95 50 #48 of 95 44 #54 of 95
Growth 41 #55 of 93 79 #20 of 93 64 #34 of 93
Profitability 59 #38 of 91 82 #17 of 91 30 #64 of 91
Financial Health 6 #96 of 102 30 #72 of 102 9 #93 of 102
Shareholder Returns 52 #37 of 76 71 #23 of 76 23 #59 of 76
Overall 42 62 34
  • MCHP ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCHPADIINTCSPY
1 month -2.0%+1.5%-29.1% -1.0%
3 months -6.1%+5.2%-5.8% +2.9%
6 months -17.2%-2.1%+5.4% +6.4%
Year to date +16.2%+44.2%+135.7% +11.4%
1 year +13.8%+60.7%+127.9% +13.1%
3 years -2.6%+137.1%+151.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%+33.4%+36.0% +21.5%
5 years -1.5%+119.2%+75.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.3%+17.0%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years +148.9%+521.6%+147.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.5%+20.1%+9.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMCHPADIINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%36.3%77.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%36.5%68.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.121.693.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.281.671.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-32.5%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-12.2%-38.3% -2.5%
52-week high $102.92$445.48$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $49.02$225.20$33.62 $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.

MultipleMCHPADIINTC
P/E now vs peer median 109.4xmedian 41.5x 46.0xmedian 41.5x -39.3xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 6.9x 13.7xmedian 6.9x 7.7xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 27.3x 28.4xmedian 27.3x 37.3xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.8xmedian 35.6x 38.4xmedian 35.6x 154.9xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.2x 5.6xmedian 4.2x 4.3xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.35median 2.31 10.66median 2.31 0.34median 2.31

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 monthsMCHPADIINTC
Revenue $5.12B $13.88B $57.03B
Gross profit $3.08B $9.13B $22.02B
Operating income $794.80M $4.93B -$77.00M
Net income $478.40M $4.14B -$11.67B
Free cash flow $985.70M $4.94B $2.83B
R&D $1.14B $1.98B $13.19B
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $8.46 $-2.21
Cash & equivalents $272.30M $2.17B $12.87B
Total debt $5.36B $35.18B $192.88B
Shares (diluted) 550.50M 488.84M 5.10B
Enterprise value $40.20B $184.85B $331.10B

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
MetricMCHPADIINTC
P/E 109.4x 46.0x -39.3x
P/FCF 40.8x 38.4x 154.9x
P/Operating cash flow 33.6x 34.2x 29.4x
P/S 7.8x 13.7x 7.7x
P/B 6.2x 5.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 7.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 30.2x 28.4x 37.3x
EV/EBIT 57.0x 39.8x -5,966x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 14.1x 8.1x
EV/FCF 46.0x 39.8x 162.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.8x 35.4x 30.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.35 10.66 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCHPADIINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 33.6% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 2.6% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.6% 46.2% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 2.9% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 627.2% 93.0% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% 4.8% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 422.4% 111.2% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 3.3% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 301.6% 114.6% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.5% 4.3% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 33.2% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.8% 5.1% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.1% 34.2% 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 10.2% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCHPADIINTC
Gross margin 60.2% 65.8% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 29.3% 49.8% 21.6%
Operating margin 15.5% 35.5% -0.1%
Pretax margin 11.3% 33.9% -17.3%
Net margin 7.2% 29.8% -19.8%
FCF margin 19.2% 35.6% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 23.4% 39.9% 26.2%
Return on equity 7.4% 12.3% -9.8%
Return on assets 3.3% 8.6% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 10.2% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 11.6% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.3x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.5% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCHPADIINTC
Debt / assets 37.2% 18.8% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.0x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 1.8x 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 30.7% 49.0%
Equity / assets 44.8% 69.3% 51.0%
Interest coverage 3.7x 14.1x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.14 8.66 3.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCHPADIINTC
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 1.6% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.7% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 206.0% 49.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 100.0% 41.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 7.6% –

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.

ConsensusMCHPADIINTC
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 31.7xFY2026 59.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.80FY2026 $12.32FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.7%FY2026 +58.2%FY2026 +250.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +26.4% +38.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.61BFY2026 $15.83BFY2026 $59.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 +43.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +19.3% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCHPADIINTC
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 1,284 2,287 3,562
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +4.5% +7.8%
Institutions buying 681 1,182 2,146
Institutions selling 432 819 1,157
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.44 1.85

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.

MCHPADIINTC
MCHP 1.00 0.80 0.48
ADI 0.80 1.00 0.50
INTC 0.48 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCHP, ADI and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.20B, Analog Devices (ADI) $198.31B, Intel (INTC) $461.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCHP, ADI and INTC?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 112.2x, Analog Devices (ADI) 48.0x, Intel (INTC) -40.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 19.5x, Analog Devices (ADI) 31.7x, Intel (INTC) 59.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Microchip Technology (MCHP) +13.8%, Analog Devices (ADI) +60.7%, Intel (INTC) +127.9%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) -0.3%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +17.0%/yr, Intel (INTC) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.3%, Intel (INTC) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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