MCHP vs MU vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Microchip Technology, Micron Technology and Nvidia Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$64.85 -20.2% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$35.29B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.60B
Div. yield
2.83%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
MU Micron Technology Inc
$658.70 -37.0% 1M +177.3% 1Y
Market cap
$744.99B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.09%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$181.60 -24.1% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38T
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.29%
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 8, Nvidia 3, Microchip Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCHPMUNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.29B $744.99B $4.38T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.5x 8.7x 22.8x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 3.6x 20.7x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.0% +256.3% +83.4% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 63.8% 63.7% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 67.7% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.4x -0.2x MU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.83% 0.09% 0.29% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% +177.3% -7.0% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr +55.3%/yr +43.6%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 83.3% 38.7% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 88/100 75/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

MCHPMUNVDA

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

AxisMCHPMUNVDA
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 87 #13 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Growth 52 #45 of 92 100 #1 of 92 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 65 #32 of 90 100 #1 of 90 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 5 #96 of 101 74 #27 of 101 67 #34 of 101
Shareholder Returns 53 #39 of 81 81 #16 of 81 56 #36 of 81
Overall 46 88 75
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCHPMUNVDASPY
1 month -20.2%-37.0%-24.1% -5.9%
3 months -12.8%-25.3%-17.1% -4.6%
6 months -36.2%+1.9%-14.1% +0.2%
Year to date +1.8%+130.8%-2.6% +7.5%
1 year +6.7%+177.3%-7.0% +8.2%
3 years -13.7%+803.3%+296.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.8%+108.4%+58.4% +19.0%
5 years -24.4%+803.3%+510.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.4%+55.3%+43.6% +9.4%
10 years +115.4%+3,849.0%+10,651.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.0%+44.4%+59.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMCHPMUNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%83.3%38.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.9%80.1%39.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.233.351.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.132.13-0.18 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-57.8%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.0%-45.7%-24.1% -5.9%
52-week high $102.92$1,213.56$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $49.02$201.37$165.17 $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.

MultipleMCHPMUNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 35.6x 8.7xmedian 35.6x 22.8xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 5.8x 5.6xmedian 5.8x 14.4xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 21.9x 6.5xmedian 21.9x 21.6xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 30.7x 12.6xmedian 30.7x 34.5xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.5x 5.4xmedian 3.5x 19.1xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.43median 1.25 0.06median 1.25 0.14median 1.25

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 monthsMCHPMUNVDA
Revenue $5.60B $133.19B $302.97B
Gross profit $3.51B $107.50B $226.24B
Operating income $1.17B $99.34B $197.58B
Net income $838.10M $84.97B $192.88B
Free cash flow $1.28B $58.96B $127.01B
R&D $1.20B $5.65B $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $74.34 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $457.00M $38.36B $22.44B
Total debt $5.52B $5.18B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 550.60M 1.14B 24.29B
Enterprise value $34.07B $650.63B $4.15T

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
MetricMCHPMUNVDA
P/E 48.5x 8.7x 22.8x
P/FCF 27.6x 12.6x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 8.3x 32.6x
P/S 6.3x 5.6x 14.4x
P/B 5.3x 5.4x 19.1x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 5.4x 19.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 6.5x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 34.5x 7.1x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 5.3x 14.3x
EV/FCF 31.5x 12.0x 34.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 7.9x 32.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.43 0.06 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCHPMUNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.0% 256.3% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 104.6% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.3% 622.8% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 327.1% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,168% 916.8% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% 168.2% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 552.8% 895.1% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.7% 154.9% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 396.2% 879.4% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 151.6% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 81.8% 411.7% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.8% 286.0% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.9% 3,435% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.1% 126.6% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCHPMUNVDA
Gross margin 62.7% 80.7% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 81.7% 66.4%
Operating margin 20.9% 74.6% 65.2%
Pretax margin 17.2% 74.8% 75.8%
Net margin 13.0% 63.8% 63.7%
FCF margin 22.9% 44.3% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 67.3% 44.3%
Return on equity 12.8% 71.0% 90.9%
Return on assets 5.8% 51.5% 66.5%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 67.7% 71.1%
Return on capital employed 8.8% 72.2% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.1% 1.0% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCHPMUNVDA
Debt / assets 37.6% 2.6% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.4x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.7% 29.4% 28.5%
Equity / assets 45.3% 70.6% 71.5%
Interest coverage 5.7x 937.2x –
Current ratio 2.2x 3.3x 4.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.9x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 3.89 11.46 33.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCHPMUNVDA
Dividend yield 2.8% 0.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.1% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.2% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.8% 0.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 77.1% 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% 16.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 6.6% –

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.

ConsensusMCHPMUNVDA
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 3.6xFY2027 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.80FY2026 $184.21FY2027 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.7%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +17.3% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.62BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.6%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +15.2% +85.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCHPMUNVDA
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.9% 69.0%
Institutions holding 1,287 3,906 5,933
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +4.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 682 2,308 3,285
Institutions selling 433 1,433 2,317
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.61 1.42

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.

MCHPMUNVDA
MCHP 1.00 0.54 0.40
MU 0.54 1.00 0.50
NVDA 0.40 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCHP, MU and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Microchip Technology (MCHP) $35.29B, Micron Technology (MU) $744.99B, Nvidia (NVDA) $4.38T.

Which stock is cheaper, MCHP, MU and NVDA?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 48.5x, Micron Technology (MU) 8.7x, Nvidia (NVDA) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 17.1x, Micron Technology (MU) 3.6x, Nvidia (NVDA) 20.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Microchip Technology (MCHP) +33.0%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 13.0%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 8.5%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Microchip Technology (MCHP) +6.7%, Micron Technology (MU) +177.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) -7.0%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) -5.4%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +55.3%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +43.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.83%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.09%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 51.8%, Micron Technology (MU) 83.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) 38.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCHP, MU and NVDA?

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