MCHP vs NXPI vs STM Stock Comparison

Microchip Technology, NXP Semiconductors and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$79.63 +2.1% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$43.82B
P/E
119.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$251.69 +6.5% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$67.12B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$48.54 -8.0% 1M +92.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.35B
P/E
95.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

NXP Semiconductors leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (NXP Semiconductors 9, Microchip Technology 2, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCHPNXPISTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.82B $67.12B $44.35B NXPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.3x 20.8x 95.2x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 16.1x 37.6x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +14.6% +10.5% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 23.4% 3.6% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 15.8% 3.9% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.3x — NXPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.1% +18.2% +92.5% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +4.6%/yr +0.4%/yr NXPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 47.7% 60.2% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 61/100 40/100 NXPI

Percentile Scorecard

MCHPNXPISTM

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

AxisMCHPNXPISTM
Valuation 53 #45 of 94 82 #18 of 94 79 #21 of 94
Growth 41 #55 of 92 64 #34 of 92 11 #82 of 92
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 84 #15 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 6 #93 of 99 8 #91 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Shareholder Returns 53 #35 of 73 69 #23 of 73 32 #50 of 73
Overall 43 61 40
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCHPNXPISTMSPY
1 month +2.1%+6.5%-8.0% +0.9%
3 months +11.6%+4.4%+0.3% +5.9%
6 months -11.7%-13.0%-7.8% +8.5%
Year to date +25.0%+16.0%+87.1% +13.3%
1 year +25.1%+18.2%+92.5% +12.4%
3 years +10.2%+40.5%+22.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.3%+12.0%+7.0% +23.5%
5 years +7.5%+25.3%+1.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.5%+4.6%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years +164.1%+152.2%+427.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.2%+9.7%+18.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMCHPNXPISTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%47.7%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%41.6%61.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.161.772.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.381.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-47.2%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-24.3%-39.3% -0.9%
52-week high $102.92$332.67$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $49.02$184.19$21.20 $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.

MultipleMCHPNXPISTM
P/E now vs peer median 117.6xmedian 46.0x 19.7xmedian 46.0x 93.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 7.9x 4.6xmedian 7.9x 3.3xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 28.3x 13.2xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 41.4x 18.1xmedian 41.4x —median 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.6x 5.1xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.53median 2.30 3.53median 2.30 -1.78median 2.30

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 monthsMCHPNXPISTM
Revenue $5.12B $13.80B $13.10B
Gross profit $3.08B $7.79B $4.49B
Operating income $794.80M $4.55B $804.00M
Net income $478.40M $3.28B -$33.00M
Free cash flow $985.70M $3.50B –
R&D $1.14B $2.47B $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $12.72 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $272.30M $3.94B $3.10B
Total debt $5.36B $10.98B $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 550.50M 253.83M 923.05M
Enterprise value $42.82B $52.98B $30.22B

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
MetricMCHPNXPISTM
P/E 117.6x 19.7x 93.0x
P/FCF 43.9x 18.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 36.1x 16.7x –
P/S 8.4x 4.6x 3.3x
P/B 6.7x 5.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 5.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 32.2x 13.2x –
EV/EBIT 60.8x 15.5x 50.7x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 5.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF 49.0x 20.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 40.3x 18.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.53 3.53 -1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCHPNXPISTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 14.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 1.6% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.6% 18.2% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 1.2% -18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 627.2% 52.7% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% 6.8% -45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 422.4% 55.9% -106.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 4.8% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 301.6% 56.9% -27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.5% 5.6% -52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 63.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.8% 3.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.1% 85.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 10.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCHPNXPISTM
Gross margin 60.2% 56.4% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 29.3% 38.6% –
Operating margin 15.5% 33.0% 6.1%
Pretax margin 11.3% 30.1% 5.7%
Net margin 7.2% 23.4% 3.6%
FCF margin 19.2% 25.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.4% 27.5% –
Return on equity 7.4% 27.1% 2.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 12.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 15.8% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 19.6% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 3.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCHPNXPISTM
Debt / assets 37.2% 39.8% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 54.8% 33.6%
Equity / assets 44.8% 45.2% 66.4%
Interest coverage 3.7x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.37 3.78 4.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCHPNXPISTM
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.9% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 206.0% 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 100.0% 29.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 1.9% –

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.

ConsensusMCHPNXPISTM
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 37.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.80FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.7%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +19.5% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.62BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +23.7% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCHPNXPISTM
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.1% 19.0%
Institutions holding 1,284 1,253 603
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +1.9% +57.4%
Institutions buying 681 663 429
Institutions selling 432 416 108
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.59 3.97

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.

MCHPNXPISTM
MCHP 1.00 0.79 0.73
NXPI 0.79 1.00 0.66
STM 0.73 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCHP, NXPI and STM?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.82B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $67.12B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $44.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCHP, NXPI and STM?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 119.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.8x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 95.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.0x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.1x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 37.6x). 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: Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: Microchip Technology (MCHP) +25.1%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +18.2%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +92.5%. Over five years, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) compounded fastest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +4.6%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.4%/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%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.00%. STMicroelectronics (STM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.7%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCHP, NXPI and STM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads on 9. 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.