MCHP vs TXN vs STM Stock Comparison

Microchip Technology, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$80.17 +1.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$42.53B
P/E
115.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$308.91 +11.1% 1M +82.3% 1Y
Market cap
$279.52B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$48.69 -6.2% 1M +91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.16B
P/E
92.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Texas Instruments leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Texas Instruments 8, Microchip Technology 2, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCHPTXNSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.53B $279.52B $43.16B TXN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 115.8x 39.5x 92.6x TXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 36.0x 37.7x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +20.3% +10.5% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 34.1% 3.6% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 22.9% 3.9% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.5x — TXN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.2% +82.3% +91.2% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +10.5%/yr +0.1%/yr TXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 41.9% 60.2% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 69/100 39/100 TXN

Percentile Scorecard

MCHPTXNSTM

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

AxisMCHPTXNSTM
Valuation 53 #45 of 94 56 #42 of 94 79 #21 of 94
Growth 41 #55 of 92 71 #27 of 92 11 #82 of 92
Profitability 60 #37 of 90 98 #3 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 5 #94 of 99 42 #58 of 99 39 #61 of 99
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 73 76 #18 of 73 29 #52 of 73
Overall 42 69 39
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN 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

PeriodMCHPTXNSTMSPY
1 month +1.9%+11.1%-6.2% -0.2%
3 months +5.9%+11.5%-2.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.9%+16.6%-2.2% +8.2%
Year to date +25.8%+78.1%+87.7% +12.9%
1 year +24.2%+82.3%+91.2% +12.3%
3 years +10.9%+115.8%+23.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.5%+29.3%+7.1% +23.3%
5 years +7.7%+64.4%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.5%+10.5%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +165.6%+336.7%+460.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.3%+15.9%+18.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCHPTXNSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%41.9%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%35.4%61.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.161.492.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.491.961.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-33.9%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-7.0%-39.1% -1.2%
52-week high $102.92$332.28$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $49.02$153.33$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.

MultipleMCHPTXNSTM
P/E now vs peer median 118.4xmedian 45.6x 39.9xmedian 45.6x 93.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 7.7x 13.6xmedian 7.7x 3.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 29.0x 26.8xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.2xmedian 40.6x 38.6xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.6x 14.7xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 2.28 -269.15median 2.28 -1.79median 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 monthsMCHPTXNSTM
Revenue $5.12B $20.77B $13.10B
Gross profit $3.08B $12.51B $4.49B
Operating income $794.80M $8.47B $804.00M
Net income $478.40M $7.11B -$33.00M
Free cash flow $985.70M $7.32B –
R&D $1.14B $2.10B $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $7.68 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $272.30M $4.21B $3.10B
Total debt $5.36B $13.56B $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 550.50M 921.00M 923.05M
Enterprise value $41.53B $254.39B $29.03B

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
MetricMCHPTXNSTM
P/E 118.4x 39.9x 93.3x
P/FCF 44.2x 38.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 36.3x 28.5x –
P/S 8.5x 13.6x 3.3x
P/B 6.7x 14.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 14.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 32.4x 26.8x –
EV/EBIT 61.2x 34.0x 50.9x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 13.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF 49.3x 39.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 40.6x 29.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 -269.15 -1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCHPTXNSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 20.3% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 4.7% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.6% 26.0% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 2.3% -18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 627.2% 42.8% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% 2.0% -45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 422.4% 41.0% -106.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 0.1% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 301.6% 39.9% -27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.5% -0.1% -52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 43.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.8% 14.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.1% 251.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 64.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCHPTXNSTM
Gross margin 60.2% 60.2% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 29.3% 51.7% –
Operating margin 15.5% 40.8% 6.1%
Pretax margin 11.3% 39.1% 5.7%
Net margin 7.2% 34.1% 3.6%
FCF margin 19.2% 35.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.4% 47.7% –
Return on equity 7.4% 38.3% 2.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 19.6% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 22.9% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 25.4% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.0% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCHPTXNSTM
Debt / assets 37.2% 36.8% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 1.9x –
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 47.9% 33.6%
Equity / assets 44.8% 52.1% 66.4%
Interest coverage 3.7x 15.0x –
Current ratio 1.9x 5.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.39 13.43 4.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCHPTXNSTM
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMCHPTXNSTM
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 36.0xFY2026 37.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.80FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.7%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +28.2% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.62BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.6%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +8.5% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCHPTXNSTM
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.1% 19.0%
Institutions holding 1,284 2,865 603
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +3.6% +57.4%
Institutions buying 681 1,586 429
Institutions selling 432 942 108
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.68 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.

MCHPTXNSTM
MCHP 1.00 0.81 0.73
TXN 0.81 1.00 0.69
STM 0.73 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCHP, TXN and STM?

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Microchip Technology (MCHP) $42.53B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $279.52B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $43.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCHP, TXN and STM?

Texas Instruments (TXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 115.8x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 39.5x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 92.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.1x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.0x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 37.7x). 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%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: Microchip Technology (MCHP) +24.2%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +82.3%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +91.2%. Over five years, Texas Instruments (TXN) compounded fastest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.5%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 0.00%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.00%. Texas Instruments (TXN) and STMicroelectronics (STM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCHP, TXN 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, Texas Instruments (TXN) 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.