MTSI vs NXPI vs INTC Stock Comparison

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, NXP Semiconductors and Intel Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$266.00 +12.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$67.05B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
1.52%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$92.07 -20.6% 1M +122.7% 1Y
Market cap
$464.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NXP Semiconductors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (NXP Semiconductors 6, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings 3, Intel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTSINXPIINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.28B $67.05B $464.31B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.0x 20.8x -39.1x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 17.0x 62.2x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.4% +14.6% +12.1% MTSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 23.4% — NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% 15.8% — NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 1.3x — MTSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.52% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.3% +29.9% +122.7% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +5.8%/yr +13.5%/yr MTSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.3% 47.8% 77.5% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 59/100 42/100 NXPI

Percentile Scorecard

MTSINXPIINTC

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

AxisMTSINXPIINTC
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 82 #18 of 94 54 #44 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 63 #35 of 92 35 #60 of 92
Profitability 68 #29 of 88 82 #17 of 88 38 #55 of 88
Financial Health 51 #48 of 96 6 #90 of 96 –
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 72 65 #26 of 72 –
Overall 55 59 42
  • MTSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTSINXPIINTCSPY
1 month -11.2%+12.5%-20.6% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%+8.5%+1.0% +3.7%
6 months -10.4%-9.4%-2.6% +7.1%
Year to date +47.4%+22.5%+149.5% +12.8%
1 year +65.3%+29.9%+122.7% +11.9%
3 years +259.4%+56.3%+158.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +53.2%+16.1%+37.2% +22.8%
5 years +261.5%+32.4%+87.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+5.8%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years +591.6%+166.6%+165.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%+10.3%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTSINXPIINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.3%47.8%77.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%41.3%68.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.391.753.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.631.58 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-47.2%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-20.0%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $409.68$332.67$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $144.13$184.19$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.

MultipleMTSINXPIINTC
P/E now vs peer median 80.0xmedian 46.4x 20.8xmedian 46.4x -39.1xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.8x 4.9xmedian 7.8x 7.8xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.9xmedian 27.5x 13.9xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 94.5xmedian 40.1x 19.1xmedian 40.1x 219.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 4.7x 5.4xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.59median 2.10 3.73median 2.10 0.47median 2.10

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 monthsMTSINXPIINTC
Revenue $1.16B $13.80B $59.89B
Gross profit $658.07M $7.79B $23.90B
Operating income $210.84M $4.55B $1.76B
Net income $240.93M $3.28B -$12.42B
Free cash flow $204.08M $3.50B –
R&D $272.63M $2.47B $13.45B
EPS (diluted) $3.07 $12.72 $-2.36
Cash & equivalents $89.60M $3.94B $21.85B
Total debt $1.68B $10.98B –
Shares (diluted) 78.41M 253.83M 5.10B
Enterprise value $16.40B $53.28B $480.95B

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
MetricMTSINXPIINTC
P/E 80.0x 20.8x -39.1x
P/FCF 94.5x 19.1x 219.1x
P/Operating cash flow 71.1x 17.6x 26.6x
P/S 16.6x 4.9x 7.8x
P/B 12.5x 5.4x –
P/Tangible book 13.0x 6.0x –
EV/EBITDA 68.9x 13.9x –
EV/EBIT 89.9x 16.3x –
EV/Revenue 16.3x 5.4x 7.8x
EV/FCF 92.9x 21.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 69.9x 19.5x 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.59 3.73 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.4% 14.6% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 1.6% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 18.2% 25.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 1.2% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.3% 52.7% 174.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 6.8% 35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 444.6% 55.9% -6,129%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 4.8% -96.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 433.4% 56.9% -5,495%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 5.6% -82.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 63.8% 103.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 3.3% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.8% 85.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 10.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIINTC
Gross margin 56.5% 56.4% –
EBITDA margin 23.6% 38.6% –
Operating margin 18.1% 33.0% –
Pretax margin 24.6% 30.1% –
Net margin 20.7% 23.4% –
FCF margin 17.5% 25.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 27.5% 29.2%
Return on equity 16.3% 27.1% –
Return on assets 11.6% 12.1% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 9.8% 15.8% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 19.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 3.1% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIINTC
Debt / assets 15.9% 39.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 28.2% 54.8% –
Equity / assets 71.8% 45.2% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.3x 2.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 20.30 3.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIINTC
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusMTSINXPIINTC
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 62.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.0%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.9% +19.5% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +23.7% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTSINXPIINTC
Held by institutions 95.8% 95.1% 68.7%
Institutions holding 653 1,254 3,566
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +1.9% +7.8%
Institutions buying 397 664 2,150
Institutions selling 189 416 1,157
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.60 1.86

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.

MTSINXPIINTC
MTSI 1.00 0.41 0.57
NXPI 0.41 1.00 0.50
INTC 0.57 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTSI, NXPI and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) $19.28B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $67.05B, Intel (INTC) $464.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTSI, NXPI and INTC?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 80.0x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.8x, Intel (INTC) -39.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 44.4x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 17.0x, Intel (INTC) 62.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +28.4%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Intel (INTC) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 20.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 9.8%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +65.3%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.9%, Intel (INTC) +122.7%. Over five years, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) compounded fastest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +29.3%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +5.8%/yr, Intel (INTC) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.52%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%. MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) and Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 66.3%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.8%, Intel (INTC) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTSI, NXPI 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, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads on 6. 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.