MTSI vs NXPI vs UMC Stock Comparison

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, NXP Semiconductors and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$266.00 +12.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.80B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.04 -27.0% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.50B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 5, NXP Semiconductors 4, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTSINXPIUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.70B $64.80B $40.50B NXPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 73.5x 20.1x 15.3x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 17.0x 16.4x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.4% +14.6% +87.7% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 23.4% 18.7% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% 15.8% 11.6% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 1.3x -1.0x MTSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.3% +29.9% +144.1% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +5.8%/yr +11.9%/yr MTSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.3% 47.8% 64.6% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 59/100 80/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

MTSINXPIUMC

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

AxisMTSINXPIUMC
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 82 #18 of 94 95 #6 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 63 #35 of 92 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 68 #29 of 88 82 #17 of 88 72 #25 of 88
Financial Health 51 #48 of 96 6 #90 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 72 65 #26 of 72 89 #9 of 72
Overall 55 59 80
  • MTSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTSINXPIUMCSPY
1 month -11.2%+12.5%-27.0% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%+8.5%-4.9% +3.7%
6 months -10.4%-9.4%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date +47.4%+22.5%+129.5% +12.8%
1 year +65.3%+29.9%+144.1% +11.9%
3 years +259.4%+56.3%+155.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +53.2%+16.1%+36.7% +22.8%
5 years +261.5%+32.4%+75.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+5.8%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years +591.6%+166.6%+864.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%+10.3%+25.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTSINXPIUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.3%47.8%64.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%41.3%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.391.751.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.632.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-47.2%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-20.0%-35.6% -1.2%
52-week high $409.68$332.67$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $144.13$184.19$7.02 $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.

MultipleMTSINXPIUMC
P/E now vs peer median 80.0xmedian 46.4x 20.8xmedian 46.4x 16.7xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.8x 4.9xmedian 7.8x 3.2xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.9xmedian 27.5x 13.9xmedian 27.5x 11.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 94.5xmedian 40.1x 19.1xmedian 40.1x 20.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 4.7x 5.4xmedian 4.7x 3.1xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.59median 2.10 3.73median 2.10 2.62median 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 monthsMTSINXPIUMC
Revenue $1.16B $13.80B $14.11B
Gross profit $658.07M $7.79B $2.67B
Operating income $210.84M $4.55B $1.81B
Net income $240.93M $3.28B $2.64B
Free cash flow $204.08M $3.50B $2.19B
R&D $272.63M $2.47B $595.72M
EPS (diluted) $3.07 $12.72 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $89.60M $3.94B $4.48B
Total debt $1.68B $10.98B $781.92M
Shares (diluted) 78.41M 253.83M 2.47B
Enterprise value $14.82B $50.66B $24.87B

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
MetricMTSINXPIUMC
P/E 80.0x 20.8x 16.7x
P/FCF 94.5x 19.1x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 71.1x 17.6x 12.1x
P/S 16.6x 4.9x 3.2x
P/B 12.5x 5.4x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 13.0x 6.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 68.9x 13.9x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 89.9x 16.3x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 16.3x 5.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF 92.9x 21.1x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 69.9x 19.5x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.59 3.73 2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.4% 14.6% 87.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 1.6% 22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 18.2% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 1.2% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.3% 52.7% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 6.8% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 444.6% 55.9% 97.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 4.8% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 433.4% 56.9% 97.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 5.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 63.8% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 3.3% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.8% 85.2% 410.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 10.9% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIUMC
Gross margin 56.5% 56.4% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 23.6% 38.6% 26.7%
Operating margin 18.1% 33.0% 12.8%
Pretax margin 24.6% 30.1% 30.5%
Net margin 20.7% 23.4% 18.7%
FCF margin 17.5% 25.4% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 27.5% 26.7%
Return on equity 16.3% 27.1% 18.4%
Return on assets 11.6% 12.1% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 9.8% 15.8% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 19.6% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 3.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIUMC
Debt / assets 15.9% 39.8% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 1.3x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 3.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 28.2% 54.8% 30.3%
Equity / assets 71.8% 45.2% 69.7%
Interest coverage – – 33.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.1x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.3x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 20.30 3.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTSINXPIUMC
Dividend yield – 1.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.4% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusMTSINXPIUMC
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.0%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.9% +19.5% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +23.7% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTSINXPIUMC
Held by institutions 95.8% 95.1% 7.1%
Institutions holding 653 1,254 363
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +1.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 397 664 220
Institutions selling 189 416 110
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.60 2.00

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.

MTSINXPIUMC
MTSI 1.00 0.41 0.42
NXPI 0.41 1.00 0.38
UMC 0.42 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTSI, NXPI and UMC?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) $17.70B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $64.80B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $40.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTSI, NXPI and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 73.5x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.1x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 44.4x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 17.0x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +28.4%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%.

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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 9.8%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +65.3%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +144.1%. Over five years, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) compounded fastest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +29.3%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +5.8%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 0.00%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%. MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) and United Microelectronics (UMC) 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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTSI, NXPI and UMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads on 5. 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.