MTSI vs TSM vs INTC Stock Comparison

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Intel Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INTC Intel Corp
$95.53 -17.7% 1M +130.0% 1Y
Market cap
$469.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 9, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings 1, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTSITSMINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.14B $2.24T $469.98B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 79.5x 28.5x -41.6x TSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.9x 26.1x 64.5x TSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.4% +34.4% +7.5% TSM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 55.0% -19.8% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% 33.4% 0.0% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -1.0x 1.7x MTSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.4% +45.8% +130.0% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.2%/yr +31.1%/yr +14.3%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.2% 39.2% 77.4% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 75/100 34/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

MTSITSMINTC

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

AxisMTSITSMINTC
Valuation 30 #66 of 94 68 #31 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Growth 81 #18 of 92 87 #13 of 92 60 #37 of 92
Profitability 70 #28 of 90 93 #7 of 90 29 #64 of 90
Financial Health 51 #49 of 99 69 #31 of 99 9 #90 of 99
Shareholder Returns 57 #32 of 73 56 #33 of 73 24 #56 of 73
Overall 58 75 34
  • MTSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM 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

PeriodMTSITSMINTCSPY
1 month -6.3%-2.9%-17.7% +0.9%
3 months +14.1%+17.3%+16.7% +5.9%
6 months -3.2%+11.6%+0.8% +8.5%
Year to date +52.3%+44.6%+158.9% +13.3%
1 year +76.4%+45.8%+130.0% +12.4%
3 years +262.4%+411.2%+168.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.6%+72.3%+39.1% +23.5%
5 years +273.7%+286.6%+95.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +30.2%+31.1%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years +614.8%+1,328.6%+175.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.7%+30.5%+10.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMTSITSMINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.2%39.2%77.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.0%39.1%68.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.143.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.151.171.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-57.1%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.3%-9.5%-32.2% -0.9%
52-week high $409.68$485.91$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $144.13$275.06$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.

MultipleMTSITSMINTC
P/E now vs peer median 82.7xmedian 46.0x 29.0xmedian 46.0x -43.2xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 7.9x 15.9xmedian 7.9x 8.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 71.2xmedian 28.3x 21.4xmedian 28.3x 40.9xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 97.6xmedian 41.4x 27.0xmedian 41.4x 170.2xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 4.6x 11.3xmedian 4.6x 4.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -7.84median 2.30 0.81median 2.30 0.37median 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 monthsMTSITSMINTC
Revenue $1.16B $142.94B $57.03B
Gross profit $658.07M $91.71B $22.02B
Operating income $210.84M $80.08B -$77.00M
Net income $240.93M $74.55B -$11.67B
Free cash flow $204.08M $84.59B $2.83B
R&D $272.63M $8.68B $13.19B
EPS (diluted) $3.07 $15.16 $-2.21
Cash & equivalents $89.60M $98.36B $12.87B
Total debt $1.68B $22.36B $50.54B
Shares (diluted) 78.41M 5.19B 5.10B
Enterprise value $16.26B $1.86T $339.11B

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
MetricMTSITSMINTC
P/E 82.7x 29.0x -43.2x
P/FCF 97.6x 27.0x 170.2x
P/Operating cash flow 73.5x 27.0x 32.3x
P/S 17.1x 15.9x 8.4x
P/B 12.9x 11.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 13.5x 11.3x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 71.2x 21.4x 40.9x
EV/EBIT 93.0x 27.2x -6,527x
EV/Revenue 16.8x 15.3x 8.8x
EV/FCF 96.1x 25.8x 177.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 72.3x 25.8x 33.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.84 0.81 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTSITSMINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.4% 34.4% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 25.3% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 47.2% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 29.2% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.3% 52.1% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 32.0% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 444.6% 57.8% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 33.5% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 433.4% 80.8% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 35.6% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 27.1% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 21.4% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.8% 27.1% 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 21.4% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTSITSMINTC
Gross margin 56.5% 64.2% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 23.6% 71.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 18.1% 56.0% -0.1%
Pretax margin 24.6% 60.0% -17.3%
Net margin 20.7% 55.0% -19.8%
FCF margin 17.5% 59.2% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 59.2% 26.2%
Return on equity 16.3% 37.3% -9.8%
Return on assets 11.6% 7.1% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 9.8% 33.4% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 8.4% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 0.0% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTSITSMINTC
Debt / assets 15.9% 2.3% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -1.0x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 0.1x 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 28.2% 31.4% 49.0%
Equity / assets 71.8% 68.6% 51.0%
Interest coverage – 191.8x –
Current ratio 2.3x 2.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 20.94 17.94 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTSITSMINTC
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.9% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMTSITSMINTC
Forward P/E 45.9xFY2026 26.1xFY2026 64.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $16.82FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.0%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.9% +40.1% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.4%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +41.0% +17.5%
MTSI estimates →TSM estimates →INTC estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTSITSMINTC
Held by institutions 95.8% 14.8% 68.7%
Institutions holding 652 3,570 3,565
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% -0.6% +7.8%
Institutions buying 396 1,904 2,149
Institutions selling 189 1,292 1,157
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.47 1.86
MTSI holders →TSM holders →INTC holders →

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.

MTSITSMINTC
MTSI 1.00 0.61 0.57
TSM 0.61 1.00 0.54
INTC 0.57 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTSI, TSM and INTC?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) $19.14B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.24T, Intel (INTC) $469.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTSI, TSM and INTC?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 79.5x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.5x, Intel (INTC) -41.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is cheapest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 45.9x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 26.1x, Intel (INTC) 64.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +28.4%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 20.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 9.8%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +76.4%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +45.8%, Intel (INTC) +130.0%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +30.2%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +31.1%/yr, Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 66.2%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%, Intel (INTC) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTSI, TSM 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, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 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.