MTSI vs TXN vs STM Stock Comparison

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$312.94 +11.1% 1M +95.3% 1Y
Market cap
$272.46B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$50.01 -6.0% 1M +102.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.31B
P/E
79.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.67B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Texas Instruments leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Texas Instruments 7, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings 3, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTSITXNSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.70B $272.46B $41.31B TXN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 73.5x 38.5x 79.4x TXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 36.5x 38.8x TXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.4% +20.3% +15.9% MTSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 34.1% 3.8% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% 22.9% — TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 0.5x — MTSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.3% +95.3% +102.6% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +10.8%/yr +1.0%/yr MTSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.3% 41.7% 60.2% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 42/100 TXN

Percentile Scorecard

MTSITXNSTM

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

AxisMTSITXNSTM
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 55 #43 of 94 77 #22 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 69 #29 of 92 15 #78 of 92
Profitability 68 #29 of 88 97 #4 of 88 32 #60 of 88
Financial Health 51 #48 of 96 42 #56 of 96 39 #59 of 96
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 72 75 #19 of 72 44 #41 of 72
Overall 55 67 42
  • MTSI 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

PeriodMTSITXNSTMSPY
1 month -11.2%+11.1%-6.0% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%+12.3%-5.7% +3.7%
6 months -10.4%+11.3%-9.3% +7.1%
Year to date +47.4%+80.4%+92.8% +12.8%
1 year +65.3%+95.3%+102.6% +11.9%
3 years +259.4%+122.7%+32.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +53.2%+30.6%+9.9% +22.8%
5 years +261.5%+66.9%+5.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+10.8%+1.0% +10.9%
10 years +591.6%+342.0%+443.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%+16.0%+18.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTSITXNSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.3%41.7%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%35.1%61.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.391.492.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.992.291.71 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-33.9%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-5.8%-37.4% -1.2%
52-week high $409.68$332.28$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $144.13$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.

MultipleMTSITXNSTM
P/E now vs peer median 80.0xmedian 46.4x 40.4xmedian 46.4x 85.9xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.8x 13.8xmedian 7.8x 3.3xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.9xmedian 27.5x 27.2xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 94.5xmedian 40.1x 39.1xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 4.7x 14.9xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.59median 2.10 -272.66median 2.10 -1.70median 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 monthsMTSITXNSTM
Revenue $1.16B $20.77B $13.67B
Gross profit $658.07M $12.51B $4.83B
Operating income $210.84M $8.47B $991.00M
Net income $240.93M $7.11B $107.00M
Free cash flow $204.08M $7.32B –
R&D $272.63M $2.10B $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $3.07 $7.68 $0.56
Cash & equivalents $89.60M $4.21B $2.61B
Total debt $1.68B $13.56B $3.21B
Shares (diluted) 78.41M 921.00M 923.05M
Enterprise value $14.82B $247.34B $26.62B

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
MetricMTSITXNSTM
P/E 80.0x 40.4x 85.9x
P/FCF 94.5x 39.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 71.1x 28.9x –
P/S 16.6x 13.8x 3.3x
P/B 12.5x 14.9x –
P/Tangible book 13.0x 15.1x –
EV/EBITDA 68.9x 27.2x –
EV/EBIT 89.9x 34.4x 44.1x
EV/Revenue 16.3x 14.0x 3.2x
EV/FCF 92.9x 39.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 69.9x 29.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.59 -272.66 -1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTSITXNSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.4% 20.3% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 4.7% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 26.0% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 2.3% -17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.3% 42.8% 132.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 2.0% -41.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 444.6% 41.0% -80.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 0.1% -71.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 433.4% 39.9% -1.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -0.1% -50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 43.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 14.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.8% 251.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 64.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTSITXNSTM
Gross margin 56.5% 60.2% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 23.6% 51.7% –
Operating margin 18.1% 40.8% 7.3%
Pretax margin 24.6% 39.1% 5.9%
Net margin 20.7% 34.1% 3.8%
FCF margin 17.5% 35.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 47.7% –
Return on equity 16.3% 38.3% –
Return on assets 11.6% 19.6% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 9.8% 22.9% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 25.4% 4.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTSITXNSTM
Debt / assets 15.9% 36.8% 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 1.9x –
Liabilities / assets 28.2% 47.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 71.8% 52.1% –
Interest coverage – 15.0x 11.4x
Current ratio 2.3x 5.6x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 3.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.3x 2.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 20.30 13.56 4.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTSITXNSTM
Dividend yield – 1.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.8% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusMTSITXNSTM
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.0%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.9% +28.2% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.4%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +8.5% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTSITXNSTM
Held by institutions 95.8% 89.1% 19.0%
Institutions holding 653 2,866 604
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +3.6% +57.4%
Institutions buying 397 1,586 430
Institutions selling 189 943 108
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.68 3.98

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.

MTSITXNSTM
MTSI 1.00 0.51 0.58
TXN 0.51 1.00 0.69
STM 0.58 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTSI, TXN and STM?

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the largest by market capitalisation: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) $17.70B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.46B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $41.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTSI, TXN and STM?

Texas Instruments (TXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 73.5x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 79.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Texas Instruments (TXN) is cheapest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 44.4x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.5x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 38.8x). 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%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 20.7%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.8%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 9.8%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +65.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.3%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +102.6%. Over five years, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) compounded fastest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +29.3%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.8%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 66.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.7%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTSI, 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 7. 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.