MU vs NVDA vs UMC Stock Comparison

Micron Technology, Nvidia and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MU Micron Technology Inc
$934.27 -12.3% 1M +312.2% 1Y
Market cap
$988.36B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$213.66 -6.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.92T
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 7, Nvidia 3, United Microelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUNVDAUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $988.36B $4.92T $40.50B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 25.5x 15.3x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.1x 24.4x 16.4x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +256.3% +83.4% +87.7% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.8% 63.7% 18.7% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 67.7% 71.1% 11.6% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x -1.0x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +312.2% +3.2% +144.1% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +68.4%/yr +52.9%/yr +11.9%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.0% 37.3% 64.6% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 89/100 73/100 80/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

MUNVDAUMC

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

AxisMUNVDAUMC
Valuation 88 #12 of 94 58 #40 of 94 95 #6 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 92 97 #4 of 92 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 100 #1 of 88 99 #2 of 88 72 #25 of 88
Financial Health 76 #24 of 96 65 #34 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Shareholder Returns 79 #16 of 72 48 #38 of 72 89 #9 of 72
Overall 89 73 80
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA 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

PeriodMUNVDAUMCSPY
1 month -12.3%-6.0%-27.0% +0.7%
3 months +6.8%+9.5%-4.9% +3.7%
6 months +80.7%+7.1%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date +227.3%+14.6%+129.5% +12.8%
1 year +312.2%+3.2%+144.1% +11.9%
3 years +1,314.1%+419.1%+155.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +142.0%+73.2%+36.7% +22.8%
5 years +1,252.1%+735.7%+75.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +68.4%+52.9%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years +5,331.8%+12,012.2%+864.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +49.1%+61.6%+25.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUNVDAUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.0%37.3%64.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.7%36.4%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.381.931.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.850.092.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-66.4%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-10.7%-35.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1,213.56$239.24$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $201.37$165.17$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.

MultipleMUNVDAUMC
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 46.4x 26.8xmedian 46.4x 16.7xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 7.8x 17.0xmedian 7.8x 3.2xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 27.5x 25.4xmedian 27.5x 11.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 40.1x 40.5xmedian 40.1x 20.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.7x 22.5xmedian 4.7x 3.1xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 2.10 0.16median 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 monthsMUNVDAUMC
Revenue $133.19B $302.97B $14.11B
Gross profit $107.50B $226.24B $2.67B
Operating income $99.34B $197.58B $1.81B
Net income $84.97B $192.88B $2.64B
Free cash flow $58.96B $127.01B $2.19B
R&D $5.65B $23.59B $595.72M
EPS (diluted) $74.34 $7.94 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $38.36B $22.44B $4.48B
Total debt $5.18B $33.37B $781.92M
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 24.29B 2.47B
Enterprise value $893.99B $4.70T $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
MetricMUNVDAUMC
P/E 12.4x 26.8x 16.7x
P/FCF 17.9x 40.5x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 38.3x 12.1x
P/S 7.9x 17.0x 3.2x
P/B 7.6x 22.5x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 22.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 25.4x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 25.9x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 16.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 17.3x 40.3x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 38.1x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.16 2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUNVDAUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 256.3% 83.4% 87.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.6% 110.1% 22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 622.8% 96.0% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 327.1% 120.4% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.8% 105.9% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 168.2% 163.5% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 895.1% 122.7% 97.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 154.9% 165.3% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 879.4% 125.0% 97.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 151.6% 167.9% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 411.7% 74.4% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.0% 124.3% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,435% 76.3% 410.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.6% 130.9% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUNVDAUMC
Gross margin 80.7% 74.7% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 81.7% 66.4% 26.7%
Operating margin 74.6% 65.2% 12.8%
Pretax margin 74.8% 75.8% 30.5%
Net margin 63.8% 63.7% 18.7%
FCF margin 44.3% 41.9% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 67.3% 44.3% 26.7%
Return on equity 71.0% 90.9% 18.4%
Return on assets 51.5% 66.5% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 67.7% 71.1% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 72.2% 80.0% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 2.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUNVDAUMC
Debt / assets 2.6% 10.4% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 28.5% 30.3%
Equity / assets 70.6% 71.5% 69.7%
Interest coverage 937.2x – 33.0x
Current ratio 3.3x 4.6x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.9x 3.0x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 14.71 38.36 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUNVDAUMC
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 16.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – –

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.

ConsensusMUNVDAUMC
Forward P/E 5.1xFY2027 24.4xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $184.21FY2027 $8.76FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.9%FY2027 +83.6%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +91.8% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $294.86BFY2027 $383.27BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.4%FY2027 +77.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +85.7% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUNVDAUMC
Held by institutions 77.9% 69.0% 7.1%
Institutions holding 3,902 5,926 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +4.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 2,305 3,281 220
Institutions selling 1,432 2,314 110
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.42 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.

MUNVDAUMC
MU 1.00 0.45 0.47
NVDA 0.45 1.00 0.26
UMC 0.47 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MU, NVDA and UMC?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Micron Technology (MU) $988.36B, Nvidia (NVDA) $4.92T, United Microelectronics (UMC) $40.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, MU, NVDA and UMC?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Micron Technology (MU) 11.6x, Nvidia (NVDA) 25.5x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Micron Technology (MU) 5.1x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.4x, 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?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Micron Technology (MU) +312.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) +3.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +144.1%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Micron Technology (MU) +68.4%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +52.9%/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: Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.00%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%. Nvidia (NVDA) and United Microelectronics (UMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Micron Technology (MU) 81.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MU, NVDA 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, Micron Technology (MU) 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.