MU vs TSEM vs TXN Stock Comparison

Micron Technology, Tower Semiconductor and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MU Micron Technology Inc
$928.76 -14.2% 1M +322.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05T
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.06%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$189.08 -18.0% 1M +139.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.28B
P/E
68.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$308.91 +11.1% 1M +82.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.27B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
1.84%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 9, Texas Instruments 2, Tower Semiconductor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUTSEMTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.05T $21.28B $282.27B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 68.7x 39.9x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.0x 50.4x 36.0x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +256.3% +14.9% +20.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.8% 18.0% 34.1% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 67.7% 8.7% 22.9% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -2.2x 0.5x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% — 1.84% TXN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +322.0% +139.3% +82.3% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +68.0%/yr +42.6%/yr +10.5%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.7% 83.5% 41.9% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 72/100 69/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

MUTSEMTXN

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

AxisMUTSEMTXN
Valuation 88 #12 of 94 60 #38 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 92 73 #26 of 92 71 #27 of 92
Profitability 100 #1 of 90 75 #23 of 90 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 72 #28 of 99 82 #19 of 99 42 #58 of 99
Shareholder Returns 78 #17 of 73 – 76 #18 of 73
Overall 88 72 69
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUTSEMTXNSPY
1 month -14.2%-18.0%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months +13.2%-6.9%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months +84.2%-2.3%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +225.4%+61.0%+78.1% +12.9%
1 year +322.0%+139.3%+82.3% +12.3%
3 years +1,314.7%+714.3%+115.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +142.0%+101.3%+29.3% +23.3%
5 years +1,234.8%+490.0%+64.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +68.0%+42.6%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years +5,198.1%+1,094.4%+336.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +48.7%+28.2%+15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUTSEMTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.7%83.5%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.6%77.3%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.363.221.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.991.671.96 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-55.4%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-40.3%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,213.56$316.85$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $201.37$79.00$153.33 $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.

MultipleMUTSEMTXN
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 45.6x 68.7xmedian 45.6x 39.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 7.7x 12.4xmedian 7.7x 13.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 29.0x 33.4xmedian 29.0x 26.8xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 40.6x 14.9xmedian 40.6x 38.6xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.6x 6.9xmedian 4.6x 14.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 2.28 23.07median 2.28 -269.15median 2.28

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 monthsMUTSEMTXN
Revenue $133.19B $1.71B $20.77B
Gross profit $107.50B $459.38M $12.51B
Operating income $99.34B $276.26M $8.47B
Net income $84.97B $291.84M $7.11B
Free cash flow $58.96B $1.42B $7.32B
R&D $5.65B $94.01M $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $74.34 $2.71 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $38.36B $231.19M $4.21B
Total debt $5.18B $764.88M $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 113.60M 921.00M
Enterprise value $956.06B $15.92B $257.15B

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
MetricMUTSEMTXN
P/E 12.3x 68.7x 39.9x
P/FCF 17.8x 14.9x 38.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 24.6x 28.5x
P/S 7.9x 12.4x 13.6x
P/B 7.6x 6.9x 14.7x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 6.9x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 33.4x 26.8x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 72.2x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 11.7x 13.9x
EV/FCF 17.2x 14.0x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 23.0x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 23.07 -269.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUTSEMTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 256.3% 14.9% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.6% 3.5% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 622.8% 37.9% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 327.1% 2.1% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.8% 57.9% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 168.2% -4.6% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 895.1% 50.7% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 154.9% 0.8% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 879.4% 39.7% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 151.6% 3.0% -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 411.7% 95.9% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.0% 29.0% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,435% 60.8% 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.6% 27.8% 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUTSEMTXN
Gross margin 80.7% 26.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 81.7% 34.9% 51.7%
Operating margin 74.6% 16.2% 40.8%
Pretax margin 74.8% 18.9% 39.1%
Net margin 63.8% 18.0% 34.1%
FCF margin 44.3% 83.3% 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 67.3% 50.6% 47.7%
Return on equity 71.0% 9.6% 38.3%
Return on assets 51.5% 7.8% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 67.7% 8.7% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 72.2% 8.3% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 3.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUTSEMTXN
Debt / assets 2.6% 3.8% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -2.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.1x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 18.6% 47.9%
Equity / assets 70.6% 81.4% 52.1%
Interest coverage 937.2x – 15.0x
Current ratio 3.3x 4.9x 5.6x
Quick ratio 2.9x 4.2x 3.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 3.7x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 14.64 – 13.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUTSEMTXN
Dividend yield 0.1% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.1% – 1.8%
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.

ConsensusMUTSEMTXN
Forward P/E 5.0xFY2027 50.4xFY2026 36.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $184.21FY2027 $3.75FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.9%FY2027 +63.8%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +74.1% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $294.86BFY2027 $1.86BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.4%FY2027 +18.5%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +56.6% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUTSEMTXN
Held by institutions 77.9% 55.6% 89.1%
Institutions holding 3,900 450 2,865
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -10.0% +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,303 244 1,586
Institutions selling 1,432 162 942
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.51 1.68

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.

MUTSEMTXN
MU 1.00 0.56 0.47
TSEM 0.56 1.00 0.43
TXN 0.47 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MU, TSEM and TXN?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Micron Technology (MU) $1.05T, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.28B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $282.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, MU, TSEM and TXN?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Micron Technology (MU) 12.3x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 68.7x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 39.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Micron Technology (MU) 5.0x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 50.4x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.0x). 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%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Micron Technology (MU) +322.0%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +139.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +82.3%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Micron Technology (MU) +68.0%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +42.6%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest dividend yield: Micron Technology (MU) 0.06%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 1.84%. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Micron Technology (MU) 80.7%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MU, TSEM and TXN?

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 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.