MU vs TSM vs TXN Stock Comparison

Micron Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MU Micron Technology Inc
$877.55 -18.1% 1M +324.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02T
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$284.69 +4.4% 1M +65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$272.29B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 8, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUTSMTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.02T $2.20T $272.29B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 28.0x 38.5x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.8x 25.0x 35.3x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +256.3% +34.4% +20.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.8% 55.0% 34.1% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 67.7% 33.4% 22.9% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 0.5x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +324.5% +43.8% +65.3% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +67.1%/yr +29.7%/yr +7.4%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.8% 39.1% 41.6% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 74/100 69/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

MUTSMTXN

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

AxisMUTSMTXN
Valuation 87 #13 of 95 67 #32 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Growth 100 #1 of 93 87 #13 of 93 72 #27 of 93
Profitability 100 #1 of 91 92 #8 of 91 98 #3 of 91
Financial Health 73 #28 of 102 69 #32 of 102 44 #58 of 102
Shareholder Returns 77 #18 of 76 55 #35 of 76 75 #20 of 76
Overall 88 74 69
  • MU ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUTSMTXNSPY
1 month -18.1%-6.4%+4.4% -1.0%
3 months -4.7%+3.6%+1.8% +2.9%
6 months +76.7%+3.9%+2.7% +6.4%
Year to date +207.5%+37.6%+64.1% +11.4%
1 year +324.5%+43.8%+65.3% +13.1%
3 years +1,189.2%+356.3%+93.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +134.6%+65.9%+24.7% +21.5%
5 years +1,199.9%+266.1%+43.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +67.1%+29.7%+7.4% +10.9%
10 years +5,080.3%+1,245.5%+306.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +48.4%+29.7%+15.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMUTSMTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.8%39.1%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.6%39.1%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.342.121.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.021.121.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-57.1%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.7%-13.9%-14.3% -2.5%
52-week high $1,213.56$485.91$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $201.37$275.06$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.

MultipleMUTSMTXN
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 41.5x 27.6xmedian 41.5x 36.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 6.9x 15.2xmedian 6.9x 12.5xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 27.3x 20.3xmedian 27.3x 24.8xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 35.6x 25.6xmedian 35.6x 35.5xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 4.2x 10.7xmedian 4.2x 13.6xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 2.31 0.77median 2.31 -248.05median 2.31

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 monthsMUTSMTXN
Revenue $133.19B $142.94B $20.77B
Gross profit $107.50B $91.71B $12.51B
Operating income $99.34B $80.08B $8.47B
Net income $84.97B $74.55B $7.11B
Free cash flow $58.96B $84.59B $7.32B
R&D $5.65B $8.68B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $74.34 $15.16 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $38.36B $98.36B $4.21B
Total debt $5.18B $22.36B $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 5.19B 921.00M
Enterprise value $922.69B $1.83T $247.16B

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
MetricMUTSMTXN
P/E 11.6x 27.6x 36.8x
P/FCF 16.8x 25.6x 35.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 25.6x 26.3x
P/S 7.5x 15.2x 12.5x
P/B 7.2x 10.7x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 10.7x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 20.3x 24.8x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 25.9x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 14.5x 12.8x
EV/FCF 16.2x 24.5x 36.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 24.5x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.77 -248.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUTSMTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 256.3% 34.4% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.6% 25.3% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 622.8% 47.2% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 327.1% 29.2% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.8% 52.1% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 168.2% 32.0% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 895.1% 57.8% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 154.9% 33.5% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 879.4% 80.8% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 151.6% 35.6% -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 411.7% 27.1% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.0% 21.4% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,435% 27.1% 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.6% 21.4% 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUTSMTXN
Gross margin 80.7% 64.2% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 81.7% 71.4% 51.7%
Operating margin 74.6% 56.0% 40.8%
Pretax margin 74.8% 60.0% 39.1%
Net margin 63.8% 55.0% 34.1%
FCF margin 44.3% 59.2% 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 67.3% 59.2% 47.7%
Return on equity 71.0% 37.3% 38.3%
Return on assets 51.5% 7.1% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 67.7% 33.4% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 72.2% 8.4% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.0% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUTSMTXN
Debt / assets 2.6% 2.3% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.1x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 31.4% 47.9%
Equity / assets 70.6% 68.6% 52.1%
Interest coverage 937.2x 191.8x 15.0x
Current ratio 3.3x 2.5x 5.6x
Quick ratio 2.9x 2.0x 3.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.8x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 14.04 17.22 12.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUTSMTXN
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.9% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.9% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusMUTSMTXN
Forward P/E 4.8xFY2027 25.0xFY2026 35.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $184.06FY2027 $16.72FY2026 $8.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.7%FY2027 +59.4%FY2026 +48.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +39.4% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $294.65BFY2027 $177.84BFY2026 $22.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.2%FY2027 +47.4%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +40.2% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUTSMTXN
Held by institutions 77.9% 14.8% 89.1%
Institutions holding 3,898 3,568 2,863
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -0.6% +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,302 1,902 1,584
Institutions selling 1,431 1,292 942
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.47 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.

MUTSMTXN
MU 1.00 0.63 0.46
TSM 0.63 1.00 0.44
TXN 0.46 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MU, TSM and TXN?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Micron Technology (MU) $1.02T, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.20T, Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, MU, TSM and TXN?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Micron Technology (MU) 12.0x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.0x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Micron Technology (MU) 4.8x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.0x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 35.3x). 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%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Micron Technology (MU) +324.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +43.8%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +65.3%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Micron Technology (MU) +67.1%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +29.7%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +7.4%/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%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.00%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 0.00%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and Texas Instruments (TXN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Micron Technology (MU) 80.8%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.1%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MU, TSM 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 8. 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.