MU vs UMC vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Micron Technology, United Microelectronics and Microchip Technology Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MU Micron Technology Inc
$833.59 -22.4% 1M +272.5% 1Y
Market cap
$942.79B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.07%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$16.40 -37.6% 1M +112.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.29B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
2.44%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$76.11 -6.4% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$41.33B
P/E
112.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.41%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMUUMCMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $942.79B $41.29B $41.33B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 15.2x 112.4x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.5x 14.9x 20.0x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +256.3% +87.7% +20.9% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.8% 18.7% 7.2% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 67.7% 11.6% 5.5% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 3.4x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 2.44% 2.41% UMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +272.5% +112.7% +21.9% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +63.6%/yr +9.0%/yr -0.9%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.6% 65.2% 49.8% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 81/100 40/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

MUUMCMCHP

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

AxisMUUMCMCHP
Valuation 88 #12 of 94 94 #7 of 94 50 #48 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 92 78 #21 of 92 41 #55 of 92
Profitability 100 #1 of 90 72 #26 of 90 60 #37 of 90
Financial Health 74 #27 of 101 67 #34 of 101 5 #96 of 101
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 74 93 #6 of 74 47 #40 of 74
Overall 88 81 40
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUUMCMCHPSPY
1 month -22.4%-37.6%-6.4% -2.3%
3 months +0.5%-12.2%+1.2% -0.7%
6 months +44.6%+26.3%-20.1% +4.8%
Year to date +192.1%+108.7%+19.4% +10.3%
1 year +272.5%+112.7%+21.9% +10.3%
3 years +1,048.5%+112.4%-0.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +125.7%+28.6%-0.1% +20.1%
5 years +1,070.0%+53.6%-4.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +63.6%+9.0%-0.9% +10.1%
10 years +4,897.5%+777.0%+154.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +47.9%+24.3%+9.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMUUMCMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.6%65.2%49.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%57.6%44.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.401.882.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.341.730.44 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-57.3%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.3%-41.4%-26.0% -3.5%
52-week high $1,213.56$28.01$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $201.37$7.02$49.02 $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.

MultipleMUUMCMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 41.3x 15.2xmedian 41.3x 112.4xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 6.6x 2.9xmedian 6.6x 8.1xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 26.2x 10.0xmedian 26.2x 31.0xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 37.7x 18.8xmedian 37.7x 41.9xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 4.3x 2.8xmedian 4.3x 6.4xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.81 2.38median 1.81 -2.42median 1.81

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 monthsMUUMCMCHP
Revenue $133.19B $14.11B $5.12B
Gross profit $107.50B $2.67B $3.08B
Operating income $99.34B $1.81B $794.80M
Net income $84.97B $2.64B $478.40M
Free cash flow $58.96B $2.19B $985.70M
R&D $5.65B $595.72M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $74.34 $1.07 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $38.36B $4.48B $272.30M
Total debt $5.18B $781.92M $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 2.47B 550.50M
Enterprise value $848.43B $25.66B $40.33B

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
MetricMUUMCMCHP
P/E 11.1x 15.2x 112.4x
P/FCF 16.0x 18.8x 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 11.0x 34.5x
P/S 7.1x 2.9x 8.1x
P/B 6.8x 2.8x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 2.8x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 10.0x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 9.1x 20.8x 58.4x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 2.7x 9.1x
EV/FCF 15.3x 17.2x 47.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 10.0x 38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 2.38 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUUMCMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 256.3% 87.7% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.6% 22.9% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 622.8% 22.7% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 327.1% -2.4% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.8% 29.9% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 168.2% -6.7% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 895.1% 97.8% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 154.9% 5.5% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 879.4% 97.8% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 151.6% 6.4% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 411.7% 19.0% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.0% 5.1% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,435% 410.9% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.6% 11.3% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUUMCMCHP
Gross margin 80.7% 18.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 81.7% 26.7% 29.3%
Operating margin 74.6% 12.8% 15.5%
Pretax margin 74.8% 30.5% 11.3%
Net margin 63.8% 18.7% 7.2%
FCF margin 44.3% 15.5% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 67.3% 26.7% 23.4%
Return on equity 71.0% 18.4% 7.4%
Return on assets 51.5% 12.5% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 67.7% 11.6% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 72.2% 9.6% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.1% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUUMCMCHP
Debt / assets 2.6% 3.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.4x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 30.3% 55.2%
Equity / assets 70.6% 69.7% 44.8%
Interest coverage 937.2x 33.0x 3.7x
Current ratio 3.3x 3.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.9x 2.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 13.52 – 4.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUUMCMCHP
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.4% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.7% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.2% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.7% – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.0% – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 16.9% – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 9.5%

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.

ConsensusMUUMCMCHP
Forward P/E 4.5xFY2027 14.9xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $184.21FY2027 $1.10FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.9%FY2027 +107.5%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% -2.7% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $294.86BFY2027 $8.52BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.4%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +24.7% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUUMCMCHP
Held by institutions 77.9% 7.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,903 364 1,286
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +3.2% +7.0%
Institutions buying 2,306 220 682
Institutions selling 1,432 110 433
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.00 1.58

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.

MUUMCMCHP
MU 1.00 0.47 0.51
UMC 0.47 1.00 0.40
MCHP 0.51 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MU, UMC and MCHP?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Micron Technology (MU) $942.79B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $41.29B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, MU, UMC and MCHP?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Micron Technology (MU) 11.1x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 112.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Micron Technology (MU) 4.5x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 14.9x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 20.0x). 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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Micron Technology (MU) +272.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +112.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +21.9%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Micron Technology (MU) +63.6%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +9.0%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest dividend yield: Micron Technology (MU) 0.07%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 2.44%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (Micron Technology (MU) 81.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 65.2%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MU, UMC and MCHP?

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.