MU vs UMC vs NXPI Stock Comparison

Micron Technology, United Microelectronics and NXP Semiconductors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
9 wins
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$266.00 +12.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.80B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
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, NXP Semiconductors 2, United Microelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUUMCNXPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $988.36B $40.50B $64.80B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 15.3x 20.1x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.1x 16.4x 17.0x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +256.3% +87.7% +14.6% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.8% 18.7% 23.4% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 67.7% 11.6% 15.8% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 1.3x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% NXPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +312.2% +144.1% +29.9% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +68.4%/yr +11.9%/yr +5.8%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.0% 64.6% 47.8% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 89/100 80/100 59/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

MUUMCNXPI

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

AxisMUUMCNXPI
Valuation 88 #12 of 94 95 #6 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 92 78 #21 of 92 63 #35 of 92
Profitability 100 #1 of 88 72 #25 of 88 82 #17 of 88
Financial Health 76 #24 of 96 67 #32 of 96 6 #90 of 96
Shareholder Returns 79 #16 of 72 89 #9 of 72 65 #26 of 72
Overall 89 80 59
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUUMCNXPISPY
1 month -12.3%-27.0%+12.5% +0.7%
3 months +6.8%-4.9%+8.5% +3.7%
6 months +80.7%+38.1%-9.4% +7.1%
Year to date +227.3%+129.5%+22.5% +12.8%
1 year +312.2%+144.1%+29.9% +11.9%
3 years +1,314.1%+155.2%+56.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +142.0%+36.7%+16.1% +22.8%
5 years +1,252.1%+75.7%+32.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +68.4%+11.9%+5.8% +10.9%
10 years +5,331.8%+864.7%+166.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +49.1%+25.4%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUUMCNXPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.0%64.6%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.7%56.9%41.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.381.801.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.852.230.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-57.3%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-35.6%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,213.56$28.01$332.67 $779.14
52-week low $201.37$7.02$184.19 $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.

MultipleMUUMCNXPI
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 46.4x 16.7xmedian 46.4x 20.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 7.8x 3.2xmedian 7.8x 4.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 27.5x 11.1xmedian 27.5x 13.9xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 40.1x 20.7xmedian 40.1x 19.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.7x 3.1xmedian 4.7x 5.4xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 2.10 2.62median 2.10 3.73median 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 monthsMUUMCNXPI
Revenue $133.19B $14.11B $13.80B
Gross profit $107.50B $2.67B $7.79B
Operating income $99.34B $1.81B $4.55B
Net income $84.97B $2.64B $3.28B
Free cash flow $58.96B $2.19B $3.50B
R&D $5.65B $595.72M $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $74.34 $1.07 $12.72
Cash & equivalents $38.36B $4.48B $3.94B
Total debt $5.18B $781.92M $10.98B
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 2.47B 253.83M
Enterprise value $893.99B $24.87B $50.66B

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
MetricMUUMCNXPI
P/E 12.4x 16.7x 20.8x
P/FCF 17.9x 20.7x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 12.1x 17.6x
P/S 7.9x 3.2x 4.9x
P/B 7.6x 3.1x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 3.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 11.1x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 23.1x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 3.0x 5.4x
EV/FCF 17.3x 19.0x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 11.1x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 2.62 3.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUUMCNXPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 256.3% 87.7% 14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.6% 22.9% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 622.8% 22.7% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 327.1% -2.4% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.8% 29.9% 52.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 168.2% -6.7% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 895.1% 97.8% 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 154.9% 5.5% 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 879.4% 97.8% 56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 151.6% 6.4% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 411.7% 19.0% 63.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.0% 5.1% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,435% 410.9% 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.6% 11.3% 10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUUMCNXPI
Gross margin 80.7% 18.9% 56.4%
EBITDA margin 81.7% 26.7% 38.6%
Operating margin 74.6% 12.8% 33.0%
Pretax margin 74.8% 30.5% 30.1%
Net margin 63.8% 18.7% 23.4%
FCF margin 44.3% 15.5% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 67.3% 26.7% 27.5%
Return on equity 71.0% 18.4% 27.1%
Return on assets 51.5% 12.5% 12.1%
Return on invested capital 67.7% 11.6% 15.8%
Return on capital employed 72.2% 9.6% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.1% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUUMCNXPI
Debt / assets 2.6% 3.7% 39.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.4x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 30.3% 54.8%
Equity / assets 70.6% 69.7% 45.2%
Interest coverage 937.2x 33.0x –
Current ratio 3.3x 3.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.9x 2.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 14.71 – 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUUMCNXPI
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.7% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 2.9% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.7% – 31.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.0% – 29.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 16.9% – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 1.9%

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.

ConsensusMUUMCNXPI
Forward P/E 5.1xFY2027 16.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $184.21FY2027 $1.10FY2026 $15.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.9%FY2027 +107.5%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% -2.7% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $294.86BFY2027 $8.52BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.4%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +24.7% +23.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUUMCNXPI
Held by institutions 77.9% 7.1% 95.1%
Institutions holding 3,902 363 1,254
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +3.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 2,305 220 664
Institutions selling 1,432 110 416
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.00 1.60

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.

MUUMCNXPI
MU 1.00 0.47 0.45
UMC 0.47 1.00 0.38
NXPI 0.45 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MU, UMC and NXPI?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Micron Technology (MU) $988.36B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $40.50B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $64.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, MU, UMC and NXPI?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Micron Technology (MU) 11.6x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Micron Technology (MU) 5.1x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 16.4x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 17.0x). 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%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Micron Technology (MU) +312.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +144.1%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.9%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Micron Technology (MU) +68.4%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +11.9%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest dividend yield: Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%. United Microelectronics (UMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (Micron Technology (MU) 81.0%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.6%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.