NXPI vs SONY vs UMC Stock Comparison

NXP Semiconductors, Sony and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$266.00 +12.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.25B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$151.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.04 -27.0% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.45B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 7, Sony 2, NXP Semiconductors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXPISONYUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.25B $151.13B $40.45B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x -29.6x 15.3x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 19.3x 16.4x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +2.1% +87.7% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.4% -6.2% 18.7% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.8% 12.2% 11.6% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.3x -1.0x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% -9.6% +144.1% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr +1.9%/yr +11.9%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 29.2% 64.6% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 55/100 80/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

NXPISONYUMC

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

AxisNXPISONYUMC
Valuation 82 #18 of 94 80 #23 of 112 95 #6 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 20 #87 of 108 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 82 #17 of 88 61 #41 of 104 72 #25 of 88
Financial Health 6 #90 of 96 49 #60 of 116 67 #32 of 96
Shareholder Returns 65 #26 of 72 68 #26 of 78 89 #9 of 72
Overall 59 55 80
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNXPISONYUMCSPY
1 month +12.5%+9.0%-27.0% +0.7%
3 months +8.5%+11.8%-4.9% +3.7%
6 months -9.4%+26.8%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date +22.5%-0.5%+129.5% +12.8%
1 year +29.9%-9.6%+144.1% +11.9%
3 years +56.3%+55.8%+155.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.1%+15.9%+36.7% +22.8%
5 years +32.4%+10.0%+75.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.8%+1.9%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years +166.6%+304.3%+864.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+15.0%+25.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXPISONYUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%29.2%64.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.3%27.3%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.750.591.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.63-0.332.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-50.9%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-15.8%-35.6% -1.2%
52-week high $332.67$30.26$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$19.32$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.

MultipleNXPISONYUMC
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 46.4x -29.8xmedian 32.9x 16.7xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 7.8x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 27.5x 8.5xmedian 20.0x 11.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 40.1x 14.5xmedian 30.2x 20.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.7x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.73median 2.10 0.74median 1.08 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 monthsNXPISONYUMC
Revenue $13.80B $82.39B $14.11B
Gross profit $7.79B $26.19B $2.67B
Operating income $4.55B $10.29B $1.81B
Net income $3.28B -$5.01B $2.64B
Free cash flow $3.50B $10.78B $2.19B
R&D $2.47B – $595.72M
EPS (diluted) $12.72 $-0.85 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $3.94B $13.40B $4.48B
Total debt $10.98B $36.06B $781.92M
Shares (diluted) 253.83M 6.01B 2.47B
Enterprise value $51.11B $88.39B $24.82B

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
MetricNXPISONYUMC
P/E 20.8x -29.8x 16.7x
P/FCF 19.1x 14.5x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 11.6x 12.1x
P/S 4.9x 1.9x 3.2x
P/B 5.4x 2.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 3.1x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 8.5x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 14.6x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 1.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF 21.1x 14.0x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 11.1x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.73 0.74 2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXPISONYUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 2.1% 87.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -1.2% 22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% 9.0% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -5.8% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.7% 12.4% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 6.1% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.9% -168.9% 97.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -40.0% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% -167.4% 97.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -40.2% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.8% -18.9% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 28.4% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 85.2% -11.4% 410.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 82.7% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXPISONYUMC
Gross margin 56.4% 31.8% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 21.6% 26.7%
Operating margin 33.0% 12.5% 12.8%
Pretax margin 30.1% 12.2% 30.5%
Net margin 23.4% -6.2% 18.7%
FCF margin 25.4% 13.1% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.5% 16.4% 26.7%
Return on equity 27.1% -9.5% 18.4%
Return on assets 12.1% -5.1% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 15.8% 12.2% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 15.1% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -2.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXPISONYUMC
Debt / assets 39.8% 7.5% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.3x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.7x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 45.3% 30.3%
Equity / assets 45.2% 54.7% 69.7%
Interest coverage – 12.2x 33.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.93 3.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXPISONYUMC
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.3% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusNXPISONYUMC
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.67FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.5% +6.8% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.40BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.7% +0.3% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXPISONYUMC
Held by institutions 95.1% 7.9% 7.1%
Institutions holding 1,254 740 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 664 334 220
Institutions selling 416 268 110
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.25 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.

NXPISONYUMC
NXPI 1.00 0.04 0.38
SONY 0.04 1.00 -0.06
UMC 0.38 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXPI, SONY and UMC?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $65.25B, Sony (SONY) $151.13B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $40.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXPI, SONY and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.2x, Sony (SONY) -29.6x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 17.0x, Sony (SONY) 19.3x, 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?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.9%, Sony (SONY) -9.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +144.1%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +5.8%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.9%/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: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%, Sony (SONY) 0.00%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%. Sony (SONY) and United Microelectronics (UMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.8%, Sony (SONY) 29.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXPI, SONY 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, United Microelectronics (UMC) 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.