NXPI vs TSEM vs MU Stock Comparison

NXP Semiconductors, Tower Semiconductor and Micron Technology Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$244.43 +0.0% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$61.61B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
1.65%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$130.99 -49.3% 1M +50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.74B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
MU Micron Technology Inc
$658.70 -37.0% 1M +177.3% 1Y
Market cap
$744.99B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.09%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNXPITSEMMULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.61B $14.74B $744.99B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 38.9x 8.7x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 33.4x 3.6x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +21.6% +256.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.4% 20.5% 63.8% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.8% 10.7% 67.7% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.9x -0.4x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.65% — 0.09% NXPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.2% +50.5% +177.3% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +30.1%/yr +55.3%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.5% 86.2% 83.3% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 76/100 88/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

NXPITSEMMU

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

AxisNXPITSEMMU
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 73 #26 of 94 87 #13 of 94
Growth 56 #41 of 92 74 #25 of 92 100 #1 of 92
Profitability 87 #13 of 90 78 #21 of 90 100 #1 of 90
Financial Health 6 #95 of 101 79 #22 of 101 74 #27 of 101
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 81 – 81 #16 of 81
Overall 57 76 88
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNXPITSEMMUSPY
1 month +0.0%-49.3%-37.0% -5.9%
3 months +5.5%-41.7%-25.3% -4.6%
6 months -15.8%-37.6%+1.9% +0.2%
Year to date +12.6%+11.6%+130.8% +7.5%
1 year +16.2%+50.5%+177.3% +8.2%
3 years +33.7%+444.9%+803.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +10.2%+76.0%+108.4% +19.0%
5 years +9.0%+272.2%+803.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +1.7%+30.1%+55.3% +9.4%
10 years +147.6%+748.9%+3,849.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.5%+23.9%+44.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNXPITSEMMUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.5%86.2%83.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%82.1%80.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.753.193.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.592.13 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-58.7%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-58.7%-45.7% -5.9%
52-week high $332.67$316.85$1,213.56 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$84.07$201.37 $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.

MultipleNXPITSEMMU
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 35.6x 38.9xmedian 35.6x 8.7xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.8x 8.0xmedian 5.8x 5.6xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 21.9x 19.5xmedian 21.9x 6.5xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 30.7x 9.5xmedian 30.7x 12.6xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.5x 4.6xmedian 3.5x 5.4xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.43median 1.25 -3.12median 1.25 0.06median 1.25

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 monthsNXPITSEMMU
Revenue $13.80B $1.84B $133.19B
Gross profit $7.79B $545.09M $107.50B
Operating income $4.55B $352.82M $99.34B
Net income $3.28B $358.28M $84.97B
Free cash flow $3.50B $1.56B $58.96B
R&D $2.47B $98.57M $5.65B
EPS (diluted) $12.72 $3.32 $74.34
Cash & equivalents $3.94B $250.75M $38.36B
Total debt $10.98B $153.73M $5.18B
Shares (diluted) 253.83M 113.60M 1.14B
Enterprise value $47.85B $9.14B $650.63B

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
MetricNXPITSEMMU
P/E 19.1x 38.9x 8.7x
P/FCF 17.6x 9.5x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 16.2x 8.3x
P/S 4.5x 8.0x 5.6x
P/B 4.9x 4.6x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 4.6x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 19.5x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 38.0x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 7.3x 5.3x
EV/FCF 19.6x 8.6x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 14.7x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.43 -3.12 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMMU
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 21.6% 256.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 7.7% 104.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% 63.6% 622.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 11.4% 327.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.7% 107.8% 916.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -16.3% 168.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.9% 86.3% 895.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -13.6% 154.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% 64.7% 879.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -12.5% 151.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.8% 99.6% 411.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 10.1% 286.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 85.2% 77.7% 3,435%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 15.2% 126.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMMU
Gross margin 56.4% 29.6% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 37.4% 81.7%
Operating margin 33.0% 19.2% 74.6%
Pretax margin 30.1% 21.8% 74.8%
Net margin 23.4% 20.5% 63.8%
FCF margin 25.4% 84.6% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.5% 49.5% 67.3%
Return on equity 27.1% 11.4% 71.0%
Return on assets 12.1% 9.2% 51.5%
Return on invested capital 15.8% 10.7% 67.7%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 10.5% 72.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMMU
Debt / assets 39.8% 3.8% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.9x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 20.1% 29.4%
Equity / assets 45.2% 79.9% 70.6%
Interest coverage – – 937.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.7x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.1x 2.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.7x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.71 – 11.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMMU
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.6% – 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% – 0.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.2% – 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.7% – 16.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 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.

ConsensusNXPITSEMMU
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 33.4xFY2026 3.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $15.77FY2026 $3.92FY2026 $184.21FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.5%FY2026 +71.2%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +74.7% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.42BFY2026 $1.89BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +23.9% +57.6% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXPITSEMMU
Held by institutions 95.1% 55.6% 77.9%
Institutions holding 1,256 452 3,906
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -10.0% +4.2%
Institutions buying 663 245 2,308
Institutions selling 416 162 1,433
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.51 1.61

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.

NXPITSEMMU
NXPI 1.00 0.42 0.47
TSEM 0.42 1.00 0.58
MU 0.47 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXPI, TSEM and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $61.61B, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $14.74B, Micron Technology (MU) $744.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXPI, TSEM and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.1x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 38.9x, Micron Technology (MU) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.5x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 33.4x, Micron Technology (MU) 3.6x). 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: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +21.6%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 20.5%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 10.7%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +16.2%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +50.5%, Micron Technology (MU) +177.3%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +1.7%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +30.1%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +55.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest dividend yield: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.65%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.09%. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 48.5%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 86.2%, Micron Technology (MU) 83.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.