NXPI vs TSEM vs UMC Stock Comparison

NXP Semiconductors, Tower Semiconductor and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$251.69 +6.5% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$63.44B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
1.61%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$193.52 -14.4% 1M +141.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.78B
P/E
70.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.84 -21.0% 1M +146.9% 1Y
Market cap
$47.43B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
2.12%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

NXP Semiconductors leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (NXP Semiconductors 5, United Microelectronics 5, Tower Semiconductor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXPITSEMUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.44B $21.78B $47.43B NXPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 70.3x 17.4x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 51.6x 17.1x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +14.9% +87.7% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.4% 18.0% 18.7% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.8% 8.7% 11.6% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -2.2x -1.0x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.61% — 2.12% UMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.2% +141.2% +146.9% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +43.5%/yr +12.9%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 83.5% 64.5% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 72/100 80/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

NXPITSEMUMC

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

AxisNXPITSEMUMC
Valuation 82 #18 of 94 60 #38 of 94 93 #8 of 94
Growth 64 #34 of 92 70 #28 of 92 79 #20 of 92
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 75 #23 of 90 73 #25 of 90
Financial Health 8 #91 of 99 82 #19 of 99 66 #34 of 99
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 73 – 89 #9 of 73
Overall 61 72 80
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNXPITSEMUMCSPY
1 month +6.5%-14.4%-21.0% +0.9%
3 months +4.4%+3.0%+10.1% +5.9%
6 months -13.0%-2.8%+47.8% +8.5%
Year to date +16.0%+64.8%+139.7% +13.3%
1 year +18.2%+141.2%+146.9% +12.4%
3 years +40.5%+733.4%+166.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.0%+102.8%+38.7% +23.5%
5 years +25.3%+507.2%+83.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.6%+43.5%+12.9% +11.0%
10 years +152.2%+1,136.5%+907.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.7%+28.6%+26.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNXPITSEMUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%83.5%64.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%77.3%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.773.231.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.381.692.28 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-55.4%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-38.9%-32.7% -0.9%
52-week high $332.67$316.85$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$80.23$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.

MultipleNXPITSEMUMC
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 46.0x 70.3xmedian 46.0x 17.4xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 7.9x 12.7xmedian 7.9x 3.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 28.3x 34.2xmedian 28.3x 11.6xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 41.4x 15.3xmedian 41.4x 21.7xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 4.6x 7.1xmedian 4.6x 3.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.53median 2.30 23.61median 2.30 2.74median 2.30

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 monthsNXPITSEMUMC
Revenue $13.80B $1.71B $14.11B
Gross profit $7.79B $459.38M $2.67B
Operating income $4.55B $276.26M $1.81B
Net income $3.28B $291.84M $2.64B
Free cash flow $3.50B $1.42B $2.19B
R&D $2.47B $94.01M $595.72M
EPS (diluted) $12.72 $2.71 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $3.94B $231.19M $4.48B
Total debt $10.98B $764.88M $781.92M
Shares (diluted) 253.83M 113.60M 2.47B
Enterprise value $49.68B $16.42B $31.80B

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
MetricNXPITSEMUMC
P/E 19.7x 70.3x 17.4x
P/FCF 18.1x 15.3x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 25.2x 12.6x
P/S 4.6x 12.7x 3.4x
P/B 5.1x 7.1x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 7.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 34.2x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 15.5x 74.0x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 12.0x 3.1x
EV/FCF 20.1x 14.4x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 23.6x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.53 23.61 2.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 14.9% 87.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 3.5% 22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% 37.9% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.1% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.7% 57.9% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -4.6% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.9% 50.7% 97.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 0.8% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% 39.7% 97.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 3.0% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.8% 95.9% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 29.0% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 85.2% 60.8% 410.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 27.8% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMUMC
Gross margin 56.4% 26.9% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 34.9% 26.7%
Operating margin 33.0% 16.2% 12.8%
Pretax margin 30.1% 18.9% 30.5%
Net margin 23.4% 18.0% 18.7%
FCF margin 25.4% 83.3% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.5% 50.6% 26.7%
Return on equity 27.1% 9.6% 18.4%
Return on assets 12.1% 7.8% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 15.8% 8.7% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 8.3% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMUMC
Debt / assets 39.8% 3.8% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -2.2x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 18.6% 30.3%
Equity / assets 45.2% 81.4% 69.7%
Interest coverage – – 33.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 4.9x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 4.2x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 3.7x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.78 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXPITSEMUMC
Dividend yield 1.6% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% – 2.7%
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.

ConsensusNXPITSEMUMC
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 51.6xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.67FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 +63.8%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.5% +74.1% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.40BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.7% +56.6% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXPITSEMUMC
Held by institutions 95.1% 55.6% 7.1%
Institutions holding 1,253 450 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -10.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 663 244 220
Institutions selling 416 162 109
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.51 2.02

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.

NXPITSEMUMC
NXPI 1.00 0.41 0.39
TSEM 0.41 1.00 0.40
UMC 0.39 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXPI, TSEM and UMC?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $63.44B, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.78B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $47.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXPI, TSEM and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.7x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 70.3x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.1x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 51.6x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.1x). 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%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +18.2%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +141.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +146.9%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +4.6%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +43.5%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest dividend yield: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.61%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 2.12%. 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) 47.7%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXPI, TSEM 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, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads on 5. 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.