NXPI vs UMC vs MCHP Stock Comparison

NXP Semiconductors, United Microelectronics and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$266.00 +12.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.87B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.04 -27.0% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.31B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$81.12 +3.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.57B
P/E
113.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 7, NXP Semiconductors 4, Microchip Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXPIUMCMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.87B $40.31B $41.57B NXPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 15.2x 113.2x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 16.4x 21.3x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +87.7% +20.9% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.4% 18.7% 7.2% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.8% 11.6% 5.5% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.0x 3.4x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% +144.1% +29.7% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr +11.9%/yr +1.8%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 64.6% 49.4% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 80/100 40/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

NXPIUMCMCHP

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

AxisNXPIUMCMCHP
Valuation 82 #18 of 94 95 #6 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 78 #21 of 92 42 #54 of 92
Profitability 82 #17 of 88 72 #25 of 88 58 #38 of 88
Financial Health 6 #90 of 96 67 #32 of 96 5 #91 of 96
Shareholder Returns 65 #26 of 72 89 #9 of 72 45 #40 of 72
Overall 59 80 40
  • NXPI 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

PeriodNXPIUMCMCHPSPY
1 month +12.5%-27.0%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months +8.5%-4.9%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -9.4%+38.1%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date +22.5%+129.5%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +29.9%+144.1%+29.7% +11.9%
3 years +56.3%+155.2%+14.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.1%+36.7%+4.7% +22.8%
5 years +32.4%+75.7%+9.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.8%+11.9%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +166.6%+864.7%+169.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+25.4%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXPIUMCMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%64.6%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.3%56.9%44.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.802.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.632.230.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-57.3%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-35.6%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $332.67$28.01$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$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.

MultipleNXPIUMCMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 46.4x 16.7xmedian 46.4x 119.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 7.8x 3.2xmedian 7.8x 8.6xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 27.5x 11.1xmedian 27.5x 32.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 40.1x 20.7xmedian 40.1x 44.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.7x 3.1xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.73median 2.10 2.62median 2.10 -2.58median 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 monthsNXPIUMCMCHP
Revenue $13.80B $14.11B $5.12B
Gross profit $7.79B $2.67B $3.08B
Operating income $4.55B $1.81B $794.80M
Net income $3.28B $2.64B $478.40M
Free cash flow $3.50B $2.19B $985.70M
R&D $2.47B $595.72M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $12.72 $1.07 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $3.94B $4.48B $272.30M
Total debt $10.98B $781.92M $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 253.83M 2.47B 550.50M
Enterprise value $50.73B $24.67B $40.57B

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
MetricNXPIUMCMCHP
P/E 20.8x 16.7x 119.8x
P/FCF 19.1x 20.7x 44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 12.1x 36.8x
P/S 4.9x 3.2x 8.6x
P/B 5.4x 3.1x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 3.1x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 11.1x 32.8x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 23.1x 61.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 3.0x 9.6x
EV/FCF 21.1x 19.0x 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 11.1x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.73 2.62 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 87.7% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 22.9% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% 22.7% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -2.4% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.7% 29.9% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -6.7% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.9% 97.8% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.5% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% 97.8% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 6.4% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.8% 19.0% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 5.1% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 85.2% 410.9% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 11.3% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCMCHP
Gross margin 56.4% 18.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 26.7% 29.3%
Operating margin 33.0% 12.8% 15.5%
Pretax margin 30.1% 30.5% 11.3%
Net margin 23.4% 18.7% 7.2%
FCF margin 25.4% 15.5% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.5% 26.7% 23.4%
Return on equity 27.1% 18.4% 7.4%
Return on assets 12.1% 12.5% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 15.8% 11.6% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 9.6% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 0.1% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCMCHP
Debt / assets 39.8% 3.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.0x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.4x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 30.3% 55.2%
Equity / assets 45.2% 69.7% 44.8%
Interest coverage – 33.0x 3.7x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.93 – 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCMCHP
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.9% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.2% – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.7% – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 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.

ConsensusNXPIUMCMCHP
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.67FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.5% -2.7% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.40BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.7% +24.7% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXPIUMCMCHP
Held by institutions 95.1% 7.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,254 363 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +3.2% +7.0%
Institutions buying 664 220 681
Institutions selling 416 110 433
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.00 1.57

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.

NXPIUMCMCHP
NXPI 1.00 0.38 0.78
UMC 0.38 1.00 0.39
MCHP 0.78 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXPI, UMC and MCHP?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $64.87B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $40.31B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXPI, UMC and MCHP?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.1x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 15.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 113.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 17.0x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 16.4x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x). 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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +144.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +5.8%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +11.9%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 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 (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXPI, 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, 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.