NXPI vs UMC vs STM Stock Comparison

NXP Semiconductors, United Microelectronics and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$234.92 -0.2% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$62.07B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.19B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.87 -23.6% 1M +150.9% 1Y
Market cap
$46.91B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$44.01 -16.1% 1M +74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$40.37B
P/E
86.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

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United Microelectronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 6, NXP Semiconductors 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXPIUMCSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.07B $46.91B $40.37B NXPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 17.8x 86.6x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 17.0x 34.1x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +85.6% +10.5% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.6% 19.1% 3.6% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% 10.6% 3.9% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.9x — UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% +150.9% +74.2% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr +13.0%/yr +0.1%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.6% 64.4% 59.8% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 72/100 40/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

NXPIUMCSTM

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

AxisNXPIUMCSTM
Valuation 78 #22 of 95 83 #17 of 95 80 #20 of 95
Growth 47 #50 of 93 59 #39 of 93 11 #83 of 93
Profitability 80 #19 of 91 72 #26 of 91 40 #55 of 91
Financial Health 5 #97 of 102 55 #46 of 102 40 #62 of 102
Shareholder Returns 64 #28 of 76 91 #8 of 76 29 #54 of 76
Overall 55 72 40
  • NXPI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • STM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNXPIUMCSTMSPY
1 month -0.2%-23.6%-16.1% -1.0%
3 months -12.7%-3.2%-14.6% +2.9%
6 months -3.7%+53.7%-12.8% +6.4%
Year to date +8.2%+140.1%+69.7% +11.4%
1 year +6.4%+150.9%+74.2% +13.1%
3 years +27.9%+153.6%+10.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.6%+36.4%+3.4% +21.5%
5 years +17.5%+84.1%+0.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.3%+13.0%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +131.0%+920.0%+446.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+26.1%+18.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNXPIUMCSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.6%64.4%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%56.8%61.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.772.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.142.341.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-57.3%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-32.6%-44.9% -2.5%
52-week high $332.67$28.01$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$7.02$21.20 $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.

MultipleNXPIUMCSTM
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 41.5x 17.5xmedian 41.5x 84.4xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 6.9x 3.5xmedian 6.9x 3.0xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 27.3x 12.6xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 35.6x 24.0xmedian 35.6x —median 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 4.2x 3.4xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.97median 2.31 25.61median 2.31 -1.61median 2.31

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 monthsNXPIUMCSTM
Revenue $13.19B $13.76B $13.10B
Gross profit $7.38B $2.47B $4.49B
Operating income $4.21B $1.60B $804.00M
Net income $3.03B $2.62B -$33.00M
Free cash flow $2.81B $1.98B –
R&D $2.43B $609.13M $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $11.71 $1.07 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $3.22B $3.91B $3.10B
Total debt $10.98B $4.90B $9.60B
Shares (diluted) 254.02M 2.47B 923.05M
Enterprise value $48.42B $32.16B $26.24B

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
MetricNXPIUMCSTM
P/E 19.9x 17.5x 84.4x
P/FCF 21.1x 24.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 13.5x –
P/S 4.5x 3.5x 3.0x
P/B 5.0x 3.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 3.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 12.6x –
EV/EBIT 15.9x 27.8x 45.7x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF 23.9x 22.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 12.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.97 25.61 -1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 85.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 18.5% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 11.3% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -10.1% -18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.0% 9.6% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -16.5% -45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 104.8% -106.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -0.2% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.4% 116.8% -27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 0.7% -52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 17.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -3.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 447.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -7.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCSTM
Gross margin 56.0% 18.0% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 37.9% 25.6% –
Operating margin 32.0% 11.6% 6.1%
Pretax margin 28.9% 30.3% 5.7%
Net margin 22.6% 19.1% 3.6%
FCF margin 21.3% 14.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.7% 25.6% –
Return on equity 26.3% 19.7% 2.6%
Return on assets 11.3% 13.2% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 14.8% 10.6% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 18.2% 9.7% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 0.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCSTM
Debt / assets 41.2% 3.5% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 33.3% 33.6%
Equity / assets 44.1% 66.7% 66.4%
Interest coverage – 30.3x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.58 – 3.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXPIUMCSTM
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – -0.8%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 2.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 36.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – –

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.

ConsensusNXPIUMCSTM
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 34.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.65FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.5%FY2026 +109.4%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% -2.7% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.39BFY2026 $8.57BFY2026 $13.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% +25.6% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXPIUMCSTM
Held by institutions 95.1% 7.1% 19.0%
Institutions holding 1,253 362 603
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +3.2% +57.4%
Institutions buying 663 220 429
Institutions selling 416 109 108
Buyers to sellers 1.59 2.02 3.97

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.

NXPIUMCSTM
NXPI 1.00 0.39 0.66
UMC 0.39 1.00 0.42
STM 0.66 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXPI, UMC and STM?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $62.07B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $46.91B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $40.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXPI, UMC and STM?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.9x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.8x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 86.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.0x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.0x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 34.1x). 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) +8.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 22.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 14.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +6.4%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +150.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +74.2%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +3.3%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +13.0%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.1%/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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.00%. United Microelectronics (UMC) and STMicroelectronics (STM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.4%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.