ON vs MU vs UMC Stock Comparison

On Semiconductor, Micron Technology and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ON On Semiconductor Corp
$74.06 -4.1% 1M +46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.59B
P/E
47.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
MU Micron Technology Inc
$903.70 -16.5% 1M +312.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03T
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionONMUUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.59B $1.03T $46.60B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.0x 12.1x 17.7x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 4.9x 17.3x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +256.3% +85.6% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 63.8% 19.1% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 67.7% 10.6% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.4x -0.9x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.0% +312.6% +154.4% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +67.7%/yr +12.1%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.9% 80.8% 64.5% ON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 87/100 72/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

ONMUUMC

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

AxisONMUUMC
Valuation 81 #19 of 95 88 #12 of 95 82 #18 of 95
Growth 20 #75 of 93 100 #1 of 93 58 #40 of 93
Profitability 62 #35 of 91 100 #1 of 91 72 #26 of 91
Financial Health 33 #68 of 101 73 #28 of 101 56 #45 of 101
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 75 76 #19 of 75 91 #8 of 75
Overall 59 87 72
  • ON ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodONMUUMCSPY
1 month -4.1%-16.5%-21.1% -0.8%
3 months -16.8%+0.4%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months -24.5%+72.3%+64.1% +7.0%
Year to date +36.8%+216.6%+144.0% +12.2%
1 year +46.0%+312.6%+154.4% +13.0%
3 years -11.3%+1,276.5%+171.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.9%+139.8%+39.5% +23.1%
5 years +66.2%+1,224.3%+76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.7%+67.7%+12.1% +11.0%
10 years +532.5%+5,023.0%+948.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.3%+48.2%+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureONMUUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.9%80.8%64.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.4%74.6%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.633.351.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.733.872.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-57.8%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-25.5%-31.5% -1.8%
52-week high $133.93$1,213.56$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $44.90$201.37$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.

MultipleONMUUMC
P/E now vs peer median 45.9xmedian 42.1x 12.0xmedian 42.1x 17.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 7.1x 7.7xmedian 7.1x 3.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 27.5x 9.0xmedian 27.5x 12.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 37.2x 17.3xmedian 37.2x 24.4xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.2x 7.4xmedian 4.2x 3.5xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.58median 2.23 0.08median 2.23 26.03median 2.23

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 monthsONMUUMC
Revenue $6.20B $133.19B $13.76B
Gross profit $2.34B $107.50B $2.47B
Operating income $669.70M $99.34B $1.60B
Net income $633.80M $84.97B $2.62B
Free cash flow $1.50B $58.96B $1.98B
R&D $560.80M $5.65B $609.13M
EPS (diluted) $1.56 $74.34 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $3.51B $38.36B $3.91B
Total debt $4.46B $5.18B $4.90B
Shares (diluted) 404.40M 1.14B 2.47B
Enterprise value $17.90B $936.84B $31.85B

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
MetricONMUUMC
P/E 45.9x 12.0x 17.8x
P/FCF 19.2x 17.3x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 11.4x 13.7x
P/S 4.7x 7.7x 3.5x
P/B 4.0x 7.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 7.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.0x 9.0x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 43.9x 9.9x 28.3x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 7.4x 3.3x
EV/FCF 19.6x 16.7x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 11.0x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.58 0.08 26.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricONMUUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 256.3% 85.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 104.6% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% 622.8% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 327.1% -10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.4% 916.8% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.4% 168.2% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.4% 895.1% 104.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.3% 154.9% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 879.4% 116.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 151.6% 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.7% 411.7% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 286.0% -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 3,435% 447.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 126.6% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricONMUUMC
Gross margin 37.7% 80.7% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 81.7% 25.6%
Operating margin 10.8% 74.6% 11.6%
Pretax margin 11.6% 74.8% 30.3%
Net margin 10.2% 63.8% 19.1%
FCF margin 24.2% 44.3% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.0% 67.3% 25.6%
Return on equity 8.7% 71.0% 19.7%
Return on assets 5.0% 51.5% 13.2%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 67.7% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 6.3% 72.2% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 1.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricONMUUMC
Debt / assets 33.1% 2.6% 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.4x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.3% 29.4% 33.3%
Equity / assets 53.7% 70.6% 66.7%
Interest coverage 10.9x 937.2x 30.3x
Current ratio 3.5x 3.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 4.73 14.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricONMUUMC
Dividend yield – 0.1% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 0.1% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 16.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusONMUUMC
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 4.9xFY2027 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.34FY2026 $184.18FY2027 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.1%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027 +109.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.5% +17.3% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.21BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027 $8.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.9% +15.2% +26.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersONMUUMC
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.9% 7.1%
Institutions holding 998 3,898 362
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +4.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 552 2,302 220
Institutions selling 334 1,431 109
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.61 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.

ONMUUMC
ON 1.00 0.54 0.43
MU 0.54 1.00 0.47
UMC 0.43 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ON, MU and UMC?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: On Semiconductor (ON) $29.59B, Micron Technology (MU) $1.03T, United Microelectronics (UMC) $46.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ON, MU and UMC?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (On Semiconductor (ON) 47.0x, Micron Technology (MU) 12.1x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (On Semiconductor (ON) 22.2x, Micron Technology (MU) 4.9x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.3x). 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: On Semiconductor (ON) -3.1%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (On Semiconductor (ON) 10.2%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (On Semiconductor (ON) 5.4%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: On Semiconductor (ON) +46.0%, Micron Technology (MU) +312.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +154.4%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (On Semiconductor (ON) +10.7%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +67.7%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: On Semiconductor (ON) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 0.00%. On Semiconductor (ON) and United Microelectronics (UMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, On Semiconductor (ON) has been the steadiest (On Semiconductor (ON) 62.9%, Micron Technology (MU) 80.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ON, MU 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, 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.