SNDK vs TSM vs TXN Stock Comparison

Sandisk, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,238.03 -31.8% 1M +641.1% 1Y
Market cap
$184.51B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$284.69 +4.4% 1M +65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$272.29B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDKTSMTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.51B $2.20T $272.29B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 28.0x 38.5x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 25.0x 35.3x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +175.3% +34.4% +20.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.5% 55.0% 34.1% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.7% 33.4% 22.9% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x 0.5x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +641.1% +43.8% +65.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +29.7%/yr +7.4%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.1% 39.1% 41.6% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 74/100 69/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SNDKTSMTXN

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

AxisSNDKTSMTXN
Valuation 67 #38 of 112 67 #32 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Growth 100 #1 of 109 87 #13 of 93 72 #27 of 93
Profitability 100 #1 of 105 92 #8 of 91 98 #3 of 91
Financial Health 82 #22 of 117 69 #32 of 102 44 #58 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #44 of 82 55 #35 of 76 75 #20 of 76
Overall 79 74 69
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TSM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDKTSMTXNSPY
1 month -31.8%-6.4%+4.4% -1.0%
3 months -13.8%+3.6%+1.8% +2.9%
6 months +25.1%+3.9%+2.7% +6.4%
Year to date +421.5%+37.6%+64.1% +11.4%
1 year +641.1%+43.8%+65.3% +13.1%
3 years —+356.3%+93.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+65.9%+24.7% +21.5%
5 years —+266.1%+43.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+29.7%+7.4% +10.9%
10 years —+1,245.5%+306.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+29.7%+15.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSNDKTSMTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.1%39.1%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.7%39.1%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.942.121.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.721.121.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-57.1%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.0%-13.9%-14.3% -2.5%
52-week high $2,335.00$485.91$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $167.05$275.06$153.33 $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.

MultipleSNDKTSMTXN
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 31.3x 27.6xmedian 41.5x 36.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.6x 15.2xmedian 6.9x 12.5xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 19.6x 20.3xmedian 27.3x 24.8xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 28.3x 25.6xmedian 35.6x 35.5xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.9x 10.7xmedian 4.2x 13.6xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.15 0.77median 2.31 -248.05median 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 monthsSNDKTSMTXN
Revenue $20.25B $142.94B $20.77B
Gross profit $14.47B $91.71B $12.51B
Operating income $12.39B $80.08B $8.47B
Net income $11.43B $74.55B $7.11B
Free cash flow $11.49B $84.59B $7.32B
R&D $1.33B $8.68B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $73.76 $15.16 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $4.76B $98.36B $4.21B
Total debt – $22.36B $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 5.19B 921.00M
Enterprise value $173.03B $1.83T $247.16B

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
MetricSNDKTSMTXN
P/E 15.9x 27.6x 36.8x
P/FCF 15.7x 25.6x 35.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 25.6x 26.3x
P/S 8.9x 15.2x 12.5x
P/B 11.5x 10.7x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 11.5x 10.7x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 20.3x 24.8x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 25.9x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 14.5x 12.8x
EV/FCF 15.3x 24.5x 36.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 24.5x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.77 -248.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 175.3% 34.4% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 554.2% 47.2% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 29.2% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 999.7% 52.1% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 796.7% 57.8% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 33.5% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 751.8% 80.8% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.6% -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13,794% 27.1% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,678% 27.1% 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMTXN
Gross margin 71.5% 64.2% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 62.0% 71.4% 51.7%
Operating margin 61.2% 56.0% 40.8%
Pretax margin 64.3% 60.0% 39.1%
Net margin 56.5% 55.0% 34.1%
FCF margin 56.8% 59.2% 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 57.6% 59.2% 47.7%
Return on equity 77.5% 37.3% 38.3%
Return on assets 57.8% 7.1% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 73.7% 33.4% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 87.2% 8.4% 25.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.0% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMTXN
Debt / assets – 2.3% 36.8%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 30.1% 31.4% 47.9%
Equity / assets 69.9% 68.6% 52.1%
Interest coverage 169.7x 191.8x 15.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.5x 5.6x
Quick ratio 12.2x 2.0x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.8x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 19.72 17.22 12.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMTXN
Dividend yield – 0.9% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSNDKTSMTXN
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2027 25.0xFY2026 35.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $204.34FY2027 $16.72FY2026 $8.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +188.3%FY2027 +59.4%FY2026 +48.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.4% +39.4% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.54BFY2027 $177.84BFY2026 $22.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +149.6%FY2027 +47.4%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +40.2% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDKTSMTXN
Held by institutions 74.3% 14.8% 89.1%
Institutions holding 1,816 3,568 2,863
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% -0.6% +3.6%
Institutions buying 1,269 1,902 1,584
Institutions selling 457 1,292 942
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.47 1.68

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.

SNDKTSMTXN
SNDK 1.00 0.52 0.39
TSM 0.52 1.00 0.44
TXN 0.39 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDK, TSM and TXN?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sandisk (SNDK) $184.51B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.20T, Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDK, TSM and TXN?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 16.1x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.0x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.0x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 35.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Sandisk (SNDK) +641.1%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +43.8%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +65.3%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +29.7%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Sandisk (SNDK) 112.1%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.1%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDK, TSM and TXN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sandisk (SNDK) 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.