SONY vs UMC vs INSE Stock Comparison

Sony, United Microelectronics and Inspired Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.23 +8.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$150.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.84 -21.0% 1M +146.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.90B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 7, Sony 2, Inspired Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSONYUMCINSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $150.71B $43.90B $103.33M SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.5x 16.6x -11.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 17.1x 18.8x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +87.7% -6.5% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 18.7% -3.3% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 11.6% 13.0% INSE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -1.0x 4.5x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.0% +146.9% -54.5% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +12.9%/yr -23.6%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 64.5% 58.8% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 80/100 52/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

SONYUMCINSE

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

AxisSONYUMCINSE
Valuation 81 #22 of 111 93 #8 of 94 84 #28 of 166
Growth 22 #85 of 108 79 #20 of 92 13 #133 of 152
Profitability 62 #40 of 104 73 #25 of 90 66 #53 of 152
Financial Health 48 #60 of 115 66 #34 of 99 24 #136 of 179
Shareholder Returns 69 #25 of 78 89 #9 of 73 72 #27 of 94
Overall 56 80 52
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INSE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSONYUMCINSESPY
1 month +8.1%-21.0%-10.3% +0.9%
3 months +8.4%+10.1%-47.8% +5.9%
6 months +27.6%+47.8%-48.9% +8.5%
Year to date -1.4%+139.7%-61.8% +13.3%
1 year -13.0%+146.9%-54.5% +12.4%
3 years +57.6%+166.5%-64.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.4%+38.7%-29.2% +23.5%
5 years +8.9%+83.4%-74.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.7%+12.9%-23.6% +11.0%
10 years +300.5%+907.5%-64.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.9%+26.0%-9.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSONYUMCINSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%64.5%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%56.8%62.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.781.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.442.28-0.93 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.9%-57.3%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-32.7%-63.5% -0.9%
52-week high $30.26$28.01$9.82 $779.14
52-week low $19.32$7.02$3.17 $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.

MultipleSONYUMCINSE
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 33.5x 17.4xmedian 46.0x -11.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 7.9x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 19.6x 11.6xmedian 28.3x 5.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 29.8x 21.7xmedian 41.4x 5.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 4.6x -6.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 1.10 2.74median 2.30 0.30median 0.36

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 monthsSONYUMCINSE
Revenue $82.39B $14.11B $281.40M
Gross profit $26.19B $2.67B $214.60M
Operating income $10.29B $1.81B $40.10M
Net income -$5.01B $2.64B -$9.40M
Free cash flow $10.78B $2.19B $17.50M
R&D – $595.72M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $1.07 $-0.32
Cash & equivalents $13.40B $4.48B $23.20M
Total debt $36.06B $781.92M $319.40M
Shares (diluted) 6.01B 2.47B 29.28M
Enterprise value $87.97B $28.27B -$41.77M

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
MetricSONYUMCINSE
P/E -29.5x 17.4x -11.0x
P/FCF 14.4x 21.7x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 12.6x 2.3x
P/S 1.9x 3.4x 0.3x
P/B 2.9x 3.2x -6.0x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 3.2x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 11.6x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 24.2x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 13.8x 20.0x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 11.6x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 2.74 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSONYUMCINSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 87.7% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 22.9% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 22.7% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -2.4% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% 29.9% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -6.7% -4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -168.9% 97.8% -115.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 5.5% -36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -167.4% 97.8% -115.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 6.4% -36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 19.0% -45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 5.1% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 410.9% -62.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% 11.3% -19.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSONYUMCINSE
Gross margin 31.8% 18.9% 76.3%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 26.7% 23.3%
Operating margin 12.5% 12.8% 14.3%
Pretax margin 12.2% 30.5% -0.8%
Net margin -6.2% 18.7% -3.3%
FCF margin 13.1% 15.5% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 26.7% 14.5%
Return on equity -9.5% 18.4% –
Return on assets -5.1% 12.5% -2.3%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 11.6% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 9.6% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.4x -4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSONYUMCINSE
Debt / assets 7.5% 3.7% 81.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x -20.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -1.0x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.4x 18.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 30.3% 104.0%
Equity / assets 54.7% 69.7% -4.0%
Interest coverage 12.2x 33.0x 0.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 3.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.82 – -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSONYUMCINSE
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.6% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.7% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusSONYUMCINSE
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% -2.7% +78.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.17BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026 $238.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 -21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +24.7% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSONYUMCINSE
Held by institutions 7.9% 7.1% 74.4%
Institutions holding 739 362 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +3.2% -1.4%
Institutions buying 333 220 43
Institutions selling 268 109 35
Buyers to sellers 1.24 2.02 1.23

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.

SONYUMCINSE
SONY 1.00 -0.06 0.07
UMC -0.06 1.00 -0.02
INSE 0.07 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SONY, UMC and INSE?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sony (SONY) $150.71B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $43.90B, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) $103.33M.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sony (SONY) +2.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (Sony (SONY) -6.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Sony (SONY) -13.0%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +146.9%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -54.5%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (Sony (SONY) +1.7%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +12.9%/yr, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Sony (SONY) 29.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.5%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SONY, UMC and INSE?

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.