SONY vs UMC vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Sony, United Microelectronics and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$157.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.31%
Gaming Hardware Technology
1 win
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$19.47 -19.9% 1M +157.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.02B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
2.05%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 6, Nvidia 5, Sony 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSONYUMCNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $157.68B $49.02B $5.25T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.0x 18.1x 27.3x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 17.7x 24.9x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +85.6% +83.4% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 19.1% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 10.6% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.9x -0.2x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.31% 2.05% 0.24% UMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% +157.2% +13.8% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr +13.0%/yr +54.3%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 64.4% 37.7% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 72/100 74/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

SONYUMCNVDA

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

AxisSONYUMCNVDA
Valuation 80 #23 of 112 83 #17 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Growth 20 #87 of 109 56 #41 of 92 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 63 #39 of 104 73 #25 of 90 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 47 #62 of 116 55 #45 of 99 65 #35 of 99
Shareholder Returns 61 #32 of 81 93 #6 of 73 49 #38 of 73
Overall 54 72 74
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSONYUMCNVDASPY
1 month +8.9%-19.9%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months +13.0%+12.1%+10.6% +3.9%
6 months +28.4%+67.0%+2.2% +8.2%
Year to date +0.2%+147.7%+16.9% +12.9%
1 year -10.7%+157.2%+13.8% +12.3%
3 years +60.1%+175.4%+438.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.0%+40.2%+75.3% +23.3%
5 years +8.4%+83.9%+773.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.6%+13.0%+54.3% +10.9%
10 years +306.3%+958.2%+12,233.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.1%+26.6%+61.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSONYUMCNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%64.4%37.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%56.8%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.791.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.362.440.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.9%-57.3%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-30.5%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $30.26$28.01$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $19.32$7.02$165.17 $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.

MultipleSONYUMCNVDA
P/E now vs peer median -30.0xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 45.6x 27.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 7.7x 17.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 20.0x 13.0xmedian 29.0x 25.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 29.8x 24.8xmedian 40.6x 41.4xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.0x 3.5xmedian 4.6x 22.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.17 26.42median 2.28 0.16median 2.28

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 monthsSONYUMCNVDA
Revenue $82.39B $13.76B $302.97B
Gross profit $26.19B $2.47B $226.24B
Operating income $10.29B $1.60B $197.58B
Net income -$5.01B $2.62B $192.88B
Free cash flow $10.78B $1.98B $127.01B
R&D – $609.13M $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $1.07 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $13.40B $3.91B $22.44B
Total debt $36.06B $4.90B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 6.01B 2.47B 24.29B
Enterprise value $97.45B $34.27B $5.03T

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
MetricSONYUMCNVDA
P/E -30.0x 18.1x 27.3x
P/FCF 14.6x 24.8x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 13.9x 39.1x
P/S 1.9x 3.6x 17.3x
P/B 2.9x 3.5x 22.9x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 3.5x 23.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 13.0x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 28.7x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.3x 17.2x
EV/FCF 14.1x 23.2x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 13.0x 38.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 26.42 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSONYUMCNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 85.6% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 18.5% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 11.3% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -10.1% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% 9.6% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -16.5% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -168.9% 104.8% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% -0.2% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -167.4% 116.8% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 0.7% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 17.5% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -3.7% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 447.4% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% -7.5% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSONYUMCNVDA
Gross margin 31.8% 18.0% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 25.6% 66.4%
Operating margin 12.5% 11.6% 65.2%
Pretax margin 12.2% 30.3% 75.8%
Net margin -6.2% 19.1% 63.7%
FCF margin 13.1% 14.4% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 25.6% 44.3%
Return on equity -9.5% 19.7% 90.9%
Return on assets -5.1% 13.2% 66.5%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 10.6% 71.1%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 9.7% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSONYUMCNVDA
Debt / assets 7.5% 3.5% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.9x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.4x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 33.3% 28.5%
Equity / assets 54.7% 66.7% 71.5%
Interest coverage 12.2x 30.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.2x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.6x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 3.86 – 39.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSONYUMCNVDA
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.1% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusSONYUMCNVDA
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 17.7xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% -2.7% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.17BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +24.7% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSONYUMCNVDA
Held by institutions 7.9% 7.1% 69.0%
Institutions holding 739 362 5,924
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +3.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 333 220 3,280
Institutions selling 268 109 2,313
Buyers to sellers 1.24 2.02 1.42

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.

SONYUMCNVDA
SONY 1.00 -0.06 0.02
UMC -0.06 1.00 0.25
NVDA 0.02 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SONY, UMC and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sony (SONY) $157.68B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $49.02B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.25T.

Which stock is cheaper, SONY, UMC and NVDA?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sony (SONY) -30.0x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.1x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (Sony (SONY) 19.4x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.7x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.9x). 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: Sony (SONY) +2.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Sony (SONY) -6.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Sony (SONY) -10.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +157.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +13.0%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest dividend yield: Sony (SONY) 0.31%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 2.05%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Sony (SONY) 29.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.4%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.