STM vs MU vs INTC Stock Comparison

STMicroelectronics, Micron Technology and Intel Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$48.69 -6.2% 1M +91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.27B
P/E
93.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
0.74%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
MU Micron Technology Inc
$928.76 -14.2% 1M +322.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05T
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.06%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
10 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$93.74 -23.8% 1M +137.1% 1Y
Market cap
$472.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 10, STMicroelectronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTMMUINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.27B $1.05T $472.73B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 93.3x 12.3x -42.4x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.7x 5.0x 63.3x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +256.3% +7.5% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 63.8% -19.8% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% 67.7% 0.0% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.7x MU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.74% 0.06% 0.00% STM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.2% +322.0% +137.1% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.1%/yr +68.0%/yr +14.3%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 80.7% 77.5% STM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 88/100 34/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

STMMUINTC

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

AxisSTMMUINTC
Valuation 79 #21 of 94 88 #12 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Growth 11 #82 of 92 100 #1 of 92 63 #35 of 92
Profitability 38 #56 of 90 100 #1 of 90 30 #63 of 90
Financial Health 39 #61 of 99 72 #28 of 99 8 #91 of 99
Shareholder Returns 29 #52 of 73 78 #17 of 73 24 #56 of 73
Overall 39 88 34
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTMMUINTCSPY
1 month -6.2%-14.2%-23.8% -0.2%
3 months -2.9%+13.2%+8.6% +3.9%
6 months -2.2%+84.2%+10.9% +8.2%
Year to date +87.7%+225.4%+154.0% +12.9%
1 year +91.2%+322.0%+137.1% +12.3%
3 years +23.0%+1,314.7%+163.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.1%+142.0%+38.2% +23.3%
5 years +0.4%+1,234.8%+95.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.1%+68.0%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years +460.9%+5,198.1%+169.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.8%+48.7%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTMMUINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%80.7%77.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.2%74.6%68.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.873.363.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.523.991.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-57.8%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-23.5%-33.5% -1.2%
52-week high $79.91$1,213.56$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$201.37$33.62 $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.

MultipleSTMMUINTC
P/E now vs peer median 93.3xmedian 45.6x 12.3xmedian 45.6x -42.4xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 7.7x 7.9xmedian 7.7x 8.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 9.3xmedian 29.0x 40.1xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x 17.8xmedian 40.6x 167.0xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.6x 7.6xmedian 4.6x 4.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.79median 2.28 0.08median 2.28 0.37median 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 monthsSTMMUINTC
Revenue $13.10B $133.19B $57.03B
Gross profit $4.49B $107.50B $22.02B
Operating income $804.00M $99.34B -$77.00M
Net income -$33.00M $84.97B -$11.67B
Free cash flow – $58.96B $2.83B
R&D $2.11B $5.65B $13.19B
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $74.34 $-2.21
Cash & equivalents $3.10B $38.36B $12.87B
Total debt $1.91B $5.18B $50.54B
Shares (diluted) 923.05M 1.14B 5.10B
Enterprise value $29.55B $956.06B $357.46B

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
MetricSTMMUINTC
P/E 93.3x 12.3x -42.4x
P/FCF – 17.8x 167.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.7x 31.7x
P/S 3.3x 7.9x 8.3x
P/B 2.3x 7.6x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 7.6x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA – 9.3x 40.1x
EV/EBIT 50.9x 10.2x -6,410x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 7.6x 8.7x
EV/FCF – 17.2x 174.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.3x 33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.79 0.08 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTMMUINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 256.3% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 104.6% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 622.8% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 327.1% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.0% 916.8% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.3% 168.2% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -106.8% 895.1% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 154.9% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.2% 879.4% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.3% 151.6% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 411.7% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 286.0% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3,435% 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.6% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTMMUINTC
Gross margin 34.3% 80.7% 38.6%
EBITDA margin – 81.7% 21.6%
Operating margin 6.1% 74.6% -0.1%
Pretax margin 5.7% 74.8% -17.3%
Net margin 3.6% 63.8% -19.8%
FCF margin – 44.3% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 67.3% 26.2%
Return on equity 2.6% 71.0% -9.8%
Return on assets 1.8% 51.5% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 3.9% 67.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 3.7% 72.2% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.0% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTMMUINTC
Debt / assets 6.7% 2.6% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 29.4% 49.0%
Equity / assets 66.4% 70.6% 51.0%
Interest coverage – 937.2x –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x 2.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.26 14.64 3.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTMMUINTC
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% 0.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.1% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusSTMMUINTC
Forward P/E 37.7xFY2026 5.0xFY2027 63.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $184.21FY2027 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.4%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +103.1% +17.3% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +15.2% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTMMUINTC
Held by institutions 19.0% 77.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 603 3,900 3,564
Change in shares held, QoQ +57.4% +4.2% +7.8%
Institutions buying 429 2,303 2,148
Institutions selling 108 1,432 1,157
Buyers to sellers 3.97 1.61 1.86

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.

STMMUINTC
STM 1.00 0.57 0.56
MU 0.57 1.00 0.61
INTC 0.56 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STM, MU and INTC?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: STMicroelectronics (STM) $43.27B, Micron Technology (MU) $1.05T, Intel (INTC) $472.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, STM, MU and INTC?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (STMicroelectronics (STM) 93.3x, Micron Technology (MU) 12.3x, Intel (INTC) -42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (STMicroelectronics (STM) 37.7x, Micron Technology (MU) 5.0x, Intel (INTC) 63.3x). 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: STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: STMicroelectronics (STM) +91.2%, Micron Technology (MU) +322.0%, Intel (INTC) +137.1%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.1%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +68.0%/yr, Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

STMicroelectronics (STM) has the highest dividend yield: STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.74%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.06%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STMicroelectronics (STM) has been the steadiest (STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%, Micron Technology (MU) 80.7%, Intel (INTC) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STM, MU and INTC?

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 10. 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.