STM vs NXPI vs ADI Stock Comparison

STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors and Analog Devices Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$45.58 -21.0% 1M +94.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.51B
P/E
78.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.67B
Div. yield
0.79%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$265.01 +9.5% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$66.80B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
1.53%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$406.24 -3.1% 1M +77.1% 1Y
Market cap
$196.85B
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
1.06%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 7, NXP Semiconductors 4, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTMNXPIADILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.51B $66.80B $196.85B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 78.3x 20.7x 47.7x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.3x 16.9x 32.9x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +14.6% +33.6% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.8% 23.4% 29.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.5% 15.8% 10.2% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 1.0x ADI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.79% 1.53% 1.06% NXPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.6% +29.6% +77.1% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +3.4%/yr +17.2%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.3% 47.9% 37.0% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 58/100 60/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

STMNXPIADI

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

AxisSTMNXPIADI
Valuation 79 #21 of 94 77 #22 of 94 44 #53 of 94
Growth 15 #78 of 92 54 #43 of 92 75 #24 of 92
Profitability 39 #55 of 90 83 #16 of 90 81 #18 of 90
Financial Health 44 #57 of 101 6 #95 of 101 31 #70 of 101
Shareholder Returns 32 #54 of 79 68 #26 of 79 71 #24 of 79
Overall 42 58 60
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTMNXPIADISPY
1 month -21.0%+9.5%-3.1% -1.0%
3 months -13.5%+14.6%+7.6% -0.4%
6 months -21.3%-12.7%-2.3% +4.5%
Year to date +75.7%+22.1%+49.8% +12.4%
1 year +94.6%+29.6%+77.1% +13.6%
3 years +10.5%+46.0%+141.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +3.4%+13.4%+34.3% +20.8%
5 years -10.2%+18.2%+120.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -2.1%+3.4%+17.2% +10.4%
10 years +409.3%+168.5%+540.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.7%+10.4%+20.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSTMNXPIADISPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.3%47.9%37.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%41.4%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.801.751.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.540.622.08 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-47.2%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-20.3%-8.8% -1.6%
52-week high $79.91$332.67$445.48 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$184.19$225.20 $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.

MultipleSTMNXPIADI
P/E now vs peer median 78.3xmedian 40.5x 20.7xmedian 40.5x 47.7xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 6.5x 4.8xmedian 6.5x 14.2xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 24.9x 13.9xmedian 24.9x 29.5xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 36.9x 19.1xmedian 36.9x 39.9xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.9x 5.4xmedian 3.9x 5.9xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 1.85 3.72median 1.85 11.07median 1.85

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 monthsSTMNXPIADI
Revenue $13.67B $13.80B $13.88B
Gross profit $4.83B $7.79B $9.13B
Operating income $991.00M $4.55B $4.93B
Net income $537.00M $3.28B $4.14B
Free cash flow – $3.50B $4.94B
R&D $2.15B $2.47B $1.98B
EPS (diluted) $0.56 $12.72 $8.46
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $3.94B $2.17B
Total debt $3.21B $10.98B $9.12B
Shares (diluted) 923.05M 253.83M 488.84M
Enterprise value $26.23B $53.03B $183.38B

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
MetricSTMNXPIADI
P/E 78.3x 20.7x 47.7x
P/FCF – 19.1x 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.6x 35.5x
P/S 3.0x 4.8x 14.2x
P/B 2.2x 5.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 6.0x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 29.5x
EV/EBIT 40.2x 16.2x 41.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.4x 14.7x
EV/FCF – 21.1x 41.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.4x 36.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 3.72 11.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIADI
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 14.6% 33.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 1.6% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 18.2% 46.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.0% 1.2% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 136.5% 52.7% 93.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.2% 6.8% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.4% 55.9% 111.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.4% 4.8% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.5% 56.9% 114.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.5% 5.6% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 63.8% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 85.2% 34.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIADI
Gross margin 35.4% 56.4% 65.8%
EBITDA margin – 38.6% 49.8%
Operating margin 7.3% 33.0% 35.5%
Pretax margin 5.9% 30.1% 33.9%
Net margin 3.8% 23.4% 29.8%
FCF margin – 25.4% 35.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.5% 39.9%
Return on equity 2.9% 27.1% 12.3%
Return on assets 2.0% 12.1% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 4.5% 15.8% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 19.6% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 3.1% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIADI
Debt / assets 12.0% 39.8% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 54.8% 30.7%
Equity / assets 68.6% 45.2% 69.3%
Interest coverage 11.4x – 14.1x
Current ratio 3.1x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.60 3.92 8.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIADI
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.5% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.8% 0.9% 1.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.4% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% 49.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.2% 41.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 7.6%

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.

ConsensusSTMNXPIADI
Forward P/E 35.3xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 32.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.4%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +103.1% +19.5% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $15.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +23.7% +19.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTMNXPIADI
Held by institutions 19.0% 95.1% 90.9%
Institutions holding 606 1,255 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +57.5% +1.9% +4.5%
Institutions buying 432 664 1,183
Institutions selling 108 416 821
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.60 1.44

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.

STMNXPIADI
STM 1.00 0.66 0.73
NXPI 0.66 1.00 0.69
ADI 0.73 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STM, NXPI and ADI?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: STMicroelectronics (STM) $40.51B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $66.80B, Analog Devices (ADI) $196.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, STM, NXPI and ADI?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (STMicroelectronics (STM) 78.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.7x, Analog Devices (ADI) 47.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (STMicroelectronics (STM) 35.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.9x, Analog Devices (ADI) 32.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: STMicroelectronics (STM) +15.9%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.8%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (STMicroelectronics (STM) 4.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: STMicroelectronics (STM) +94.6%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.6%, Analog Devices (ADI) +77.1%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (STMicroelectronics (STM) -2.1%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +3.4%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest dividend yield: STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.79%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.53%, Analog Devices (ADI) 1.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (STMicroelectronics (STM) 61.3%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.9%, Analog Devices (ADI) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STM, NXPI and ADI?

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