STM vs NXPI vs MCHP Stock Comparison

STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$50.01 -6.0% 1M +102.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.45B
P/E
85.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.67B
Div. yield
0.72%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$266.00 +12.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$67.05B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
1.52%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$81.12 +3.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.05B
P/E
119.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.26%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

NXP Semiconductors leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (NXP Semiconductors 9, Microchip Technology 2, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTMNXPIMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.45B $67.05B $44.05B NXPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 85.9x 20.8x 119.8x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.8x 17.0x 21.3x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +14.6% +20.9% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.8% 23.4% 7.2% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.8% 5.5% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 3.4x NXPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.72% 1.52% 2.26% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.6% +29.9% +29.7% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr +5.8%/yr +1.8%/yr NXPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 47.8% 49.4% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 40/100 NXPI

Percentile Scorecard

STMNXPIMCHP

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

AxisSTMNXPIMCHP
Valuation 77 #22 of 94 82 #18 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Growth 15 #78 of 92 63 #35 of 92 42 #54 of 92
Profitability 32 #60 of 88 82 #17 of 88 58 #38 of 88
Financial Health 39 #59 of 96 6 #90 of 96 5 #91 of 96
Shareholder Returns 44 #41 of 72 65 #26 of 72 45 #40 of 72
Overall 42 59 40
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTMNXPIMCHPSPY
1 month -6.0%+12.5%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months -5.7%+8.5%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -9.3%-9.4%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date +92.8%+22.5%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +102.6%+29.9%+29.7% +11.9%
3 years +32.7%+56.3%+14.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.9%+16.1%+4.7% +22.8%
5 years +5.0%+32.4%+9.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.0%+5.8%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +443.0%+166.6%+169.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.4%+10.3%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTMNXPIMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%47.8%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.4%41.3%44.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.861.752.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.710.630.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-47.2%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.4%-20.0%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $79.91$332.67$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$184.19$49.02 $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.

MultipleSTMNXPIMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 85.9xmedian 46.4x 20.8xmedian 46.4x 119.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 7.8x 4.9xmedian 7.8x 8.6xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 13.9xmedian 27.5x 32.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.1x 19.1xmedian 40.1x 44.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 4.7x 5.4xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.70median 2.10 3.73median 2.10 -2.58median 2.10

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 monthsSTMNXPIMCHP
Revenue $13.67B $13.80B $5.12B
Gross profit $4.83B $7.79B $3.08B
Operating income $991.00M $4.55B $794.80M
Net income $107.00M $3.28B $478.40M
Free cash flow – $3.50B $985.70M
R&D $2.15B $2.47B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $0.56 $12.72 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $3.94B $272.30M
Total debt $3.21B $10.98B $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 923.05M 253.83M 550.50M
Enterprise value $29.76B $53.28B $43.05B

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
MetricSTMNXPIMCHP
P/E 85.9x 20.8x 119.8x
P/FCF – 19.1x 44.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.6x 36.8x
P/S 3.3x 4.9x 8.6x
P/B – 5.4x 6.8x
P/Tangible book – 6.0x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 32.8x
EV/EBIT 44.1x 16.3x 61.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.4x 9.6x
EV/FCF – 21.1x 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.5x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.70 3.73 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 14.6% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 1.6% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 18.2% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.0% 1.2% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 132.1% 52.7% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.2% 6.8% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -80.1% 55.9% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.0% 4.8% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.5% 56.9% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.5% 5.6% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 63.8% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 85.2% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIMCHP
Gross margin 35.4% 56.4% 60.2%
EBITDA margin – 38.6% 29.3%
Operating margin 7.3% 33.0% 15.5%
Pretax margin 5.9% 30.1% 11.3%
Net margin 3.8% 23.4% 7.2%
FCF margin – 25.4% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.5% 23.4%
Return on equity – 27.1% 7.4%
Return on assets 2.0% 12.1% 3.3%
Return on invested capital – 15.8% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 19.6% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.1% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIMCHP
Debt / assets 12.0% 39.8% 37.2%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 54.8% 55.2%
Equity / assets – 45.2% 44.8%
Interest coverage 11.4x – 3.7x
Current ratio 3.1x 2.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.88 3.93 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTMNXPIMCHP
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.4% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.2% 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 9.5%

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.

ConsensusSTMNXPIMCHP
Forward P/E 38.8xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.4%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +103.1% +19.5% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +23.7% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTMNXPIMCHP
Held by institutions 19.0% 95.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 604 1,254 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ +57.4% +1.9% +7.0%
Institutions buying 430 664 681
Institutions selling 108 416 433
Buyers to sellers 3.98 1.60 1.57

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.

STMNXPIMCHP
STM 1.00 0.66 0.73
NXPI 0.66 1.00 0.78
MCHP 0.73 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STM, NXPI and MCHP?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: STMicroelectronics (STM) $44.45B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $67.05B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $44.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, STM, NXPI and MCHP?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (STMicroelectronics (STM) 85.9x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.8x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 119.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (STMicroelectronics (STM) 38.8x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 17.0x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: STMicroelectronics (STM) +15.9%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.8%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: STMicroelectronics (STM) +102.6%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%. Over five years, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) compounded fastest (STMicroelectronics (STM) +1.0%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +5.8%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.72%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.52%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads on 9. 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.