TSEM vs ADI vs INTC Stock Comparison

Tower Semiconductor, Analog Devices and Intel Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$155.32 -35.5% 1M +82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.39B
P/E
43.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$412.85 -1.0% 1M +76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$198.03B
P/E
47.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$59.97 -49.7% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$308.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tower Semiconductor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tower Semiconductor 6, Analog Devices 4, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSEMADIINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.39B $198.03B $308.56B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.5x 47.9x -25.6x TSEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 34.0x 40.9x ADI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +33.6% +7.5% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 29.8% -19.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 10.2% 0.0% TSEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x 1.0x 1.7x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.4% +76.3% +50.0% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr +18.2%/yr +3.5%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.0% 36.9% 85.3% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 60/100 36/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

TSEMADIINTC

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

AxisTSEMADIINTC
Valuation 72 #27 of 94 46 #51 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Growth 79 #20 of 92 76 #23 of 92 62 #36 of 92
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 81 #18 of 90 29 #64 of 90
Financial Health 79 #22 of 101 30 #71 of 101 8 #93 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 67 #25 of 74 23 #57 of 74
Overall 77 60 36
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI 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

PeriodTSEMADIINTCSPY
1 month -35.5%-1.0%-49.7% -2.3%
3 months -33.7%+14.1%-34.1% -0.7%
6 months -27.8%+4.0%-37.4% +4.8%
Year to date +32.3%+52.2%+62.5% +10.3%
1 year +82.4%+76.3%+50.0% +10.3%
3 years +546.6%+145.9%+57.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +86.4%+35.0%+16.3% +20.1%
5 years +355.6%+130.9%+19.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +35.5%+18.2%+3.5% +10.1%
10 years +906.0%+548.5%+73.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +26.0%+20.6%+5.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSEMADIINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.0%36.9%85.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%37.3%85.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.361.763.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.972.070.59 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-32.5%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.0%-7.3%-57.4% -3.5%
52-week high $316.85$445.48$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $82.45$225.20$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.

MultipleTSEMADIINTC
P/E now vs peer median 46.2xmedian 41.3x 48.5xmedian 41.3x -27.1xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 6.6x 14.4xmedian 6.6x 5.3xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 26.2x 29.9xmedian 26.2x 26.3xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 37.7x 40.5xmedian 37.7x 106.8xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.3x 6.0xmedian 4.3x 2.9xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.70median 1.81 11.25median 1.81 0.23median 1.81

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 monthsTSEMADIINTC
Revenue $1.84B $13.88B $59.89B
Gross profit $545.09M $9.13B $23.90B
Operating income $352.82M $4.93B $1.76B
Net income $358.28M $4.14B -$12.42B
Free cash flow $1.56B $4.94B $3.77B
R&D $98.57M $1.98B $13.45B
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $8.46 $-2.27
Cash & equivalents $250.75M $2.17B $21.85B
Total debt $153.73M $9.12B $50.13B
Shares (diluted) 113.60M 488.84M 5.31B
Enterprise value $10.78B $184.57B $154.62B

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
MetricTSEMADIINTC
P/E 46.2x 48.5x -27.1x
P/FCF 11.2x 40.5x 106.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 36.1x 20.2x
P/S 9.5x 14.4x 5.3x
P/B 5.4x 6.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 7.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 23.5x 29.9x 26.3x
EV/EBIT 45.8x 41.9x -4,198x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 14.9x 5.7x
EV/FCF 10.4x 41.9x 114.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 37.3x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.70 11.25 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSEMADIINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 33.6% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 2.6% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 63.6% 46.2% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 2.9% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 107.8% 93.0% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 4.8% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% 111.2% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 3.3% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.7% 114.6% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 4.3% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 99.6% 33.2% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 5.1% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.7% 34.2% 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 10.2% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSEMADIINTC
Gross margin 29.6% 65.8% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 37.4% 49.8% 21.6%
Operating margin 19.2% 35.5% -0.1%
Pretax margin 21.8% 33.9% -17.3%
Net margin 20.5% 29.8% -19.8%
FCF margin 84.6% 35.6% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 39.9% 26.2%
Return on equity 11.4% 12.3% -9.8%
Return on assets 9.2% 8.6% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 10.2% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 11.6% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.3x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.5% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSEMADIINTC
Debt / assets 3.8% 18.8% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x 1.0x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.8x 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 20.1% 30.7% 49.0%
Equity / assets 79.9% 69.3% 51.0%
Interest coverage – 14.1x –
Current ratio 3.7x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 9.08 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSEMADIINTC
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% -0.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.5% -0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 41.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusTSEMADIINTC
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 34.0xFY2026 40.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $12.33FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +63.8%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.1% +27.0% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $15.85BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.6% +19.8% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSEMADIINTC
Held by institutions 55.6% 90.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 451 2,290 3,567
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.0% +4.5% +7.8%
Institutions buying 244 1,183 2,150
Institutions selling 162 821 1,158
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.44 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.

TSEMADIINTC
TSEM 1.00 0.54 0.53
ADI 0.54 1.00 0.51
INTC 0.53 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSEM, ADI and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $16.39B, Analog Devices (ADI) $198.03B, Intel (INTC) $308.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSEM, ADI and INTC?

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 43.5x, Analog Devices (ADI) 47.9x, Intel (INTC) -25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Analog Devices (ADI) is cheapest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 43.5x, Analog Devices (ADI) 34.0x, Intel (INTC) 40.9x). 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: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +21.6%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 20.5%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 10.7%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +82.4%, Analog Devices (ADI) +76.3%, Intel (INTC) +50.0%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +35.5%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +18.2%/yr, Intel (INTC) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 0.00%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) and Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 85.0%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.9%, Intel (INTC) 85.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSEM, ADI 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, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 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.