TSEM vs INTC vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Tower Semiconductor, Intel and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$189.08 -18.0% 1M +139.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.28B
P/E
68.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 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
1 win
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$80.17 +1.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
118.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.29%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tower Semiconductor leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tower Semiconductor 7, Microchip Technology 3, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSEMINTCMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.28B $472.73B $43.53B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.7x -42.4x 118.4x TSEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.4x 63.3x 21.1x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +7.5% +20.9% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% -19.8% 7.2% TSEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 0.0% 5.5% TSEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.7x 3.4x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.29% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.3% +137.1% +24.2% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.6%/yr +14.3%/yr +1.5%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.5% 77.5% 49.4% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 34/100 42/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

TSEMINTCMCHP

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

AxisTSEMINTCMCHP
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 45 #52 of 94 53 #45 of 94
Growth 73 #26 of 92 63 #35 of 92 41 #55 of 92
Profitability 75 #23 of 90 30 #63 of 90 60 #37 of 90
Financial Health 82 #19 of 99 8 #91 of 99 5 #94 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 24 #56 of 73 51 #36 of 73
Overall 72 34 42
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC 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

PeriodTSEMINTCMCHPSPY
1 month -18.0%-23.8%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -6.9%+8.6%+5.9% +3.9%
6 months -2.3%+10.9%-4.9% +8.2%
Year to date +61.0%+154.0%+25.8% +12.9%
1 year +139.3%+137.1%+24.2% +12.3%
3 years +714.3%+163.8%+10.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +101.3%+38.2%+3.5% +23.3%
5 years +490.0%+95.0%+7.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.6%+14.3%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,094.4%+169.3%+165.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.2%+10.4%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTSEMINTCMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.5%77.5%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.3%68.7%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.223.052.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.671.770.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-67.6%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.3%-33.5%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $316.85$140.94$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $79.00$33.62$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.

MultipleTSEMINTCMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 68.7xmedian 45.6x -42.4xmedian 45.6x 118.4xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 7.7x 8.3xmedian 7.7x 8.5xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.0x 40.1xmedian 29.0x 32.4xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 40.6x 167.0xmedian 40.6x 44.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.6x 4.6xmedian 4.6x 6.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 23.07median 2.28 0.37median 2.28 -2.55median 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 monthsTSEMINTCMCHP
Revenue $1.71B $57.03B $5.12B
Gross profit $459.38M $22.02B $3.08B
Operating income $276.26M -$77.00M $794.80M
Net income $291.84M -$11.67B $478.40M
Free cash flow $1.42B $2.83B $985.70M
R&D $94.01M $13.19B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $-2.21 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $231.19M $12.87B $272.30M
Total debt $764.88M $50.54B $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 113.60M 5.10B 550.50M
Enterprise value $15.92B $357.46B $42.53B

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
MetricTSEMINTCMCHP
P/E 68.7x -42.4x 118.4x
P/FCF 14.9x 167.0x 44.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 31.7x 36.3x
P/S 12.4x 8.3x 8.5x
P/B 6.9x 4.6x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 4.7x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 33.4x 40.1x 32.4x
EV/EBIT 72.2x -6,410x 61.2x
EV/Revenue 11.7x 8.7x 9.5x
EV/FCF 14.0x 174.3x 49.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 33.0x 40.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.07 0.37 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 7.5% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 1.8% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.9% 39.4% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 2.1% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% 99.4% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 72.7% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.7% 44.6% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -132.5% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% 52.9% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -115.9% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.9% 48.1% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 15.3% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.8% 125.9% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 29.5% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCMCHP
Gross margin 26.9% 38.6% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 34.9% 21.6% 29.3%
Operating margin 16.2% -0.1% 15.5%
Pretax margin 18.9% -17.3% 11.3%
Net margin 18.0% -19.8% 7.2%
FCF margin 83.3% 5.0% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 50.6% 26.2% 23.4%
Return on equity 9.6% -9.8% 7.4%
Return on assets 7.8% -5.5% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 0.0% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 0.0% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x -1.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.2% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCMCHP
Debt / assets 3.8% 25.0% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.7x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 17.9x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 18.6% 49.0% 55.2%
Equity / assets 81.4% 51.0% 44.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.7x
Current ratio 4.9x 1.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 4.2x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 3.7x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.50 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCMCHP
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.3% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusTSEMINTCMCHP
Forward P/E 50.4xFY2026 63.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +63.8%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.1% +39.2% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.6% +17.5% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSEMINTCMCHP
Held by institutions 55.6% 68.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 450 3,564 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.0% +7.8% +7.0%
Institutions buying 244 2,148 681
Institutions selling 162 1,157 432
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.86 1.58

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.

TSEMINTCMCHP
TSEM 1.00 0.50 0.47
INTC 0.50 1.00 0.49
MCHP 0.47 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSEM, INTC and MCHP?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.28B, Intel (INTC) $472.73B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSEM, INTC and MCHP?

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 68.7x, Intel (INTC) -42.4x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 118.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 50.4x, Intel (INTC) 63.3x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.1x). 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: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +139.3%, Intel (INTC) +137.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +24.2%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +42.6%/yr, Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.29%. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) and Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, Intel (INTC) 77.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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