TSEM vs INTC vs TXN Stock Comparison

Tower Semiconductor, Intel and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$189.08 -18.0% 1M +139.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.39B
P/E
69.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$93.74 -23.8% 1M +137.1% 1Y
Market cap
$479.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$308.91 +11.1% 1M +82.3% 1Y
Market cap
$280.42B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTSEMINTCTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.39B $479.34B $280.42B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.4x -42.5x 39.7x TXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.4x 63.3x 36.0x TXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +7.5% +20.3% TXN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% -19.8% 34.1% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 0.0% 22.9% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.7x 0.5x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.3% +137.1% +82.3% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.6%/yr +14.3%/yr +10.5%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.5% 77.5% 41.9% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 34/100 69/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

TSEMINTCTXN

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

AxisTSEMINTCTXN
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 45 #52 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Growth 73 #26 of 92 63 #35 of 92 71 #27 of 92
Profitability 75 #23 of 90 30 #63 of 90 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 82 #19 of 99 8 #91 of 99 42 #58 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 24 #56 of 73 76 #18 of 73
Overall 72 34 69
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSEMINTCTXNSPY
1 month -18.0%-23.8%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.9%+8.6%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months -2.3%+10.9%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +61.0%+154.0%+78.1% +12.9%
1 year +139.3%+137.1%+82.3% +12.3%
3 years +714.3%+163.8%+115.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +101.3%+38.2%+29.3% +23.3%
5 years +490.0%+95.0%+64.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.6%+14.3%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,094.4%+169.3%+336.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.2%+10.4%+15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTSEMINTCTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.5%77.5%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.3%68.7%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.223.051.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.671.771.96 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-67.6%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.3%-33.5%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $316.85$140.94$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $79.00$33.62$153.33 $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.

MultipleTSEMINTCTXN
P/E now vs peer median 68.7xmedian 45.6x -42.4xmedian 45.6x 39.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 7.7x 8.3xmedian 7.7x 13.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.0x 40.1xmedian 29.0x 26.8xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 40.6x 167.0xmedian 40.6x 38.6xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.6x 4.6xmedian 4.6x 14.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 23.07median 2.28 0.37median 2.28 -269.15median 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 monthsTSEMINTCTXN
Revenue $1.71B $57.03B $20.77B
Gross profit $459.38M $22.02B $12.51B
Operating income $276.26M -$77.00M $8.47B
Net income $291.84M -$11.67B $7.11B
Free cash flow $1.42B $2.83B $7.32B
R&D $94.01M $13.19B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $-2.21 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $231.19M $12.87B $4.21B
Total debt $764.88M $50.54B $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 113.60M 5.10B 921.00M
Enterprise value $16.03B $348.47B $255.30B

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
MetricTSEMINTCTXN
P/E 68.7x -42.4x 39.9x
P/FCF 14.9x 167.0x 38.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 31.7x 28.5x
P/S 12.4x 8.3x 13.6x
P/B 6.9x 4.6x 14.7x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 4.7x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 33.4x 40.1x 26.8x
EV/EBIT 72.2x -6,410x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 11.7x 8.7x 13.9x
EV/FCF 14.0x 174.3x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 33.0x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.07 0.37 -269.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 7.5% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 1.8% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.9% 39.4% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 2.1% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% 99.4% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 72.7% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.7% 44.6% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -132.5% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% 52.9% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -115.9% -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.9% 48.1% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 15.3% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.8% 125.9% 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 29.5% 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCTXN
Gross margin 26.9% 38.6% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 34.9% 21.6% 51.7%
Operating margin 16.2% -0.1% 40.8%
Pretax margin 18.9% -17.3% 39.1%
Net margin 18.0% -19.8% 34.1%
FCF margin 83.3% 5.0% 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 50.6% 26.2% 47.7%
Return on equity 9.6% -9.8% 38.3%
Return on assets 7.8% -5.5% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 0.0% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 0.0% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x -1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.2% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCTXN
Debt / assets 3.8% 25.0% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 17.9x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 18.6% 49.0% 47.9%
Equity / assets 81.4% 51.0% 52.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 4.9x 1.6x 5.6x
Quick ratio 4.2x 0.9x 3.6x
Cash ratio 3.7x 0.8x 2.7x
Altman Z-score – 3.50 13.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSEMINTCTXN
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.3% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTSEMINTCTXN
Forward P/E 50.4xFY2026 63.3xFY2026 36.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +63.8%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.1% +39.2% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.6% +17.5% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSEMINTCTXN
Held by institutions 55.6% 68.7% 89.1%
Institutions holding 450 3,564 2,865
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.0% +7.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 244 2,148 1,586
Institutions selling 162 1,157 942
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.86 1.68

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.

TSEMINTCTXN
TSEM 1.00 0.50 0.43
INTC 0.50 1.00 0.45
TXN 0.43 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSEM, INTC and TXN?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.39B, Intel (INTC) $479.34B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $280.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSEM, INTC and TXN?

Texas Instruments (TXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 69.4x, Intel (INTC) -42.5x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 39.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Texas Instruments (TXN) is cheapest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 50.4x, Intel (INTC) 63.3x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Instruments (TXN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +139.3%, Intel (INTC) +137.1%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +82.3%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +42.6%/yr, Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, Intel (INTC) 77.5%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSEM, INTC and TXN?

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