TSEM vs MU vs NXPI Stock Comparison

Tower Semiconductor, Micron Technology and NXP Semiconductors Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$148.80 -40.4% 1M +80.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.01B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
MU Micron Technology Inc
$795.23 -25.3% 1M +264.7% 1Y
Market cap
$755.30B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$265.01 +9.5% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$63.20B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTSEMMUNXPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.01B $755.30B $63.20B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.9x 8.9x 19.6x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.7x 4.3x 16.9x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +256.3% +14.6% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 63.8% 23.4% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 67.7% 15.8% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -0.4x 1.3x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% NXPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +80.5% +264.7% +29.6% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.5%/yr +61.3%/yr +3.4%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.4% 81.4% 47.9% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 89/100 58/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

TSEMMUNXPI

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

AxisTSEMMUNXPI
Valuation 72 #27 of 94 87 #13 of 94 77 #22 of 94
Growth 78 #21 of 92 100 #1 of 92 54 #43 of 92
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 100 #1 of 90 83 #16 of 90
Financial Health 78 #23 of 101 75 #26 of 101 6 #95 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 81 #16 of 79 68 #26 of 79
Overall 76 89 58
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSEMMUNXPISPY
1 month -40.4%-25.3%+9.5% -1.0%
3 months -29.5%-11.0%+14.6% -0.4%
6 months -31.4%+19.3%-12.7% +4.5%
Year to date +26.7%+178.6%+22.1% +12.4%
1 year +80.5%+264.7%+29.6% +13.6%
3 years +519.5%+995.7%+46.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +83.7%+122.2%+13.4% +20.8%
5 years +322.8%+990.6%+18.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +33.5%+61.3%+3.4% +10.4%
10 years +864.4%+4,667.6%+168.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +25.4%+47.2%+10.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTSEMMUNXPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.4%81.4%47.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.4%75.6%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.243.251.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.943.250.62 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-57.8%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.0%-34.5%-20.3% -1.6%
52-week high $316.85$1,213.56$332.67 $779.14
52-week low $82.45$201.37$184.19 $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.

MultipleTSEMMUNXPI
P/E now vs peer median 44.2xmedian 40.5x 10.5xmedian 40.5x 20.7xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 6.5x 6.8xmedian 6.5x 4.8xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 24.9x 7.9xmedian 24.9x 13.9xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 36.9x 15.3xmedian 36.9x 19.1xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.9x 6.5xmedian 3.9x 5.4xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.54median 1.85 0.07median 1.85 3.72median 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 monthsTSEMMUNXPI
Revenue $1.84B $133.19B $13.80B
Gross profit $545.09M $107.50B $7.79B
Operating income $352.82M $99.34B $4.55B
Net income $358.28M $84.97B $3.28B
Free cash flow $1.56B $58.96B $3.50B
R&D $98.57M $5.65B $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $74.34 $12.72
Cash & equivalents $250.75M $38.36B $3.94B
Total debt $153.73M $5.18B $10.98B
Shares (diluted) 113.60M 1.14B 253.83M
Enterprise value $9.41B $660.94B $49.06B

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
MetricTSEMMUNXPI
P/E 44.2x 10.5x 20.7x
P/FCF 10.8x 15.3x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 10.0x 17.6x
P/S 9.1x 6.8x 4.8x
P/B 5.2x 6.5x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 6.5x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 7.9x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 43.7x 8.7x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 6.5x 5.4x
EV/FCF 9.9x 14.6x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 9.6x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.54 0.07 3.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSEMMUNXPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 256.3% 14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 104.6% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 63.6% 622.8% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 327.1% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 107.8% 916.8% 52.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 168.2% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% 895.1% 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 154.9% 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.7% 879.4% 56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 151.6% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 99.6% 411.7% 63.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 286.0% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.7% 3,435% 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 126.6% 10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSEMMUNXPI
Gross margin 29.6% 80.7% 56.4%
EBITDA margin 37.4% 81.7% 38.6%
Operating margin 19.2% 74.6% 33.0%
Pretax margin 21.8% 74.8% 30.1%
Net margin 20.5% 63.8% 23.4%
FCF margin 84.6% 44.3% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 67.3% 27.5%
Return on equity 11.4% 71.0% 27.1%
Return on assets 9.2% 51.5% 12.1%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 67.7% 15.8%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 72.2% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSEMMUNXPI
Debt / assets 3.8% 2.6% 39.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -0.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.1x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 20.1% 29.4% 54.8%
Equity / assets 79.9% 70.6% 45.2%
Interest coverage – 937.2x –
Current ratio 3.7x 3.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 3.1x 2.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.7x 1.6x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 13.07 3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSEMMUNXPI
Dividend yield – 0.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.1% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.7% 31.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% 29.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 16.9% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 1.9%

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.

ConsensusTSEMMUNXPI
Forward P/E 39.7xFY2026 4.3xFY2027 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $184.21FY2027 $15.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +63.8%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027 +32.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.1% +17.3% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027 $13.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.6% +15.2% +23.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSEMMUNXPI
Held by institutions 55.6% 77.9% 95.1%
Institutions holding 452 3,905 1,255
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.0% +4.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 245 2,307 664
Institutions selling 162 1,433 416
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.61 1.60

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.

TSEMMUNXPI
TSEM 1.00 0.57 0.40
MU 0.57 1.00 0.44
NXPI 0.40 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSEM, MU and NXPI?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $15.01B, Micron Technology (MU) $755.30B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $63.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSEM, MU and NXPI?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 39.9x, Micron Technology (MU) 8.9x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 39.7x, Micron Technology (MU) 4.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +21.6%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 20.5%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 10.7%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +80.5%, Micron Technology (MU) +264.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.6%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +33.5%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +61.3%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest dividend yield: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 85.4%, Micron Technology (MU) 81.4%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSEM, MU and NXPI?

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