TSEM vs NXPI vs STM Stock Comparison

Tower Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$189.08 -18.0% 1M +139.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.70B
P/E
70.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$253.50 +6.5% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$62.65B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$48.69 -6.2% 1M +91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.30B
P/E
92.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NXP Semiconductors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (NXP Semiconductors 6, Tower Semiconductor 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSEMNXPISTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.70B $62.65B $43.30B NXPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.4x 19.4x 92.9x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.4x 16.2x 37.7x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +14.6% +10.5% TSEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% 23.4% 3.6% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 15.8% 3.9% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.3x — TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.3% +14.4% +91.2% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.6%/yr +4.9%/yr +0.1%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.5% 47.9% 60.2% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 61/100 39/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

TSEMNXPISTM

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

AxisTSEMNXPISTM
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 82 #18 of 94 79 #21 of 94
Growth 73 #26 of 92 67 #31 of 92 11 #82 of 92
Profitability 75 #23 of 90 83 #16 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 82 #19 of 99 7 #92 of 99 39 #61 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 65 #26 of 73 29 #52 of 73
Overall 72 61 39
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSEMNXPISTMSPY
1 month -18.0%+6.5%-6.2% -0.2%
3 months -6.9%-2.2%-2.9% +3.9%
6 months -2.3%+10.0%-2.2% +8.2%
Year to date +61.0%+16.8%+87.7% +12.9%
1 year +139.3%+14.4%+91.2% +12.3%
3 years +714.3%+41.5%+23.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +101.3%+12.3%+7.1% +23.3%
5 years +490.0%+26.8%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.6%+4.9%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,094.4%+155.9%+460.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.2%+9.9%+18.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTSEMNXPISTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.5%47.9%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.3%41.9%61.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.221.772.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.301.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-47.2%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.3%-23.8%-39.1% -1.2%
52-week high $316.85$332.67$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $79.00$184.19$21.20 $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.

MultipleTSEMNXPISTM
P/E now vs peer median 68.7xmedian 45.6x 19.8xmedian 45.6x 93.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 7.7x 4.6xmedian 7.7x 3.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.0x 13.3xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 40.6x 18.2xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.6x 5.1xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 23.07median 2.28 3.55median 2.28 -1.79median 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 monthsTSEMNXPISTM
Revenue $1.71B $13.80B $13.10B
Gross profit $459.38M $7.79B $4.49B
Operating income $276.26M $4.55B $804.00M
Net income $291.84M $3.28B -$33.00M
Free cash flow $1.42B $3.50B –
R&D $94.01M $2.47B $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $12.72 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $231.19M $3.94B $3.10B
Total debt $764.88M $10.98B $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 113.60M 253.83M 923.05M
Enterprise value $16.35B $48.51B $29.17B

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
MetricTSEMNXPISTM
P/E 68.7x 19.8x 93.3x
P/FCF 14.9x 18.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 16.8x –
P/S 12.4x 4.6x 3.3x
P/B 6.9x 5.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 5.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 33.4x 13.3x –
EV/EBIT 72.2x 15.6x 50.9x
EV/Revenue 11.7x 5.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF 14.0x 20.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 18.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.07 3.55 -1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSEMNXPISTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 14.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 1.6% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.9% 18.2% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 1.2% -18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% 52.7% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 6.8% -45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.7% 55.9% -106.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 4.8% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% 56.9% -27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 5.6% -52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.9% 63.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 3.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.8% 85.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 10.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSEMNXPISTM
Gross margin 26.9% 56.4% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 34.9% 38.6% –
Operating margin 16.2% 33.0% 6.1%
Pretax margin 18.9% 30.1% 5.7%
Net margin 18.0% 23.4% 3.6%
FCF margin 83.3% 25.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 50.6% 27.5% –
Return on equity 9.6% 27.1% 2.6%
Return on assets 7.8% 12.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 15.8% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 19.6% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 3.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSEMNXPISTM
Debt / assets 3.8% 39.8% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 18.6% 54.8% 33.6%
Equity / assets 81.4% 45.2% 66.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.9x 2.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 4.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 3.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.80 4.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSEMNXPISTM
Dividend yield – 1.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% -0.7%
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusTSEMNXPISTM
Forward P/E 50.4xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 37.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +63.8%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.1% +19.5% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.6% +23.7% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSEMNXPISTM
Held by institutions 55.6% 95.1% 19.0%
Institutions holding 450 1,253 603
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.0% +1.9% +57.4%
Institutions buying 244 663 429
Institutions selling 162 416 108
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.59 3.97

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.

TSEMNXPISTM
TSEM 1.00 0.41 0.54
NXPI 0.41 1.00 0.66
STM 0.54 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSEM, NXPI and STM?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.70B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $62.65B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $43.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSEM, NXPI and STM?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 70.4x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.4x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 92.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 50.4x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.2x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 37.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +139.3%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.4%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +91.2%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +42.6%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +4.9%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.1%/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%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.00%. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) and STMicroelectronics (STM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.