TSEM vs TXN vs UMC Stock Comparison

Tower Semiconductor, Texas Instruments and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$178.75 -22.4% 1M +135.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.20B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$298.12 +7.2% 1M +76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.65B
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$19.18 -21.1% 1M +154.4% 1Y
Market cap
$47.64B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Texas Instruments leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Texas Instruments 4, United Microelectronics 4, Tower Semiconductor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSEMTXNUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.20B $282.65B $47.64B TXN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.8x 40.0x 18.1x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.7x 34.8x 17.4x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +20.3% +85.6% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% 34.1% 19.1% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 22.9% 10.6% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 0.5x -0.9x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +135.9% +76.3% +154.4% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.5%/yr +9.8%/yr +12.1%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.5% 41.9% 64.5% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 68/100 72/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

TSEMTXNUMC

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

AxisTSEMTXNUMC
Valuation 61 #38 of 95 56 #42 of 95 82 #18 of 95
Growth 73 #26 of 93 70 #29 of 93 58 #40 of 93
Profitability 74 #24 of 91 98 #3 of 91 72 #26 of 91
Financial Health 82 #19 of 101 43 #58 of 101 56 #45 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 74 #20 of 75 91 #8 of 75
Overall 72 68 72
  • TSEM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSEMTXNUMCSPY
1 month -22.4%+7.2%-21.1% -0.8%
3 months -20.3%+6.7%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%+10.6%+64.1% +7.0%
Year to date +52.2%+71.8%+144.0% +12.2%
1 year +135.9%+76.3%+154.4% +13.0%
3 years +669.8%+108.3%+171.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +97.5%+27.7%+39.5% +23.1%
5 years +465.7%+59.3%+76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +41.5%+9.8%+12.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,028.5%+315.7%+948.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.4%+15.3%+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSEMTXNUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.5%41.9%64.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.3%35.4%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.211.481.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.631.822.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-33.9%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.6%-10.3%-31.5% -1.8%
52-week high $316.85$332.28$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $79.00$153.33$7.02 $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.

MultipleTSEMTXNUMC
P/E now vs peer median 65.0xmedian 42.1x 38.5xmedian 42.1x 17.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 7.1x 13.1xmedian 7.1x 3.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 27.5x 25.9xmedian 27.5x 12.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 37.2x 37.2xmedian 37.2x 24.4xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.2x 14.2xmedian 4.2x 3.5xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 21.81median 2.23 -259.75median 2.23 26.03median 2.23

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 monthsTSEMTXNUMC
Revenue $1.71B $20.77B $13.76B
Gross profit $459.38M $12.51B $2.47B
Operating income $276.26M $8.47B $1.60B
Net income $291.84M $7.11B $2.62B
Free cash flow $1.42B $7.32B $1.98B
R&D $94.01M $2.10B $609.13M
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $7.68 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $231.19M $4.21B $3.91B
Total debt $764.88M $13.56B $4.90B
Shares (diluted) 113.60M 921.00M 2.47B
Enterprise value $15.84B $257.52B $32.89B

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
MetricTSEMTXNUMC
P/E 65.0x 38.5x 17.8x
P/FCF 14.1x 37.2x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 27.5x 13.7x
P/S 11.8x 13.1x 3.5x
P/B 6.5x 14.2x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 14.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 31.4x 25.9x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 68.0x 32.8x 28.3x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 13.4x 3.3x
EV/FCF 13.2x 38.0x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 28.1x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 21.81 -259.75 26.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSEMTXNUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 20.3% 85.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 4.7% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.9% 26.0% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 2.3% -10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% 42.8% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 2.0% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.7% 41.0% 104.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 0.1% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% 39.9% 116.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -0.1% 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.9% 43.5% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 14.8% -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.8% 251.8% 447.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 64.4% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSEMTXNUMC
Gross margin 26.9% 60.2% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 34.9% 51.7% 25.6%
Operating margin 16.2% 40.8% 11.6%
Pretax margin 18.9% 39.1% 30.3%
Net margin 18.0% 34.1% 19.1%
FCF margin 83.3% 35.2% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 50.6% 47.7% 25.6%
Return on equity 9.6% 38.3% 19.7%
Return on assets 7.8% 19.6% 13.2%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 22.9% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 25.4% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSEMTXNUMC
Debt / assets 3.8% 36.8% 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 0.5x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.9x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 18.6% 47.9% 33.3%
Equity / assets 81.4% 52.1% 66.7%
Interest coverage – 15.0x 30.3x
Current ratio 4.9x 5.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 4.2x 3.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 3.7x 2.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 13.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSEMTXNUMC
Dividend yield – 1.9% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – 1.8% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusTSEMTXNUMC
Forward P/E 47.7xFY2026 34.8xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +63.8%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.1% +28.2% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.6% +8.5% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSEMTXNUMC
Held by institutions 55.6% 89.1% 7.1%
Institutions holding 450 2,863 362
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.0% +3.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 244 1,584 220
Institutions selling 162 942 109
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.68 2.02

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.

TSEMTXNUMC
TSEM 1.00 0.43 0.40
TXN 0.43 1.00 0.31
UMC 0.40 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSEM, TXN and UMC?

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.20B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $282.65B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $47.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSEM, TXN and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 68.8x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 40.0x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 47.7x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.8x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +135.9%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +76.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +154.4%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +41.5%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +9.8%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +12.1%/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%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.