TSEM vs UMC vs ADI Stock Comparison

Tower Semiconductor, United Microelectronics and Analog Devices Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$130.99 -49.3% 1M +50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.74B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$13.35 -42.4% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.61B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
3.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$361.01 -14.2% 1M +53.0% 1Y
Market cap
$174.93B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
1.19%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 7, Analog Devices 3, Tower Semiconductor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSEMUMCADILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.74B $33.61B $174.93B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.9x 12.3x 42.4x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 12.2x 29.3x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +87.7% +33.6% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 18.7% 29.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 11.6% 10.2% UMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -1.0x 1.0x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.00% 1.19% UMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.5% +72.0% +53.0% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.1%/yr +4.4%/yr +14.4%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.2% 67.7% 38.8% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 81/100 59/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

TSEMUMCADI

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

AxisTSEMUMCADI
Valuation 73 #26 of 94 95 #6 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Growth 74 #25 of 92 75 #24 of 92 73 #26 of 92
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 72 #26 of 90 83 #16 of 90
Financial Health 79 #22 of 101 69 #32 of 101 30 #71 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 95 #5 of 81 69 #26 of 81
Overall 76 81 59
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSEMUMCADISPY
1 month -49.3%-42.4%-14.2% -5.9%
3 months -41.7%-30.4%-4.3% -4.6%
6 months -37.6%-11.9%-11.6% +0.2%
Year to date +11.6%+69.8%+33.1% +7.5%
1 year +50.5%+72.0%+53.0% +8.2%
3 years +444.9%+75.7%+115.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +76.0%+20.7%+29.2% +19.0%
5 years +272.2%+23.7%+96.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +30.1%+4.4%+14.4% +9.4%
10 years +748.9%+625.5%+469.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +23.9%+21.9%+19.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTSEMUMCADISPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.2%67.7%38.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.1%63.0%41.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.192.081.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.591.061.36 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.7%-57.3%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-52.3%-19.0% -5.9%
52-week high $316.85$28.01$445.48 $779.14
52-week low $84.07$7.02$225.20 $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.

MultipleTSEMUMCADI
P/E now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 35.6x 12.3xmedian 35.6x 42.4xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 5.8x 2.4xmedian 5.8x 12.6xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 21.9x 7.9xmedian 21.9x 26.3xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 30.7x 15.3xmedian 30.7x 35.4xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.5x 2.3xmedian 3.5x 5.2xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median -3.12median 1.25 1.94median 1.25 9.84median 1.25

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 monthsTSEMUMCADI
Revenue $1.84B $14.11B $13.88B
Gross profit $545.09M $2.67B $9.13B
Operating income $352.82M $1.81B $4.93B
Net income $358.28M $2.64B $4.14B
Free cash flow $1.56B $2.19B $4.94B
R&D $98.57M $595.72M $1.98B
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $1.07 $8.46
Cash & equivalents $250.75M $4.48B $2.17B
Total debt $153.73M $781.92M $9.12B
Shares (diluted) 113.60M 2.47B 488.84M
Enterprise value $9.14B $17.98B $161.47B

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
MetricTSEMUMCADI
P/E 38.9x 12.3x 42.4x
P/FCF 9.5x 15.3x 35.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 8.9x 31.5x
P/S 8.0x 2.4x 12.6x
P/B 4.6x 2.3x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.3x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.5x 7.9x 26.3x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 16.6x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.1x 13.1x
EV/FCF 8.6x 13.7x 36.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 7.9x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.12 1.94 9.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSEMUMCADI
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 87.7% 33.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 22.9% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 63.6% 22.7% 46.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -2.4% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 107.8% 29.9% 93.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -6.7% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% 97.8% 111.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 5.5% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.7% 97.8% 114.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 6.4% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 99.6% 19.0% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 5.1% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.7% 410.9% 34.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 11.3% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSEMUMCADI
Gross margin 29.6% 18.9% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 37.4% 26.7% 49.8%
Operating margin 19.2% 12.8% 35.5%
Pretax margin 21.8% 30.5% 33.9%
Net margin 20.5% 18.7% 29.8%
FCF margin 84.6% 15.5% 35.6%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 26.7% 39.9%
Return on equity 11.4% 18.4% 12.3%
Return on assets 9.2% 12.5% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 11.6% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 9.6% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSEMUMCADI
Debt / assets 3.8% 3.7% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -1.0x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 20.1% 30.3% 30.7%
Equity / assets 79.9% 69.7% 69.3%
Interest coverage – 33.0x 14.1x
Current ratio 3.7x 3.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.1x 2.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.7x 2.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 8.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSEMUMCADI
Dividend yield – 3.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 3.9% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 49.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 41.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusTSEMUMCADI
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.92FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.2%FY2026 +105.7%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.7% -3.7% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.89BFY2026 $8.40BFY2026 $15.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +57.6% +25.2% +19.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSEMUMCADI
Held by institutions 55.6% 7.1% 90.9%
Institutions holding 452 364 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.0% +3.2% +4.5%
Institutions buying 245 220 1,182
Institutions selling 162 110 822
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.00 1.44

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.

TSEMUMCADI
TSEM 1.00 0.44 0.56
UMC 0.44 1.00 0.48
ADI 0.56 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSEM, UMC and ADI?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $14.74B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $33.61B, Analog Devices (ADI) $174.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSEM, UMC and ADI?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 38.9x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 12.3x, Analog Devices (ADI) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 33.4x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 12.2x, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.3x). 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) +21.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 20.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%). On return on invested capital, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 10.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +50.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +72.0%, Analog Devices (ADI) +53.0%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +30.1%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +4.4%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest dividend yield: United Microelectronics (UMC) 3.00%, Analog Devices (ADI) 1.19%. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 86.2%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 67.7%, Analog Devices (ADI) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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