TSM vs TSEM vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tower Semiconductor and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$178.75 -22.4% 1M +135.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.31B
P/E
69.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$75.90 -3.5% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.70B
P/E
119.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 7, Tower Semiconductor 3, Microchip Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSMTSEMMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27T $21.31B $43.70B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 69.2x 119.0x TSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 47.7x 20.0x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.4% +14.9% +20.9% TSM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.0% 18.0% 7.2% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 8.7% 5.5% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -2.2x 3.4x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.9% +135.9% +20.2% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.1%/yr +41.5%/yr +1.0%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 83.5% 49.2% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 72/100 43/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

TSMTSEMMCHP

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

AxisTSMTSEMMCHP
Valuation 67 #32 of 95 61 #38 of 95 54 #44 of 95
Growth 87 #13 of 93 73 #26 of 93 41 #55 of 93
Profitability 92 #8 of 91 74 #24 of 91 59 #38 of 91
Financial Health 69 #32 of 101 82 #19 of 101 7 #94 of 101
Shareholder Returns 54 #35 of 75 – 53 #36 of 75
Overall 74 72 43
  • TSM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSEM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSMTSEMMCHPSPY
1 month -5.8%-22.4%-3.5% -0.8%
3 months +6.3%-20.3%-2.6% +3.5%
6 months +4.8%-12.1%-12.6% +7.0%
Year to date +39.7%+52.2%+19.1% +12.2%
1 year +43.9%+135.9%+20.2% +13.0%
3 years +393.5%+669.8%+5.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +70.3%+97.5%+1.7% +23.1%
5 years +273.1%+465.7%+4.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.1%+41.5%+1.0% +11.0%
10 years +1,259.8%+1,028.5%+150.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +29.8%+27.4%+9.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSMTSEMMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%83.5%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%77.3%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.133.212.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.121.630.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.1%-55.4%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-43.6%-26.3% -1.8%
52-week high $485.91$316.85$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $275.06$79.00$49.02 $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.

MultipleTSMTSEMMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 42.1x 65.0xmedian 42.1x 112.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 7.1x 11.8xmedian 7.1x 8.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 27.5x 31.4xmedian 27.5x 30.9xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 37.2x 14.1xmedian 37.2x 41.8xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.2x 6.5xmedian 4.2x 6.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 2.23 21.81median 2.23 -2.41median 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 monthsTSMTSEMMCHP
Revenue $142.94B $1.71B $5.12B
Gross profit $91.71B $459.38M $3.08B
Operating income $80.08B $276.26M $794.80M
Net income $74.55B $291.84M $478.40M
Free cash flow $84.59B $1.42B $985.70M
R&D $8.68B $94.01M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $15.16 $2.71 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $98.36B $231.19M $272.30M
Total debt $22.36B $764.88M $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 5.19B 113.60M 550.50M
Enterprise value $1.90T $15.95B $42.70B

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
MetricTSMTSEMMCHP
P/E 28.0x 65.0x 112.1x
P/FCF 26.0x 14.1x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x 23.2x 34.4x
P/S 15.4x 11.8x 8.0x
P/B 10.9x 6.5x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 10.9x 6.6x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.6x 31.4x 30.9x
EV/EBIT 26.3x 68.0x 58.3x
EV/Revenue 14.7x 11.0x 9.0x
EV/FCF 24.9x 13.2x 47.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.9x 21.7x 38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 21.81 -2.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSMTSEMMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.4% 14.9% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 3.5% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.2% 37.9% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 2.1% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.1% 57.9% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -4.6% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.8% 50.7% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 0.8% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.8% 39.7% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 3.0% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% 95.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 29.0% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% 60.8% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 27.8% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSMTSEMMCHP
Gross margin 64.2% 26.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 71.4% 34.9% 29.3%
Operating margin 56.0% 16.2% 15.5%
Pretax margin 60.0% 18.9% 11.3%
Net margin 55.0% 18.0% 7.2%
FCF margin 59.2% 83.3% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.2% 50.6% 23.4%
Return on equity 37.3% 9.6% 7.4%
Return on assets 7.1% 7.8% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 8.7% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 8.3% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 3.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSMTSEMMCHP
Debt / assets 2.3% 3.8% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -2.2x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.1x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 18.6% 55.2%
Equity / assets 68.6% 81.4% 44.8%
Interest coverage 191.8x – 3.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 4.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 4.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.8x 3.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 17.43 – 4.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSMTSEMMCHP
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.5%

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.

ConsensusTSMTSEMMCHP
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 47.7xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.82FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.3%FY2026 +63.8%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.1% +74.1% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $178.59BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +48.0%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% +56.6% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSMTSEMMCHP
Held by institutions 14.8% 55.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,568 450 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -10.0% +7.0%
Institutions buying 1,902 244 681
Institutions selling 1,292 162 432
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.51 1.58

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.

TSMTSEMMCHP
TSM 1.00 0.52 0.52
TSEM 0.52 1.00 0.47
MCHP 0.52 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSM, TSEM and MCHP?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.27T, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $21.31B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSM, TSEM and MCHP?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.9x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 69.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 119.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.2x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 47.7x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +14.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 18.0%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 8.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +43.9%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +135.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.2%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.1%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +41.5%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.00%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 83.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSM, TSEM and MCHP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 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.