TXN vs MCHP vs MU Stock Comparison

Texas Instruments, Microchip Technology and Micron Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$312.94 +11.1% 1M +95.3% 1Y
Market cap
$272.46B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$81.12 +3.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.59B
P/E
113.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
MU Micron Technology Inc
$934.27 -12.3% 1M +312.2% 1Y
Market cap
$988.36B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
10 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 10, Microchip Technology 1, Texas Instruments 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXNMCHPMULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $272.46B $41.59B $988.36B MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.5x 113.3x 11.6x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.5x 21.3x 5.1x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +20.9% +256.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% 7.2% 63.8% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.9% 5.5% 67.7% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 3.4x -0.4x MU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.3% +29.7% +312.2% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +1.8%/yr +68.4%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 49.4% 81.0% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 40/100 89/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

TXNMCHPMU

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

AxisTXNMCHPMU
Valuation 55 #43 of 94 52 #46 of 94 88 #12 of 94
Growth 69 #29 of 92 42 #54 of 92 100 #1 of 92
Profitability 97 #4 of 88 58 #38 of 88 100 #1 of 88
Financial Health 42 #56 of 96 5 #91 of 96 76 #24 of 96
Shareholder Returns 75 #19 of 72 45 #40 of 72 79 #16 of 72
Overall 67 40 89
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTXNMCHPMUSPY
1 month +11.1%+3.0%-12.3% +0.7%
3 months +12.3%+8.1%+6.8% +3.7%
6 months +11.3%-12.7%+80.7% +7.1%
Year to date +80.4%+27.3%+227.3% +12.8%
1 year +95.3%+29.7%+312.2% +11.9%
3 years +122.7%+14.8%+1,314.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.6%+4.7%+142.0% +22.8%
5 years +66.9%+9.5%+1,252.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+1.8%+68.4% +10.9%
10 years +342.0%+169.1%+5,331.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%+10.4%+49.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXNMCHPMUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%49.4%81.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%44.1%74.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.492.163.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.290.603.85 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-64.5%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-21.2%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $332.28$102.92$1,213.56 $779.14
52-week low $153.33$49.02$201.37 $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.

MultipleTXNMCHPMU
P/E now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 46.4x 119.8xmedian 46.4x 12.4xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 7.8x 8.6xmedian 7.8x 7.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 27.5x 32.8xmedian 27.5x 9.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 40.1x 44.7xmedian 40.1x 17.9xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x 7.6xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -272.66median 2.10 -2.58median 2.10 0.08median 2.10

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 monthsTXNMCHPMU
Revenue $20.77B $5.12B $133.19B
Gross profit $12.51B $3.08B $107.50B
Operating income $8.47B $794.80M $99.34B
Net income $7.11B $478.40M $84.97B
Free cash flow $7.32B $985.70M $58.96B
R&D $2.10B $1.14B $5.65B
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $0.67 $74.34
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $272.30M $38.36B
Total debt $13.56B $5.36B $5.18B
Shares (diluted) 921.00M 550.50M 1.14B
Enterprise value $247.34B $40.59B $893.99B

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
MetricTXNMCHPMU
P/E 40.4x 119.8x 12.4x
P/FCF 39.1x 44.7x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.9x 36.8x 11.8x
P/S 13.8x 8.6x 7.9x
P/B 14.9x 6.8x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 9.9x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 32.8x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 34.4x 61.8x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 14.0x 9.6x 7.6x
EV/FCF 39.8x 49.9x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.4x 41.0x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -272.66 -2.58 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPMU
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 20.9% 256.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -16.4% 104.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 33.6% 622.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -19.7% 327.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.8% 627.2% 916.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -37.9% 168.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.0% 422.4% 895.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -41.6% 154.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.9% 301.6% 879.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -46.5% 151.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% 50.4% 411.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -31.8% 286.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 251.8% 67.1% 3,435%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% -32.4% 126.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPMU
Gross margin 60.2% 60.2% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 51.7% 29.3% 81.7%
Operating margin 40.8% 15.5% 74.6%
Pretax margin 39.1% 11.3% 74.8%
Net margin 34.1% 7.2% 63.8%
FCF margin 35.2% 19.2% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 47.7% 23.4% 67.3%
Return on equity 38.3% 7.4% 71.0%
Return on assets 19.6% 3.3% 51.5%
Return on invested capital 22.9% 5.5% 67.7%
Return on capital employed 25.4% 6.1% 72.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 5.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPMU
Debt / assets 36.8% 37.2% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 3.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 5.4x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 55.2% 29.4%
Equity / assets 52.1% 44.8% 70.6%
Interest coverage 15.0x 3.7x 937.2x
Current ratio 5.6x 1.9x 3.3x
Quick ratio 3.6x 1.0x 2.9x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 13.56 4.43 14.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPMU
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.3% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 2.1% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 206.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 100.0% 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% 16.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 6.6%

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.

ConsensusTXNMCHPMU
Forward P/E 36.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 5.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $184.21FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +57.2%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% +23.9% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.00BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +20.4% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXNMCHPMU
Held by institutions 89.1% 100.0% 77.9%
Institutions holding 2,866 1,285 3,902
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +7.0% +4.2%
Institutions buying 1,586 681 2,305
Institutions selling 943 433 1,432
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.57 1.61

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.

TXNMCHPMU
TXN 1.00 0.81 0.47
MCHP 0.81 1.00 0.51
MU 0.47 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXN, MCHP and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.46B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.59B, Micron Technology (MU) $988.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, TXN, MCHP and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 113.3x, Micron Technology (MU) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x, Micron Technology (MU) 5.1x). 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: Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%, Micron Technology (MU) +312.2%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.8%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +68.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Texas Instruments (TXN) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%. Texas Instruments (TXN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%, Micron Technology (MU) 81.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TXN, MCHP and MU?

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 10. 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.