TXN vs MCHP vs NXPI Stock Comparison

Texas Instruments, Microchip Technology and NXP Semiconductors 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
8 wins
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
2 wins
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$266.00 +12.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.80B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Texas Instruments leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Texas Instruments 8, NXP Semiconductors 2, Microchip Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXNMCHPNXPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $272.46B $41.59B $64.80B TXN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.5x 113.3x 20.1x NXPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.5x 21.3x 17.0x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +20.9% +14.6% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% 7.2% 23.4% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.9% 5.5% 15.8% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 3.4x 1.3x TXN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.3% +29.7% +29.9% TXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +1.8%/yr +5.8%/yr TXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 49.4% 47.8% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 40/100 59/100 TXN

Percentile Scorecard

TXNMCHPNXPI

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

AxisTXNMCHPNXPI
Valuation 55 #43 of 94 52 #46 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Growth 69 #29 of 92 42 #54 of 92 63 #35 of 92
Profitability 97 #4 of 88 58 #38 of 88 82 #17 of 88
Financial Health 42 #56 of 96 5 #91 of 96 6 #90 of 96
Shareholder Returns 75 #19 of 72 45 #40 of 72 65 #26 of 72
Overall 67 40 59
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTXNMCHPNXPISPY
1 month +11.1%+3.0%+12.5% +0.7%
3 months +12.3%+8.1%+8.5% +3.7%
6 months +11.3%-12.7%-9.4% +7.1%
Year to date +80.4%+27.3%+22.5% +12.8%
1 year +95.3%+29.7%+29.9% +11.9%
3 years +122.7%+14.8%+56.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.6%+4.7%+16.1% +22.8%
5 years +66.9%+9.5%+32.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+1.8%+5.8% +10.9%
10 years +342.0%+169.1%+166.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%+10.4%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXNMCHPNXPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%49.4%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%44.1%41.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.492.161.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.290.600.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-64.5%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-21.2%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $332.28$102.92$332.67 $779.14
52-week low $153.33$49.02$184.19 $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.

MultipleTXNMCHPNXPI
P/E now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 46.4x 119.8xmedian 46.4x 20.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 7.8x 8.6xmedian 7.8x 4.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 27.5x 32.8xmedian 27.5x 13.9xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 40.1x 44.7xmedian 40.1x 19.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x 5.4xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -272.66median 2.10 -2.58median 2.10 3.73median 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 monthsTXNMCHPNXPI
Revenue $20.77B $5.12B $13.80B
Gross profit $12.51B $3.08B $7.79B
Operating income $8.47B $794.80M $4.55B
Net income $7.11B $478.40M $3.28B
Free cash flow $7.32B $985.70M $3.50B
R&D $2.10B $1.14B $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $0.67 $12.72
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $272.30M $3.94B
Total debt $13.56B $5.36B $10.98B
Shares (diluted) 921.00M 550.50M 253.83M
Enterprise value $247.34B $40.59B $50.66B

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
MetricTXNMCHPNXPI
P/E 40.4x 119.8x 20.8x
P/FCF 39.1x 44.7x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 28.9x 36.8x 17.6x
P/S 13.8x 8.6x 4.9x
P/B 14.9x 6.8x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 9.9x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 32.8x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 34.4x 61.8x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 14.0x 9.6x 5.4x
EV/FCF 39.8x 49.9x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.4x 41.0x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -272.66 -2.58 3.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPNXPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 20.9% 14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -16.4% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 33.6% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -19.7% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.8% 627.2% 52.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -37.9% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.0% 422.4% 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -41.6% 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.9% 301.6% 56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -46.5% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% 50.4% 63.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -31.8% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 251.8% 67.1% 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% -32.4% 10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPNXPI
Gross margin 60.2% 60.2% 56.4%
EBITDA margin 51.7% 29.3% 38.6%
Operating margin 40.8% 15.5% 33.0%
Pretax margin 39.1% 11.3% 30.1%
Net margin 34.1% 7.2% 23.4%
FCF margin 35.2% 19.2% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 47.7% 23.4% 27.5%
Return on equity 38.3% 7.4% 27.1%
Return on assets 19.6% 3.3% 12.1%
Return on invested capital 22.9% 5.5% 15.8%
Return on capital employed 25.4% 6.1% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 5.4% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPNXPI
Debt / assets 36.8% 37.2% 39.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 3.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 5.4x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 55.2% 54.8%
Equity / assets 52.1% 44.8% 45.2%
Interest coverage 15.0x 3.7x –
Current ratio 5.6x 1.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 3.6x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 13.56 4.43 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXNMCHPNXPI
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 2.1% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 206.0% 31.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 100.0% 29.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 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.

ConsensusTXNMCHPNXPI
Forward P/E 36.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $15.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.2%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% +23.9% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.00BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +20.4% +23.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXNMCHPNXPI
Held by institutions 89.1% 100.0% 95.1%
Institutions holding 2,866 1,285 1,254
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +7.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,586 681 664
Institutions selling 943 433 416
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.57 1.60

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.

TXNMCHPNXPI
TXN 1.00 0.81 0.70
MCHP 0.81 1.00 0.78
NXPI 0.70 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXN, MCHP and NXPI?

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.46B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.59B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $64.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, TXN, MCHP and NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 113.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Texas Instruments (TXN) returned the most: Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +29.9%. Over five years, Texas Instruments (TXN) compounded fastest (Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.8%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +5.8%/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%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 0.02%. 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%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.