TXN vs SNDK vs INTC Stock Comparison

Texas Instruments, Sandisk and Intel Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$311.49 +5.6% 1M +95.5% 1Y
Market cap
$258.58B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,037.40 -39.1% 1M +433.2% 1Y
Market cap
$121.60B
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$58.27 -49.8% 1M +57.4% 1Y
Market cap
$280.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Texas Instruments 3, Intel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXNSNDKINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $258.58B $121.60B $280.55B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.6x 6.3x -23.3x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.3x 5.0x 39.4x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +272.4% +12.1% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% 67.0% -20.1% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.9% — 1.1% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — -0.3x INTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.5% +433.2% +57.4% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr — +2.7%/yr TXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 112.5% 85.0% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 90/100 36/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

TXNSNDKINTC

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

AxisTXNSNDKINTC
Valuation 53 #45 of 94 79 #24 of 112 67 #32 of 94
Growth 69 #29 of 92 100 #1 of 108 43 #53 of 92
Profitability 98 #3 of 90 100 #1 of 104 32 #62 of 90
Financial Health 43 #58 of 101 82 #22 of 116 24 #77 of 101
Shareholder Returns 74 #21 of 79 91 #9 of 85 14 #68 of 79
Overall 67 90 36
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTXNSNDKINTCSPY
1 month +5.6%-39.1%-49.8% -1.0%
3 months +12.2%-23.2%-42.3% -0.4%
6 months +7.6%-26.4%-48.4% +4.5%
Year to date +79.5%+337.0%+57.9% +12.4%
1 year +95.5%+433.2%+57.4% +13.6%
3 years +107.3%—+52.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%—+15.2% +20.8%
5 years +61.1%—+14.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +10.0%—+2.7% +10.4%
10 years +360.8%—+73.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +16.5%—+5.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTXNSNDKINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%112.5%85.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%108.8%84.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.503.963.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.273.850.67 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-56.5%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-55.6%-58.7% -1.6%
52-week high $332.28$2,335.00$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $153.33$194.38$33.62 $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.

MultipleTXNSNDKINTC
P/E now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 40.5x 7.9xmedian 28.1x -25.4xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 6.5x 5.2xmedian 2.6x 5.2xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 24.9x 6.8xmedian 18.4x 21.2xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 36.9x 8.6xmedian 26.6x 82.1xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 3.9x 8.2xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -271.40median 1.85 —median 1.11 0.32median 1.85

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 monthsTXNSNDKINTC
Revenue $20.77B $28.97B $59.89B
Gross profit $12.51B $23.16B $23.90B
Operating income $8.47B $20.99B $1.76B
Net income $7.11B $19.42B -$12.42B
Free cash flow $7.32B $17.37B $3.77B
R&D $2.10B $1.40B $13.45B
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $125.30 $-2.27
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $5.14B $21.85B
Total debt $13.56B – $50.13B
Shares (diluted) 921.00M 155.00M 5.31B
Enterprise value $233.45B $106.43B $126.62B

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
MetricTXNSNDKINTC
P/E 40.3x 7.9x -25.4x
P/FCF 38.9x 8.6x 82.1x
P/Operating cash flow 28.8x 8.5x 17.7x
P/S 13.7x 5.2x 5.2x
P/B 14.8x 8.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 8.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 6.8x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 34.3x 6.9x 173.4x
EV/Revenue 14.0x 5.0x 5.1x
EV/FCF 39.6x 8.3x 81.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x 8.2x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -271.40 – 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 272.4% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 965.9% 25.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.8% 1,507% 174.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.0% 1,216% -6,129%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – -96.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.9% 1,173% -5,288%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – -80.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% 2,396% 103.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 251.8% 3,265% 144.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% – 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKINTC
Gross margin 60.2% 80.0% 39.9%
EBITDA margin 51.7% 73.0% 24.0%
Operating margin 40.8% 72.5% 2.9%
Pretax margin 39.1% 76.7% -17.4%
Net margin 34.1% 67.0% -20.1%
FCF margin 35.2% 59.9% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 47.7% 60.6% 29.2%
Return on equity 38.3% 114.7% -10.2%
Return on assets 19.6% 80.4% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 22.9% – 1.1%
Return on capital employed 25.4% 115.4% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.9% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKINTC
Debt / assets 36.8% – 21.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.9x – 13.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 29.7% 42.4%
Equity / assets 52.1% 70.3% 57.6%
Interest coverage 15.0x 599.8x –
Current ratio 5.6x 2.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 3.6x 16.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.9x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 13.51 16.91 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKINTC
Dividend yield 1.9% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 3.3% -7.8%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 3.3% -7.8%
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.

ConsensusTXNSNDKINTC
Forward P/E 36.3xFY2026 5.0xFY2027 39.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.2%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% +36.1% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.00BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +10.4% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXNSNDKINTC
Held by institutions 89.1% 74.3% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,868 1,820 3,570
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -1.9% +7.8%
Institutions buying 1,587 1,272 2,151
Institutions selling 944 458 1,159
Buyers to sellers 1.68 2.78 1.86

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.

TXNSNDKINTC
TXN 1.00 0.42 0.45
SNDK 0.42 1.00 0.59
INTC 0.45 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXN, SNDK and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Texas Instruments (TXN) $258.58B, Sandisk (SNDK) $121.60B, Intel (INTC) $280.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, TXN, SNDK and INTC?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x, Intel (INTC) -23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 5.0x, Intel (INTC) 39.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%, Intel (INTC) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 67.0%, Intel (INTC) -20.1%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%, Intel (INTC) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +433.2%, Intel (INTC) +57.4%. Over five years, Texas Instruments (TXN) compounded fastest (Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.0%/yr, Intel (INTC) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Texas Instruments (TXN) 42.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 112.5%, Intel (INTC) 85.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TXN, SNDK and INTC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sandisk (SNDK) leads on 6. 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.