TXN vs SNDK vs STM Stock Comparison

Texas Instruments, Sandisk and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,330.05 -23.1% 1M +550.8% 1Y
Market cap
$168.29B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$50.01 -6.0% 1M +102.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.31B
P/E
79.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.67B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 5, Texas Instruments 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXNSNDKSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $272.46B $168.29B $41.31B TXN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.5x 8.7x 79.4x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.5x 6.5x 38.8x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +272.4% +15.9% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% — 3.8% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.3% +550.8% +102.6% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr — +1.0%/yr TXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 110.9% 60.2% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 80/100 42/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

TXNSNDKSTM

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

AxisTXNSNDKSTM
Valuation 55 #43 of 94 56 #50 of 112 77 #22 of 94
Growth 69 #29 of 92 100 #1 of 108 15 #78 of 92
Profitability 97 #4 of 88 92 #9 of 104 32 #60 of 88
Financial Health 42 #56 of 96 72 #33 of 116 39 #59 of 96
Shareholder Returns 75 #19 of 72 – 44 #41 of 72
Overall 67 80 42
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTXNSNDKSTMSPY
1 month +11.1%-23.1%-6.0% +0.7%
3 months +12.3%+3.9%-5.7% +3.7%
6 months +11.3%+21.3%-9.3% +7.1%
Year to date +80.4%+460.3%+92.8% +12.8%
1 year +95.3%+550.8%+102.6% +11.9%
3 years +122.7%—+32.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.6%—+9.9% +22.8%
5 years +66.9%—+5.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%—+1.0% +10.9%
10 years +342.0%—+443.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%—+18.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXNSNDKSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%110.9%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%106.1%61.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.494.002.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.294.971.71 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-56.5%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-43.0%-37.4% -1.2%
52-week high $332.28$2,335.00$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $153.33$194.38$21.20 $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.

MultipleTXNSNDKSTM
P/E now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 46.4x 10.1xmedian 32.9x 85.9xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 7.8x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 27.5x —median 20.0x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 40.1x 22.7xmedian 30.2x —median 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 4.7x 10.7xmedian 2.9x —median 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -272.66median 2.10 —median 1.08 -1.70median 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 monthsTXNSNDKSTM
Revenue $20.77B $28.97B $13.67B
Gross profit $12.51B $23.16B $4.83B
Operating income $8.47B $20.99B $991.00M
Net income $7.11B $19.42B $107.00M
Free cash flow $7.32B – –
R&D $2.10B $1.40B $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $125.30 $0.56
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $5.14B $2.61B
Total debt $13.56B – $3.21B
Shares (diluted) 921.00M 155.00M 923.05M
Enterprise value $247.34B $168.29B $26.62B

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
MetricTXNSNDKSTM
P/E 40.4x 10.1x 85.9x
P/FCF 39.1x 22.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 28.9x 11.1x –
P/S 13.8x 6.7x 3.3x
P/B 14.9x 10.7x –
P/Tangible book 15.1x 10.7x –
EV/EBITDA 27.2x – –
EV/EBIT 34.4x – 44.1x
EV/Revenue 14.0x 6.7x 3.2x
EV/FCF 39.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.4x 11.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -272.66 – -1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 272.4% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 965.9% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – -17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.8% 1,507% 132.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – -41.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.0% 1,216% -80.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – -71.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.9% 1,173% -1.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – -50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% 2,396% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 251.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKSTM
Gross margin 60.2% – 35.4%
EBITDA margin 51.7% – –
Operating margin 40.8% – 7.3%
Pretax margin 39.1% – 5.9%
Net margin 34.1% – 3.8%
FCF margin 35.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 47.7% 60.6% –
Return on equity 38.3% 114.7% –
Return on assets 19.6% 80.4% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 22.9% – –
Return on capital employed 25.4% – 4.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKSTM
Debt / assets 36.8% – 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 29.7% 31.4%
Equity / assets 52.1% 70.3% –
Interest coverage 15.0x – 11.4x
Current ratio 5.6x 2.6x 3.1x
Quick ratio 3.6x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 2.7x – 1.0x
Altman Z-score 13.56 – 4.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXNSNDKSTM
Dividend yield 1.8% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.0% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusTXNSNDKSTM
Forward P/E 36.5xFY2026 6.5xFY2027 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.2%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% +36.1% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.00BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +10.4% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXNSNDKSTM
Held by institutions 89.1% – 19.0%
Institutions holding 2,866 – 604
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% – +57.4%
Institutions buying 1,586 – 430
Institutions selling 943 – 108
Buyers to sellers 1.68 – 3.98

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.

TXNSNDKSTM
TXN 1.00 0.41 0.69
SNDK 0.41 1.00 0.46
STM 0.69 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXN, SNDK and STM?

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.46B, Sandisk (SNDK) $168.29B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $41.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, TXN, SNDK and STM?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 8.7x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 79.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.5x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 38.8x). 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%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) +550.8%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +102.6%. Over five years, Texas Instruments (TXN) compounded fastest (Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.8%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +1.0%/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) 41.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 110.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.