UMC vs NXPI vs INTC Stock Comparison

United Microelectronics, NXP Semiconductors and Intel Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.84 -21.0% 1M +146.9% 1Y
Market cap
$47.43B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
2.12%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V.
$251.69 +6.5% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$63.44B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.80B
Div. yield
1.61%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$95.53 -17.7% 1M +130.0% 1Y
Market cap
$481.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 6, NXP Semiconductors 4, Intel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUMCNXPIINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.43B $63.44B $481.76B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 19.7x -43.2x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 16.1x 64.5x NXPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.7% +14.6% +7.5% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% 23.4% -19.8% NXPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 15.8% 0.0% NXPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.3x 1.7x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.12% 1.61% 0.00% UMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +146.9% +18.2% +130.0% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +4.6%/yr +14.3%/yr INTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.5% 47.7% 77.4% NXPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 61/100 34/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

UMCNXPIINTC

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

AxisUMCNXPIINTC
Valuation 93 #8 of 94 82 #18 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Growth 79 #20 of 92 64 #34 of 92 60 #37 of 92
Profitability 73 #25 of 90 84 #15 of 90 29 #64 of 90
Financial Health 66 #34 of 99 8 #91 of 99 9 #90 of 99
Shareholder Returns 89 #9 of 73 69 #23 of 73 24 #56 of 73
Overall 80 61 34
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NXPI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUMCNXPIINTCSPY
1 month -21.0%+6.5%-17.7% +0.9%
3 months +10.1%+4.4%+16.7% +5.9%
6 months +47.8%-13.0%+0.8% +8.5%
Year to date +139.7%+16.0%+158.9% +13.3%
1 year +146.9%+18.2%+130.0% +12.4%
3 years +166.5%+40.5%+168.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.7%+12.0%+39.1% +23.5%
5 years +83.4%+25.3%+95.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.9%+4.6%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years +907.5%+152.2%+175.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.0%+9.7%+10.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUMCNXPIINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.5%47.7%77.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.8%41.6%68.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.781.773.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.280.381.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.3%-47.2%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-24.3%-32.2% -0.9%
52-week high $28.01$332.67$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$184.19$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.

MultipleUMCNXPIINTC
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 46.0x 19.7xmedian 46.0x -43.2xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 7.9x 4.6xmedian 7.9x 8.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 28.3x 13.2xmedian 28.3x 40.9xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 41.4x 18.1xmedian 41.4x 170.2xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 4.6x 5.1xmedian 4.6x 4.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.74median 2.30 3.53median 2.30 0.37median 2.30

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 monthsUMCNXPIINTC
Revenue $14.11B $13.80B $57.03B
Gross profit $2.67B $7.79B $22.02B
Operating income $1.81B $4.55B -$77.00M
Net income $2.64B $3.28B -$11.67B
Free cash flow $2.19B $3.50B $2.83B
R&D $595.72M $2.47B $13.19B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $12.72 $-2.21
Cash & equivalents $4.48B $3.94B $12.87B
Total debt $781.92M $10.98B $50.54B
Shares (diluted) 2.47B 253.83M 5.10B
Enterprise value $31.80B $49.68B $366.49B

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
MetricUMCNXPIINTC
P/E 17.4x 19.7x -43.2x
P/FCF 21.7x 18.1x 170.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 16.7x 32.3x
P/S 3.4x 4.6x 8.4x
P/B 3.2x 5.1x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 5.7x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 13.2x 40.9x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 15.5x -6,527x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 5.1x 8.8x
EV/FCF 20.0x 20.1x 177.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 18.5x 33.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.74 3.53 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUMCNXPIINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.7% 14.6% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 1.6% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.7% 18.2% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 1.2% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% 52.7% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 6.8% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 97.8% 55.9% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 4.8% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.8% 56.9% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.6% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 63.8% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.3% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 410.9% 85.2% 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 10.9% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUMCNXPIINTC
Gross margin 18.9% 56.4% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 26.7% 38.6% 21.6%
Operating margin 12.8% 33.0% -0.1%
Pretax margin 30.5% 30.1% -17.3%
Net margin 18.7% 23.4% -19.8%
FCF margin 15.5% 25.4% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 27.5% 26.2%
Return on equity 18.4% 27.1% -9.8%
Return on assets 12.5% 12.1% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 15.8% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 19.6% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 3.1% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUMCNXPIINTC
Debt / assets 3.7% 39.8% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.3x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 3.1x 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 30.3% 54.8% 49.0%
Equity / assets 69.7% 45.2% 51.0%
Interest coverage 33.0x – –
Current ratio 3.3x 2.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.78 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUMCNXPIINTC
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.9% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.5% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusUMCNXPIINTC
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 64.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $15.67FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +107.5%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% +19.5% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.52BFY2026 $13.40BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.7% +23.7% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUMCNXPIINTC
Held by institutions 7.1% 95.1% 68.7%
Institutions holding 362 1,253 3,565
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +1.9% +7.8%
Institutions buying 220 663 2,149
Institutions selling 109 416 1,157
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.59 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.

UMCNXPIINTC
UMC 1.00 0.39 0.47
NXPI 0.39 1.00 0.51
INTC 0.47 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UMC, NXPI and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Microelectronics (UMC) $47.43B, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) $63.44B, Intel (INTC) $481.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, UMC, NXPI and INTC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.4x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 19.7x, Intel (INTC) -43.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is cheapest (United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.1x, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 16.1x, Intel (INTC) 64.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +14.6%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has the highest net margin (United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 23.4%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) leads (United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 15.8%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: United Microelectronics (UMC) +146.9%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +18.2%, Intel (INTC) +130.0%. Over five years, Intel (INTC) compounded fastest (United Microelectronics (UMC) +12.9%/yr, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) +4.6%/yr, Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest dividend yield: United Microelectronics (UMC) 2.12%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 1.61%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been the steadiest (United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.5%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 47.7%, Intel (INTC) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UMC, NXPI 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, United Microelectronics (UMC) 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.