UMC vs RGTI vs STM Stock Comparison

United Microelectronics, Rigetti Computing and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$39.93 -32.0% 1M +66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$37.28B
P/E
71.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.67B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 8, STMicroelectronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUMCRGTISTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.90B $3.91B $37.28B STM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x -16.4x 71.7x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x — 31.0x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.7% +68.5% +15.9% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% -1,787.4% 3.8% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — 4.5% UMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.0% -73.8% +66.4% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr -1.9%/yr -4.7%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.7% 93.0% 62.7% STM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 31/100 41/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

UMCRGTISTM

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

AxisUMCRGTISTM
Valuation 95 #6 of 94 15 #105 of 124 75 #24 of 94
Growth 75 #24 of 92 19 #93 of 114 13 #80 of 92
Profitability 72 #26 of 90 9 #101 of 111 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 69 #32 of 101 88 #16 of 128 45 #56 of 101
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 81 23 #57 of 74 34 #54 of 81
Overall 81 31 41
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • RGTI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUMCRGTISTMSPY
1 month -42.4%-35.5%-32.0% -5.9%
3 months -30.4%-40.8%-25.0% -4.6%
6 months -11.9%-46.7%-28.6% +0.2%
Year to date +69.8%-55.8%+53.9% +7.5%
1 year +72.0%-73.8%+66.4% +8.2%
3 years +75.7%+840.4%-2.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.7%+111.2%-0.9% +19.0%
5 years +23.7%-9.0%-21.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.4%-1.9%-4.7% +9.4%
10 years +625.5%—+346.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +21.9%—+16.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureUMCRGTISTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.7%93.0%62.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%89.3%66.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.083.792.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.791.06 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.3%-96.9%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-73.8%-50.0% -5.9%
52-week high $28.01$37.29$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$9.78$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.

MultipleUMCRGTISTM
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 35.6x -13.7xmedian 39.4x 68.6xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 5.8x 244.4xmedian 4.0x 2.6xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 21.9x -32.9xmedian 34.1x —median 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 30.7x -37.3xmedian 22.7x —median 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.5x 6.1xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 1.25 3.46median 1.32 -1.36median 1.25

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 monthsUMCRGTISTM
Revenue $14.11B $13.35M $13.67B
Gross profit $2.67B $4.62M $4.83B
Operating income $1.81B -$97.16M $991.00M
Net income $2.64B -$238.67M $537.00M
Free cash flow $2.19B -$87.58M –
R&D $595.72M $73.05M $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $-0.72 $0.56
Cash & equivalents $4.48B $27.76M $2.61B
Total debt $781.92M – $3.21B
Shares (diluted) 2.47B 333.22M 923.05M
Enterprise value $18.27B $2.20B $22.59B

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
MetricUMCRGTISTM
P/E 12.3x -13.7x 68.6x
P/FCF 15.3x -37.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x -53.7x –
P/S 2.4x 244.4x 2.6x
P/B 2.3x 6.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 6.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x -32.9x –
EV/EBIT 16.6x -29.5x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 214.9x 2.5x
EV/FCF 13.7x -32.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x -47.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 3.46 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUMCRGTISTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.7% 68.5% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.9% -2.5% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.7% 43.8% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.4% -26.6% -17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% -25.6% 136.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -0.3% -41.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 97.8% -44.8% -0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -42.8% -50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.8% -29.6% -1.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -4.0% -50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% -12.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 0.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 410.9% -33.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -3.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUMCRGTISTM
Gross margin 18.9% 34.6% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 26.7% -653.3% –
Operating margin 12.8% -727.6% 7.3%
Pretax margin 30.5% -1,787% 5.9%
Net margin 18.7% -1,787% 3.8%
FCF margin 15.5% -655.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% -454.7% –
Return on equity 18.4% -42.6% 2.9%
Return on assets 12.5% -36.7% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – 4.5%
Return on capital employed 9.6% -17.8% 4.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 170.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUMCRGTISTM
Debt / assets 3.7% – 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.3% 17.1% 31.4%
Equity / assets 69.7% 82.9% 68.6%
Interest coverage 33.0x – 11.4x
Current ratio 3.3x 3.9x 3.1x
Quick ratio 2.6x 3.8x 1.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 3.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 16.06 4.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUMCRGTISTM
Dividend yield 3.0% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.9% -1.6% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.9% -1.6% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusUMCRGTISTM
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 – 31.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +105.7%FY2026 – +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.7% – +106.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.40BFY2026 $22.61MFY2026 $13.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +218.9%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +115.1% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUMCRGTISTM
Held by institutions 7.1% 52.1% 19.0%
Institutions holding 364 478 606
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.0% +57.5%
Institutions buying 220 309 432
Institutions selling 110 87 108
Buyers to sellers 2.00 3.55 4.00

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.

UMCRGTISTM
UMC 1.00 0.33 0.45
RGTI 0.33 1.00 0.42
STM 0.45 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UMC, RGTI and STM?

STMicroelectronics (STM) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Microelectronics (UMC) $33.90B, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) $3.91B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $37.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, UMC, RGTI and STM?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Microelectronics (UMC) 12.8x, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -16.4x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 71.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (United Microelectronics (UMC) 12.2x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 31.0x). 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%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +68.5%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1,787.4%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.8%). On return on invested capital, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads (United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: United Microelectronics (UMC) +72.0%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -73.8%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +66.4%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (United Microelectronics (UMC) +4.4%/yr, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1.9%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STMicroelectronics (STM) has been the steadiest (United Microelectronics (UMC) 67.7%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) 93.0%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 62.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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