UMC vs SONY vs INTC Stock Comparison

United Microelectronics, Sony and Intel Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$13.35 -42.4% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.61B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
3.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$27.54 +15.5% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$169.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.84B
Div. yield
0.29%
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$52.25 -53.6% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$277.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 8, Sony 2, Intel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUMCSONYINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.61B $169.37B $277.45B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x -34.7x -22.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 20.9x 36.5x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.7% +1.2% +12.1% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% -5.7% -20.1% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 13.0% 1.1% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.2x -0.3x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.00% 0.29% 0.00% UMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.0% -1.9% +36.1% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +2.3%/yr +0.5%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.7% 29.9% 85.7% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 53/100 35/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

UMCSONYINTC

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

AxisUMCSONYINTC
Valuation 95 #6 of 94 77 #27 of 112 66 #33 of 94
Growth 75 #24 of 92 25 #81 of 108 43 #53 of 92
Profitability 72 #26 of 90 63 #39 of 104 32 #62 of 90
Financial Health 69 #32 of 101 47 #62 of 116 23 #78 of 101
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 81 55 #38 of 83 14 #70 of 81
Overall 81 53 35
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY 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

PeriodUMCSONYINTCSPY
1 month -42.4%+15.5%-53.6% -5.9%
3 months -30.4%+19.2%-47.7% -4.6%
6 months -11.9%+38.5%-52.3% +0.2%
Year to date +69.8%+7.6%+41.6% +7.5%
1 year +72.0%-1.9%+36.1% +8.2%
3 years +75.7%+58.8%+37.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.7%+16.7%+11.3% +19.0%
5 years +23.7%+11.8%+2.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.4%+2.3%+0.5% +9.4%
10 years +625.5%+346.4%+55.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +21.9%+16.1%+4.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureUMCSONYINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.7%29.9%85.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%27.3%85.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.080.383.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.060.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.3%-50.9%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-9.0%-62.9% -5.9%
52-week high $28.01$30.26$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$19.32$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.

MultipleUMCSONYINTC
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 35.6x -34.7xmedian 25.2x -22.8xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 5.8x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 21.9x 8.9xmedian 16.2x 19.0xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 30.7x 15.1xmedian 23.4x 73.6xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.5x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 1.25 0.86median 0.98 0.28median 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 monthsUMCSONYINTC
Revenue $14.11B $82.84B $59.89B
Gross profit $2.67B $27.31B $23.90B
Operating income $1.81B $11.29B $1.76B
Net income $2.64B -$4.64B -$12.42B
Free cash flow $2.19B $11.18B $3.77B
R&D $595.72M – $13.45B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $-0.79 $-2.27
Cash & equivalents $4.48B $12.77B $21.85B
Total debt $781.92M $9.20B $50.13B
Shares (diluted) 2.47B 6.01B 5.31B
Enterprise value $17.98B $106.78B $140.15B

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
MetricUMCSONYINTC
P/E 12.3x -34.7x -22.8x
P/FCF 15.3x 15.1x 73.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 12.3x 15.9x
P/S 2.4x 2.0x 4.6x
P/B 2.3x 3.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 8.9x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 16.6x 14.7x 155.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.0x 4.6x
EV/FCF 13.7x 14.8x 72.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 12.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 0.86 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUMCSONYINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.7% 1.2% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.9% -1.2% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.7% 10.8% 25.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.4% -3.6% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% 19.4% 174.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 13.3% 35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 97.8% -168.8% -6,129%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -40.9% -96.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.8% -161.1% -5,288%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -40.5% -80.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% -4.6% 103.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 25.9% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 410.9% 20.4% 144.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 62.7% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUMCSONYINTC
Gross margin 18.9% 33.0% 39.9%
EBITDA margin 26.7% 22.6% 24.0%
Operating margin 12.8% 13.6% 2.9%
Pretax margin 30.5% 13.2% -17.4%
Net margin 18.7% -5.7% -20.1%
FCF margin 15.5% 13.5% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 16.6% 29.2%
Return on equity 18.4% -8.3% -10.2%
Return on assets 12.5% -4.5% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 13.0% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 16.1% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -3.0x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUMCSONYINTC
Debt / assets 3.7% 8.7% 21.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.8x 13.3x
Liabilities / assets 30.3% 46.0% 42.4%
Equity / assets 69.7% 54.0% 57.6%
Interest coverage 33.0x 13.4x –
Current ratio 3.3x 1.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.4x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.82 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUMCSONYINTC
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 1.8% -8.7%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 2.1% -8.7%
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.

ConsensusUMCSONYINTC
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 36.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +105.7%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +240.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.7% +6.8% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.40BFY2026 $84.16BFY2026 $57.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +0.3% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUMCSONYINTC
Held by institutions 7.1% 7.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 364 742 3,570
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +2.1% +7.8%
Institutions buying 220 334 2,150
Institutions selling 110 269 1,160
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.24 1.85

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.

UMCSONYINTC
UMC 1.00 -0.11 0.50
SONY -0.11 1.00 -0.08
INTC 0.50 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UMC, SONY and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Microelectronics (UMC) $33.61B, Sony (SONY) $169.37B, Intel (INTC) $277.45B.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%, Sony (SONY) +1.2%, Intel (INTC) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%, Sony (SONY) -5.7%, Intel (INTC) -20.1%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%, Sony (SONY) 13.0%, Intel (INTC) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: United Microelectronics (UMC) +72.0%, Sony (SONY) -1.9%, Intel (INTC) +36.1%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (United Microelectronics (UMC) +4.4%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.3%/yr, Intel (INTC) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest dividend yield: United Microelectronics (UMC) 3.00%, Sony (SONY) 0.29%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%. Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (United Microelectronics (UMC) 67.7%, Sony (SONY) 29.9%, Intel (INTC) 85.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UMC, SONY 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 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.