Analog Devices vs Skyworks Solutions
ADI and SWKS side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADI and SWKS compare
Analog Devices is the larger company, worth 14 times as much as Skyworks Solutions ($193B against $13.5B).
On earnings, Analog Devices is cheaper: it trades at 47.2× trailing earnings, against 78.9× for Skyworks Solutions.
Analog Devices grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.6% versus −3.1% for Skyworks Solutions).
Analog Devices keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.8% compared with 4.3% at Skyworks Solutions.
Both pay dividends: Analog Devices yields 1.1% and Skyworks Solutions 2.4%.
Analog Devices scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 9 for Skyworks Solutions), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADI | SWKS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $193B | $13.5B |
| Share price | $397.97 | $89.94 |
| Change, 1 year | 64.8% | 29.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | −44.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.34 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 25K | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 47.2× (better) | 78.9× |
| P/S | 13.9× | 3.4× (better) |
| P/B | 5.7× | 2.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 40.5× (better) | 50.4× |
| P/FCF | 39.1× (better) | 59.0× |
| FCF yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Fair value | $310.37 | $46.61 |
| Margin of safety | −28.2% (better) | −93.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 33.6% (better) | −3.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.5% (better) | −5.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 111% (better) | −63.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 115% (better) | −63.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.8% (better) | −33.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 65.8% (better) | 40.8% |
| Operating margin | 35.5% (better) | 5.5% |
| Net margin | 29.8% (better) | 4.3% |
| FCF margin | 35.6% (better) | 5.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% (better) | 3.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% (better) | 4.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.27 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.38 (better) | −12.03 |
| Interest coverage | 14.1× (better) | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 5.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 8.79 (better) | 3.97 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 2.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 49.4% | 186% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.1% (better) | 0.67% |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% (better) | 0.60% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.3% | 122% |
| Held by insiders | 0.24% | 0.49% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$109M | $0 (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 6 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.0% | 16.0% |
Go deeper
- ADI stock overview
- ADI income statement
- ADI valuation and score
- SWKS stock overview
- SWKS income statement
- SWKS valuation and score
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