Microchip Technology vs NXP Semiconductors
MCHP and NXPI 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 MCHP and NXPI compare
NXP Semiconductors is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Microchip Technology ($65.5B against $42.0B).
On earnings, NXP Semiconductors is cheaper: it trades at 22.2× trailing earnings, against 115× for Microchip Technology.
Microchip Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.9% versus 8.8% for NXP Semiconductors).
NXP Semiconductors keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 22.6% compared with 9.3% at Microchip Technology.
Both pay dividends: Microchip Technology yields 2.4% and NXP Semiconductors 1.6%.
NXP Semiconductors scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 12 for Microchip Technology), 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 | MCHP | NXPI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $42.0B | $65.5B |
| Share price | $77.34 | $259.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 23.7% | 26.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −9.8% | 15.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.67 | 1.38 |
| Employees | 18K | 32K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 115× | 22.2× (better) |
| P/S | 8.2× | 5.0× (better) |
| P/B | 6.5× | 5.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.0× | 14.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 37.8× | 23.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 4.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $33.00 | $335.91 |
| Margin of safety | −134% | 22.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.9% (better) | 8.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.8% | 7.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 38.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 39.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −19.5% | 113% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 60.2% (better) | 56.0% |
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 32.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 22.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 21.7% (better) | 21.3% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 28.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.6% | 18.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.83 (better) | 0.96 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.46 | 1.55 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.7× | 8.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.92 | 2.04 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.28 (better) | 3.83 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% (better) | 1.6% |
| Payout ratio | 206% | 34.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 17 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 19.5% | 22.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −0.15% | 0.91% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | 2.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 95.4% |
| Held by insiders | 2.0% | 0.14% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$71.1M | −$10.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.7% |
Go deeper
- MCHP stock overview
- MCHP income statement
- MCHP valuation and score
- NXPI stock overview
- NXPI income statement
- NXPI valuation and score
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