Arm vs Microchip Technology
ARM and MCHP 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 ARM and MCHP compare
Microchip Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.0% versus 23.8% for Arm).
Arm keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.1% compared with 15.0% at Microchip Technology.
Microchip Technology pays a dividend yielding 3.0%; Arm does not pay one.
Microchip Technology scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for Arm), 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 | ARM | MCHP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $33.5B |
| Share price | $190.53 | $61.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 28.1% | 10.9% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −25.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.93 | 1.71 |
| Employees | 9,584 | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 46.7× |
| P/S | – | 6.0× |
| P/B | – | 5.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 21.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 23.0× |
| FCF yield | – | 4.3% |
| Fair value | – | $43.98 |
| Margin of safety | – | −40.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 23.8% | 33.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | −2.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 12.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −19.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 97.4% (better) | 62.7% |
| Operating margin | 16.7% | 20.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 17.1% (better) | 15.0% |
| FCF margin | 22.2% | 26.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 12.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 15.2% (better) | 8.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.83 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.77 |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.7× |
| Current ratio | 6.35 (better) | 2.24 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.75 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.0% |
| Payout ratio | – | 118% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 17 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 19.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.19% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 9.3% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 86.8% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$72.2M | −$70.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 2 |
Go deeper
- ARM stock overview
- ARM income statement
- ARM valuation and score
- MCHP stock overview
- MCHP income statement
- MCHP valuation and score
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