APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE vs NXP Semiconductors N.V., two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMAT and NXPI diverge most: on return on assets, AMAT reads 19.6% and NXPI reads 7.5%; on altman z (solvency), AMAT reads 9.39 and NXPI reads 3.63. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMAT's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What NXPI's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMAT | NXPI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $602.31 | $292.10 |
| Market cap | $481.2B | $74.1B |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 56.7 | — |
| P/B | 20.13 | — |
| P/S | 16.58 | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 56.2 | — |
| Revenue growth | +3.4% | +2.6% |
| Gross margin | 49.9% | 56.2% |
| Operating margin | 31.9% | 47.3% |
| Net margin | 27.3% | 16.2% |
| Return on equity | 33.1% | 18.1% |
| Return on assets | 19.6% | 7.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.8% | 22.8% |
| FCF yield | 1.1% | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.27 | 0.18 |
| Current ratio | 2.51 | 2.24 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.39 | 3.63 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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