NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) vs QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)

NXP Semiconductors N.V. and QUALCOMM Incorporated are both Semiconductors companies. QUALCOMM Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $193.6B against $61.6B — 3.1× the size. NXP Semiconductors N.V. trades at the lower P/E: 20.7× against 21.2×. NXP Semiconductors N.V. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.77% against 1.87%. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has the higher net margin (22.6% vs 21.0%) and the lower return on invested capital (13.8% vs 18.5%). Both pay a dividend; QUALCOMM Incorporated yields more (1.96% vs 1.66%). Across the 23 metrics below, QUALCOMM Incorporated leads on 12 and NXP Semiconductors N.V. on 11.

Valuation

Metric NXPI QCOM Semiconductors median
P/E 20.68 21.18 53.52
P/S 4.66 4.43 8.64
P/B 5.40 7.07 5.65
Price to free cash flow 23.21 18.74 51.54
EV/EBITDA 13.87 17.14 31.85
EV/Sales 5.25 4.59 8.85
Earnings yield 4.83% 4.72% 0.58%
Free cash flow yield 4.31% 5.34% 0.56%

Profitability

Metric NXPI QCOM Semiconductors median
Gross margin 56.00% 54.23% 52.25%
Operating margin 31.95% 23.19% 4.85%
Net margin 22.56% 21.01% 4.77%
Free cash flow margin 20.10% 23.67% 8.65%
Return on equity 28.38% 33.75% 3.11%
Return on assets 11.46% 16.50% 1.91%
Return on invested capital 13.75% 18.45% 2.46%

Growth

Metric NXPI QCOM Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.77% 1.87% 16.66%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (18.29%) (44.15%) 27.66%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.33% 13.48% 5.60%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 107.93% 1.29% 0.00%

Health

Metric NXPI QCOM Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.96 0.55 0.05
Current ratio 2.04 2.02 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA 2.31 0.17 0.58

Dividend

Metric NXPI QCOM Semiconductors median
Dividend yield 1.66% 1.96% 0.94%
Payout ratio 0.35 0.42 0.40

Size

Metric NXPI QCOM Semiconductors median
Market cap 61.61b 193.55b 6.02b

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