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Microchip Technology Incorporated

MCHP
53
Semiconductors · Technology
Also trades as: 0K19.L
Price
$76.08
+0.27 (+0.36%)
Market Cap
$41.31B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

3.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 565.9M (2022) → 547.9M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Microchip Technology makes tiny computer chips called microcontrollers and microprocessors. These chips act like small brains inside everyday products — things like car dashboards, factory machines, medical devices, and home appliances. The company is one of the largest suppliers of 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers in the world, and it also sells chips used to connect devices to networks.

Microchip earns money by selling chips directly to manufacturers and through electronics distributors. It operates globally, with customers across North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates several billion dollars in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from a huge catalog of chips that work well together, plus strong customer loyalty since engineers tend to stick with familiar chip families once they design them into a product. The main risk the company faces is a prolonged downturn in chip demand — Microchip has been working through a significant inventory correction that has pressured sales and profit margins in recent periods.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+35.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+172.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$1.1B/ year

Rising (+10% vs prior year)

23.0% of revenue

1.5x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

2.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$240M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Microchip Technology Incorporated grew revenue 35% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
63.2%
Premium pricing power — 63.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
22.7%
Excellent — 22.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.7%
Weak — 6.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+20.9%
Fast-growing sales (+20.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
266%
Turns 266% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
21.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (21.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.83
Moderate — manageable debt (0.83)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.74x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.7x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
105.4x
Expensive — P/E 105.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+78.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (105.4 → 26.5)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.15%
Moderate income — 2.15% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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