Microchip Technologyvs.Qualcomm
MCHP vs QCOM · both in Chips & accelerators, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Designs and builds the processors, accelerators and memory that train and run AI.
Qualcomm is about 4.5× larger than Microchip Technology by market cap; Qualcomm trades at the lower P/E (20.0 vs 86.5); year to date, Microchip Technology leads (+22.4% vs +3.5%).
Side by side
| MCHP | QCOM | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $41.4B | $185B |
| Price | $75.52 | $176.01 |
| Today | −3.2% | −0.6% |
| Return YTD | +22.4% | +3.5% |
| Return 1Y | +20.1% | +7.0% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −14.1% | −7.1% |
| P/E | 86.5 | 20.0 |
| P/S | 8.1 | 4.2 |
| P/B | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
Microchip TechnologyMCHP
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