Microchip Technologyvs.Western Digital
MCHP vs WDC · 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.
Western Digital is about 3.6× larger than Microchip Technology by market cap; Western Digital trades at the lower P/E (16.6 vs 89.8); year to date, Western Digital leads (+152.7% vs +16.5%).
Side by side
| MCHP | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $42.9B | $157B |
| Price | $73.50 | $450.75 |
| Today | −1.0% | +3.5% |
| Return YTD | +16.5% | +152.7% |
| Return 1Y | +7.3% | +465.6% |
| P/E | 89.8 | 16.6 |
| P/S | 8.4 | 12.1 |
| P/B | 6.7 | 17.7 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Microchip TechnologyMCHP
The microcontroller is the anchor product; analog and FPGA parts fill out the range for embedded designs in industry and cars.
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