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 3.4× larger than Microchip Technology by market cap; Western Digital trades at the lower P/E (14.6 vs 85.5); year to date, Western Digital leads (+128.3% vs +18.5%).
Side by side
| MCHP | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $40.9B | $138B |
| Price | $75.55 | $397.28 |
| Today | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Return YTD | +18.5% | +128.3% |
| Return 1Y | +12.9% | +224.6% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −14.1% | −32.3% |
| P/E | 85.5 | 14.6 |
| P/S | 8.0 | 10.6 |
| P/B | 6.3 | 15.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · 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
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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