Microchip Technology
MCHP Nasdaq Semiconductors Financials FY2017βFY2026
Microchip Technology's revenue rose 7.1% to $4.7 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 10.4%, up from 6.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $871 million, up 12.8%. It paid out $984 million in dividends and buybacks, 113% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.5%.
About these figures. Share counts and per-share figures for earlier years are restated for a stock split (2-for-1), so every year is on today's share basis.
What Microchip Technology does
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- Legal name
- MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000827054-26-000016
0000827054
Revenue and margins
Microchip Technology had $4.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 7.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew β5.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $871M in fiscal 2026, 18.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Microchip Technology returned $984M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 113% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.5%.
Value Microchip Technology yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$5.3B and divides by 545.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 108.9x Β· peers 43.2x Β· sector 33.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Microchip Technology can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $319M | $234M | $320M | $772M | $240M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $7.7B | $6.4B | $6.0B | $5.6B | $5.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.5x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 4.6x | 4.5x |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Interest coverage | 7.2x | 15.3x | 13.0x | 1.1x | 2.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 2.6x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 1.5x | 1.2x |
| Total assets | $16.2B | $16.4B | $15.9B | $15.4B | $14.4B |
| Total liabilities | $10.3B | $9.9B | $9.2B | $8.3B | $7.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $5.9B | $6.5B | $6.7B | $7.1B | $6.4B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $7.4B | $6.2B | $5.7B | $4.9B | $5.3B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$15.2M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
72%
$10.9M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | James Eric BjornholtSenior Corporate VP and CFO | Sold plan | 4,112 | $75.32 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | James Eric BjornholtSenior Corporate VP and CFO | Sold | 837 | $80.26 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Richard J SimoncicChief Operating Officer | Sold | 5,000 | $97.52 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| May 28, 2026 | Matthew W ChapmanDirector | Sold | 3,000 | $97.52 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| May 22, 2026 | James Eric BjornholtSenior VP and CFO | Sold plan | 3,667 | $90.86 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| May 22, 2026 | Richard J SimoncicChief Operating Officer | Sold | 5,000 | $93.44 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Matthew W ChapmanDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $95.48 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Richard J SimoncicChief Operating Officer | Sold | 83 | $93.85 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Mathew B BunkerSenior VP, Operations | Sold | 10,571 | $96.88 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Richard J SimoncicChief Operating Officer | Sold | 10,000 | $97.55 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | Steve SanghiPresident, CEO and Chair of Bd, Director | Sold plan | 76,469 | $93.58 | $7.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Steve SanghiPresident, CEO and Chair of Bd, Director | Sold plan | 33,502 | $92.37 | $3.1M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.1% | β5.8% | β4.9% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.44 | 3.03 | 2.76 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microchip Technology MCHP | $40.8B | 7.1% | 10.4% | 18.5% | 3.5% | 108.9x | 6 | |
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| Skyworks Solutions SWKS | $12.6B | β2.2% | 12.2% | 27.1% | 8.5% | 43.2x | 5 | Compare β |
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10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $3.4B | $4.0B | $5.3B | $5.3B | $5.4B | $6.8B | $8.4B | $7.6B | $4.4B | $4.7B |
| Gross profit | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.9B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $4.4B | $5.7B | $5.0B | $2.5B | $2.7B |
| Research and development | $545M | $529M | $826M | $878M | $836M | $989M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $984M | $1.1B |
| Operating income | $276M | $936M | $714M | $647M | $998M | $1.8B | $3.1B | $2.6B | $296M | $490M |
| Interest expense | $146M | $199M | $503M | $497M | $357M | $257M | $204M | $198M | $259M | $221M |
| Pretax income | $89.8M | $737M | $205M | $150M | $340M | $1.5B | $2.9B | $2.4B | $38.9M | $274M |
| Income tax | β$80.8M | $482M | β$151M | β$420M | β$9.9M | $197M | $672M | $459M | $39.4M | $43.5M |
| Net income | $165M | $255M | $356M | $571M | $349M | $1.3B | $2.2B | $1.9B | β$0.5M | $230M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.35 | $0.52 | $0.71 | $1.11 | $0.65 | $2.27 | $4.02 | $3.48 | β$0.01 | $0.22 |
| Diluted shares | 0.47B | 0.50B | 0.50B | 0.51B | 0.54B | 0.57B | 0.56B | 0.55B | 0.54B | 0.55B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.8B | $3.6B | $2.9B | $898M | $962M |
| Capital expenditure | $10.2M | $207M | $229M | $67.6M | $92.6M | $370M | $486M | $285M | $126M | $91.1M |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.5B | $3.1B | $2.6B | $772M | $871M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $469M | $616M | $876M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $998M | $880M | $750M | $689M |
| Stock-based compensation | $128M | $93.2M | $166M | $170M | $198M | $210M | $170M | $178M | $180M | $255M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $7.9B | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $426M | $946M | $982M | $96.5M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $315M | $338M | $344M | $350M | $388M | $504M | $695M | $912M | $976M | $984M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $315M | $338M | $344M | $350M | $388M | $929M | $1.6B | $1.9B | $1.1B | $984M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.3B | $2.2B | $431M | $403M | $282M | $319M | $234M | $320M | $772M | $240M |
| Total debt | $3.0B | $3.1B | $10.3B | $9.5B | $8.9B | $7.7B | $6.4B | $6.0B | $5.6B | $5.5B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $2.3B | $3.4B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $2.4B |
| Current liabilities | $705M | $2.0B | $2.4B | $1.6B | $2.4B | $1.4B | $3.1B | $2.5B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Inventory | $417M | $476M | $712M | $686M | $665M | $854M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.0B |
| Property and equipment, net | $683M | $768M | $997M | $876M | $855M | $968M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Total assets | $7.7B | $8.3B | $18.4B | $17.4B | $16.5B | $16.2B | $16.4B | $15.9B | $15.4B | $14.4B |
| Total liabilities | $4.4B | $5.0B | $13.1B | $11.8B | $11.1B | $10.3B | $9.9B | $9.2B | $8.3B | $7.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.3B | $3.3B | $5.3B | $5.6B | $5.3B | $5.9B | $6.5B | $6.7B | $7.1B | $6.4B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 51.6% | 60.8% | 54.8% | 61.5% | 62.1% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 65.4% | 56.1% | 57.7% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 23.5% | 13.4% | 12.3% | 18.4% | 27.1% | 36.9% | 33.7% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 21.9% | 39.0% | 29.7% | 35.3% | 39.6% | 43.9% | 48.8% | 45.2% | 23.8% | 25.0% |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 6.4% | 18.9% | 26.5% | 25.0% | β0.0% | 4.9% |
| FCF margin | 30.8% | 30.5% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 33.5% | 36.3% | 37.2% | 34.2% | 17.5% | 18.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 7.8% | 10.3% | 7.4% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 11.8% | 18.5% | 16.5% | 1.2% | 3.5% |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 14.2% | 6.4% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 12.8% | 22.2% | 19.3% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 6.4% | 22.9% | 36.1% | 29.0% | β0.0% | 3.4% |
| Return on assets | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 11.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 56.8% | 16.8% | 34.4% | β1.4% | 3.1% | 25.4% | 23.7% | β9.5% | β42.4% | 7.1% |
| Net income growth | β49.2% | 55.2% | 39.4% | 60.3% | β38.8% | 267.9% | 74.1% | β14.8% | β100.0% | β |
| EPS growth | β52.4% | 45.1% | 37.9% | 56.3% | β41.4% | 249.2% | 77.1% | β13.4% | β100.3% | β |
| FCF growth | 42.3% | 15.6% | 19.2% | 2.1% | 23.6% | 35.6% | 26.8% | β16.8% | β70.4% | 12.8% |
| Share count change | 8.0% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 4.6% | β1.5% | β1.7% | β2.0% | 1.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2x | 0.6x | 6.2x | 4.9x | 4.0x | 2.5x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 4.6x | 4.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.9x | 0.9x | 2.0x | 1.7x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Interest coverage | 1.9x | 4.7x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 2.8x | 7.2x | 15.3x | 13.0x | 1.1x | 2.2x |
| Current ratio | 3.3x | 1.7x | 0.9x | 1.4x | 0.9x | 1.8x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 2.6x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | 2.7x | 1.4x | 0.6x | 0.9x | 0.6x | 1.1x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 1.5x | 1.2x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.8% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | 30.1% | 27.8% | 23.8% | 23.7% | 21.3% | 37.6% | 52.4% | 72.6% | 138.9% | 113.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.5% | β14.6% | β9.9% | β5.4% | β9.2% | β9.5% | β8.5% | β6.1% | β5.8% | β4.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000827054). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.