NXPI
NXP Semiconductors N.V.
NXPI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has a slight edge over NXPI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
NXPI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
NXPI's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
NXPI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $267 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $237 | -11% |
| Current | 21x | $267 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $302 | +13% |
| Expensive | 59x | $745 | +179% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NXPI's PE is in its fair range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over NXPI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NXPI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NXPI, with profitability improving.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
NXPI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $17.59 | +38% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.73 | +58% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.73 | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.46 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.95 | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.08 | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.39 | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.18 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.73 | -9.1% |
NXPI earned $12.73 per share over the past year, up 58% from the year before.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over NXPI in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
NXPI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3B | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.2B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | -6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1B | -9.1% |
NXPI's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $3.8B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | +7.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 47% | +22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | -5.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 26% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | -4.8 points |
NXPI's operating margin was 32% last quarter, up 4.3 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over NXPI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over NXPI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NXPI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +137% |
| Q2 2026 | $791M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $714M | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | $793M | +204% |
| Q3 2025 | $508M | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $696M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $426M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $261M | -73% |
NXPI has the edge over SNDK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK generated $17.4B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
NXPI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -190K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -479K shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -7.3M shares |
| 5 years | -6.5% | -17.5M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -32.1M shares |
NXPI has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $103M |
| Q2 2026 | $104M |
| Q1 2026 | $102M |
| Q4 2025 | $338M |
| Q3 2025 | $54M |
| Q2 2025 | $204M |
| Q1 2025 | $303M |
| Q4 2024 | $455M |
NXPI spent $647M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 36% from the year before.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
NXPI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
NXPI's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 years a year ago.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has the edge over NXPI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NXPI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.1 | Neutral |
NXPI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 72 (neutral).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
NXPI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NXPI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 25% below |
| PE % | 36 | 35 | 1 pt above |
NXPI is trading at 21x earnings, a 25% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over NXPI on valuation relative to its sector.
NXPI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $243.6 | 9.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $244.8 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $244.6 | 9.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $227.2 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $222.4 | 20% above |
NXPI has stronger trend alignment. NXPI is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
NXPI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $128.2 | $157.3 | +23% |
| 2021 | $157.3 | $227.4 | +45% |
| 2022 | $227.4 | $157.7 | -31% |
| 2023 | $157.7 | $229.7 | +46% |
| 2024 | $229.7 | $213.8 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | $213.8 | $222.9 | +4.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $222.9 | $267.3 | +20% |
NXPI has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 20% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over NXPI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.