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MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC MCHP
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.06% (safety: at-risk). FY2026 revenue was $4.7B at a 4.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.46 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Truist Securities | Hold (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-03 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight (reit) |
| 2026-07-20 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.086 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.342 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.034 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.81 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCHP | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC | 6/9 | 2.76 | 207.2 | +7.1% |
| ARM | ARM HOLDINGS PLC /UK | 6/9 | 8.7 | 409.3 | +22.8% |
| FSLR | FIRST SOLAR, INC. | 7/9 | 6.97 | 16.8 | +24.1% |
| SWKS | SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | 6/9 | 7.01 | 21.4 | -2.2% |
| CSIQ | Canadian Solar Inc. | 1/9 | 0.77 | — | -6.6% |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | 8/9 | 3.71 | 24.4 | -1.1% |
| NXT | Nextpower Inc. | 3/9 | 3.69 | 27.7 | +20.3% |
About MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Semiconductor Products and Technology Licensing. The company offers general-purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers; 32-bit and 64-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized mixed-signal microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human-machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications. It also provides analog products, including power management, linear, mixed-signal, high voltage, thermal management, discrete diodes and MOSFETs, radio frequency (RF), gate drivers, safety, security, timing, application-specific standard products, USB, Ethernet, wireless, and other interface products; field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products; and application development tools that enable system designers to program mixed-signal microcontroller, FPGA, and microprocessor products. In addition, the company offers memory products consisting of serial electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, serial flash memories, parallel flash memories, serial static random-access memory, and electrically erasable random-access memory for footprint devices. Further, it licenses its SuperFlash embedded flash and non-volatile memory technologies to foundries, integrated device manufacturers, and design partners for use in the manufacture of microcontroller products, gate arrays, RF, analog, and neuromorphic compute products. Additionally, the company offers engineering services; wafer foundry, assembly, and test subcontracting manufacturing services; and timing systems, application-specific integrated circuits, and products for aerospace applications. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
FAQ
Is MCHP financially healthy?
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MCHP pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.06% with a 427.8% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is MCHP?
In FY2026, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC had a net margin of 4.9% and a return on equity of 3.6%.
Is MCHP overvalued or undervalued?
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC trades at about 361.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.2×–422.3×, median 70.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MCHP?
The average Wall-Street price target for MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC is $109.21, about 37.5% above the recent price, from 24 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is MCHP a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 207.2×, a dividend yield of 2.06%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.