TXN vs ARM vs KLAC
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
TXN78.6
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Technology · Semiconductors
$276.48 −0.95%$252.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
ARM79.9
Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares
Technology · Semiconductors
$227.80 −6.94%$243.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
TXN ARM KLAC · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-07-07 | — | 2026-09-23 |
| 13F net change in holders | +413 | +218 | +413 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,895 | 230 | 1,859 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,533 | 151 | 1,478 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +362 | +79 | +381 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 41.7x
39th
|
233.0x
94th
|
44.8x
47th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 13.0x
71st
|
47.2x
97th
|
15.9x
79th
|
| Price / book | 14.0x
84th
|
28.2x
97th
|
34.1x
100th
|
| Price / tangible book | 20.5x
73rd
|
56.3x
93rd
|
92.4x
97th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 47.2x
43rd
|
165.1x
87th
|
57.4x
50th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 29.1x
34th
|
116.2x
93rd
|
52.2x
67th
|
| Enterprise value | $259.5B
91st
|
$239.9B
89th
|
$217.5B
88th
|
| EV / sales | 13.3x
71st
|
46.5x
100th
|
16.0x
79th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 26.8x
44th
|
174.7x
92nd
|
35.9x
59th
|
| EV / EBIT | 34.7x
38th
|
216.3x
96th
|
38.4x
51st
|
| EV / free cash flow | 48.5x
43rd
|
162.7x
89th
|
57.7x
52nd
|
| Earnings yield | 2.4%
73rd
|
0.4%
36th
|
2.2%
68th
|
| FCF yield | 2.1%
69th
|
0.6%
37th
|
1.7%
64th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 3.4%
73rd
|
0.9%
28th
|
1.9%
48th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $53.82
75th
|
$13.21
15th
|
$19.91
23rd
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 58.3%
77th
|
95.3%
100th
|
61.3%
84th
|
| EBITDA margin | 49.7%
92nd
|
26.6%
65th
|
44.6%
91st
|
| Operating margin | 37.3%
93rd
|
17.3%
68th
|
41.7%
95th
|
| EBIT margin | 38.4%
92nd
|
21.5%
69th
|
41.7%
95th
|
| Net margin | 31.1%
89th
|
20.2%
71st
|
35.6%
95th
|
| NOPAT margin | 32.7%
92nd
|
14.3%
64th
|
35.9%
95th
|
| FCF margin | 27.5%
84th
|
28.6%
89th
|
27.7%
87th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 44.6%
95th
|
40.6%
91st
|
30.5%
84th
|
| R&D / revenue | 10.7%
27th
|
57.5%
92nd
|
11.3%
28th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 9.5%
25th
|
21.0%
73rd
|
8.3%
20th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 2.8%
40th
|
22.4%
93rd
|
2.3%
33rd
|
| Effective tax rate | 12.4%
23rd
|
17.4%
51st
|
13.8%
33rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 35.2%
91st
|
13.4%
65th
|
87.5%
97th
|
| ROA | 17.1%
83rd
|
10.1%
71st
|
28.4%
95th
|
| ROIC | 25.4%
77th
|
14.1%
60th
|
64.2%
92nd
|
| ROCE | 22.9%
85th
|
11.1%
67th
|
41.5%
96th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 21.1%
84th
|
10.8%
67th
|
33.3%
95th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 34.6%
79th
|
40.1%
86th
|
54.5%
96th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 31.6%
68th
|
43.9%
91st
|
46.4%
93rd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 24.2%
80th
|
15.3%
69th
|
80.7%
98th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 38.8%
83rd
|
— | 1,581.4%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 40.9%
92nd
|
— | 119.5%
100th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 120.2%
86th
|
9.3%
44th
|
80.1%
80th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 16.7%
47th
|
25.1%
63rd
|
11.7%
38th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 13.2%
49th
|
-13.5%
0th
|
7.1%
21st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 1.1%
41st
|
— | 9.0%
64th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 3.0%
30th
|
— | 14.4%
71st
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -3.1%
33rd
|
— | 9.9%
61st
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -6.1%
40th
|
— | 12.3%
68th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 20.1%
37th
|
49.4%
61st
|
18.9%
34th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -7.7%
44th
|
— | 12.6%
67th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 19.0%
34th
|
47.6%
61st
|
19.6%
37th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -7.8%
44th
|
— | -47.0%
8th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -1.7%
29th
|
— | -22.9%
15th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 256.3%
91st
|
124.4%
87th
|
0.6%
35th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 18.9%
68th
|
— | 4.2%
51st
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 5.6%
58th
|
— | 4.1%
52nd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 4.0%
36th
|
— | -39.0%
1st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 1.3%
33rd
|
— | -50.4%
0th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 5.5%
29th
|
13.4%
56th
|
68.3%
96th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 58.6%
81st
|
94.4%
100th
|
60.9%
85th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 36.4%
94th
|
13.7%
61st
|
40.4%
97th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 31.5%
93rd
|
16.4%
72nd
|
32.4%
94th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 15.3%
61st
|
22.1%
77th
|
29.8%
93rd
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.13
17th
|
0.98
97th
|
0.92
86th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.40
56th
|
1.00
100th
|
0.73
81st
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.93
56th
|
0.99
97th
|
0.99
99th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $7.0B
91st
|
$3.9B
84th
|
$4.9B
87th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$7.1B
4th
|
$3.4B
96th
|
−$1.2B
15th
|
| Working capital | $12.5B
92nd
|
$5.1B
83rd
|
$8.1B
87th
|
| Current ratio | 4.86
65th
|
5.25
72nd
|
2.88
37th
|
| Quick ratio | 3.44
61st
|
5.25
79th
|
2.03
37th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 2.16
61st
|
3.22
69th
|
1.14
33rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 849 days
56th
|
534 days
31st
|
1,109 days
69th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $14.1B
95th
|
$485.0M
56th
|
$6.2B
89th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.78
84th
|
0.06
39th
|
0.97
91st
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.39
87th
|
−0.39
27th
|
0.20
77th
|
| Debt / assets | 39.2%
87th
|
4.3%
40th
|
34.3%
83rd
|
| Debt / capital | 43.8%
84th
|
5.3%
39th
|
49.2%
91st
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.45
60th
|
0.35
32nd
|
1.02
44th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.73
80th
|
−2.48
26th
|
0.21
72nd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 13.2x
52nd
|
— | 19.9x
65th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 15.4x
50th
|
— | 14.6x
48th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.6 yrs
57th
|
0.2 yrs
24th
|
1.5 yrs
55th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 49.8%
79th
|
22.9%
37th
|
64.6%
95th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA | AA | AA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 80
19th
|
80
19th
|
80
19th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.55
55th
|
0.50
41st
|
0.80
85th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 1.63
13th
|
3.71
37th
|
9.84
87th
|
| Inventory turnover | 1.7
14th
|
— | 1.5
10th
|
| Receivables turnover | 8.7
76th
|
4.2
17th
|
5.3
32nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 42 days
24th
|
86 days
83rd
|
69 days
68th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 212 days
86th
|
— | 238 days
90th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 35 days
16th
|
94 days
89th
|
38 days
23rd
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 219 days
84th
|
−7 days
1st
|
270 days
93rd
|
| Capex / revenue | 17.0%
89th
|
12.0%
81st
|
2.8%
28th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.50
76th
|
2.35
86th
|
0.95
54th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 19.1%
22nd
|
89.6%
93rd
|
18.9%
20th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.43
56th
|
2.01
67th
|
0.86
23rd
|
| FCF / net income | 0.88
50th
|
1.41
79th
|
0.78
44th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 61.8%
32nd
|
70.4%
40th
|
90.9%
88th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 38.2%
68th
|
29.6%
60th
|
9.1%
12th
|
| Accruals ratio | -7.4%
27th
|
-10.2%
15th
|
4.0%
89th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -4.8%
16th
|
7.1%
61st
|
6.3%
60th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
15th
|
0.75
15th
|
0.75
15th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 79
88th
|
80
93rd
|
72
73rd
|
| IS profitability | 95
91st
|
62
68th
|
98
95th
|
| IS growth | 69
49th
|
77
74th
|
71
58th
|
| IS value | 39
64th
|
36
44th
|
40
69th
|
| IS momentum | 92
77th
|
100
95th
|
76
44th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
12th
|
100
12th
|
100
12th
|
| IS quality | 88
95th
|
84
83rd
|
80
71st
|
| IS balance sheet | 84
47th
|
93
80th
|
84
44th
|
| IS earnings quality | 72
81st
|
55
33rd
|
57
36th
|
| IS cash flow | 79
83rd
|
92
96th
|
67
63rd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
65th
|
7
65th
|
7
65th
|
| Altman Z-score | 12.9
55th
|
91.3
97th
|
23.2
72nd
|
| Beneish M-score | −3.06
8th
|
−2.98
11th
|
−2.03
70th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −10.03
37th
|
−11.81
15th
|
−8.99
55th
|
| IS credit score | 86
64th
|
90
76th
|
87
67th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $252.5B
91st
|
$243.3B
89th
|
$216.3B
88th
|
| Revenue | $19.5B
89th
|
$5.2B
76th
|
$13.6B
85th
|
| EBITDA | $9.7B
92nd
|
$1.4B
75th
|
$6.1B
88th
|
| Net income | $6.1B
91st
|
$1.0B
81st
|
$4.8B
89th
|
| Free cash flow | $5.4B
92nd
|
$1.5B
80th
|
$3.8B
88th
|
| Total assets | $35.9B
89th
|
$11.2B
75th
|
$18.0B
81st
|
| Shareholders' equity | $18.0B
88th
|
$8.6B
80th
|
$6.3B
75th
|
| Employees | 33,000
89th
|
9,584
72nd
|
17,100
77th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.9% | −6.9% | −5.0% |
| 1 week | −2.6% | −14.4% | −15.2% |
| 1 month | +7.1% | −14.0% | −1.9% |
| 3 months | −2.2% | −15.5% | −20.1% |
| 6 months | +21.5% | +36.6% | −7.3% |
| Year to date | +58.4% | +98.5% | +30.5% |
| 1 year | +61.8% | +33.5% | +53.3% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +91.5% | +316.6% | +251.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +63.2% | — | +433.8% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | TXN | ARM | KLAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 47.6 | 34.5 | 31.1 |
| From 52-week high | −16.8% | −49.7% | −46.0% |
| From 52-week low | +84.1% | +127.8% | +55.2% |
| Beta | 1.34 | 3.79 | 1.45 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17