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ASE Technology vs UMC
ASE Technology vs UMC: which one is bigger, grows faster and keeps more of each dollar of revenue?
ASE Technology earns 2.7× UMC’s revenue
Method and sources
- Revenue growth (1 year): ASE Technology 8.4% (FY2025), UMC 2.3% (FY2025)
- Revenue growth (3-year CAGR): ASE Technology −1.3% (FY2025), UMC −5.2% (FY2025)
- Operating margin: ASE Technology 8.0% (FY2025), UMC 18.5% (FY2025)
- Gross margin: ASE Technology 17.7% (FY2025), UMC 29.0% (FY2025)
- Net margin: ASE Technology 6.2% (FY2025), UMC 17.0% (FY2025)
- FCF margin: ASE Technology −3.5% (FY2025), UMC 21.9% (FY2025)
Latest fiscal year per company: ASE Technology FY2025, UMC FY2025. Fiscal years end on different dates, so years are not calendar-aligned.
Both report in TWD. Amounts are as filed, not converted.
Why this pair: same peer group, revenue within 4x in the same currency. Peer groups are curated by hand from each company's business as described in its own 10-K/20-F (what it sells, not its SIC code). A company can sit in more than one group. Within a group, a pair is listed when both companies report in the same currency and the larger company's latest fiscal-year revenue is at most 4x the smaller one's; each company keeps its 4 nearest peers by revenue ratio. Companies reporting in different currencies are never size-matched (amounts are not converted); a short list of obvious same-industry pairs across currencies is added by hand, with the reason, as are two direct competitor pairs outside the size rule (AMD vs NVIDIA, Intel vs NVIDIA).
Derived = calculated by Hollsteen from reported SEC values; reported = as tagged in the filing. SEC filings only, no market data.
Side by side: all values with filing links
| Metric | ASE Technology FY2025 | UMC FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | NT$645.4B20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | NT$237.6B20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| Revenue growth (1 year) | 8.4% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | 2.3% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| Revenue growth (3-year CAGR) | −1.3% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | −5.2% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| Gross margin | 17.7% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | 29.0% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| Operating margin | 8.0% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | 18.5% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| Net margin | 6.2% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | 17.0% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| Free cash flow | −NT$22.4B derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | NT$52.1B derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| FCF margin | −3.5% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | 21.9% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| R&D as % of revenue | 5.1% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | 7.5% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stock-based compensation as % of revenue | 0.4% derived20-F · Apr 1, 2026 | 0.2% derived20-F · Apr 30, 2026 |
Definitions: Revenue = Total revenue; Revenue growth (1 year) = Revenue FYt ÷ revenue FYt−1 − 1; Revenue growth (3-year CAGR) = (Revenue FYt ÷ revenue FYt−3)^(1/3) − 1; Gross margin = Gross profit ÷ revenue; Operating margin = Operating income ÷ revenue; Net margin = Net income ÷ revenue; Free cash flow = Operating cash flow − capital expenditures (one formula for all companies); FCF margin = Free cash flow ÷ revenue; R&D as % of revenue = Research and development expense ÷ revenue; Stock-based compensation as % of revenue = Stock-based compensation ÷ revenue.
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