(UMC) United Microelectronics - Overview
Stock: Semiconductor, Wafers, Integrated Circuits, Foundry Services
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 6.12% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 6.39% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 14.10% |
| Payout Consistency | 73.5% |
| Payout Ratio | 88.7% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 32.1% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -8.74% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.50 |
| Alpha | 63.57 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.791 |
| Beta Downside | 0.276 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 36.00% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.38 |
Description: UMC United Microelectronics December 19, 2025
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is a pure-play semiconductor wafer foundry headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, with manufacturing footprints across Asia, the United States and Europe. The firm produces integrated circuits for mobile, IoT, computing, automotive and data-processing applications, and supplements its core fab services with backend design support, venture-capital backing, consulting, and R&D offerings.
Key metrics as of FY 2023: revenue of roughly $9.5 billion, a global foundry market share of about 5 % (focused on mature nodes such as 28 nm-40 nm), and an average fab utilization of ≈ 87 % in Q3 2024. UMC’s capacity expansion plan adds ~200,000 wafers per month through new 300 mm lines slated for 2025, positioning the company to capture rising demand from AI-driven data-center workloads and automotive electronics while navigating US-China trade constraints.
For a deeper quantitative assessment of UMC’s valuation and risk profile, see the detailed analysis on ValueRay.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.5
| Net Income: 41.72b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.32 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 48.78% < 20% (prev 49.25%; Δ -0.47% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 99.63b > Net Income 41.72b |
| Net Debt (-32.31b) to EBITDA (109.50b): -0.30 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.30 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (2.50b) vs 12m ago 0.05% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 29.01% > 18% (prev 0.33%; Δ 2868 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 41.34% > 50% (prev 40.74%; Δ 0.60% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 41.58 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 109.50b / Interest Expense TTM 1.20b) |
Altman Z'' 5.16
| A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 204.78b - Total Current Liabilities 88.90b) / Total Assets 579.00b |
| B: 0.41 (Retained Earnings 238.48b / Total Assets 579.00b) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 49.92b / Avg Total Assets 574.60b) |
| D: 1.83 (Book Value of Equity 364.36b / Total Liabilities 199.14b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 5.16 = AAA |
Beneish M -3.08
| DSRI: 0.90 (Receivables 31.27b/33.97b, Revenue 237.55b/232.30b) |
| GMI: 1.12 (GM 29.01% / 32.57%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.16 / AQ_t-1 0.16) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 237.55b / 232.30b) |
| TATA: -0.10 (NI 41.72b - CFO 99.63b) / TA 579.00b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.08 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of UMC shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.20%, over one month by +17.66%, over three months by +35.40% and over the past year by +75.35%.
Is UMC a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the UMC price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 8.2 | -18.8% |
| Analysts Target Price | 8.2 | -18.8% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 11.8 | 17.7% |
UMC Fundamental Data Overview February 09, 2026
P/E Forward = 14.7929
P/S = 0.1066
P/B = 2.2228
P/EG = 0.9383
Revenue TTM = 237.55b USD
EBIT TTM = 49.92b USD
EBITDA TTM = 109.50b USD
Long Term Debt = 53.76b USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 27.60b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 78.34b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -32.31b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = -6.99b USD (25.33b + Debt 78.34b - CCE 110.66b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 41.58 (Ebit TTM 49.92b / Interest Expense TTM 1.20b)
EV/FCF = -0.14x (Enterprise Value -6.99b / FCF TTM 50.72b)
FCF Yield = -725.8% (FCF TTM 50.72b / Enterprise Value -6.99b)
FCF Margin = 21.35% (FCF TTM 50.72b / Revenue TTM 237.55b)
Net Margin = 17.56% (Net Income TTM 41.72b / Revenue TTM 237.55b)
Gross Margin = 29.01% ((Revenue TTM 237.55b - Cost of Revenue TTM 168.65b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.67% (prev 29.81%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = -0.01 (set to none) (Enterprise Value -6.99b / Total Assets 579.00b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.58% (Interest Expense 454.1m / Debt 78.34b)
Taxrate = 35.50% (5.50b / 15.50b)
NOPAT = 32.20b (EBIT 49.92b * (1 - 35.50%))
Current Ratio = 2.30 (Total Current Assets 204.78b / Total Current Liabilities 88.90b)
Debt / Equity = 0.21 (Debt 78.34b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 379.77b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.30 (Net Debt -32.31b / EBITDA 109.50b)
Debt / FCF = -0.64 (Net Debt -32.31b / FCF TTM 50.72b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 367.08b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.26% (Net Income 41.72b / Total Assets 579.00b)
RoE = 11.36% (Net Income TTM 41.72b / Total Stockholder Equity 367.08b)
RoCE = 11.86% (EBIT 49.92b / Capital Employed (Equity 367.08b + L.T.Debt 53.76b))
RoIC = 7.59% (NOPAT 32.20b / Invested Capital 424.13b)
WACC = 2.44% (E(25.33b)/V(103.67b) * Re(8.83%) + D(78.34b)/V(103.67b) * Rd(0.58%) * (1-Tc(0.36)))
Discount Rate = 8.83% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.17%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 80.82% ; FCFF base≈31.44b ; Y1≈20.64b ; Y5≈9.42b
Fair Price DCF = 132.0 (EV 300.07b - Net Debt -32.31b = Equity 332.39b / Shares 2.52b; r=5.90% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -81.17 | EPS CAGR: -18.50% | SUE: -0.27 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -43.20 | Revenue CAGR: -0.68% | SUE: 0.03 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.13 | Chg30d=+0.019 | Revisions Net=+2 | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.57 | Chg30d=+0.046 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+7.2% | Growth Revenue=+9.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.75 | Chg30d=+0.221 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+31.6% | Growth Revenue=+8.9%