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Chart 11 · Industry comparison

IP & EDA companies had the highest median gross margin, 86.4%, in their latest fiscal year; Foundry the lowest at 42.4%

Latest fiscal year of each company

Gross margin, % of revenue, latest fiscal year0%25%50%75%100%IP & EDA median 86.4%Arm: 97.5% (Calculated)Cadence: 86.4% (Calculated)Synopsys: 77.0% (Calculated)Arm 97.5% · Cadence 86.4% · Synopsys 77.0%Fabless median 60.4%NVIDIA: 71.1% (Calculated)Broadcom: 67.8% (Calculated)Qualcomm: 53.1% (Calculated)AMD: 49.5% (Calculated)NVIDIA 71.1% · Broadcom 67.8% · Qualcomm 53.1% · AMD 49.5%Memory median 60.4%Micron: 80.7% (Calculated)SK hynix: 60.4% (Calculated)Samsung: 39.4% (Calculated)Micron 80.7% · SK hynix 60.4% · Samsung 39.4%IDM median 54.7%Texas Instruments: 57.0% (Calculated)NXP: 54.7% (Calculated)Intel: 34.8% (Calculated)Texas Instruments 57.0% · NXP 54.7% · Intel 34.8%Equipment median 50.5%KLA: 61.3% (Calculated)ASML: 52.8% (Calculated)Lam Research: 50.5% (Calculated)Applied Materials: 48.7% (Calculated)Tokyo Electron: 45.3% (Calculated)KLA 61.3% · ASML 52.8% · Lam Research 50.5% · Applied Materials 48.7% · Tokyo Electron 45.3%Foundry median 42.4%TSMC: 59.9% (Calculated)GlobalFoundries: 24.9% (Calculated)TSMC 59.9% · GlobalFoundries 24.9%Source: company filings (10-K, 20-F, annual reports) · Silicon Analytica calculationsSilicon Analyticasiliconanalytica.com/data/charts/gross-margin-by-business-model
  • Calculated gross margin = gross profit ÷ revenue (or revenue − cost of revenue where gross profit is not reported); the median is the middle company of each group.
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IP & EDA companies had a median gross margin of 86.4%, led by Arm (97.5%).

Foundry had the lowest median, 42.4%.

Groupings are Silicon Analytica’s; Samsung’s margin is group-wide and includes phones and displays, and accounting standards differ (US GAAP, IFRS, J-GAAP).

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