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Ranking · 18 companies

Semiconductor companies ranked by free cash flow (latest fiscal year)

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NVIDIA ranks first by free cash flow in its latest fiscal year (FY2026) at $96.7B, ahead of Micron at $59.0B.

The median across the 18 companies with comparable stored figures is $6.2B; Intel ranks last at −$4.9B.

US$ (≈US$ for non-USD reporters, approximate)NVIDIA: $96.7B · FY2026 (Calculated)NVIDIA$96.7BFY2026Micron: $59.0B · FY2026 (Calculated)Micron$59.0BFY2026TSMC: ≈US$31.0B · FY2025 (Calculated, approximate US$)TSMC≈US$31.0BFY2025Samsung: ≈US$28.3B · FY2025 (Calculated, approximate US$)Samsung≈US$28.3BFY2025Broadcom: $26.9B · FY2025 (Calculated)Broadcom$26.9BFY2025SK hynix: ≈US$19.3B · FY2025 (Calculated, approximate US$)SK hynix≈US$19.3BFY2025ASML: ≈US$12.4B · FY2025 (Calculated, approximate US$)ASML≈US$12.4BFY2025Qualcomm: $8.7B · FY2026 (Calculated)Qualcomm$8.7BFY2026AMD: $6.7B · FY2025 (Calculated)AMD$6.7BFY2025Applied Materials: $5.7B · FY2025 (Calculated)Applied Materials$5.7BFY2025Lam Research: $4.9B · FY2026 (Calculated)Lam Research$4.9BFY2026KLA: $3.8B · FY2026 (Calculated)KLA$3.8BFY2026Texas Instruments: $2.6B · FY2025 (Calculated)Texas Instruments$2.6BFY2025Tokyo Electron: ≈US$2.1B · FY2026 (Calculated, approximate US$)Tokyo Electron≈US$2.1BFY2026Cadence: $1.6B · FY2025 (Calculated)Cadence$1.6BFY2025Synopsys: $1.3B · FY2025 (Calculated)Synopsys$1.3BFY2025Arm: $979M · FY2026 (Calculated)Arm$979MFY2026Intel: −$4.9B · FY2025 (Calculated)Intel−$4.9BFY2025MedianSource: company filings and results releases (latest fiscal year, periods ending Oct 2025–Sep 2026) · Calculated bySilicon Analytica from reported figures; ≈US$ conversions approximateSilicon Analyticasiliconanalytica.com/rankings/free-cash-flow
  • Calculated operating cash flow − capital expenditure.
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1NVIDIA$96.7B Calc.—FY2026NVIDIA Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 ↗
2Micron$59.0B Calc.—FY2026Micron Form 10-K filed 2026-10-09 ↗
3TSMC≈US$31.0B Calc.NT$1,002.6BFY2025TSMC Form 20-F filed 2026-04-16 ↗
4Samsung≈US$28.3B Calc.₩37.8TFY2025Samsung Electronics Consolidated Financial State… ↗
5Broadcom$26.9B Calc.—FY2025Broadcom Form 10-K filed 2025-12-18 ↗
6SK hynix≈US$19.3B Calc.₩25.9TFY2025SK hynix audited consolidated financial statemen… ↗
7ASML≈US$12.4B Calc.€11.1BFY2025ASML Form 20-F filed 2026-02-25 ↗
8Qualcomm$8.7B Calc.—FY2026FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release ↗
9AMD$6.7B Calc.—FY2025AMD Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 ↗
10Applied Materials$5.7B Calc.—FY2025Applied Materials Form 10-K filed 2025-12-12 ↗
11Lam Research$4.9B Calc.—FY2026Lam Research Form 10-K filed 2026-08-07 ↗
12KLA$3.8B Calc.—FY2026KLA Form 10-K filed 2026-08-06 ↗
13Texas Instruments$2.6B Calc.—FY2025Texas Instruments Form 10-K filed 2026-02-06 ↗
14Tokyo Electron≈US$2.1B Calc.¥330.7BFY2026Consolidated Financial Statements (audited), Jap… ↗
15Cadence$1.6B Calc.—FY2025Cadence Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19 ↗
16Synopsys$1.3B Calc.—FY2025Synopsys Form 10-K filed 2025-12-22 ↗
17Arm$979M Calc.—FY2026Arm Holdings Form 20-F filed 2026-05-26 ↗
18Intel−$4.9B Calc.—FY2025Intel Form 10-K filed 2026-01-23 ↗

Each company's latest fiscal year is compared (latest fiscal year, periods ending Oct 2025–Sep 2026); fiscal calendars differ, so each row shows its own period. Companies without the needed stored figures are left out. Figures update automatically when new filings are stored.

Questions

Which semiconductor company has the highest free cash flow?

NVIDIA ranks first by free cash flow in its latest fiscal year (FY2026) at $96.7B, ahead of Micron at $59.0B.

What is the median free cash flow of the semiconductor companies covered?

The median across the 18 companies with comparable stored figures is $6.2B; Intel ranks last at −$4.9B.

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