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Ranking · 14 companies

Semiconductor companies ranked by free cash flow (latest quarter)

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Micron ranks first by free cash flow in its latest quarter (Q4 FY2026) at $32.9B, ahead of NVIDIA at $21.4B.

The median across the 14 companies with comparable stored figures is $2.6B; GlobalFoundries ranks last at $40M.

US$ (≈US$ for non-USD reporters, approximate)Micron: $32.9B · Q4 FY2026 (Calculated)Micron$32.9BQ4 FY2026NVIDIA: $21.4B · Q2 FY2027 (Calculated)NVIDIA$21.4BQ2 FY2027TSMC: ≈US$14.8B · Q3 FY2026 (Calculated, approximate US$)TSMC≈US$14.8BQ3 FY2026Broadcom: $13.7B · Q3 FY2026 (Calculated)Broadcom$13.7BQ3 FY2026ASML: ≈US$12.8B · Q3 FY2026 (Calculated, approximate US$)ASML≈US$12.8BQ3 FY2026Lam Research: $3.2B · Q1 FY2027 / September 2026 quarter (Calculated)Lam Research$3.2BQ1 FY2027 / September…Texas Instruments: $3.0B · Q3 2026 (Calculated)Texas Instruments$3.0BQ3 2026Applied Materials: $2.3B · Q3 FY2026 (Calculated)Applied Materials$2.3BQ3 FY2026KLA: $1.3B · Q1 FY2027 (Calculated)KLA$1.3BQ1 FY2027NXP: $1.2B · Q3 2026 (Calculated)NXP$1.2BQ3 2026Synopsys: $746M · Q3 FY2026 (Calculated)Synopsys$746MQ3 FY2026AMD: $554M · Q3 FY2026 (Calculated)AMD$554MQ3 FY2026Arm: $135M · Q2 FY2027 (Calculated)Arm$135MQ2 FY2027GlobalFoundries: $40M · Q3 2026 (Calculated)GlobalFoundries$40MQ3 2026MedianSource: company filings and results releases (latest quarter, periods ending Jul 2026–Sep 2026) · Calculated bySilicon Analytica from reported figures; ≈US$ conversions approximateSilicon Analyticasiliconanalytica.com/rankings/free-cash-flow?period=quarter
  • Calculated operating cash flow − capital expenditure.
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Reporting currencySource
1Micron$32.9B Calc.—Q4 FY2026Micron Form 10-K filed 2026-10-09 ↗
2NVIDIA$21.4B Calc.—Q2 FY2027NVIDIA Form 10-Q filed 2026-08-26 ↗
3TSMC≈US$14.8B Calc.NT$476.6BQ3 FY2026TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$29.43 ↗
4Broadcom$13.7B Calc.—Q3 FY2026Broadcom Form 10-Q filed 2026-09-10 ↗
5ASML≈US$12.8B Calc.€11.4BQ3 FY2026ASML reports €11.7 billion total net sales and €… ↗
6Lam Research$3.2B Calc.—Q1 FY2027 / September 2026 quarterLam Research Corporation Reports Financial Resul… ↗
7Texas Instruments$3.0B Calc.—Q3 2026Investor relations - TI reports third quarter 20… ↗
8Applied Materials$2.3B Calc.—Q3 FY2026Applied Materials Form 10-Q filed 2026-08-20 ↗
9KLA$1.3B Calc.—Q1 FY2027KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2027 First Quarte… ↗
10NXP$1.2B Calc.—Q3 2026NXP Semiconductors Reports Third Quarter 2026 Re… ↗
11Synopsys$746M Calc.—Q3 FY2026Synopsys Form 10-Q filed 2026-08-26 ↗
12AMD$554M Calc.—Q3 FY2026AMD Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results ↗
13Arm$135M Calc.—Q2 FY2027Exhibit 99.2 FYE27 Q2 (30-Sep-26) Shareholder Le… ↗
14GlobalFoundries$40M Calc.—Q3 2026GlobalFoundries Reports Third Quarter 2026 Finan… ↗

Each company's latest quarter is compared (latest quarter, periods ending Jul 2026–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?

Micron ranks first by free cash flow in its latest quarter (Q4 FY2026) at $32.9B, ahead of NVIDIA at $21.4B.

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

The median across the 14 companies with comparable stored figures is $2.6B; GlobalFoundries ranks last at $40M.

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