Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Silicon Analytica
Every AI story is a chip story.
Ranking · 20 companies

Semiconductor companies ranked by gross margin (latest fiscal year)

Latest fiscal yearLatest quarter

Arm ranks first by gross margin in its latest fiscal year (FY2026) at 97.5%, ahead of Cadence at 86.4%.

The median across the 20 companies with comparable stored figures is 55.9%; GlobalFoundries ranks last at 24.9%.

The biggest change from a year earlier was at Micron: +40.9 pp to 80.7%.

% of revenueArm: 97.5% · FY2026 (Calculated)Arm97.5%FY2026Cadence: 86.4% · FY2025 (Calculated)Cadence86.4%FY2025Micron: 80.7% · FY2026 (Calculated)Micron80.7%FY2026Synopsys: 77.0% · FY2025 (Calculated)Synopsys77.0%FY2025NVIDIA: 71.1% · FY2026 (Calculated)NVIDIA71.1%FY2026Broadcom: 67.8% · FY2025 (Calculated)Broadcom67.8%FY2025KLA: 61.3% · FY2026 (Calculated)KLA61.3%FY2026SK hynix: 60.4% · FY2025 (Calculated)SK hynix60.4%FY2025TSMC: 59.9% · FY2025 (Calculated)TSMC59.9%FY2025Texas Instruments: 57.0% · FY2025 (Calculated)Texas Instruments57.0%FY2025NXP: 54.7% · FY2025 (Calculated)NXP54.7%FY2025Qualcomm: 53.1% · FY2026 (Calculated)Qualcomm53.1%FY2026ASML: 52.8% · FY2025 (Calculated)ASML52.8%FY2025Lam Research: 50.5% · FY2026 (Calculated)Lam Research50.5%FY2026AMD: 49.5% · FY2025 (Calculated)AMD49.5%FY2025Applied Materials: 48.7% · FY2025 (Calculated)Applied Materials48.7%FY2025Tokyo Electron: 45.3% · FY2026 (Calculated)Tokyo Electron45.3%FY2026Samsung: 39.4% · FY2025 (Calculated)Samsung39.4%FY2025Intel: 34.8% · FY2025 (Calculated)Intel34.8%FY2025GlobalFoundries: 24.9% · FY2025 (Calculated)GlobalFoundries24.9%FY2025MedianSource: company filings and results releases (latest fiscal year, periods ending Oct 2025–Sep 2026) · Calculated bySilicon Analytica from reported figuresSilicon Analyticasiliconanalytica.com/rankings/gross-margin
  • Calculated gross profit ÷ revenue (company-stated ratios used where filed).
View sources (21)
Source
1Arm97.5% Calc.FY2026Arm Holdings Form 20-F filed 2026-05-26 ↗
2Cadence86.4% Calc.FY2025Cadence Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19 ↗
3Micron80.7% Calc.FY2026Micron Form 10-K filed 2026-10-09 ↗
4Synopsys77.0% Calc.FY2025Synopsys Form 10-K filed 2025-12-22 ↗
5NVIDIA71.1% Calc.FY2026NVIDIA Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 ↗
6Broadcom67.8% Calc.FY2025Broadcom Form 10-K filed 2025-12-18 ↗
7KLA61.3% Calc.FY2026KLA Form 10-K filed 2026-08-06 ↗
8SK hynix60.4% Calc.FY2025SK hynix audited consolidated financial statemen… ↗
9TSMC59.9% Calc.FY2025TSMC Form 20-F filed 2026-04-16 ↗
10Texas Instruments57.0% Calc.FY2025Texas Instruments Form 10-K filed 2026-02-06 ↗
11NXP54.7% Calc.FY2025NXP Semiconductors Form 10-K for FY2025, filed 2… ↗
12Qualcomm53.1% Calc.FY2026FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release ↗
13ASML52.8% Calc.FY2025ASML Form 20-F filed 2026-02-25 ↗
14Lam Research50.5% Calc.FY2026Lam Research Form 10-K filed 2026-08-07 ↗
15AMD49.5% Calc.FY2025AMD Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 ↗
16Applied Materials48.7% Calc.FY2025Applied Materials Form 10-K filed 2025-12-12 ↗
17Tokyo Electron45.3% Calc.FY2026Consolidated Financial Statements (audited), Jap… ↗
18Samsung39.4% Calc.FY2025Consolidated financial statements (audited) ↗
19Intel34.8% Calc.FY2025Intel Form 10-K filed 2026-01-23 ↗
20GlobalFoundries24.9% Calc.FY2025GlobalFoundries Form 20-F for FY2025, filed 2026… ↗

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 gross margin?

Arm ranks first by gross margin in its latest fiscal year (FY2026) at 97.5%, ahead of Cadence at 86.4%.

What is the median gross margin of the semiconductor companies covered?

The median across the 20 companies with comparable stored figures is 55.9%; GlobalFoundries ranks last at 24.9%.

Other rankings

RevenueRevenue growth y/yOperating marginNet marginR&D as % of revenueCapital expenditureFree cash flowFinancials leaderboard