Microchip Technology (FRA:MCP) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.69 (As of Mar. 2026) — 97% Below Median

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FRA:MCP Microchip Technology Inc FRA:MCP
76 GF Score
Price €69.00
GF Value €51.80
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Microchip Technology Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Microchip Technology FRA:MCP +7.33% 76 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.69 as of Mar. 2026, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 22.67. GuruFocus rates FRA:MCP with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of €51.80 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 438 Semiconductors companies, Microchip Technology ranks worse than 73.97% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Microchip Technology's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.69. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 100.


The historical rank and industry rank for Microchip Technology's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:MCP' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.37   Med: 22.67   Max: 122.87
Current: 92.64


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Microchip Technology was 122.87. The lowest was 11.37. And the median was 22.67.


FRA:MCP's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
73.97% of 438 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 45.44 vs FRA:MCP: 92.64

Microchip Technology's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.18. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.18. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 381.22.

Microchip Technology's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.49. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.12. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 61.77.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Microchip Technology Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Microchip Technology Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Microchip Technology's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Microchip Technology Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Microchip Technology Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.74 5.34 4.12 0.79 0.66

Microchip Technology Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.55 0.57 0.66 0.66

FRA:MCP vs CBRS, CRDO, ALAB: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Microchip Technology's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Microchip Technology Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Microchip Technology's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Microchip Technology's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Microchip Technology Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Microchip Technology's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 198
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 592
Change In Deferred Tax -56
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 222
Change In Working Capital -143
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 548

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Microchip Technology's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €198 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Microchip Technology's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €592 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Microchip Technology's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €-56 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €222 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Microchip Technology's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €222 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Microchip Technology's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €-143 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Microchip Technology's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 547.900 Mil.

Microchip Technology's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 197.681 +592.451+-55.781
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-222.43553456434+-142.789)/547.900
=0.69

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=69.00/0.69
=100

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.69 mean?
Microchip Technology (FRA:MCP) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.69 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Microchip Technology. This is 97% below median its historical median of 22.67. Over the past decade, Microchip Technology's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.37 to 122.87. According to the industry distribution chart, Microchip Technology ranks #324 out of 438 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 74%.
Is Microchip Technology's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Microchip Technology's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.69 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 22.67. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 11.37 to a high of 122.87. The Semiconductors industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 45.44. Microchip Technology's value of 0.69 is 98.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Microchip Technology ranks #324 out of 438 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Microchip Technology has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Microchip Technology's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CBRS and CRDO?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, Microchip Technology ranks #324 out of 438 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Microchip Technology in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 45.44. Microchip Technology's value of 0.69 is 98.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Microchip Technology's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.37 to 122.87 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 22.67 vs. the industry median of 45.44, Microchip Technology has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Semiconductors company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Semiconductors companies is 45.44, based on 438 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Microchip Technology's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.69 is 98.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Microchip Technology. For the Semiconductors industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 45.44 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Microchip Technology's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.69, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 22.67. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Microchip Technology stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Microchip Technology (FRA:MCP) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €51.80, compared to a current price of €69.00 — trading 33.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.69, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 22.67 and 98.5% below the Semiconductors industry median of 45.44. Microchip Technology's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Microchip Technology (FRA:MCP), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.69 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Microchip Technology (FRA:MCP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Microchip Technology stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €69.00 is trading 33.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €51.80. GuruFocus considers Microchip Technology to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:MCP:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.69 (97% below median its 10-year median of 22.67)
  • GF Value™: €51.80 vs. price of €69.00 (33.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 98.5% below the Semiconductors median (#324 of 438)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:MCP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Microchip Technology Business Description

Address 2355 W. Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, AZ, USA, 85224-6199
Microchip Technology became an independent company in 1989 when it was spun off from General Instrument. More than half of revenue comes from MCUs, which are used in a wide array of electronic devices from remote controls to garage door openers to power windows in autos. The company's strength lies in lower-end 8-bit MCUs that are suitable for a wider range of less technologically advanced devices, but the firm has expanded its presence in higher-end MCUs and analog chips as well.
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