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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

UMC •
TechnologySemiconductorsSemiconductor Foundries and Manufacturing Services
AboutUnited Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and assembly and testing services. It serves fabless design companies and integrated device manufacturers. United Microelectronics Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.Show more
  • Revenue $237.55B +2.3%
  • EBITDA $103.53B +6.3%
  • Net Income $41.72B -11.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 16.70 -10.7%
  • Gross Margin 29.01% -10.9%
  • EBITDA Margin 43.58% +3.9%
  • Operating Margin 18.5% -16.7%
  • Net Margin 17.56% -13.6%
  • ROE 11.19% -15.9%
  • ROIC 9.71% -23.9%
  • Debt/Equity 0.21 +7.0%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 20.6%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 42.1%
  • ✓FCF machine: 22.1% free cash flow margin
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 85 (top 15%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.4%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y5.07%
5Y6.08%
3Y-5.19%
TTM1.4%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y12.15%
5Y12.78%
3Y-22.46%
TTM9.86%

EPS CAGR

10Y12.59%
5Y7.28%
3Y-21.37%
TTM9.86%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.23%
5Y Avg15.47%
3Y Avg11.2%
Latest9.03%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
TSEMTower Semiconductor Ltd.14.04B124.8764.379.05%14.08%7.59%0.06
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited1.94T374.5835.1532.97%45.11%31.64%1.8%0.18
GFSGLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.26.42B47.5529.910.61%13.03%7.39%3.82%0.14
UMCUnited Microelectronics Corporation26.28B10.4419.632.26%20.48%12.88%6.35%0.21
SKYTSkyWater Technology, Inc.1.43B29.4612.0729.18%26.9%60.73%0.03

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+147.87B149.28B151.25B148.2B176.82B213.01B278.71B222.53B232.3B237.55B
Revenue Growth %2.1%0.96%1.32%-2.02%19.31%20.47%30.84%-20.15%4.39%2.26%
Cost of Goods Sold+117.49B122.23B128.41B126.89B137.82B140.96B152.94B144.79B156.65B168.65B
COGS % of Revenue79.46%81.88%84.9%85.62%77.95%66.18%54.88%65.06%67.43%70.99%
Gross Profit+30.38B27.06B22.84B21.31B39B72.05B125.76B77.74B75.65B68.91B
Gross Margin %20.54%18.12%15.1%14.38%22.05%33.82%45.12%34.94%32.57%29.01%
Gross Profit Growth %-4.37%-10.93%-15.59%-6.68%82.96%84.76%74.55%-38.18%-2.69%-8.92%
Operating Expenses+24.19B20.39B17.16B16.43B17.07B20.36B21.47B19.85B24.04B24.96B
OpEx % of Revenue16.36%13.66%11.35%11.09%9.65%9.56%7.7%8.92%10.35%10.51%
Selling, General & Admin10.39B8.47B8.73B9.13B10.82B12.66B13.86B10.7B9.82B9.22B
SG&A % of Revenue7.03%5.68%5.77%6.16%6.12%5.94%4.97%4.81%4.23%3.88%
Research & Development13.53B13.67B13.03B11.86B12.9B12.93B12.95B13.28B15.62B17.73B
R&D % of Revenue9.15%9.16%8.61%8%7.29%6.07%4.65%5.97%6.72%7.46%
Other Operating Expenses263.13M-1.75B-4.59B-4.56B-6.65B-5.23B-5.34B-4.13B-1.39B-1.99B
Operating Income+6.19B6.57B5.68B4.88B21.93B51.69B104.29B57.89B51.61B43.95B
Operating Margin %4.19%4.4%3.76%3.3%12.4%24.26%37.42%26.01%22.22%18.5%
Operating Income Growth %-42.84%6.05%-13.53%-14.02%349.08%135.67%101.78%-44.49%-10.84%-14.85%
EBITDA+58.08B59.53B57.56B54.27B70.84B98.76B148.2B98.37B97.43B103.53B
EBITDA Margin %39.28%39.87%38.05%36.62%40.06%46.36%53.17%44.21%41.94%43.58%
EBITDA Growth %3.15%2.49%-3.31%-5.7%30.52%39.42%50.05%-33.62%-0.97%6.27%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)51.89B52.96B51.88B49.39B48.91B47.07B43.9B40.48B45.81B59.58B
EBIT6.45B10.02B5.7B7.74B24.55B60.36B109.82B65.57B51.54B49.92B
Net Interest Income+-1.25B-2.41B-2.06B-1.94B-1.27B-1.29B237M3.38B1.99B0
Interest Income00706.45M994.06M737.91M575.72M2.02B4.85B3.67B0
Interest Expense1.25B2.41B2.77B2.93B2B1.87B1.79B1.47B1.68B0
Other Income/Expense-1.47B1.1B-3.56B-76.95M611.52M6.81B4.9B10.56B4.61B5.7B
Pretax Income+4.72B7.67B2.12B4.81B22.54B58.5B109.2B68.45B56.22B49.65B
Pretax Margin %3.19%5.14%1.4%3.24%12.75%27.46%39.18%30.76%24.2%20.9%
Income Tax+552.52M992.48M-1.13B230.35M1.69B7.92B19.33B8.31B9.11B8.11B
Effective Tax Rate %182.61%125.51%362.51%169.66%101.41%87.61%81.94%87.2%83.98%84.03%
Net Income+8.62B9.63B7.68B8.16B22.86B51.25B89.48B59.69B47.21B41.72B
Net Margin %5.83%6.45%5.08%5.5%12.93%24.06%32.11%26.82%20.32%17.56%
Net Income Growth %-34.95%11.69%-20.26%6.22%180.32%124.17%74.61%-33.29%-20.91%-11.64%
Net Income (Continuing)4.17B6.68B3.25B4.58B20.85B50.58B89.87B60.14B47.11B41.53B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest2.16B956.81M466.77M410.06M113.36M223.18M343.68M340.86M256.61M87M
EPS (Diluted)+3.353.703.003.2511.7522.4034.3524.1518.7016.70
EPS Growth %-34.31%10.45%-18.92%8.33%261.54%90.64%53.35%-29.69%-22.57%-10.7%
EPS (Basic)3.554.052.903.5512.1022.8535.4524.1519.0016.70
Diluted Shares Outstanding2.67B2.65B2.65B2.63B2.49B2.49B2.54B2.52B2.53B2.5B
Basic Shares Outstanding2.42B2.4B2.56B2.36B2.41B2.44B2.46B2.53B2.52B2.5B
Dividend Payout Ratio80.11%63.39%111.46%84.75%42.72%38.78%41.85%75.42%79.61%86.25%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+110.47B139.28B141.19B153.76B164.31B233.27B252.37B216.8B189.68B204.78B
Cash & Short-Term Investments58.29B82.39B84.19B98.57B109.57B170.9B178.6B144.88B115.24B110.66B
Cash Only57.58B81.67B83.66B95.49B94.05B132.62B173.82B132.55B105B110.66B
Short-Term Investments714.17M716.92M528.45M3.08B15.52B38.28B4.78B12.33B10.24B0
Accounts Receivable24B22.66B24.7B26.02B29.24B36.37B39.2B33.16B35.7B31.27B
Days Sales Outstanding59.2555.459.664.0860.3562.3251.3354.3956.148.05
Inventory17B18.26B18.2B21.71B22.55B23.01B31.07B35.71B35.78B37.23B
Days Inventory Outstanding52.8154.5251.7462.4659.7359.5874.1590.0383.3880.57
Other Current Assets323.77M2.76B2.88B1.16B2.95B2.99B3.5B3.04B2.95B25.62B
Total Non-Current Assets+273.76B251.85B223.41B216.43B213.21B217.68B272.27B329.78B370.49B374.21B
Property, Plant & Equipment226.16B206.03B173.51B158.88B141.11B145.39B198.03B250.85B292.03B278.87B
Fixed Asset Turnover0.65x0.72x0.87x0.93x1.25x1.47x1.41x0.89x0.80x0.85x
Goodwill15.19M15.19M15.01M7.61M7.61M7.61M7.61M7.61M7.61M0
Intangible Assets4.07B3.77B2.98B5.19B4.87B3.64B4.27B4.36B4.15B0
Long-Term Investments32.3B30.89B31.09B41.34B56.58B59B56.27B61.63B62.44B75.16B
Other Non-Current Assets6.19B5.03B9.43B3.2B3.81B4.17B8.47B7.79B6.64B20.18B
Total Assets+384.23B391.13B364.6B370.19B377.52B450.96B524.65B546.58B560.17B579B
Asset Turnover0.38x0.38x0.41x0.40x0.47x0.47x0.53x0.41x0.41x0.41x
Asset Growth %14.57%1.8%-6.78%1.53%1.98%19.45%16.34%4.18%2.49%3.36%
Total Current Liabilities+72.79B88.82B49.9B72.71B78.24B108.25B112.61B99.01B77.4B88.9B
Accounts Payable6.85B6.54B6.8B8.88B7.86B8.36B8.98B7.53B7.63B0
Days Payables Outstanding21.319.5219.3325.5420.8221.6621.4418.9717.79-
Short-Term Debt20.55B25.45B13.1B12.02B38.04B1.92B013.53B8.52B27.6B
Deferred Revenue (Current)31.43B22.49B932.37M988.12M2.04B3.44B3.55B3.25B2.2B0
Other Current Liabilities13.95B34.35B27B24.53B28.7B57.62B30.18B19.03B18.28B61.3B
Current Ratio1.52x1.57x2.83x2.11x2.10x2.15x2.24x2.19x2.45x2.30x
Quick Ratio1.28x1.36x2.46x1.82x1.81x1.94x1.97x1.83x1.99x1.88x
Cash Conversion Cycle90.7690.492101.0199.26100.25104.05125.45121.69-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+96.49B92.7B108.17B90.26B63.5B78.33B89.23B100.96B117.06B110.25B
Long-Term Debt60.73B53.32B67.08B47.89B24.77B39.83B39.88B45.24B55.53B45.37B
Capital Lease Obligations0005.46B5.03B4.51B5.2B4.88B5.78B5.38B
Deferred Tax Liabilities2.4B2.33B02.09B1.63B2.32B3.56B5.63B8.12B0
Other Non-Current Liabilities32.87B36.58B36.92B34.34B31.61B31.03B40.15B44.79B47.17B59.5B
Total Liabilities169.28B181.51B158.07B162.97B141.74B186.58B201.83B202.86B194.46B199.14B
Total Debt+81.28B78.76B80.19B65.93B68.39B46.82B45.61B64.16B70.47B78.34B
Net Debt23.7B-2.91B-3.47B-29.56B-25.66B-85.8B-128.2B-68.39B-34.53B-32.31B
Debt / Equity0.38x0.38x0.39x0.32x0.29x0.18x0.14x0.19x0.19x0.21x
Debt / EBITDA1.40x1.32x1.39x1.21x0.97x0.47x0.31x0.65x0.72x0.76x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.41x-0.05x-0.06x-0.54x-0.36x-0.87x-0.87x-0.70x-0.35x-0.31x
Interest Coverage4.96x2.73x2.05x1.66x10.94x27.67x58.42x39.28x30.75x-
Total Equity+214.95B209.62B206.54B207.21B235.77B264.38B322.81B343.72B365.71B379.86B
Equity Growth %-4.41%-2.48%-1.47%0.33%13.78%12.13%22.1%6.48%6.4%3.87%
Book Value per Share80.5078.9777.8278.6694.51106.11127.09136.23144.79152.12
Total Shareholders' Equity212.78B208.66B206.07B202.5B235.66B264.15B322.47B343.38B365.45B379.77B
Common Stock126.24B126.24B124.24B117.24B124.22B124.83B125.05B125.3B125.61B125.88B
Retained Earnings52.6B53.06B61.59B60.82B56.62B83.16B169.73B187.25B184.23B238.48B
Treasury Stock-12.89B-12.9B-13.83B-8.41B-8.42B-8.19B-8.62B-9.8B-9.8B0
Accumulated OCI5.21B657.96M-14.51B-11.02B11.73B14.28B21.17B33.67B46.34B-1M
Minority Interest2.16B956.81M466.77M410.06M113.36M223.18M343.68M340.86M256.61M87M

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+46.45B52.47B50.93B54.9B65.75B90.35B145.86B86B93.87B100.41B
Operating CF Margin %31.41%35.15%33.68%37.05%37.18%42.42%52.34%38.65%40.41%42.27%
Operating CF Growth %-22.64%12.97%-2.93%7.79%19.75%37.43%61.44%-41.04%9.15%6.97%
Net Income4.85B7.8B2.18B5.74B27.93B61.8B106.1B60.99B47.21B41.72B
Depreciation & Amortization51.98B53.1B52.05B49.39B48.91B47.07B44.17B40.48B48.17B59.26B
Stock-Based Compensation00695.67M366.19M959.22M1.75B1.35B1.14B808.85M0
Deferred Taxes001.02B-3.11B-12.26B-13.65B0000
Other Non-Cash Items-754.59M-6.43B-1.91B-2.29B-2.73B-2.53B-1.46B-14.51B26.4M-298.67M
Working Capital Changes-9.63B-2B-3.11B4.82B2.94B-4.09B-4.3B-2.1B-2.34B-265.45M
Change in Receivables-3.69B1.59B-1.38B7.48B3.01B-8.54B-1.12B6.29B-3.16B0
Change in Inventory517.76M-1.57B-46.5M-1.37B-1.01B-871.59M-7.64B-4.94B365.31M0
Change in Payables933.16M-185.91M257.04M-739.07M-944.91M688.65M490.95M-1.34B00
Cash from Investing+-80.09B-35.42B-15.5B-31.68B-40.11B-62.16B-54.43B-97.79B-85.94B-53.45B
Capital Expenditures-93.11B-45.52B-20.43B-18.96B-28.35B-49.96B-82.88B-91.47B-88.54B-47.74B
CapEx % of Revenue62.97%30.49%13.51%12.79%16.04%23.45%29.74%41.11%38.12%20.1%
Acquisitions-840M-204.28M-849.81M-13.49B-815.06M714.36M674.74M1.6B00
Investments----------
Other Investing9.93B7.2B6.31B839.54M2.26B2.54B-446.89M-3.23B2.6B-5.7B
Cash from Financing+38.8B9.16B-33.48B-9.87B-25.6B12.49B-57.25B-29.09B-39.2B-39.42B
Debt Issued (Net)32.13B16.48B-21.67B743.5M-14.29B18.18B-34.8B26.72B-1.07B-1.69B
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K0-1000K-1000K-1000K00000
Dividends Paid-6.91B-6.1B-8.56B-6.91B-9.77B-19.87B-37.45B-45.01B-37.59B-35.98B
Share Repurchases-2.4B0-6.15B-2.97B-1.68B00000
Other Financing15.96B-1.21B685.52M-727.25M135.2M14.19B14.99B-10.79B-546.44M-1.75B
Net Change in Cash4.29B24.1B1.99B11.83B-1.44B38.57B41.2B-41.27B-27.55B10B
Free Cash Flow+-46.66B6.95B30.51B35.94B37.39B40.39B62.98B-8.02B5.33B52.4B
FCF Margin %-31.56%4.66%20.17%24.25%21.15%18.96%22.6%-3.6%2.29%22.06%
FCF Growth %-2911.42%114.9%338.67%17.82%4.03%8.03%55.91%-112.74%166.44%883.48%
FCF per Share-17.482.6211.4913.6414.9916.2124.79-3.182.1120.99
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)5.39x5.45x6.63x6.73x2.88x1.76x1.63x1.44x1.99x2.41x
Interest Paid000000001.34B0
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)3.92%4.54%3.69%3.94%10.32%20.49%30.48%17.91%13.31%11.19%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)2.01%2.21%2.08%1.92%8.48%19.95%41.92%18.48%12.76%9.71%
Gross Margin20.54%18.12%15.1%14.38%22.05%33.82%45.12%34.94%32.57%29.01%
Net Margin5.83%6.45%5.08%5.5%12.93%24.06%32.11%26.82%20.32%17.56%
Debt / Equity0.38x0.38x0.39x0.32x0.29x0.18x0.14x0.19x0.19x0.21x
Interest Coverage4.96x2.73x2.05x1.66x10.94x27.67x58.42x39.28x30.75x-
FCF Conversion5.39x5.45x6.63x6.73x2.88x1.76x1.63x1.44x1.99x2.41x
Revenue Growth2.1%0.96%1.32%-2.02%19.31%20.47%30.84%-20.15%4.39%2.26%

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