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MCHP trades against a final fair-value range of $17.42-$30.27, with the midpoint set by the accepted valuation synthesis rather than earlier draft model outputs. Fair value range: low $17.4, high $30.3, with mid-point at $23.8.
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MCHP Microchip Technology Incorporated fair value $24–$30

MCHP
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Analyzed: 2026-05-10Next update: 2026-08-10Methodology v2.4Archetype: Mature dividendNASDAQ · Information Technology
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Last price
$99.09
▼ -75.25 (-75.94%)
Fair value
$24
$24–$30
Rating
Sell
confidence 41/100
Upside
-75.9%
upside to fair value
Margin of Safety
$20.26
buy below · 15%
Market Cap
$53.6B
P/E fwd 24.3

§1 Executive summary

  • Composite fair value $24 with high case $30.
  • Implied downside of 75.9% to fair value.
  • Moat 6.5/10 · confidence 41/100 · Mature dividend.
  • Currently screens above fair value, so patience matters more than entry speed.
Fair value
$24
Margin of safety
-315.6%
Confidence
41/100
Moat
6.5/10

Educational analysis only — not financial advice. Always do your own due diligence.

$99.09Price
FV $23.84
High $30.27

MCHP trades against a final fair-value range of $17.42-$30.27, with the midpoint set by the accepted valuation synthesis rather than earlier draft model outputs.

  • High switching costs in embedded
    High switching costs in embedded control solutions
  • Proprietary architecture lock-in
    Proprietary architecture lock-in
  • Cycle upside
    Accelerating MCU demand across automotive and industrial sectors clearing channel inventory.

§2 Bear case

A persistent cyclical trough coupled with aggressive price competition tests the resilience of the dividend and stretches leverageLeverageThe proportion of debt in the company's capital structure. Commonly measured as Debt/EBITDA, Debt/Equity, or Net Debt/EBITDA. metrics.

Ways this thesis can break

Prolonged inventory correction

· High

Channel inventory remains elevated, suppressing MCU shipments and depressing margins beyond FY25.

FV impact
-25%

Pricing power erosion

· Medium

Peers initiate a price war to clear excess capacity, destroying MCHP's gross margin profile permanently.

FV impact
-40%

Auto/Industrial recession

· High

End-market weakness persists, delaying the anticipated cyclical rebound in revenue and earnings.

FV impact
-30%
Early-warning signals to monitor
MetricCurrentTrigger threshold
Consecutive quarters of declining gross marginsMonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Days of inventory outstanding rising beyond historical peaksMonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Failure to recover operating cash flow above net incomeMonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Book-to-bill ratios remaining below 1.0MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Customer order push-outs and cancellations acceleratingMonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis

§3 Financial history

Income statement — last six periods
Line itemT−0T−1T−2T−3CAGR
Period2022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-31Trend
Revenue$6.82B$8.44B$7.63B$4.40B-13.6%
Gross profit$4.45B$5.70B$5.00B$2.47B-17.8%
Operating income$1.88B$3.11B$2.56B$375.5M-41.5%
Net income$1.29B$2.24B$1.91B$-500.0KNaN%
EPS (diluted)$2.27$4.02$3.48$-0.01NaN%
EBITDA$2.87B$4.10B$3.44B$1.04B-28.7%
R&D$989.1M$1.12B$1.10B$983.8M-0.2%
SG&A$718.9M$797.7M$734.2M$617.7M-4.9%

Quality scores

OCF / Net income
-1796.2
>1 indicates high earnings quality
Accounting quality gate
Fail
Sector-adjusted gate
ROIC
1.8%
Return on invested capital
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MCHP — frequently asked questions

  1. Based on our latest analysis, MCHP looks meaningfully overvalued. The current price is $99.1 versus a composite fair-value midpoint of $23.8 (range $17.4–$30.3), which implies roughly 75.9% downside to the midpoint.
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