Synaptics vs Tower Semiconductor
Tower Semiconductor reported revenue of $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Synaptics' $1.2 billion in fiscal 2026. Synaptics' revenue grew 11.4% in its latest year, and Tower Semiconductor's grew 9.1%. Synaptics had an operating margin of -5.6%, against 12.4% at Tower Semiconductor. Free cash flow was $101 million at Synaptics and −$49 million at Tower Semiconductor. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 27 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Synaptics | Tower Semiconductor | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jun 27, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth | 11.4% | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −2.2% | 4.4% |
| Gross margin | 44.7% | 23.2% |
| Operating margin | −5.6% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | −41.0% | 14.1% |
| Free cash flow | $101M | −$49M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.5% | −3.1% |
| Return on capital | −3.4% | 9.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | −1.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $93M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.0% | 1.1% |
| Last close | $117.35 | $178.75 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $8.7 million | sold $60.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
SynapticsTower Semiconductor
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
SynapticsTower Semiconductor
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
SynapticsTower Semiconductor
Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Synaptics and Tower Semiconductor pages.