United Micro (UMCN) Price & Analysis
UMCN Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- MXN 299.31 - MXN 362.33
- 52-Week Range
- MXN 130.00 - MXN 499.00
- Previous Close
- MXN 362.33
- Volume
- 0
- Average Volume (3M)
- 160
- Market Cap
- MXN 805.18B
- Enterprise Value
- MXN 59.46B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- MXN 151.58B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- MXN 70.39B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 16.4
- Beta
- 0.28
- Next Earnings
- Jan 26, 2027
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 2.07%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Accelerating Revenue And Profit Growth
Strong year-to-date revenue and profit growth indicates recovering demand, better operating leverage, and improved fab economics. If sustained, this performance can strengthen internal funding capacity and support continued investment in differentiated manufacturing platforms over the next several quarters.
Conservative Balance Sheet And Cash Generation
Very low leverage gives UMC financial flexibility to fund capacity expansion without excessive balance-sheet strain. Positive operating and free cash flow provide an internal source for investment and resilience, although cash conversion remains exposed to semiconductor-cycle swings.
Differentiated AI And Specialty Technology Growth
AI-related demand, silicon photonics, advanced packaging, and specialty processes can improve UMC's mix beyond traditional mature-node exposure. Customer qualifications and production ramps create a pathway to durable growth, stronger differentiation, and potentially better margins than the corporate average.
Bears Say
Persistent Gross-margin Pressure
Large capacity investments will raise depreciation while raw-material inflation adds further cost pressure. Even with firmer pricing and healthy EBITDA, these expenses may prevent gross margins from returning to prior highs and could limit how much revenue growth converts into earnings.
Capacity Constraints Limit Near-term Growth
High utilization confirms strong demand but also limits UMC's ability to capture additional orders in the near term. Because most new capacity arrives only from late 2028, constrained shipments could defer revenue growth and leave customer opportunities unmet during 2027.
Cyclical And Uneven End-market Demand
UMC remains exposed to semiconductor cycles and varying demand across consumer, smartphone, and computer applications. A sharp prior revenue decline and currently uneven recovery show that utilization, pricing, and profitability can weaken materially when inventories or end-market demand deteriorate.
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Company Description
United Micro
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) operates as a specialized semiconductor wafer foundry, extending its services globally with operations across Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, and Europe. The company offers a comprehensive range of solutions, from initial circuit blueprinting and mask generation to wafer manufacturing, final assembly, and rigorous testing. UMC's customer base consists of both integrated device manufacturers and companies focused solely on chip design. This corporation, founded in 1980, has its primary headquarters situated in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- CEO
- Jason S. Wang
- Employees
- 20,000
- Website
- www.umc.com
- Address
- Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City, TP, 30078, TW
United Micro (UMCN) Earnings & Revenues
UMCN Company Deck
UMCN Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive, with record wafer shipments, higher utilization, substantial year-to-date profit growth, firm fourth-quarter guidance, improving 2027 pricing expectations, and significant momentum in AI-related technologies. The main challenges were capacity constraints, uneven demand in computers and some smartphone segments, and expected gross-margin pressure from higher depreciation and raw material costs. Overall, the positive operational and demand trends significantly outweighed the stated challenges.
View all MX:UMCN earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Technical Analysis | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 4 | 0 | 8 |








