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Earnings Call Q4 2025
January 28, 2026 - AI Summary
Fourth Quarter Performance: UMC reported Q4 2025 consolidated revenue of TWD 61.81 billion, a 4.5% quarter-over-quarter increase. Gross margin improved to 30.7%, with net income attributable to shareholders at TWD 10.06 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of TWD 0.81. For the full year, revenue grew 2.3% to TWD 237.5 billion, but full-year EPS declined from TWD 3.8 in 2024 to TWD 3.34 in 2025.
2026 Guidance: For Q1 2026, UMC forecasts flat wafer shipments with a gross margin in the high 20% range and capacity utilization in the mid-70% range. The cash-based CapEx budget for 2026 is set at USD 1.5 billion. President Jason Wang expressed confidence in continued growth in 2026, driven by demand for 22-nanometer technology and new application areas across AI and advanced packaging.
Market Outlook: The semiconductor industry is projected to grow by mid-teens in 2026, with the foundry market expected to experience low 20% growth. UMC anticipates outperforming its addressable market growth of low single digits, aided by robust AI-related demand and optimized product mix.
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70.5% downsideOvervalued by 70.5% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.
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Share Statistics
| Market cap | $7.98 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $-52,771,351,457.00 |
| Annual dividend | $0.40 |
| Dividend yield | 2.34% |
| Earnings per Share | $16.7 |
| Beta | 1.56 |
| Outstanding Shares | 496,882,200 |
Return
| Return on Equity | 20.22% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | 13.48% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 14.79% |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | 16.37 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 19.47 |
| Price to Sales | 0.03 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 0.02 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 5.08 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 16.15 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | -1 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.05 |
| Debt to Equity | 0.14 |
Revenue Sources
No data
Last Earnings Call
Report Date
November 4, 2026
EPS Estimate
$0.18
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$2.35 B
Consensus analyst estimateNext Earnings Call
Expected Date
January 27, 2027
EPS Estimate
$0.25
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$2.37 B
Consensus analyst estimateInstitutional Put/Call Ratio
Compares institutional put options with call options. At 0.00, the ratio is below 1, so institutions hold more calls than puts.
| Put/Call Ratio | 0.0000▼ 37.35% |
|---|---|
| Total Calls | -▼ 100.00% |
| Total Puts | -▼ 100.00% |
Institutional Ownership
Holdings and activity of institutional investors.
| Ownership % | 0.19%▼ 7.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Invested | $112.66M▼ 97.70% |
| Investors Holding | 107▼ 285.00% |
About United Micro Electronics
20,000 employees
CEO: Po-Wen Yen
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) functions as a leading semiconductor wafer foundry with an extensive international footprint, operating across Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, and Europe, among oth...