NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NASDAQ: NXPI
Background of NXP Semiconductors
- NXP Semiconductors NV is a Dutch semiconductor manufacturer that provides mixed signal and standard products based on its security, identification, automotive, networking, radio frequency, analogue signal, and power management expertise.
- NXP Semiconductors NV has its headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- NXP Semiconductors NV employs approximately 31,000 people in more than 35 countries, including 11 200 engineers in 33 countries.
- NXP Semiconductors NV oversees a high value product portfolio which are used in a range of applications, including automotive, industrial and Internet of Things, mobile, and communication infrastructure.
- NXP Semiconductors NV has a rich history that dates to 1953 with small scale production facility in the centre of the Dutch city Nijmegen as part of the Dutch Philips division “Icoma”.
- In 1965 it became part of the new division “Elcoma” (Electronic components and materials.
- In 1975 Silicon Valley–based Signetics was acquired by Philips and in 1988 Philips semiconductor subsidiaries merged into Philips Components which was renamed Philips Semiconductors in 1991.
- In 1999 Philips acquired VLSI Technology which made Philips the world’s sixth largest semiconductor company.
- In 2005, Philips decided to separate its semiconductor division, Philips Semiconductors, into an independent legal entity and a new company name NXP (from Next eXPerience) was announced in 2006.
- NXP Semiconductors NV ‘s first acquisition as an independent company was Silicon Laboratories’ AeroFONE in 2007.
- Later NXP Semiconductors NV transformed its Mobile and Personal business unit into a joint venture with STMicroelectronics, which became ST-Ericsson, and in 2008, it acquired Conexant to complement its existing home business unit.
- In 2009, NXP Semiconductors NV sold its home business unit to Trident Microsystems and in 2010, acquired Jennic based in Sheffield, UK, to operate as part of its smart home and energy product line.
- In 2010, NXP Semiconductors NV also announced its initial public offering at NASDAQ, with 34,000,000 shares, pricing $14 each.
- In 2012, NXP Semiconductors NV acquired electronic design consultancy Catena to work on automotive applications and sold its high-speed data converter assets to Integrated Device Technology.
- In 2012, revenue for NXP Semiconductors NV’s Identification business unit was $986 million, up 41% from 2011, in part due to growing sales of NFC chips and secure elements.
- In 2013, NXP Semiconductors NV and Cisco announced an investment in Cohda Wireless, an Australian company focused on car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications.
- Also in 2013, NXP Semiconductors NV acquired Code Red Technologies, a provider of embedded software development.
- In 2018, NXP Semiconductors NV acquired OmniPHY, a provider of automotive Ethernet subsystem technology and in 2019, NXP Semiconductors NV the wireless connectivity assets from Marvell.
- Today, NXP Semiconductors NV is truly one of the most valuable electronics companies in the world with a market capitalization of US$ 56.911 billion recorded in July 2025.
- In 2025 the total staff compliment for NXP Semiconductors NV was more than 31 000.
- NXP Semiconductors NV’s executive leadership team consists of: Peter Leahy Bonfield – Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board; Kurt Sievers – President, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director; Josef Kaeser – Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board; Peter Kelly – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Christopher L. Jensen – Chief Human Resources Officer, Executive Vice President.
NXP Semiconductors Shares Growth Driver
- NXP Semiconductors NV provides high performance mixed signal and standard product solutions through the segments High Performance Mixed Signal (HPMS), Standard Products (SP), and Corporate and Other.
- In September 2025 NXP Semiconductors NV opened a factory in the U.S. state of Arizona to manufacture chips used in fifth generation (5G) telecommunications equipment.
- This facility will make gallium-nitride radio chips for 5G wireless data equipment, at a time when U.S. lawmakers were debating billions of dollars’ worth of aid to bring more chip manufacturing back to the United States.
- NXP Semiconductors NV said the new chips produced from gallium nitride wafers with a diameter of 150mm, would be half the size of wafers used for most conventional silicon computing chips but common in alternative materials.
- In 2025 NXP Semiconductors NV entered a strategic relationship with Amazon.com’s cloud computing unit to help cars communicate with data centres.
- With NXP Semiconductors NV being one of the biggest suppliers of computing chips to automakers and Amazon Web Services the largest cloud computing service by revenue, the partnership would involve making a new NXP chip designed to aggregate data from a car’s systems and send it over the internet to work better with Amazon’s data centres.
- As such, the company’s innovative and competitive portfolio has allowed it to defy the market trends surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, with performance and shares still attractive after a tumultuous 2025.
NXP Semiconductors Investor Tip
- NXP Semiconductors NV trades its shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) under the stock symbol NXPI. NXP Semiconductors NV forms part of both the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500 components.
- An analysis on NXP Semiconductors NV’s market performance and income statement indicates Revenue (ttm) of 9.16 billion, Revenue Per Share (ttm) 32.81, Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 27.00%, Gross Profit (ttm) 4.27 billion, EBITDA 2.66 billion, Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 426 million and Diluted EPS (ttm) 1.50.
- NXP Semiconductors NV offers various semiconductor products which is marketed to various original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and distributors.
- NXP Semiconductors NV operates in China, the Netherlands, the United States, Singapore, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and internationally.
- Based on the latest available data, NXP Semiconductors NV has gained about 22.16% so far this year, outperforming the sector for the period.
- On average, NXP Semiconductors NV is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns and investors interested in Computer and Technology stocks should continue to pay close attention to NXP Semiconductors NV as it looks to continue its solid performance.
- Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and NXP Semiconductors NV may be one such company, since it is seeing favourable earnings estimate revision activity as of late.
- NXP Semiconductors NV delivered a stable performance despite the economic impact which resulted from the global coronavirus pandemic. This stable performance can be largely owed to the company’s diverse portfolio, as well as its strong medical supplies sector which witnessed growing demand as hospitals geared up to combat the virus.
- With sound financials and significant, consistent, and continuous growth forecasted for the remainder of 2025, shareholders who buy or sell shares can expect lucrative dividends and returns.
- Overall, the company’s a stable performance has resulted in healthy dividends and a good share price for investors who choose to purchase shares today, securing a decent buy-in in 2025 and in the future.
- Data from this analysis should be weighed against forecasted performance during this pandemic, but for now, prices on shares and in turn dividends remain unaffected, which provides shareholders with assurance that they will have a strong buy-in on NASDAQ.
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