ADI vs AMD vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADI Analog Devices Inc
$407.93 +3.6% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$206.87B
P/E
50.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$531.28 -15.8% 1M +110.1% 1Y
Market cap
$914.36B
P/E
142.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$179.60 -11.1% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$194.85B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 5, Qualcomm 4, Analog Devices 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIAMDQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $206.87B $914.36B $194.85B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.0x 142.1x 21.0x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x 72.0x 16.6x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +39.5% +1.9% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 15.6% 21.0% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 8.0% 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.0x 0.4x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.4% +110.1% +6.3% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr +34.2%/yr +6.5%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 68.4% 53.1% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 60/100 62/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

ADIAMDQCOM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADIAMDQCOM
Valuation 49 #49 of 95 28 #69 of 95 80 #20 of 95
Growth 78 #21 of 93 96 #5 of 93 34 #62 of 93
Profitability 83 #16 of 91 67 #31 of 91 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health 31 #70 of 101 68 #33 of 101 28 #73 of 101
Shareholder Returns 68 #25 of 75 41 #45 of 75 80 #16 of 75
Overall 62 60 62
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADIAMDQCOMSPY
1 month +3.6%-15.8%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months +9.7%+7.3%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months +3.9%+58.8%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +50.4%+148.1%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year +71.4%+110.1%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +154.1%+450.9%+68.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.5%+76.7%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years +139.3%+334.5%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.1%+34.2%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years +543.0%+7,187.8%+163.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.5%+53.6%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADIAMDQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%68.4%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%65.6%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.723.212.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.961.610.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-65.4%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-18.2%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $445.48$649.42$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$190.95$124.07 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADIAMDQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 42.1x 134.8xmedian 42.1x 20.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 7.1x 21.0xmedian 7.1x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 27.5x 90.1xmedian 27.5x 16.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 37.2x 103.7xmedian 37.2x 18.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 11.12median 2.23 0.25median 2.23 4.93median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADIAMDQCOM
Revenue $13.88B $41.31B $44.07B
Gross profit $9.13B $21.98B $23.90B
Operating income $4.93B $6.49B $10.22B
Net income $4.14B $6.43B $9.26B
Free cash flow $4.94B $8.37B $10.42B
R&D $1.98B $9.39B $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $3.88 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $5.09B $4.53B
Total debt $9.12B $12.89B $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 1.66B 1.07B
Enterprise value $193.41B $871.11B $154.77B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADIAMDQCOM
P/E 47.9x 134.8x 20.5x
P/FCF 40.0x 103.7x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 86.0x 15.3x
P/S 14.2x 21.0x 4.3x
P/B 5.9x 12.9x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 16.8x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 90.1x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 41.4x 132.1x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 14.7x 20.8x 4.4x
EV/FCF 41.4x 102.5x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.9x 85.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.12 0.25 4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIAMDQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 39.5% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 23.6% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 55.9% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 32.0% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 186.2% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 167.6% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 127.0% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 537.7% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 123.1% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 533.6% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 106.7% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 61.4% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 106.9% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 64.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIAMDQCOM
Gross margin 65.8% 53.2% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 23.0% 26.8%
Operating margin 35.5% 15.7% 23.2%
Pretax margin 33.9% 18.3% 25.4%
Net margin 29.8% 15.6% 21.0%
FCF margin 35.6% 20.3% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 24.4% 28.1%
Return on equity 12.3% 9.8% 33.7%
Return on assets 8.6% 7.8% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 8.0% 20.5%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.3% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 4.6% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIAMDQCOM
Debt / assets 18.8% 3.8% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 0.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 20.4% 51.8%
Equity / assets 69.3% 79.6% 48.2%
Interest coverage 14.1x 44.1x 14.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 8.99 31.29 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIAMDQCOM
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.0% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.0% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 3.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADIAMDQCOM
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 72.0xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +112.7% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% +60.7% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIAMDQCOM
Held by institutions 90.9% 72.5% 79.7%
Institutions holding 2,287 3,991 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +10.7% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,182 2,270 1,416
Institutions selling 819 1,456 1,332
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.56 1.06

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADIAMDQCOM
ADI 1.00 0.50 0.52
AMD 0.50 1.00 0.51
QCOM 0.52 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, AMD and QCOM?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $206.87B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $914.36B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, AMD and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 50.0x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.1x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 33.1x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +71.4%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +19.1%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, AMD and QCOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.