ADI vs ARM vs INTC Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Arm Holdings and Intel Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADI Analog Devices Inc
$412.85 -1.0% 1M +76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$200.05B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
1.04%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$196.79 -36.0% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$208.79B
P/E
200.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
INTC Intel Corp
$59.97 -49.7% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$302.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 9, Intel 1, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIARMINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $200.05B $208.79B $302.43B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.5x 200.0x -27.1x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 95.1x 40.5x ADI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +25.1% +7.5% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 20.2% -19.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 0.0% ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 1.7x ADI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.04% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.3% +15.9% +50.0% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr — +3.5%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 79.9% 85.3% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 62/100 36/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

ADIARMINTC

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

AxisADIARMINTC
Valuation 46 #51 of 94 9 #86 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Growth 76 #23 of 92 87 #13 of 92 62 #36 of 92
Profitability 81 #18 of 90 75 #23 of 90 29 #64 of 90
Financial Health 30 #71 of 101 78 #23 of 101 8 #93 of 101
Shareholder Returns 67 #25 of 74 – 23 #57 of 74
Overall 60 62 36
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADIARMINTCSPY
1 month -1.0%-36.0%-49.7% -2.3%
3 months +14.1%-17.7%-34.1% -0.7%
6 months +4.0%-3.2%-37.4% +4.8%
Year to date +52.2%+80.0%+62.5% +10.3%
1 year +76.3%+15.9%+50.0% +10.3%
3 years +145.9%+267.9%+57.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +35.0%+54.4%+16.3% +20.1%
5 years +130.9%—+19.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +18.2%—+3.5% +10.1%
10 years +548.5%—+73.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.6%—+5.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADIARMINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%79.9%85.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%73.1%85.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.763.543.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.070.200.59 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-55.2%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-55.2%-57.4% -3.5%
52-week high $445.48$439.46$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$104.55$33.62 $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.

MultipleADIARMINTC
P/E now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 41.3x 200.0xmedian 41.3x -27.1xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 6.6x 40.5xmedian 6.6x 5.3xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 26.2x 176.9xmedian 26.2x 26.3xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 37.7x 103.8xmedian 37.7x 106.8xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.3x 24.2xmedian 4.3x 2.9xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.25median 1.81 5.64median 1.81 0.23median 1.81

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 monthsADIARMINTC
Revenue $13.88B $5.16B $57.03B
Gross profit $9.13B $5.03B $22.02B
Operating income $4.93B $877.00M -$77.00M
Net income $4.14B $1.04B -$11.67B
Free cash flow $4.94B $2.01B $2.83B
R&D $1.98B $2.96B $13.19B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $0.98 $-2.21
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $3.06B $12.87B
Total debt $9.12B – $50.54B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 1.07B 5.10B
Enterprise value $186.59B $194.51B $187.16B

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
MetricADIARMINTC
P/E 48.5x 200.0x -27.1x
P/FCF 40.5x 103.8x 106.8x
P/Operating cash flow 36.1x 99.7x 20.2x
P/S 14.4x 40.5x 5.3x
P/B 6.0x 24.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 24.8x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 29.9x 176.9x 26.3x
EV/EBIT 41.9x 233.6x -4,198x
EV/Revenue 14.9x 39.7x 5.7x
EV/FCF 41.9x 101.8x 114.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.3x 97.9x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.25 5.64 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIARMINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 25.1% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 24.7% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 25.6% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 25.4% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 14.9% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 21.6% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 49.4% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 37.2% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 48.7% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 35.5% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 105.5% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 34.7% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 121.8% 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 33.3% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIARMINTC
Gross margin 65.8% 97.5% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 22.5% 21.6%
Operating margin 35.5% 17.0% -0.1%
Pretax margin 33.9% 24.5% -17.3%
Net margin 29.8% 20.2% -19.8%
FCF margin 35.6% 39.0% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 40.6% 26.2%
Return on equity 12.3% 16.3% -9.8%
Return on assets 8.6% 12.6% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.0% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 22.4% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIARMINTC
Debt / assets 18.8% – 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 22.9% 49.0%
Equity / assets 69.3% 77.1% 51.0%
Interest coverage 14.1x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 5.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 9.08 50.68 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIARMINTC
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% – -0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.5% – -0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

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.

ConsensusADIARMINTC
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 95.1xFY2026 40.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +49.8% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% +38.7% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIARMINTC
Held by institutions 90.9% 9.3% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,290 957 3,567
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +12.4% +7.8%
Institutions buying 1,183 594 2,150
Institutions selling 821 258 1,158
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.30 1.86

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.

ADIARMINTC
ADI 1.00 0.46 0.51
ARM 0.46 1.00 0.55
INTC 0.51 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, ARM and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $200.05B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $208.79B, Intel (INTC) $302.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, ARM and INTC?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 48.5x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 200.0x, Intel (INTC) -27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Analog Devices (ADI) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 33.5x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 95.1x, Intel (INTC) 40.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +76.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +15.9%, Intel (INTC) +50.0%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +18.2%/yr, Intel (INTC) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Analog Devices (ADI) 1.04%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and Intel (INTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.9%, Intel (INTC) 85.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, ARM and INTC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Analog Devices (ADI) leads on 9. 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.