ADI vs ARM vs MU Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Arm Holdings and Micron Technology Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$391.07 +1.5% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$198.31B
P/E
48.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$210.33 -36.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.92B
P/E
226.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
MU Micron Technology Inc
$877.55 -18.1% 1M +324.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02T
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
10 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 10, Analog Devices 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIARMMULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.31B $236.92B $1.02T MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.0x 226.9x 12.0x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x 101.1x 4.8x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +25.1% +256.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 20.2% 63.8% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 67.7% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — -0.4x MU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% ADI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.7% +26.2% +324.5% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr — +67.1%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 78.8% 80.8% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 63/100 88/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

ADIARMMU

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

AxisADIARMMU
Valuation 50 #48 of 95 7 #88 of 95 87 #13 of 95
Growth 79 #20 of 93 88 #12 of 93 100 #1 of 93
Profitability 82 #17 of 91 77 #22 of 91 100 #1 of 91
Financial Health 30 #72 of 102 78 #23 of 102 73 #28 of 102
Shareholder Returns 71 #23 of 76 – 77 #18 of 76
Overall 62 63 88
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADIARMMUSPY
1 month +1.5%-36.8%-18.1% -1.0%
3 months +5.2%-19.1%-4.7% +2.9%
6 months -2.1%-10.4%+76.7% +6.4%
Year to date +44.2%+92.4%+207.5% +11.4%
1 year +60.7%+26.2%+324.5% +13.1%
3 years +137.1%+301.6%+1,189.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.4%+59.0%+134.6% +21.5%
5 years +119.2%—+1,199.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.0%—+67.1% +10.9%
10 years +521.6%—+5,080.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.1%—+48.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADIARMMUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%78.8%80.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%71.2%74.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.693.453.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.334.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-54.0%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-52.1%-27.7% -2.5%
52-week high $445.48$439.46$1,213.56 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$104.55$201.37 $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.

MultipleADIARMMU
P/E now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 41.5x 213.8xmedian 41.5x 11.6xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 6.9x 43.3xmedian 6.9x 7.5xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 27.3x 189.4xmedian 27.3x 8.8xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 35.6x 110.9xmedian 35.6x 16.8xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.2x 25.9xmedian 4.2x 7.2xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.66median 2.31 6.03median 2.31 0.08median 2.31

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 monthsADIARMMU
Revenue $13.88B $5.16B $133.19B
Gross profit $9.13B $5.03B $107.50B
Operating income $4.93B $877.00M $99.34B
Net income $4.14B $1.04B $84.97B
Free cash flow $4.94B $2.01B $58.96B
R&D $1.98B $2.96B $5.65B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $0.98 $74.34
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $3.06B $38.36B
Total debt $35.18B – $5.18B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 1.07B 1.14B
Enterprise value $184.85B $222.63B $922.69B

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
MetricADIARMMU
P/E 46.0x 213.8x 11.6x
P/FCF 38.4x 110.9x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 34.2x 106.6x 11.1x
P/S 13.7x 43.3x 7.5x
P/B 5.6x 25.9x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 26.5x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.4x 189.4x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 39.8x 250.0x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 14.1x 42.5x 7.2x
EV/FCF 39.8x 109.0x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 104.7x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.66 6.03 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIARMMU
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 25.1% 256.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 24.7% 104.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 25.6% 622.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 25.4% 327.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 14.9% 916.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 21.6% 168.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 49.4% 895.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 37.2% 154.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 48.7% 879.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 35.5% 151.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 105.5% 411.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 34.7% 286.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 121.8% 3,435%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 33.3% 126.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIARMMU
Gross margin 65.8% 97.5% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 22.5% 81.7%
Operating margin 35.5% 17.0% 74.6%
Pretax margin 33.9% 24.5% 74.8%
Net margin 29.8% 20.2% 63.8%
FCF margin 35.6% 39.0% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 40.6% 67.3%
Return on equity 12.3% 16.3% 71.0%
Return on assets 8.6% 12.6% 51.5%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 67.7%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.0% 72.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 22.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIARMMU
Debt / assets 18.8% – 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 22.9% 29.4%
Equity / assets 69.3% 77.1% 70.6%
Interest coverage 14.1x – 937.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 5.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.9x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 8.66 54.04 14.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIARMMU
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% – 0.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% – 16.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 6.6%

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.

ConsensusADIARMMU
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 101.1xFY2026 4.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $12.32FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $184.06FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +58.2%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +143.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +51.0% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.83BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $294.65BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +43.6%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +121.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% +38.5% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIARMMU
Held by institutions 90.9% 9.3% 77.9%
Institutions holding 2,287 955 3,898
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +12.4% +4.2%
Institutions buying 1,182 593 2,302
Institutions selling 819 257 1,431
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.31 1.61

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.

ADIARMMU
ADI 1.00 0.46 0.55
ARM 0.46 1.00 0.49
MU 0.55 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, ARM and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $198.31B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B, Micron Technology (MU) $1.02T.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, ARM and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 48.0x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x, Micron Technology (MU) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 31.7x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x, Micron Technology (MU) 4.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +60.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%, Micron Technology (MU) +324.5%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +17.0%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +67.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest dividend yield: Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%. Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%, Micron Technology (MU) 80.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Micron Technology (MU) leads on 10. 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.