AIP vs QCOM vs ARM Stock Comparison

Arteris, Qualcomm and Arm Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AIP Arteris, Inc.
$19.06 -21.2% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$915.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$175.91 -10.8% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.99B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 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
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 7, Arteris 2, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIPQCOMARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $915.75M $189.99B $236.92B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -23.2x 20.5x 226.9x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.3x 101.1x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +1.9% +25.1% AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% 21.0% 20.2% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% 29.1% — QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -0.5x — QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.8% +3.5% +26.2% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 54.0% 78.8% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 65/100 63/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

AIPQCOMARM

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

AxisAIPQCOMARM
Valuation 11 #85 of 95 81 #19 of 95 7 #88 of 95
Growth 76 #23 of 93 34 #62 of 93 88 #12 of 93
Profitability 18 #75 of 91 88 #12 of 91 77 #22 of 91
Financial Health 27 #75 of 102 43 #59 of 102 78 #23 of 102
Shareholder Returns 11 #68 of 76 80 #16 of 76 –
Overall 28 65 63
  • AIP ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIPQCOMARMSPY
1 month -21.2%-10.8%-36.8% -1.0%
3 months -37.0%+5.4%-19.1% +2.9%
6 months -28.7%+18.2%-10.4% +6.4%
Year to date +23.0%+2.8%+92.4% +11.4%
1 year +37.8%+3.5%+26.2% +13.1%
3 years +244.7%+60.8%+301.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +51.1%+17.2%+59.0% +21.5%
5 years —+33.6%— +67.7%
5 years, per year —+6.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+159.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAIPQCOMARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%54.0%78.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%52.3%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.572.113.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.480.060.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-45.6%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.8%-29.9%-52.1% -2.5%
52-week high $48.59$251.02$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$124.07$104.55 $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.

MultipleAIPQCOMARM
P/E now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 41.5x 20.1xmedian 41.5x 213.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 6.9x 4.2xmedian 6.9x 43.3xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 27.3x 15.3xmedian 27.3x 189.4xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.2xmedian 35.6x 17.9xmedian 35.6x 110.9xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 4.2x 6.7xmedian 4.2x 25.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.04median 2.31 4.83median 2.31 6.03median 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 monthsAIPQCOMARM
Revenue $84.62M $44.07B $5.16B
Gross profit $74.13M $23.90B $5.03B
Operating income -$40.39M $10.22B $877.00M
Net income -$39.52M $9.26B $1.04B
Free cash flow $6.77M $10.42B $2.01B
R&D $57.09M $9.89B $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $8.66 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $4.53B $3.06B
Total debt $8.63M $2.49B –
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 1.07B 1.07B
Enterprise value $662.00M $149.91B $222.63B

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
MetricAIPQCOMARM
P/E -22.8x 20.1x 213.8x
P/FCF 138.2x 17.9x 110.9x
P/Operating cash flow 109.9x 15.0x 106.6x
P/S 11.0x 4.2x 43.3x
P/B 13.8x 6.7x 25.9x
P/Tangible book 19.1x 7.1x 26.5x
EV/EBITDA -22.8x 15.3x 189.4x
EV/EBIT -20.2x 17.6x 250.0x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 4.1x 42.5x
EV/FCF 120.7x 17.3x 109.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 96.0x 14.5x 104.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.04 4.83 6.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMARM
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 1.9% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% -0.8% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% -15.0% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% -20.0% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 2.4% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% -17.8% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 4.2% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% -2.1% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 12.7% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% -10.4% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 14.9% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMARM
Gross margin 87.6% 54.2% 97.5%
EBITDA margin -42.4% 26.8% 22.5%
Operating margin -47.7% 23.2% 17.0%
Pretax margin -51.7% 25.4% 24.5%
Net margin -46.7% 21.0% 20.2%
FCF margin 8.0% 23.6% 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 28.1% 40.6%
Return on equity -117.0% 33.7% 16.3%
Return on assets -22.5% 16.2% 12.6%
Return on invested capital -101.1% 29.1% –
Return on capital employed -45.4% 22.3% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% 7.4% 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMARM
Debt / assets 1.6% 4.3% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 51.8% 22.9%
Equity / assets 30.1% 48.2% 77.1%
Interest coverage -236.2x 14.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.0x 5.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 4.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 2.43 6.02 54.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMARM
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield -8.0% 4.7% –
Shareholder yield -8.0% 6.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusAIPQCOMARM
Forward P/E – 16.3xFY2026 101.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.9% +51.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% -5.0% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPQCOMARM
Held by institutions 64.9% 79.7% 9.3%
Institutions holding 209 3,029 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +2.8% +12.4%
Institutions buying 163 1,416 593
Institutions selling 40 1,332 257
Buyers to sellers 4.08 1.06 2.31

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.

AIPQCOMARM
AIP 1.00 0.46 0.63
QCOM 0.46 1.00 0.48
ARM 0.63 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, QCOM and ARM?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $915.75M, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.99B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIP, QCOM and ARM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arteris (AIP) -23.2x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.3x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arteris (AIP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arteris (AIP) +33.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Arteris (AIP) -101.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 29.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +37.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arteris (AIP) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%. Arteris (AIP) and Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 78.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 54.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIP, QCOM and ARM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads on 7. 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.