AIP vs QCOM vs CEVA Stock Comparison

Arteris, Qualcomm and Ceva Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.95 -12.3% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$192.69B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins
CEVA Ceva Inc
$31.37 -13.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$903.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 8, Arteris 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIPQCOMCEVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.01B $192.69B $903.43M QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.5x 20.8x -82.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x 60.3x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +1.9% — AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% 21.0% — QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% 20.5% — QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 0.4x — QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.3% -1.9% +10.5% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +6.6%/yr -7.0%/yr QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 53.0% 74.7% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 61/100 47/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

AIPQCOMCEVA

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

AxisAIPQCOMCEVA
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 80 #20 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Growth 77 #22 of 92 33 #62 of 92 75 #24 of 92
Profitability 18 #74 of 90 85 #14 of 90 28 #65 of 90
Financial Health 27 #73 of 99 28 #72 of 99 88 #13 of 99
Shareholder Returns 11 #65 of 73 79 #16 of 73 10 #66 of 73
Overall 29 61 47
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIPQCOMCEVASPY
1 month -12.3%-8.8%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -27.7%+13.1%-1.0% +3.9%
6 months -18.3%+22.8%+26.3% +8.2%
Year to date +35.2%+7.7%+45.8% +12.9%
1 year +46.3%-1.9%+10.5% +12.3%
3 years +290.1%+73.0%+84.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.5%+20.1%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years +16.0%+37.8%-30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%+6.6%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years —+162.8%+4.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.1%+0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIPQCOMCEVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%53.0%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%52.5%75.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.622.073.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-0.040.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-45.6%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-26.6%-37.3% -1.2%
52-week high $48.59$251.02$50.06 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$124.07$17.21 $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.

MultipleAIPQCOMCEVA
P/E now vs peer median -25.1xmedian 45.6x 21.0xmedian 45.6x -80.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 29.0x 16.9xmedian 29.0x -18,030xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 151.9xmedian 40.6x 18.7xmedian 40.6x -830.4xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 2.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -6.64median 2.28 5.05median 2.28 -2.66median 2.28

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 monthsAIPQCOMCEVA
Revenue $84.62M $44.07B –
Gross profit $74.13M $23.90B –
Operating income -$40.39M $10.22B –
Net income -$39.52M $9.26B -$10.98M
Free cash flow $6.77M $10.42B -$1.06M
R&D $57.09M $9.89B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $8.66 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $4.53B $44.30M
Total debt $3.50M $12.78B –
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 1.07B 24.30M
Enterprise value $754.19M $152.61B $108.16M

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
MetricAIPQCOMCEVA
P/E -25.1x 21.0x -80.0x
P/FCF 151.9x 18.7x -830.4x
P/Operating cash flow 120.8x 15.7x 232.0x
P/S 12.1x 4.4x –
P/B 15.2x 7.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 21.0x 7.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -25.4x 16.9x -18,030x
EV/EBIT -22.5x 19.5x -166.7x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 134.4x 19.1x -627.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 106.9x 16.1x 175.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.64 5.05 -2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMCEVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 1.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% -15.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% -20.0% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 2.4% 29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% -17.8% -5.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 4.2% 30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% -2.1% 71.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 12.7% 41.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% -10.4% -372.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 14.9% 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMCEVA
Gross margin 87.6% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin -42.4% 26.8% –
Operating margin -47.7% 23.2% –
Pretax margin -51.7% 25.4% –
Net margin -46.7% 21.0% –
FCF margin 8.0% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 28.1% –
Return on equity -117.0% 33.7% -3.2%
Return on assets -22.5% 16.2% -2.8%
Return on invested capital -101.1% 20.5% –
Return on capital employed -45.4% 22.3% -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.3x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMCEVA
Debt / assets 1.6% 22.3% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 51.8% 13.2%
Equity / assets 30.1% 48.2% 86.8%
Interest coverage -236.2x 14.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.0x 10.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 10.2x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 2.79 6.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPQCOMCEVA
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -7.3% 4.5% -7.4%
Shareholder yield -7.3% 6.5% -7.4%
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.

ConsensusAIPQCOMCEVA
Forward P/E – 17.1xFY2026 60.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.0% +46.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $117.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% -5.0% +26.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPQCOMCEVA
Held by institutions 64.9% 79.7% 88.9%
Institutions holding 209 3,030 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +2.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying 163 1,416 139
Institutions selling 40 1,333 49
Buyers to sellers 4.08 1.06 2.84

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.

AIPQCOMCEVA
AIP 1.00 0.46 0.70
QCOM 0.46 1.00 0.51
CEVA 0.70 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, QCOM and CEVA?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $1.01B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $192.69B, Ceva (CEVA) $903.43M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Arteris (AIP) -101.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +46.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, Ceva (CEVA) +10.5%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (Arteris (AIP) +3.0%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Ceva (CEVA) -7.0%/yr). 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%, Ceva (CEVA) 0.00%. Arteris (AIP) and Ceva (CEVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 79.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, Ceva (CEVA) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.