ALAB vs ARM vs POET Stock Comparison

Astera Labs, Arm Holdings and Poet Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$290.43 -18.8% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.75B
P/E
123.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$228.77 -22.1% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$218.67B
P/E
209.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.66 -26.2% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$484.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Astera Labs leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Astera Labs 4, Arm Holdings 3, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALABARMPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.75B $218.67B $484.88M ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 123.8x 209.5x 0.0x ALAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.9x 110.5x — ALAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +25.1% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.7% 20.2% -4,420.7% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.3% +34.3% -14.6% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -7.5%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.9% 78.9% 140.0% ARM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 62/100 22/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

ALABARMPOET

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

AxisALABARMPOET
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 5 #89 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Growth 92 #8 of 92 86 #14 of 92 13 #80 of 92
Profitability 78 #20 of 88 77 #21 of 88 2 #86 of 88
Financial Health 92 #9 of 96 79 #21 of 96 –
Shareholder Returns 32 #49 of 72 – –
Overall 60 62 22
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALABARMPOETSPY
1 month -18.8%-22.1%-26.2% +0.7%
3 months -3.1%-5.3%-22.3% +3.7%
6 months +49.1%+8.8%-20.5% +7.1%
Year to date +74.6%+109.3%-10.6% +12.8%
1 year +67.3%+34.3%-14.6% +11.9%
3 years —+377.6%+97.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+68.5%+25.4% +22.8%
5 years ——-32.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——-7.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+120.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALABARMPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.9%78.9%140.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.0%71.4%141.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.933.484.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.43-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-54.0%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.9%-47.9%-72.5% -1.2%
52-week high $483.02$439.46$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $100.27$104.55$4.17 $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.

MultipleALABARMPOET
P/E now vs peer median 135.5xmedian 46.4x 232.5xmedian 46.4x 0.0xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 7.8x 47.1xmedian 7.8x 0.0xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 172.1xmedian 27.5x 206.2xmedian 27.5x 0.0xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 182.1xmedian 40.1x 120.6xmedian 40.1x -24.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 4.7x 28.1xmedian 4.7x 1.7xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.10 6.55median 2.10 0.00median 2.10

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 monthsALABARMPOET
Revenue $1.20B $5.16B $1.71T
Gross profit $903.00M $5.03B –
Operating income $273.45M $877.00M -$19.77T
Net income $369.49M $1.04B -$75.72M
Free cash flow $276.68M $2.01B -$30.34M
R&D $434.25M $2.96B $19.85T
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $0.98 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $111.45M $3.06B $432.53M
Shares (diluted) 183.34M 1.07B 93.16M
Enterprise value $40.99B $204.38B -$1.15B

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
MetricALABARMPOET
P/E 135.5x 232.5x 0.0x
P/FCF 182.1x 120.6x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 150.1x 115.9x -21.1x
P/S 41.9x 47.1x 0.0x
P/B 29.2x 28.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 29.2x 28.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 172.1x 206.2x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 179.7x 272.3x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 40.9x 46.3x 0.0x
EV/FCF 177.6x 118.7x 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 146.4x 114.1x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.55 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALABARMPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 25.1% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.5% 25.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 546.3% 14.9% -208.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% -363.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 268.9% 49.4% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.2% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 258.4% 48.7% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% 105.5% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 121.8% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.3% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALABARMPOET
Gross margin 75.1% 97.5% –
EBITDA margin 23.7% 22.5% -1,154%
Operating margin 22.8% 17.0% -1,154%
Pretax margin 26.8% 24.5% -1,143%
Net margin 30.7% 20.2% -4,421%
FCF margin 23.0% 39.0% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 40.6% 0.0%
Return on equity 23.0% 16.3% -16,983,708%
Return on assets 20.6% 12.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 16.8% 9.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 22.4% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALABARMPOET
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 10.7% 22.9% –
Equity / assets 89.3% 77.1% –
Interest coverage – – -101.5x
Current ratio 10.1x 5.3x –
Quick ratio 8.8x 4.9x –
Cash ratio 7.6x 3.2x –
Altman Z-score 149.09 58.61 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALABARMPOET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -107.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -107.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALABARMPOET
Forward P/E 77.9xFY2026 110.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +102.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +64.9% +49.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +135.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +46.5% +38.7% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALABARMPOET
Held by institutions 73.6% 9.3% 36.6%
Institutions holding 987 956 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +12.4% +108.4%
Institutions buying 661 593 116
Institutions selling 253 258 28
Buyers to sellers 2.61 2.30 4.14

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.

ALABARMPOET
ALAB 1.00 0.53 0.44
ARM 0.53 1.00 0.48
POET 0.44 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAB, ARM and POET?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astera Labs (ALAB) $45.75B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $218.67B, Poet Technologies (POET) $484.88M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAB, ARM and POET?

Astera Labs (ALAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astera Labs (ALAB) 123.8x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 209.5x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astera Labs (ALAB) is cheapest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 77.9x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 110.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Astera Labs (ALAB) +67.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +34.3%, Poet Technologies (POET) -14.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arm Holdings (ARM) has been the steadiest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAB, ARM and POET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Astera Labs (ALAB) leads on 4. 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.