ALAB vs AVGO vs ICG Stock Comparison

Astera Labs, Broadcom and Intchains Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$229.67 -34.4% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$39.84B
P/E
107.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$322.23 -9.3% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54T
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.81%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
ICG Intchains Group Ltd
$1.39 +46.3% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$84.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 6, Astera Labs 1, Intchains 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALABAVGOICGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.84B $1.54T $84.39M AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 107.1x 40.1x — AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 61.6x 29.3x — AVGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +48.7% — ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.7% 42.9% — AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.81% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% -12.8% +25.2% ICG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +42.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.0% 46.7% 97.7% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 65/100 — AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

ALABAVGOICG

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

AxisALABAVGOICG
Valuation 10 #85 of 94 45 #52 of 94 –
Growth 93 #7 of 92 91 #9 of 92 –
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 94 #6 of 90 –
Financial Health 92 #9 of 101 34 #67 of 101 96 #5 of 101
Shareholder Returns 34 #49 of 74 59 #31 of 74 –
Overall 61 65 –
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ICG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALABAVGOICGSPY
1 month -34.4%-9.3%+46.3% -2.3%
3 months -28.5%-17.8%+65.5% -0.7%
6 months +14.1%-22.6%+7.8% +4.8%
Year to date +38.1%-6.9%-22.3% +10.3%
1 year +23.0%-12.8%+25.2% +10.3%
3 years —+265.1%-82.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+54.0%-44.4% +20.1%
5 years —+494.1%— +61.9%
5 years, per year —+42.8%— +10.1%
10 years —+1,766.9%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+34.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALABAVGOICGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.0%46.7%97.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.4%49.3%92.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.012.210.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-0.270.26 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-41.5%-95.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-33.1%-35.9% -3.5%
52-week high $483.02$481.57$2.17 $779.14
52-week low $100.27$293.41$0.63 $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.

MultipleALABAVGOICG
P/E now vs peer median 107.1xmedian 41.3x 40.1xmedian 41.3x —median 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 6.6x 17.3xmedian 6.6x —median 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 135.2xmedian 26.2x 30.4xmedian 26.2x —median 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 144.0xmedian 37.7x 39.0xmedian 37.7x —median 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 4.3x 15.4xmedian 4.3x 0.7xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.81 1.18median 1.81 —median 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 monthsALABAVGOICG
Revenue $1.20B $89.10B –
Gross profit $903.00M $61.28B –
Operating income $273.45M $42.81B –
Net income $369.49M $38.27B –
Free cash flow $276.68M $39.40B –
R&D $434.25M $11.84B –
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $7.83 –
Cash & equivalents $111.45M $23.98B $45.20M
Total debt – $59.42B –
Shares (diluted) 183.34M 4.89B 60.46M
Enterprise value $35.08B $1.46T -$185.72M

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
MetricALABAVGOICG
P/E 107.1x 40.1x –
P/FCF 144.0x 39.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 118.7x 37.8x –
P/S 33.2x 17.3x –
P/B 23.1x 15.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 23.1x 21.0x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 135.2x 30.4x –
EV/EBIT 141.1x 36.8x –
EV/Revenue 32.1x 17.7x –
EV/FCF 139.5x 39.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 115.0x 38.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALABAVGOICG
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 48.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.5% 53.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 546.3% 89.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 39.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 268.9% 102.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 40.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 258.4% 101.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% 59.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 58.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALABAVGOICG
Gross margin 75.1% 68.8% –
EBITDA margin 23.7% 58.2% –
Operating margin 22.8% 48.0% –
Pretax margin 26.8% 45.4% –
Net margin 30.7% 42.9% –
FCF margin 23.0% 44.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 45.6% –
Return on equity 23.0% 40.8% –
Return on assets 20.6% 20.8% –
Return on invested capital – 26.0% –
Return on capital employed 16.8% 26.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 9.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALABAVGOICG
Debt / assets – 31.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 10.7% 47.0% 3.9%
Equity / assets 89.3% 53.0% 96.1%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 10.1x 2.5x 16.2x
Quick ratio 8.8x 2.2x 13.6x
Cash ratio 7.6x 1.2x 13.6x
Altman Z-score 118.36 12.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALABAVGOICG
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% –
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.

ConsensusALABAVGOICG
Forward P/E 61.6xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $-0.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +102.7%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +64.9% +68.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026 $32.87MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +135.3%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +46.5% +61.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALABAVGOICG
Held by institutions 73.6% 78.1% –
Institutions holding 988 4,801 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +3.7% –
Institutions buying 662 2,638 –
Institutions selling 253 1,844 –
Buyers to sellers 2.62 1.43 –

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.

ALABAVGOICG
ALAB 1.00 0.55 -0.04
AVGO 0.55 1.00 0.03
ICG -0.04 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAB, AVGO and ICG?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astera Labs (ALAB) $39.84B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.54T, Intchains (ICG) $84.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAB, AVGO and ICG?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astera Labs (ALAB) 107.1x, Broadcom (AVGO) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadcom (AVGO) is cheapest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 61.6x, Broadcom (AVGO) 29.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astera Labs (ALAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intchains (ICG) returned the most: Astera Labs (ALAB) +23.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) -12.8%, Intchains (ICG) +25.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Astera Labs (ALAB) 0.00%, Broadcom (AVGO) 0.81%. Astera Labs (ALAB) and Intchains (ICG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 100.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.7%, Intchains (ICG) 97.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAB, AVGO and ICG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadcom (AVGO) leads on 6. 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.