ALAB vs AVGO vs POET Stock Comparison

Astera Labs, Broadcom and Poet Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$179.47 -54.0% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$31.36B
P/E
67.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$291.53 -22.4% 1M -18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39T
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.89%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$4.26 -44.7% 1M -29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$563.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 6, Astera Labs 2, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALABAVGOPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.36B $1.39T $563.56M AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.7x 36.3x 0.0x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.9x 26.5x — AVGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +115.2% +48.7% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% 42.9% -4,420.7% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.89% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.4% -18.8% -29.4% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +39.2%/yr -12.3%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.1% 47.9% 140.8% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 64/100 21/100 ALAB

Percentile Scorecard

ALABAVGOPOET

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

AxisALABAVGOPOET
Valuation 15 #80 of 94 40 #57 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Growth 93 #7 of 92 91 #9 of 92 34 #61 of 92
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 94 #6 of 90 20 #72 of 90
Financial Health 88 #13 of 101 34 #67 of 101 –
Shareholder Returns 45 #45 of 81 61 #32 of 81 –
Overall 64 64 21
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO 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

PeriodALABAVGOPOETSPY
1 month -54.0%-22.4%-44.7% -5.9%
3 months -45.9%-30.7%-50.1% -4.6%
6 months -8.3%-29.3%-55.5% +0.2%
Year to date +7.9%-15.8%-32.7% +7.5%
1 year -1.4%-18.8%-29.4% +8.2%
3 years —+231.0%+215.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+49.1%+46.7% +19.0%
5 years —+421.6%-48.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+39.2%-12.3% +9.4%
10 years —+1,593.0%+76.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+32.7%+5.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALABAVGOPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.1%47.9%140.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.5%51.5%141.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.002.184.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.39-0.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-41.5%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.8%-39.5%-79.3% -5.9%
52-week high $483.02$481.57$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $100.27$291.53$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.

MultipleALABAVGOPOET
P/E now vs peer median 67.7xmedian 35.6x 36.3xmedian 35.6x 0.0xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 5.8x 15.6xmedian 5.8x 0.0xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 72.7xmedian 21.9x 27.5xmedian 21.9x 0.0xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 91.0xmedian 30.7x 35.3xmedian 30.7x -18.6xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 3.5x 14.0xmedian 3.5x 583.3xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.25 1.07median 1.25 0.00median 1.25

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 monthsALABAVGOPOET
Revenue $1.56B $89.10B $1.71T
Gross profit $1.15B $61.28B –
Operating income $397.10M $42.81B $9.09T
Net income $461.32M $38.27B -$75.72M
Free cash flow $344.69M $39.40B -$30.34M
R&D $526.28M $11.84B $18.64T
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $7.83 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $209.40M $23.98B $432.53M
Total debt – $59.42B –
Shares (diluted) 184.08M 4.89B 93.16M
Enterprise value $26.36B $1.32T -$1.07B

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
MetricALABAVGOPOET
P/E 67.7x 36.3x 0.0x
P/FCF 91.0x 35.3x -18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 71.8x 34.2x -15.9x
P/S 20.2x 15.6x 0.0x
P/B 15.7x 14.0x 583.3x
P/Tangible book 15.7x 19.0x 1,445x
EV/EBITDA 72.7x 27.5x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 75.5x 33.3x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 19.3x 16.0x 0.0x
EV/FCF 87.0x 36.2x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 68.7x 35.1x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.07 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALABAVGOPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 115.2% 48.7% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.0% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 110.9% 53.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 272.5% 89.4% 288.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 39.0% 262.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 132.0% 102.1% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 40.1% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 127.6% 101.0% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 59.8% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.2% 58.1% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALABAVGOPOET
Gross margin 73.9% 68.8% –
EBITDA margin 26.5% 58.2% 530.5%
Operating margin 25.5% 48.0% 530.5%
Pretax margin 28.7% 45.4% 1,217%
Net margin 29.6% 42.9% -4,421%
FCF margin 22.1% 44.2% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% 45.6% 0.0%
Return on equity 24.8% 40.8% -33,684,124%
Return on assets 21.8% 20.8% –
Return on invested capital – 26.0% –
Return on capital employed 21.2% 26.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 15.2% 9.5% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALABAVGOPOET
Debt / assets – 31.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 13.1% 47.0% –
Equity / assets 86.9% 53.0% –
Interest coverage – 13.7x 46.7x
Current ratio 8.0x 2.5x –
Quick ratio 6.8x 2.2x –
Cash ratio 5.7x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 64.94 11.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALABAVGOPOET
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.6% -142.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.5% -142.2%
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.

ConsensusALABAVGOPOET
Forward P/E 47.9xFY2026 26.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +103.8%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +64.5% +68.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +135.3%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +47.4% +61.2% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALABAVGOPOET
Held by institutions 73.6% 78.1% 36.6%
Institutions holding 988 4,806 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +3.7% +108.4%
Institutions buying 662 2,640 116
Institutions selling 253 1,846 28
Buyers to sellers 2.62 1.43 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.

ALABAVGOPOET
ALAB 1.00 0.58 0.44
AVGO 0.58 1.00 0.40
POET 0.44 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAB, AVGO and POET?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astera Labs (ALAB) $31.36B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.39T, Poet Technologies (POET) $563.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAB, AVGO and POET?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astera Labs (ALAB) 67.7x, Broadcom (AVGO) 36.3x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadcom (AVGO) is cheapest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 47.9x, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.5x). 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) +115.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Astera Labs (ALAB) 29.6%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Astera Labs (ALAB) -1.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) -18.8%, Poet Technologies (POET) -29.4%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +39.2%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -12.3%/yr). 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) 0.89%. Astera Labs (ALAB) and Poet Technologies (POET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 102.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) 47.9%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAB, AVGO 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, 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.