ALAB vs NVDA vs POET Stock Comparison

Astera Labs, Nvidia and Poet Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$297.20 -15.4% 1M +76.6% 1Y
Market cap
$50.13B
P/E
135.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$215.38 -5.9% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.16T
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$529.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Poet Technologies 1, Astera Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALABNVDAPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.13B $5.16T $529.59M NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 135.7x 26.7x 0.0x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 79.7x 24.6x — NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +83.4% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.7% 63.7% -4,420.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.6% +7.1% -17.4% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +53.2%/yr -6.9%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.9% 37.4% 140.1% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 74/100 23/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

ALABNVDAPOET

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

AxisALABNVDAPOET
Valuation 9 #86 of 94 59 #39 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Growth 91 #9 of 92 97 #4 of 92 14 #79 of 92
Profitability 79 #20 of 90 99 #2 of 90 3 #87 of 90
Financial Health 92 #9 of 99 64 #36 of 99 –
Shareholder Returns 38 #46 of 73 49 #38 of 73 –
Overall 62 74 23
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA 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

PeriodALABNVDAPOETSPY
1 month -15.4%-5.9%-21.2% +0.9%
3 months +19.0%+13.4%-8.3% +5.9%
6 months +51.0%+2.9%-11.5% +8.5%
Year to date +78.6%+15.5%-7.7% +13.3%
1 year +76.6%+7.1%-17.4% +12.4%
3 years —+431.8%+110.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+74.6%+28.2% +23.5%
5 years —+742.4%-30.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+53.2%-6.9% +11.0%
10 years —+12,109.8%+127.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+61.7%+8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALABNVDAPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.9%37.4%140.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.4%36.5%141.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.921.934.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.19-0.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-66.4%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%-10.0%-71.6% -0.9%
52-week high $483.02$239.24$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $100.27$165.17$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.

MultipleALABNVDAPOET
P/E now vs peer median 138.7xmedian 46.0x 27.0xmedian 46.0x 0.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 7.9x 17.1xmedian 7.9x 0.0xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 176.3xmedian 28.3x 25.6xmedian 28.3x 0.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 186.4xmedian 41.4x 40.9xmedian 41.4x -25.5xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 4.6x 22.7xmedian 4.6x 1.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.30 0.16median 2.30 0.00median 2.30

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 monthsALABNVDAPOET
Revenue $1.20B $302.97B $1.71T
Gross profit $903.00M $226.24B –
Operating income $273.45M $197.58B -$19.77T
Net income $369.49M $192.88B -$75.72M
Free cash flow $276.68M $127.01B -$30.34M
R&D $434.25M $23.59B $19.85T
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $7.94 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $111.45M $22.44B $432.53M
Total debt – $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 183.34M 24.29B 93.16M
Enterprise value $45.37B $4.93T -$1.10B

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
MetricALABNVDAPOET
P/E 138.7x 27.0x 0.0x
P/FCF 186.4x 40.9x -25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 153.6x 38.6x -21.8x
P/S 42.9x 17.1x 0.0x
P/B 29.9x 22.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 29.9x 23.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 176.3x 25.6x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 184.0x 26.1x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 41.9x 17.0x 0.0x
EV/FCF 181.8x 40.6x 0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 149.9x 38.4x 0.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.16 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALABNVDAPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 83.4% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 110.1% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.5% 96.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 546.3% 105.9% -208.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 163.5% -363.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 268.9% 122.7% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 165.3% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 258.4% 125.0% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 167.9% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% 74.4% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.3% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 76.3% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 130.9% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALABNVDAPOET
Gross margin 75.1% 74.7% –
EBITDA margin 23.7% 66.4% -1,154%
Operating margin 22.8% 65.2% -1,154%
Pretax margin 26.8% 75.8% -1,143%
Net margin 30.7% 63.7% -4,421%
FCF margin 23.0% 41.9% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 44.3% 0.0%
Return on equity 23.0% 90.9% -16,983,708%
Return on assets 20.6% 66.5% –
Return on invested capital – 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 16.8% 80.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 2.4% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALABNVDAPOET
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 10.7% 28.5% –
Equity / assets 89.3% 71.5% –
Interest coverage – – -101.5x
Current ratio 10.1x 4.6x –
Quick ratio 8.8x 3.0x –
Cash ratio 7.6x 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 152.51 38.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALABNVDAPOET
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.1% -103.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% -103.7%
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.

ConsensusALABNVDAPOET
Forward P/E 79.7xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +102.7%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +64.9% +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +135.3%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +46.5% +85.7% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALABNVDAPOET
Held by institutions 73.6% 69.0% 36.6%
Institutions holding 986 5,925 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +4.0% +108.4%
Institutions buying 660 3,281 116
Institutions selling 253 2,313 28
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.42 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.

ALABNVDAPOET
ALAB 1.00 0.44 0.44
NVDA 0.44 1.00 0.35
POET 0.44 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAB, NVDA and POET?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astera Labs (ALAB) $50.13B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.16T, Poet Technologies (POET) $529.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAB, NVDA and POET?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astera Labs (ALAB) 135.7x, Nvidia (NVDA) 26.7x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 79.7x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.6x). 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%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Astera Labs (ALAB) +76.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +7.1%, Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +53.2%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAB, NVDA 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, Nvidia (NVDA) 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.