ALAB vs QCOM vs WRD Stock Comparison

Astera Labs, Qualcomm and WeRide Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$290.43 -18.8% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$43.94B
P/E
118.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$185.41 +0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$173.11B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.36 -17.1% 1M -60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 5, WeRide 2, Astera Labs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALABQCOMWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.94B $173.11B $1.27B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 118.9x 18.7x -5.7x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.9x 17.2x — QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +1.9% +244.8% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.7% 21.0% -243.6% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% -24.9% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.3% +3.8% -60.7% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.9% 52.9% 60.1% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 61/100 66/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

ALABQCOMWRD

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

AxisALABQCOMWRD
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 79 #21 of 94 42 #8 of 13
Growth 92 #8 of 92 33 #62 of 92 91 #2 of 12
Profitability 78 #20 of 88 86 #13 of 88 82 #3 of 12
Financial Health 92 #9 of 96 30 #68 of 96 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns 32 #49 of 72 78 #17 of 72 –
Overall 60 61 66
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALABQCOMWRDSPY
1 month -18.8%+0.7%-17.1% +0.7%
3 months -3.1%+22.3%-26.7% +3.7%
6 months +49.1%+3.2%-43.5% +7.1%
Year to date +74.6%+8.4%-49.8% +12.8%
1 year +67.3%+3.8%-60.7% +11.9%
3 years —+71.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year —+19.8%— +22.8%
5 years —+39.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+6.9%— +10.9%
10 years —+171.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+10.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALABQCOMWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.9%52.9%60.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.0%52.4%63.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.932.072.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.07-1.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-45.6%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.9%-26.1%-60.7% -1.2%
52-week high $483.02$251.02$11.10 $779.14
52-week low $100.27$124.07$4.08 $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.

MultipleALABQCOMWRD
P/E now vs peer median 135.5xmedian 46.4x 21.2xmedian 46.4x -6.0x
P/S now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 7.8x 4.4xmedian 7.8x 14.6xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 172.1xmedian 27.5x 17.0xmedian 27.5x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 182.1xmedian 40.1x 18.8xmedian 40.1x —median 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 4.7x 7.1xmedian 4.7x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.10 5.09median 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 monthsALABQCOMWRD
Revenue $1.20B $44.07B $92.10M
Gross profit $903.00M $23.90B $39.20M
Operating income $273.45M $10.22B -$260.29M
Net income $369.49M $9.26B -$237.93M
Free cash flow $276.68M $10.42B –
R&D $434.25M $9.89B $219.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $8.66 –
Cash & equivalents $111.45M $4.53B $629.27M
Total debt – $12.78B $71.40M
Shares (diluted) 183.34M 1.07B –
Enterprise value $39.18B $133.03B -$1.77B

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
MetricALABQCOMWRD
P/E 135.5x 21.2x -6.0x
P/FCF 182.1x 18.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 150.1x 15.8x –
P/S 41.9x 4.4x 14.6x
P/B 29.2x 7.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 29.2x 7.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 172.1x 17.0x –
EV/EBIT 179.7x 19.6x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 40.9x 4.5x 8.2x
EV/FCF 177.6x 19.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 146.4x 16.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALABQCOMWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 1.9% 244.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.5% -0.8% 142.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 546.3% -15.0% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 268.9% -20.0% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 258.4% -17.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% -2.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% -10.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALABQCOMWRD
Gross margin 75.1% 54.2% 42.6%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 26.8% –
Operating margin 22.8% 23.2% -282.6%
Pretax margin 26.8% 25.4% -258.0%
Net margin 30.7% 21.0% -243.6%
FCF margin 23.0% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 28.1% –
Return on equity 23.0% 33.7% -24.1%
Return on assets 20.6% 16.2% -20.5%
Return on invested capital – 20.5% -24.9%
Return on capital employed 16.8% 22.3% -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALABQCOMWRD
Debt / assets – 22.3% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 10.7% 51.8% 17.5%
Equity / assets 89.3% 48.2% 82.5%
Interest coverage – 14.8x –
Current ratio 10.1x 2.0x 5.4x
Quick ratio 8.8x 1.1x 4.0x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.7x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 149.09 6.22 2.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALABQCOMWRD
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.5% –
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.

ConsensusALABQCOMWRD
Forward P/E 77.9xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +102.7%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +64.9% -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $149.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +135.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +46.5% -5.0% +88.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALABQCOMWRD
Held by institutions 73.6% 79.7% 26.0%
Institutions holding 987 3,032 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +2.8% -1.2%
Institutions buying 661 1,417 51
Institutions selling 253 1,334 35
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.06 1.46

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.

ALABQCOMWRD
ALAB 1.00 0.32 0.33
QCOM 0.32 1.00 0.26
WRD 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAB, QCOM and WRD?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astera Labs (ALAB) $43.94B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $173.11B, WeRide (WRD) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAB, QCOM and WRD?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astera Labs (ALAB) 118.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 18.7x, WeRide (WRD) -5.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 77.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, WeRide (WRD) -24.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Astera Labs (ALAB) +67.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.8%, WeRide (WRD) -60.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Astera Labs (ALAB) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, WeRide (WRD) 0.00%. Astera Labs (ALAB) and WeRide (WRD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%, WeRide (WRD) 60.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAB, QCOM and WRD?

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 5. 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.