AMBA vs AMD vs HIMX Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Advanced Micro Devices and Himax Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMBA Ambarella Inc
$67.12 -7.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$938.87B
P/E
145.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins
HIMX Himax Technologies, Inc.
$11.94 -17.3% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
58.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$9.00M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 8, Himax Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAAMDHIMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.93B $938.87B $2.08B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -52.0x 145.9x 58.9x HIMX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.2x 75.9x 29.1x HIMX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +39.5% +4.2% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% 15.6% — AMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.0% 3.6% AMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x -5.1x HIMX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% +115.8% +24.9% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.8%/yr +35.9%/yr +2.3%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 68.4% 76.3% AMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 60/100 53/100 AMD

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAAMDHIMX

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

AxisAMBAAMDHIMX
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 28 #68 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Growth 54 #43 of 92 96 #5 of 92 8 #85 of 92
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 66 #31 of 90 35 #59 of 90
Financial Health 58 #42 of 99 67 #33 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Shareholder Returns 32 #50 of 73 40 #44 of 73 75 #19 of 73
Overall 41 60 53
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • HIMX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAAMDHIMXSPY
1 month -7.6%-11.2%-17.3% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%+23.2%-0.3% +3.9%
6 months +5.3%+73.3%+9.1% +8.2%
Year to date -5.3%+161.6%+45.8% +12.9%
1 year -22.4%+115.8%+24.9% +12.3%
3 years +43.4%+481.0%+125.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%+79.8%+31.1% +23.3%
5 years -64.6%+362.4%+11.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.8%+35.9%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +9.3%+7,779.9%+49.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.9%+54.8%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMBAAMDHIMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%68.4%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%65.6%74.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.613.222.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.301.690.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-65.4%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.7%-13.7%-50.6% -1.2%
52-week high $95.51$649.42$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$190.95$6.93 $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.

MultipleAMBAAMDHIMX
P/E now vs peer median -52.4xmedian 45.6x 142.1xmedian 45.6x 59.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.7x 22.1xmedian 7.7x -231.5xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.3xmedian 29.0x 95.1xmedian 29.0x 27.0xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 304.8xmedian 40.6x 109.3xmedian 40.6x 33.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.6x 13.6xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.67median 2.28 0.27median 2.28 -3.12median 2.28

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 monthsAMBAAMDHIMX
Revenue $417.80M $41.31B -$9.00M
Gross profit $244.50M $21.98B –
Operating income -$62.24M $6.49B $40.93M
Net income -$56.32M $6.43B $36.88M
Free cash flow $9.72M $8.37B $62.57M
R&D $228.69M $9.39B $164.70M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $3.88 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $5.09B $271.30M
Total debt – $12.89B $112.13M
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 1.66B 174.59M
Enterprise value $1.77B $895.62B $767.62M

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
MetricAMBAAMDHIMX
P/E -52.4x 142.1x 59.1x
P/FCF 304.8x 109.3x 33.3x
P/Operating cash flow 108.4x 90.7x 46.2x
P/S 7.1x 22.1x -231.5x
P/B 4.8x 13.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 17.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA -72.3x 95.1x 27.0x
EV/EBIT -43.2x 139.4x 42.8x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 21.9x -194.6x
EV/FCF 276.8x 108.1x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.5x 89.7x 38.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.67 0.27 -3.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAAMDHIMX
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 39.5% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 23.6% -26.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 55.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 186.2% -38.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 167.6% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 127.0% -50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 537.7% -17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 123.1% -52.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 533.6% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% 106.7% -69.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 61.4% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% 106.9% -61.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 64.9% -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAAMDHIMX
Gross margin 58.5% 53.2% –
EBITDA margin -8.9% 23.0% –
Operating margin -14.9% 15.7% –
Pretax margin -12.9% 18.3% –
Net margin -13.5% 15.6% –
FCF margin 2.3% 20.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 24.4% -500.8%
Return on equity -9.2% 9.8% 4.0%
Return on assets -7.2% 7.8% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 8.0% 3.6%
Return on capital employed -9.6% 9.3% 2.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% 4.6% -7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAAMDHIMX
Debt / assets – 3.8% 1.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x -5.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 20.4% 48.7%
Equity / assets 79.5% 79.6% 51.3%
Interest coverage – 44.1x 12.3x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.6x 16.7x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.7x 20.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.1x 12.3x
Altman Z-score 11.15 32.94 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAAMDHIMX
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.0% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusAMBAAMDHIMX
Forward P/E 87.2xFY2026 75.9xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +112.7% +163.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $53.09BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +60.7% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAAMDHIMX
Held by institutions 81.7% 72.5% 23.6%
Institutions holding 337 3,992 176
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +10.7% +23.1%
Institutions buying 203 2,270 108
Institutions selling 89 1,457 47
Buyers to sellers 2.28 1.56 2.30

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.

AMBAAMDHIMX
AMBA 1.00 0.44 0.42
AMD 0.44 1.00 0.56
HIMX 0.42 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, AMD and HIMX?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.93B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $938.87B, Himax Technologies (HIMX) $2.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMBA, AMD and HIMX?

Himax Technologies (HIMX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambarella (AMBA) -52.0x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 145.9x, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 58.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Himax Technologies (HIMX) is cheapest (Ambarella (AMBA) 87.2x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 29.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.4%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +24.9%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -18.8%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.4%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMBA, AMD and HIMX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads on 8. 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.