AMBA vs ARM vs CRDO Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Arm Holdings and Credo Technology Group Holding 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
$2.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$246.51B
P/E
236.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Credo Technology Group Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Credo Technology Group Holding 5, Arm Holdings 2, Ambarella 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAARMCRDOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.92B $246.51B $31.43B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.9x 236.1x 58.4x CRDO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.2x 109.5x 27.6x CRDO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +25.1% +165.1% CRDO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% 20.2% 33.8% CRDO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% +26.9% +8.0% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 78.9% 96.9% AMBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 62/100 66/100 CRDO

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAARMCRDO

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

AxisAMBAARMCRDO
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 8 #87 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Growth 54 #43 of 92 88 #12 of 92 99 #2 of 92
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 78 #21 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Financial Health 58 #42 of 99 77 #24 of 99 89 #12 of 99
Shareholder Returns 32 #50 of 73 – 18 #60 of 73
Overall 41 62 66
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CRDO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAARMCRDOSPY
1 month -7.6%-27.0%-20.6% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%-7.4%-12.9% +3.9%
6 months +5.3%+14.1%+0.9% +8.2%
Year to date -5.3%+107.3%+16.4% +12.9%
1 year -22.4%+26.9%+8.0% +12.3%
3 years +43.4%+361.6%+1,103.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%+66.6%+129.3% +23.3%
5 years -64.6%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.8%—— +10.9%
10 years +9.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMBAARMCRDOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%78.9%96.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%71.2%97.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.613.463.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.300.340.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-54.0%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.7%-48.4%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $95.51$439.46$302.52 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$104.55$87.81 $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.

MultipleAMBAARMCRDO
P/E now vs peer median -52.4xmedian 45.6x 230.3xmedian 45.6x 57.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.7x 46.6xmedian 7.7x 19.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.3xmedian 29.0x 204.3xmedian 29.0x 55.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 304.8xmedian 40.6x 119.5xmedian 40.6x 71.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.6x 27.9xmedian 4.6x 11.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.67median 2.28 6.49median 2.28 0.37median 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 monthsAMBAARMCRDO
Revenue $417.80M $5.16B $1.59B
Gross profit $244.50M $5.03B $1.07B
Operating income -$62.24M $877.00M $504.96M
Net income -$56.32M $1.04B $538.31M
Free cash flow $9.72M $2.01B $438.60M
R&D $228.69M $2.96B $341.46M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $0.98 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $3.06B $466.87M
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 1.07B 194.38M
Enterprise value $1.76B $232.22B $27.11B

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
MetricAMBAARMCRDO
P/E -52.4x 230.3x 57.9x
P/FCF 304.8x 119.5x 71.7x
P/Operating cash flow 108.4x 114.8x 62.8x
P/S 7.1x 46.6x 19.8x
P/B 4.8x 27.9x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 28.6x 13.4x
EV/EBITDA -72.3x 204.3x 55.3x
EV/EBIT -43.2x 269.7x 60.7x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 45.9x 19.3x
EV/FCF 276.8x 117.6x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.5x 113.0x 61.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.67 6.49 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAARMCRDO
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 25.1% 165.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 24.7% 109.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 25.6% 169.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 25.4% 120.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 14.9% 349.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 21.6% 153.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 49.4% 330.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 37.2% 176.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 48.7% 308.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 35.5% 155.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% 105.5% 295.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 34.7% 244.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% 121.8% 369.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 33.3% 263.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAARMCRDO
Gross margin 58.5% 97.5% 67.1%
EBITDA margin -8.9% 22.5% 34.8%
Operating margin -14.9% 17.0% 31.7%
Pretax margin -12.9% 24.5% 33.9%
Net margin -13.5% 20.2% 33.8%
FCF margin 2.3% 39.0% 27.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 40.6% 31.4%
Return on equity -9.2% 16.3% 22.5%
Return on assets -7.2% 12.6% 20.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -9.6% 9.0% 20.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 2.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% 22.4% 14.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAARMCRDO
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 22.9% 9.4%
Equity / assets 79.5% 77.1% 90.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 5.3x 7.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x 4.9x 5.3x
Cash ratio 2.0x 3.2x 3.9x
Altman Z-score 11.15 58.08 68.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAARMCRDO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -2.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% – -2.4%
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.

ConsensusAMBAARMCRDO
Forward P/E 87.2xFY2026 109.5xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +75.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +49.8% +62.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $2.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +81.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +38.7% +48.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAARMCRDO
Held by institutions 81.7% 9.3% 71.0%
Institutions holding 337 955 974
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +12.4% -3.4%
Institutions buying 203 593 640
Institutions selling 89 257 275
Buyers to sellers 2.28 2.31 2.33

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.

AMBAARMCRDO
AMBA 1.00 0.41 0.35
ARM 0.41 1.00 0.45
CRDO 0.35 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, ARM and CRDO?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.92B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $246.51B, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $31.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMBA, ARM and CRDO?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambarella (AMBA) -51.9x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 236.1x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 58.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) is cheapest (Ambarella (AMBA) 87.2x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 27.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +165.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +8.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ambarella (AMBA) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMBA, ARM and CRDO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 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.