AMBA vs MRVL vs MXL Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Marvell Technology and Maxlinear Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMBA Ambarella Inc
$61.67 -10.2% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$171.41 -37.0% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$146.85B
P/E
55.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
MXL Maxlinear, Inc
$61.33 -42.1% 1M +304.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.53M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Marvell Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marvell Technology 6, Maxlinear 3, Ambarella 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAMRVLMXLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.72B $146.85B $5.55B MRVL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -48.3x 55.6x -189.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 80.5x 41.7x 31.4x MXL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +30.6% +56.0% MXL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% 27.9% -4.4% MRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% -0.9% MRVL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 2.1x MRVL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.6% +82.9% +304.8% MXL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.5%/yr +19.9%/yr -2.0%/yr MRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 82.2% 118.2% AMBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 51/100 28/100 MRVL

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAMRVLMXL

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

AxisAMBAMRVLMXL
Valuation 31 #65 of 94 38 #59 of 94 17 #78 of 94
Growth 50 #47 of 92 90 #10 of 92 42 #54 of 92
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 61 #36 of 90 32 #62 of 90
Financial Health 56 #45 of 101 43 #58 of 101 20 #81 of 101
Shareholder Returns 29 #53 of 74 25 #56 of 74 32 #51 of 74
Overall 38 51 28
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MXL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAMRVLMXLSPY
1 month -10.2%-37.0%-42.1% -2.3%
3 months -25.4%-11.5%-8.6% -0.7%
6 months -12.8%+4.7%-21.5% +4.8%
Year to date -12.9%+101.7%+251.9% +10.3%
1 year -27.6%+82.9%+304.8% +10.3%
3 years +22.9%+233.7%+259.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +7.1%+49.5%+53.3% +20.1%
5 years -68.2%+147.5%-9.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -20.5%+19.9%-2.0% +10.1%
10 years +8.6%+1,224.7%+229.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.8%+29.5%+12.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMBAMRVLMXLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%82.2%118.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.4%81.7%107.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.603.383.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.371.012.58 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-62.1%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.4%-45.8%-52.1% -3.5%
52-week high $95.51$316.43$128.03 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$73.73$13.05 $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.

MultipleAMBAMRVLMXL
P/E now vs peer median -48.2xmedian 41.3x 58.3xmedian 41.3x -189.6xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 6.6x 15.9xmedian 6.6x 8.4xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -65.9xmedian 26.2x 53.6xmedian 26.2x 144.8xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 280.0xmedian 37.7x 86.9xmedian 37.7x -270.7xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.3x 8.1xmedian 4.3x 10.5xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.45median 1.81 0.56median 1.81 2.11median 1.81

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 monthsAMBAMRVLMXL
Revenue $417.80M $9.45B $660.53M
Gross profit $244.50M $4.93B $383.17M
Operating income -$62.24M $1.56B -$6.06M
Net income -$56.32M $2.64B -$29.37M
Free cash flow $9.72M $1.73B -$20.62M
R&D $228.69M $2.44B $221.53M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $2.87 $-0.30
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $3.93B $81.09M
Total debt – $4.96B $164.06M
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 921.20M 97.71M
Enterprise value $1.56B $133.72B $5.27B

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
MetricAMBAMRVLMXL
P/E -48.2x 58.3x -189.6x
P/FCF 280.0x 86.9x -270.7x
P/Operating cash flow 99.6x 68.3x -770.1x
P/S 6.5x 15.9x 8.4x
P/B 4.4x 8.1x 10.5x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 9.3x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA -65.9x 53.6x 144.8x
EV/EBIT -39.4x 96.9x -934.8x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 16.0x 8.6x
EV/FCF 252.0x 87.5x -274.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.7x 68.8x -781.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.45 0.56 2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAMRVLMXL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 30.6% 56.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 18.9% -8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 52.8% 60.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 25.0% -7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 1,577% 96.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 100.2% -28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 2,653% 83.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 107.8% -101.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 2,512% 85.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 104.2% -89.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% 19.3% 61.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 26.6% -27.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% 12.8% 30.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 30.6% -30.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAMRVLMXL
Gross margin 58.5% 52.2% 58.0%
EBITDA margin -8.9% 29.9% 5.9%
Operating margin -14.9% 16.5% -0.9%
Pretax margin -12.9% 32.4% -2.2%
Net margin -13.5% 27.9% -4.4%
FCF margin 2.3% 18.3% -3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 23.3% -1.1%
Return on equity -9.2% 14.4% -5.8%
Return on assets -7.2% 9.7% -3.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% -0.9%
Return on capital employed -9.6% 6.3% -0.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.8x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% 8.8% 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAMRVLMXL
Debt / assets – 18.0% 17.9%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.9x -8.0x
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 32.7% 41.8%
Equity / assets 79.5% 67.3% 58.2%
Interest coverage – 7.2x -0.6x
Current ratio 2.8x 3.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 10.25 10.84 8.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAMRVLMXL
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAMBAMRVLMXL
Forward P/E 80.5xFY2026 41.7xFY2026 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $4.12FY2026 $2.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +45.1%FY2026 +558.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +83.5% +136.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $11.42BFY2026 $725.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +39.5%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +80.2% +63.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAMRVLMXL
Held by institutions 81.7% 78.7% 82.7%
Institutions holding 339 2,218 431
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.1% -2.1%
Institutions buying 205 1,432 317
Institutions selling 89 648 102
Buyers to sellers 2.30 2.21 3.11

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.

AMBAMRVLMXL
AMBA 1.00 0.42 0.50
MRVL 0.42 1.00 0.50
MXL 0.50 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, MRVL and MXL?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.72B, Marvell Technology (MRVL) $146.85B, Maxlinear (MXL) $5.55B.

Which company is growing faster?

Maxlinear (MXL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Maxlinear (MXL) +56.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Maxlinear (MXL) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Marvell Technology (MRVL) leads (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 5.8%, Maxlinear (MXL) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maxlinear (MXL) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -27.6%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +82.9%, Maxlinear (MXL) +304.8%. Over five years, Marvell Technology (MRVL) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -20.5%/yr, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +19.9%/yr, Maxlinear (MXL) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ambarella (AMBA) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.7%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 82.2%, Maxlinear (MXL) 118.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMBA, MRVL and MXL?

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