AMBA vs MXL vs AMD Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Maxlinear and Advanced Micro Devices Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMBA Ambarella Inc
$66.82 -8.1% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
MXL Maxlinear, Inc
$66.47 -29.2% 1M +325.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.53M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$531.28 -15.8% 1M +110.1% 1Y
Market cap
$914.36B
P/E
142.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 7, Maxlinear 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAMXLAMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.96B $6.79B $914.36B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -52.5x -231.3x 142.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.8x 32.6x 72.0x MXL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +56.0% +39.5% MXL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% -4.4% 15.6% AMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% 8.0% AMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x -1.0x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.0% +325.5% +110.1% MXL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.1%/yr +5.1%/yr +34.2%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 117.1% 68.4% AMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 30/100 60/100 AMD

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAMXLAMD

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

AxisAMBAMXLAMD
Valuation 31 #66 of 95 15 #81 of 95 28 #69 of 95
Growth 55 #42 of 93 45 #52 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Profitability 26 #68 of 91 32 #62 of 91 67 #31 of 91
Financial Health 59 #42 of 101 23 #78 of 101 68 #33 of 101
Shareholder Returns 31 #52 of 75 34 #50 of 75 41 #45 of 75
Overall 40 30 60
  • AMBA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MXL ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAMXLAMDSPY
1 month -8.1%-29.2%-15.8% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%+2.5%+7.3% +3.5%
6 months +3.0%+28.7%+58.8% +7.0%
Year to date -5.7%+281.4%+148.1% +12.2%
1 year -22.0%+325.5%+110.1% +13.0%
3 years +42.8%+345.5%+450.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%+64.6%+76.7% +23.1%
5 years -63.2%+28.5%+334.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.1%+5.1%+34.2% +11.0%
10 years +6.9%+240.9%+7,187.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.7%+13.0%+53.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMBAMXLAMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%117.1%68.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%106.3%65.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.613.703.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.292.781.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-88.1%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-48.1%-18.2% -1.8%
52-week high $95.51$128.03$649.42 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$13.05$190.95 $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.

MultipleAMBAMXLAMD
P/E now vs peer median -52.2xmedian 42.1x -205.5xmedian 42.1x 134.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.1x 9.2xmedian 7.1x 21.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.0xmedian 27.5x 156.8xmedian 27.5x 90.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 303.4xmedian 37.2x -293.4xmedian 37.2x 103.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.2x 11.3xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 2.23 2.29median 2.23 0.25median 2.23

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 monthsAMBAMXLAMD
Revenue $417.80M $660.53M $41.31B
Gross profit $244.50M $383.17M $21.98B
Operating income -$62.24M -$6.06M $6.49B
Net income -$56.32M -$29.37M $6.43B
Free cash flow $9.72M -$20.62M $8.37B
R&D $228.69M $221.53M $9.39B
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $-0.30 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $81.09M $5.09B
Total debt – $164.06M $12.89B
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 97.71M 1.66B
Enterprise value $1.80B $6.51B $871.11B

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
MetricAMBAMXLAMD
P/E -52.2x -205.5x 134.8x
P/FCF 303.4x -293.4x 103.7x
P/Operating cash flow 107.9x -834.7x 86.0x
P/S 7.1x 9.2x 21.0x
P/B 4.8x 11.3x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 12.4x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA -72.0x 156.8x 90.1x
EV/EBIT -43.0x -1,012x 132.1x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 9.3x 20.8x
EV/FCF 275.4x -297.4x 102.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.0x -846.1x 85.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 2.29 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAMXLAMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 56.0% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -8.4% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 60.7% 55.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -7.3% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 96.0% 186.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -28.8% 167.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 83.6% 127.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% -101.9% 537.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 85.4% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -89.9% 533.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% 61.1% 106.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -27.2% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% 30.6% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -30.2% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAMXLAMD
Gross margin 58.5% 58.0% 53.2%
EBITDA margin -8.9% 5.9% 23.0%
Operating margin -14.9% -0.9% 15.7%
Pretax margin -12.9% -2.2% 18.3%
Net margin -13.5% -4.4% 15.6%
FCF margin 2.3% -3.1% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% -1.1% 24.4%
Return on equity -9.2% -5.8% 9.8%
Return on assets -7.2% -3.4% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% 8.0%
Return on capital employed -9.6% -0.9% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% 13.2% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAMXLAMD
Debt / assets – 17.9% 3.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – -8.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 41.8% 20.4%
Equity / assets 79.5% 58.2% 79.6%
Interest coverage – -0.6x 44.1x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.2x 2.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 11.10 9.66 31.29

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAMBAMXLAMD
Forward P/E 86.8xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 72.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $2.04FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +558.1%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +136.8% +112.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $725.99MFY2026 $53.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +63.3% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAMXLAMD
Held by institutions 81.7% 82.7% 72.5%
Institutions holding 337 429 3,991
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -2.1% +10.7%
Institutions buying 203 315 2,270
Institutions selling 89 102 1,456
Buyers to sellers 2.28 3.09 1.56

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.

AMBAMXLAMD
AMBA 1.00 0.50 0.44
MXL 0.50 1.00 0.59
AMD 0.44 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, MXL and AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.96B, Maxlinear (MXL) $6.79B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $914.36B.

Which company is growing faster?

Maxlinear (MXL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Maxlinear (MXL) +56.0%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Maxlinear (MXL) -4.4%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads (Maxlinear (MXL) -0.9%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maxlinear (MXL) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.0%, Maxlinear (MXL) +325.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -18.1%/yr, Maxlinear (MXL) +5.1%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/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) 74.6%, Maxlinear (MXL) 117.1%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.