AMBA vs MXL vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Maxlinear and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$66.82 -8.1% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
MXL Maxlinear, Inc
$66.47 -29.2% 1M +325.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.53M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 9, Maxlinear 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAMXLNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.97B $6.64B $5.27T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -52.6x -225.9x 27.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.8x 32.6x 24.7x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +56.0% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% -4.4% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x -0.2x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.0% +325.5% +16.0% MXL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.1%/yr +5.1%/yr +54.7%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 117.1% 37.8% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 30/100 73/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAMXLNVDA

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

AxisAMBAMXLNVDA
Valuation 31 #66 of 95 15 #81 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Growth 55 #42 of 93 45 #52 of 93 97 #4 of 93
Profitability 26 #68 of 91 32 #62 of 91 99 #2 of 91
Financial Health 59 #42 of 101 23 #78 of 101 65 #36 of 101
Shareholder Returns 31 #52 of 75 34 #50 of 75 46 #41 of 75
Overall 40 30 73
  • AMBA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MXL ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAMXLNVDASPY
1 month -8.1%-29.2%-4.0% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%+2.5%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months +3.0%+28.7%-0.3% +7.0%
Year to date -5.7%+281.4%+15.8% +12.2%
1 year -22.0%+325.5%+16.0% +13.0%
3 years +42.8%+345.5%+433.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%+64.6%+74.8% +23.1%
5 years -63.2%+28.5%+783.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.1%+5.1%+54.7% +11.0%
10 years +6.9%+240.9%+11,873.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.7%+13.0%+61.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMBAMXLNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%117.1%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%106.3%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.613.701.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.292.780.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-88.1%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-48.1%-9.7% -1.8%
52-week high $95.51$128.03$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$13.05$165.17 $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.

MultipleAMBAMXLNVDA
P/E now vs peer median -52.2xmedian 42.1x -205.5xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.1x 9.2xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.0xmedian 27.5x 156.8xmedian 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 303.4xmedian 37.2x -293.4xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.2x 11.3xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 2.23 2.29median 2.23 0.16median 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 monthsAMBAMXLNVDA
Revenue $417.80M $660.53M $302.97B
Gross profit $244.50M $383.17M $226.24B
Operating income -$62.24M -$6.06M $197.58B
Net income -$56.32M -$29.37M $192.88B
Free cash flow $9.72M -$20.62M $127.01B
R&D $228.69M $221.53M $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $-0.30 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $81.09M $22.44B
Total debt – $164.06M $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 97.71M 24.29B
Enterprise value $1.81B $6.36B $5.05T

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
MetricAMBAMXLNVDA
P/E -52.2x -205.5x 27.1x
P/FCF 303.4x -293.4x 41.0x
P/Operating cash flow 107.9x -834.7x 38.7x
P/S 7.1x 9.2x 17.2x
P/B 4.8x 11.3x 22.7x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 12.4x 23.0x
EV/EBITDA -72.0x 156.8x 25.7x
EV/EBIT -43.0x -1,012x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 9.3x 17.1x
EV/FCF 275.4x -297.4x 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.0x -846.1x 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 2.29 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAMXLNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 56.0% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -8.4% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 60.7% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -7.3% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 96.0% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -28.8% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 83.6% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% -101.9% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 85.4% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -89.9% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% 61.1% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -27.2% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% 30.6% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -30.2% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAMXLNVDA
Gross margin 58.5% 58.0% 74.7%
EBITDA margin -8.9% 5.9% 66.4%
Operating margin -14.9% -0.9% 65.2%
Pretax margin -12.9% -2.2% 75.8%
Net margin -13.5% -4.4% 63.7%
FCF margin 2.3% -3.1% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% -1.1% 44.3%
Return on equity -9.2% -5.8% 90.9%
Return on assets -7.2% -3.4% 66.5%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% 71.1%
Return on capital employed -9.6% -0.9% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% 13.2% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAMXLNVDA
Debt / assets – 17.9% 10.4%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – -8.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 41.8% 28.5%
Equity / assets 79.5% 58.2% 71.5%
Interest coverage – -0.6x –
Current ratio 2.8x 2.2x 4.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.9x 3.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 11.10 9.66 38.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAMXLNVDA
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.1% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusAMBAMXLNVDA
Forward P/E 86.8xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $2.04FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +558.1%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +136.8% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $725.99MFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +63.3% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAMXLNVDA
Held by institutions 81.7% 82.7% 69.0%
Institutions holding 337 429 5,922
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -2.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 203 315 3,278
Institutions selling 89 102 2,313
Buyers to sellers 2.28 3.09 1.42

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.

AMBAMXLNVDA
AMBA 1.00 0.50 0.37
MXL 0.50 1.00 0.34
NVDA 0.37 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, MXL and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.97B, Maxlinear (MXL) $6.64B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.27T.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Maxlinear (MXL) +56.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Maxlinear (MXL) -4.4%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Maxlinear (MXL) -0.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maxlinear (MXL) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.0%, Maxlinear (MXL) +325.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -18.1%/yr, Maxlinear (MXL) +5.1%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.6%, Maxlinear (MXL) 117.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nvidia (NVDA) leads on 9. 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.