AMD vs AMBA vs MPWR Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Ambarella and Monolithic Power Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$941.81B
P/E
146.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$67.12 -7.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Monolithic Power Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monolithic Power Systems 5, Advanced Micro Devices 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDAMBAMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $941.81B $2.91B $59.41B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 146.4x -51.7x 74.1x MPWR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.9x 87.2x 46.0x MPWR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +20.0% +28.7% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% -13.5% 24.5% MPWR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +115.8% -22.4% +9.7% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.9%/yr -18.8%/yr +17.1%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 74.4% 55.0% MPWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 41/100 60/100 MPWR

Percentile Scorecard

AMDAMBAMPWR

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

AxisAMDAMBAMPWR
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 33 #63 of 94 26 #70 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 54 #43 of 92 68 #30 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 26 #67 of 90 81 #18 of 90
Financial Health 67 #33 of 99 58 #42 of 99 79 #22 of 99
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 32 #50 of 73 46 #40 of 73
Overall 60 41 60
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDAMBAMPWRSPY
1 month -11.2%-7.6%-11.4% -0.2%
3 months +23.2%-2.7%-5.5% +3.9%
6 months +73.3%+5.3%-19.4% +8.2%
Year to date +161.6%-5.3%+33.7% +12.9%
1 year +115.8%-22.4%+9.7% +12.3%
3 years +481.0%+43.4%+198.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +79.8%+12.8%+44.0% +23.3%
5 years +362.4%-64.6%+120.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.9%-18.8%+17.1% +10.9%
10 years +7,779.9%+9.3%+1,433.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +54.8%+0.9%+31.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDAMBAMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%74.4%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%79.6%59.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.612.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.69-0.300.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-81.7%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-29.7%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$95.51$1,689.89 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$48.65$856.96 $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.

MultipleAMDAMBAMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 142.1xmedian 45.6x -52.4xmedian 45.6x 74.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 7.7x 7.1xmedian 7.7x 18.2xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.1xmedian 29.0x -72.3xmedian 29.0x 58.1xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 109.3xmedian 40.6x 304.8xmedian 40.6x 102.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 4.6x 4.8xmedian 4.6x 15.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.28 -2.67median 2.28 3.61median 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 monthsAMDAMBAMPWR
Revenue $41.31B $417.80M $3.27B
Gross profit $21.98B $244.50M $1.81B
Operating income $6.49B -$62.24M $940.17M
Net income $6.43B -$56.32M $801.95M
Free cash flow $8.37B $9.72M $582.61M
R&D $9.39B $228.69M $412.95M
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $-1.28 $16.28
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $101.85M $1.01B
Total debt $12.89B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 44.01M 49.26M
Enterprise value $898.56B $1.75B $54.10B

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
MetricAMDAMBAMPWR
P/E 142.1x -52.4x 74.3x
P/FCF 109.3x 304.8x 102.2x
P/Operating cash flow 90.7x 108.4x 72.4x
P/S 22.1x 7.1x 18.2x
P/B 13.6x 4.8x 15.3x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 5.3x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA 95.1x -72.3x 58.1x
EV/EBIT 139.4x -43.2x 61.8x
EV/Revenue 21.9x 6.4x 17.8x
EV/FCF 108.1x 276.8x 99.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.7x 98.5x 70.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -2.67 3.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 20.0% 28.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 12.9% 21.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 17.4% 28.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 11.3% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 36.9% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 18.4% 21.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 36.4% -52.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 16.9% 21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 38.6% -53.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 19.6% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% -47.8% -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 1.3% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% -73.7% -17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% -5.8% 23.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAMPWR
Gross margin 53.2% 58.5% 55.2%
EBITDA margin 23.0% -8.9% 30.6%
Operating margin 15.7% -14.9% 28.7%
Pretax margin 18.3% -12.9% 30.1%
Net margin 15.6% -13.5% 24.5%
FCF margin 20.3% 2.3% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 6.5% 25.1%
Return on equity 9.8% -9.2% 21.2%
Return on assets 7.8% -7.2% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 8.0% – –
Return on capital employed 9.3% -9.6% 23.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 21.9% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAMPWR
Debt / assets 3.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 20.5% 16.9%
Equity / assets 79.6% 79.5% 83.1%
Interest coverage 44.1x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.8x 5.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.2x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.0x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 32.94 11.15 47.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAMPWR
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.1% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAMDAMBAMPWR
Forward P/E 75.9xFY2026 87.2xFY2026 46.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $26.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +48.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +40.3% +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $454.23MFY2026 $4.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +3.4% +34.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDAMBAMPWR
Held by institutions 72.5% 81.7% 96.9%
Institutions holding 3,992 337 1,246
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -1.5% +3.2%
Institutions buying 2,270 203 641
Institutions selling 1,457 89 459
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.28 1.40

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.

AMDAMBAMPWR
AMD 1.00 0.44 0.63
AMBA 0.44 1.00 0.55
MPWR 0.63 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, AMBA and MPWR?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $941.81B, Ambarella (AMBA) $2.91B, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $59.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, AMBA and MPWR?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 146.4x, Ambarella (AMBA) -51.7x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 74.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x, Ambarella (AMBA) 87.2x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 46.0x). 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: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +28.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%, Ambarella (AMBA) -22.4%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +9.7%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr, Ambarella (AMBA) -18.8%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Ambarella (AMBA) 74.4%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 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.