AMD vs MRVL vs SQNS Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Marvell Technology and Sequans Communications Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$918.87B
P/E
142.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$243.57 -7.0% 1M +174.6% 1Y
Market cap
$221.80B
P/E
84.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
SQNS Sequans Communications
$2.48 -13.6% 1M -66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$534.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.46M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 7, Marvell Technology 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDMRVLSQNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $918.87B $221.80B $534.51M AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 142.8x 84.0x -3.3x MRVL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.9x 59.1x — MRVL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +30.6% -34.5% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 27.9% -660.3% MRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 5.8% — AMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.4x — AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +115.8% +174.6% -66.8% MRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.9%/yr +28.9%/yr -53.3%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 79.1% 77.1% AMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 51/100 24/100 AMD

Percentile Scorecard

AMDMRVLSQNS

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

AxisAMDMRVLSQNS
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 29 #67 of 94 2 #92 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 90 #10 of 92 1 #91 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 61 #36 of 90 7 #84 of 90
Financial Health 67 #33 of 99 47 #53 of 99 12 #87 of 99
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 26 #54 of 73 96 #4 of 73
Overall 60 51 24
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SQNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDMRVLSQNSSPY
1 month -11.2%-7.0%-13.6% -0.2%
3 months +23.2%+39.6%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months +73.3%+59.0%-30.3% +8.2%
Year to date +161.6%+186.6%-44.8% +12.9%
1 year +115.8%+174.6%-66.8% +12.3%
3 years +481.0%+415.4%-96.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +79.8%+72.8%-67.2% +23.3%
5 years +362.4%+255.7%-97.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.9%+28.9%-53.3% +10.9%
10 years +7,779.9%+1,756.5%-98.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +54.8%+33.9%-35.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDMRVLSQNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%79.1%77.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%74.9%80.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.223.232.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.692.21-0.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-62.1%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-23.0%-68.3% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$316.43$7.83 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$73.73$2.42 $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.

MultipleAMDMRVLSQNS
P/E now vs peer median 142.1xmedian 45.6x 82.8xmedian 45.6x -3.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 7.7x 22.6xmedian 7.7x 40.5xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.1xmedian 29.0x 76.0xmedian 29.0x -6.7xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 109.3xmedian 40.6x 123.5xmedian 40.6x -26.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 4.6x 11.5xmedian 4.6x 23.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.28 0.79median 2.28 0.21median 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 monthsAMDMRVLSQNS
Revenue $41.31B $9.45B $24.46M
Gross profit $21.98B $4.93B $9.31M
Operating income $6.49B $1.56B -$150.39M
Net income $6.43B $2.64B -$179.12M
Free cash flow $8.37B $1.73B -$37.89M
R&D $9.39B $2.44B $30.14M
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $2.87 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $3.93B $20.97M
Total debt $12.89B $4.96B –
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 921.20M 216.84M
Enterprise value $875.61B $208.67B $453.98M

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
MetricAMDMRVLSQNS
P/E 142.1x 82.8x -3.3x
P/FCF 109.3x 123.5x -26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 90.7x 97.1x -26.7x
P/S 22.1x 22.6x 40.5x
P/B 13.6x 11.5x 23.8x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 13.2x 29.6x
EV/EBITDA 95.1x 76.0x -6.7x
EV/EBIT 139.4x 137.5x -6.4x
EV/Revenue 21.9x 22.7x 39.5x
EV/FCF 108.1x 124.0x -25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.7x 97.5x -26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.79 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDMRVLSQNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 30.6% -34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 18.9% 24.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 52.8% -64.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 25.0% -39.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 1,577% -326.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 100.2% -154.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 2,653% -432.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 107.8% -101.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 2,512% -197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 104.2% -16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 19.3% 11.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 26.6% -293.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% 12.8% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 30.6% -60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDMRVLSQNS
Gross margin 53.2% 52.2% 38.1%
EBITDA margin 23.0% 29.9% -592.1%
Operating margin 15.7% 16.5% -614.8%
Pretax margin 18.3% 32.4% -657.2%
Net margin 15.6% 27.9% -660.3%
FCF margin 20.3% 18.3% -154.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 23.3% -151.8%
Return on equity 9.8% 14.4% -282.1%
Return on assets 7.8% 9.7% -133.6%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 5.8% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% 6.3% -172.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.8x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 8.8% 8.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDMRVLSQNS
Debt / assets 3.8% 18.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 32.7% 50.1%
Equity / assets 79.6% 67.3% 49.9%
Interest coverage 44.1x 7.2x –
Current ratio 2.6x 3.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 32.94 15.05 4.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDMRVLSQNS
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusAMDMRVLSQNS
Forward P/E 75.9xFY2026 59.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $4.12FY2026 $-2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +45.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +83.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $11.42BFY2026 $37.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +39.5%FY2026 +38.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +80.2% +45.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDMRVLSQNS
Held by institutions 72.5% 78.7% 1.5%
Institutions holding 3,992 2,215 33
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +0.1% -30.4%
Institutions buying 2,270 1,431 15
Institutions selling 1,457 646 5
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.22 3.00

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.

AMDMRVLSQNS
AMD 1.00 0.59 0.35
MRVL 0.59 1.00 0.26
SQNS 0.35 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, MRVL and SQNS?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $918.87B, Marvell Technology (MRVL) $221.80B, Sequans Communications (SQNS) $534.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, MRVL and SQNS?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.8x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 84.0x, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marvell Technology (MRVL) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 59.1x). 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%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -660.3%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marvell Technology (MRVL) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +174.6%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -66.8%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +28.9%/yr, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -53.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 79.1%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMD, MRVL and SQNS?

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.