AMD vs MXL vs POET Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Maxlinear and Poet Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$578.44 -4.8% 1M +124.2% 1Y
Market cap
$924.56B
P/E
143.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
MXL Maxlinear, Inc
$75.14 -16.5% 1M +376.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.53M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$537.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 7, Maxlinear 2, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDMXLPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $924.56B $6.49B $537.05M AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 143.7x -220.9x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.4x 36.8x — MXL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +56.0% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% -4.4% -4,420.7% AMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% -0.9% — AMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.1x — AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +124.2% +376.5% -17.4% MXL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.9%/yr +3.6%/yr -6.9%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 117.4% 140.1% AMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 29/100 23/100 AMD

Percentile Scorecard

AMDMXLPOET

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

AxisAMDMXLPOET
Valuation 29 #67 of 94 14 #81 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 43 #53 of 92 14 #79 of 92
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 30 #63 of 90 3 #87 of 90
Financial Health 68 #32 of 99 21 #78 of 99 –
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 36 #47 of 73 –
Overall 60 29 23
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MXL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDMXLPOETSPY
1 month -4.8%-16.5%-21.2% +0.9%
3 months +34.7%+31.2%-8.3% +5.9%
6 months +71.6%+11.3%-11.5% +8.5%
Year to date +170.1%+331.1%-7.7% +13.3%
1 year +124.2%+376.5%-17.4% +12.4%
3 years +499.9%+403.6%+110.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +81.8%+71.5%+28.2% +23.5%
5 years +381.1%+19.3%-30.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.9%+3.6%-6.9% +11.0%
10 years +7,933.9%+306.6%+127.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +55.1%+15.1%+8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMDMXLPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%117.4%140.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%106.7%141.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.223.734.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.813.21-0.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-88.1%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-41.3%-71.6% -0.9%
52-week high $649.42$128.03$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$13.05$4.17 $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.

MultipleAMDMXLPOET
P/E now vs peer median 146.7xmedian 46.0x -232.3xmedian 46.0x 0.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 7.9x 10.4xmedian 7.9x 0.0xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 28.3x 176.9xmedian 28.3x 0.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 112.9xmedian 41.4x -331.7xmedian 41.4x -25.5xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 4.6x 12.8xmedian 4.6x 1.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.30 2.58median 2.30 0.00median 2.30

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 monthsAMDMXLPOET
Revenue $41.31B $660.53M $1.71T
Gross profit $21.98B $383.17M –
Operating income $6.49B -$6.06M -$19.77T
Net income $6.43B -$29.37M -$75.72M
Free cash flow $8.37B -$20.62M -$30.34M
R&D $9.39B $221.53M $19.85T
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $-0.30 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $81.09M $432.53M
Total debt $12.89B $164.06M –
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 97.71M 93.16M
Enterprise value $881.31B $6.21B -$1.09B

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
MetricAMDMXLPOET
P/E 146.7x -232.3x 0.0x
P/FCF 112.9x -331.7x -25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 93.7x -943.5x -21.8x
P/S 22.9x 10.4x 0.0x
P/B 14.0x 12.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 18.3x 14.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 98.2x 176.9x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 144.0x -1,142x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 22.6x 10.5x 0.0x
EV/FCF 111.7x -335.7x 0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 92.7x -955.0x 0.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 2.58 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDMXLPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 56.0% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -8.4% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 60.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -7.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 96.0% -208.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% -28.8% -363.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 83.6% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% -101.9% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 85.4% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% -89.9% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 61.1% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% -27.2% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% 30.6% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% -30.2% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDMXLPOET
Gross margin 53.2% 58.0% –
EBITDA margin 23.0% 5.9% -1,154%
Operating margin 15.7% -0.9% -1,154%
Pretax margin 18.3% -2.2% -1,143%
Net margin 15.6% -4.4% -4,421%
FCF margin 20.3% -3.1% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% -1.1% 0.0%
Return on equity 9.8% -5.8% -16,983,708%
Return on assets 7.8% -3.4% –
Return on invested capital 8.0% -0.9% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% -0.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 13.2% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDMXLPOET
Debt / assets 3.8% 17.9% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x -8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 41.8% –
Equity / assets 79.6% 58.2% –
Interest coverage 44.1x -0.6x -101.5x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.2x –
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 33.97 10.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDMXLPOET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% -103.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.1% -103.7%
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.

ConsensusAMDMXLPOET
Forward P/E 78.4xFY2026 36.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $2.04FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +558.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +136.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $725.99MFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +63.3% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDMXLPOET
Held by institutions 72.5% 82.7% 36.6%
Institutions holding 3,992 429 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -2.1% +108.4%
Institutions buying 2,270 315 116
Institutions selling 1,457 102 28
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.09 4.14

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.

AMDMXLPOET
AMD 1.00 0.59 0.49
MXL 0.59 1.00 0.48
POET 0.49 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, MXL and POET?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $924.56B, Maxlinear (MXL) $6.49B, Poet Technologies (POET) $537.05M.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Maxlinear (MXL) +56.0%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Maxlinear (MXL) -4.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Maxlinear (MXL) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maxlinear (MXL) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +124.2%, Maxlinear (MXL) +376.5%, Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.9%/yr, Maxlinear (MXL) +3.6%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/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) 68.5%, Maxlinear (MXL) 117.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.