AMD vs PDFS vs ARM Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Pdf Solutions and Arm Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$578.44 -4.8% 1M +124.2% 1Y
Market cap
$917.46B
P/E
142.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
PDFS Pdf Solutions Inc
$45.49 -8.6% 1M +59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
179.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.18M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$235.90 -16.7% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$238.94B
P/E
228.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMDPDFSARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $917.46B $1.85B $238.94B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 142.6x 179.7x 228.9x AMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.4x 33.4x 114.0x PDFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +23.0% +25.1% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 4.3% 20.2% ARM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 3.1% — AMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.3x — PDFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +124.2% +59.2% +36.3% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.9%/yr +14.1%/yr — AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 69.4% 78.9% AMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 47/100 62/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

AMDPDFSARM

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

AxisAMDPDFSARM
Valuation 29 #67 of 94 39 #58 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 86 #14 of 92 88 #12 of 92
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 43 #52 of 90 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 68 #32 of 99 54 #46 of 99 77 #24 of 99
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 15 #62 of 73 –
Overall 60 47 62
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PDFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDPDFSARMSPY
1 month -4.8%-8.6%-16.7% +0.9%
3 months +34.7%+10.5%+4.9% +5.9%
6 months +71.6%+13.7%+17.0% +8.5%
Year to date +170.1%+59.4%+115.8% +13.3%
1 year +124.2%+59.2%+36.3% +12.4%
3 years +499.9%+66.7%+380.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +81.8%+18.6%+68.8% +23.5%
5 years +381.1%+93.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.9%+14.1%— +11.0%
10 years +7,933.9%+128.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +55.1%+8.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMDPDFSARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%69.4%78.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%71.9%71.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.223.083.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.810.850.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-65.5%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-35.7%-46.3% -0.9%
52-week high $649.42$70.79$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$23.97$104.55 $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.

MultipleAMDPDFSARM
P/E now vs peer median 146.7xmedian 46.0x 180.6xmedian 46.0x 239.7xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 7.9x 7.9xmedian 7.9x 48.5xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 28.3x 49.8xmedian 28.3x 212.8xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 112.9xmedian 41.4x -1,056xmedian 41.4x 124.4xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 4.6x 5.1xmedian 4.6x 29.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.30 85.86median 2.30 6.76median 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 monthsAMDPDFSARM
Revenue $41.31B $241.18M $5.16B
Gross profit $21.98B $172.35M $5.03B
Operating income $6.49B $19.66M $877.00M
Net income $6.43B $10.31M $1.04B
Free cash flow $8.37B -$1.81M $2.01B
R&D $9.39B $70.34M $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $0.25 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $114.88M $3.06B
Total debt $12.89B $66.52M –
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 41.78M 1.07B
Enterprise value $874.21B $1.63B $224.65B

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
MetricAMDPDFSARM
P/E 146.7x 180.6x 239.7x
P/FCF 112.9x -1,056x 124.4x
P/Operating cash flow 93.7x 49.2x 119.5x
P/S 22.9x 7.9x 48.5x
P/B 14.0x 5.1x 29.0x
P/Tangible book 18.3x 5.9x 29.8x
EV/EBITDA 98.2x 49.8x 212.8x
EV/EBIT 144.0x 94.5x 281.0x
EV/Revenue 22.6x 7.7x 47.8x
EV/FCF 111.7x -1,029x 122.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 92.7x 48.0x 117.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 85.86 6.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDPDFSARM
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 23.0% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 14.0% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 23.3% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 14.7% 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 10,088% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 57.7% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 1,100% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 4.4% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 1,028% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 2.1% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 170.5% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 26.6% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% 85.2% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% -29.8% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDPDFSARM
Gross margin 53.2% 71.5% 97.5%
EBITDA margin 23.0% 15.5% 22.5%
Operating margin 15.7% 8.2% 17.0%
Pretax margin 18.3% 6.9% 24.5%
Net margin 15.6% 4.3% 20.2%
FCF margin 20.3% -0.7% 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 16.0% 40.6%
Return on equity 9.8% 3.2% 16.3%
Return on assets 7.8% 2.2% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 3.1% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% 4.9% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 10.6% 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDPDFSARM
Debt / assets 3.8% 12.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x -36.9x –
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 28.3% 22.9%
Equity / assets 79.6% 71.7% 77.1%
Interest coverage 44.1x 4.3x –
Current ratio 2.6x 3.4x 5.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 3.4x 4.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.6x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 33.97 8.57 60.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDPDFSARM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -4.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -4.5% –
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.

ConsensusAMDPDFSARM
Forward P/E 78.4xFY2026 33.4xFY2026 114.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $1.36FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +16.9% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $273.57MFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +13.8% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDPDFSARM
Held by institutions 72.5% 93.0% 9.3%
Institutions holding 3,992 283 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +20.8% +12.4%
Institutions buying 2,270 191 593
Institutions selling 1,457 61 257
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.13 2.31

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.

AMDPDFSARM
AMD 1.00 0.62 0.65
PDFS 0.62 1.00 0.53
ARM 0.65 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, PDFS and ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $917.46B, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) $1.85B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $238.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, PDFS and ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.6x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 179.7x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 228.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 78.4x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 33.4x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 114.0x). 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%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +23.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arm Holdings (ARM) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 4.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +124.2%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +59.2%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +36.3%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.9%/yr, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +14.1%/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%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 69.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMD, PDFS and ARM?

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.