AMZN vs IBM vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Amazon Com, International Business Machines and Nvidia Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$245.63 -2.3% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65T
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$730.00B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$202.06 -13.6% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87T
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.26%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Amazon Com 3, International Business Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMZNIBMNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.65T $237.97B $4.87T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 22.2x 25.3x AMZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 19.2x 23.1x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% +7.9% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 15.5% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 11.3% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.3x -0.2x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.67% 0.26% IBM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -17.8% -0.2% AMZN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr +15.8%/yr +50.1%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 50.8% 37.6% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 68/100 73/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

AMZNIBMNVDA

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

AxisAMZNIBMNVDA
Valuation 21 #83 of 105 78 #9 of 37 56 #42 of 94
Growth 92 #9 of 99 60 #15 of 36 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 68 #32 of 99 91 #4 of 34 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 76 #28 of 113 38 #24 of 38 65 #36 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 71 #7 of 22 49 #38 of 74
Overall 64 68 73
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMZNIBMNVDASPY
1 month -2.3%+13.5%-13.6% -2.3%
3 months -13.5%+11.7%-2.2% -0.7%
6 months -9.7%+10.1%+1.8% +4.8%
Year to date +6.4%-14.7%+8.3% +10.3%
1 year +0.6%-17.8%-0.2% +10.3%
3 years +77.2%+70.8%+349.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +21.0%+19.5%+65.0% +20.1%
5 years +45.2%+107.8%+659.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +7.7%+15.8%+50.1% +10.1%
10 years +541.7%+73.9%+11,654.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.4%+5.7%+61.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMZNIBMNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%50.8%37.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%60.0%36.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.831.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.35-0.01 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-37.4%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-23.3%-15.5% -3.5%
52-week high $284.02$329.23$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $198.79$205.96$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.

MultipleAMZNIBMNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 17.7x 22.2xmedian 26.4x 25.3xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 0.5x 3.4xmedian 3.8x 16.1xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 9.0x 17.9xmedian 21.2x 24.0xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -101.0xmedian 15.9x 17.3xmedian 17.3x 38.3xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.7x 6.9xmedian 3.4x 21.3xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.75 0.31median 0.34 0.15median 1.81

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 monthsAMZNIBMNVDA
Revenue $730.00B $69.10B $302.97B
Gross profit $377.28B $40.15B $226.24B
Operating income $87.91B $11.11B $197.58B
Net income $132.25B $10.73B $192.88B
Free cash flow -$26.23B $13.79B $127.01B
R&D – $8.75B $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $12.13 $11.25 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $78.21B $7.17B $22.44B
Total debt $128.89B $61.99B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 10.90B 953.30M 24.29B
Enterprise value $2.17T $188.88B $4.64T

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
MetricAMZNIBMNVDA
P/E 20.0x 22.2x 25.3x
P/FCF -101.0x 17.3x 38.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 16.0x 36.2x
P/S 3.6x 3.4x 16.1x
P/B 4.8x 6.9x 21.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 11.6x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 17.9x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 30.2x 26.3x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.2x 16.0x
EV/FCF -101.2x 21.2x 38.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 19.6x 36.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.31 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMZNIBMNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% 7.9% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 4.5% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 8.9% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 6.7% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.2% 19.6% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 68.7% 13.5% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 106.3% 83.9% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 130.7% 74.3% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.5% 82.8% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.5% 72.3% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 12.1% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.6% 6.6% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -885.3% 12.7% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.6% 8.2% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMZNIBMNVDA
Gross margin 51.7% 58.1% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 21.8% 23.6% 66.4%
Operating margin 12.0% 16.1% 65.2%
Pretax margin 23.2% 15.1% 75.8%
Net margin 18.1% 15.5% 63.7%
FCF margin -3.6% 20.0% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.1% 21.5% 44.3%
Return on equity 26.6% 31.7% 90.9%
Return on assets 13.2% 7.0% 66.5%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 11.3% 71.1%
Return on capital employed 11.5% 9.4% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 2.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMZNIBMNVDA
Debt / assets 11.8% 40.8% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF -4.9x 4.5x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 77.3% 28.5%
Equity / assets 50.3% 22.7% 71.5%
Interest coverage 27.7x 5.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 4.30 3.29 36.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMZNIBMNVDA
Dividend yield – 2.7% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 45.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –

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.

ConsensusAMZNIBMNVDA
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $13.14FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +70.6%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.3% -1.8% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $774.81BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +15.8% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMZNIBMNVDA
Held by institutions 67.0% 65.1% 69.0%
Institutions holding 6,146 3,637 5,927
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +3.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 3,244 1,976 3,281
Institutions selling 2,413 1,228 2,315
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.61 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.

AMZNIBMNVDA
AMZN 1.00 0.10 0.26
IBM 0.10 1.00 -0.01
NVDA 0.26 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMZN, IBM and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.65T, International Business Machines (IBM) $237.97B, Nvidia (NVDA) $4.87T.

Which stock is cheaper, AMZN, IBM and NVDA?

Amazon Com (AMZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.0x, International Business Machines (IBM) 22.2x, Nvidia (NVDA) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.1x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.2x, Nvidia (NVDA) 23.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.8%, International Business Machines (IBM) +7.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Amazon Com (AMZN) 18.1%, International Business Machines (IBM) 15.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Amazon Com (AMZN) 11.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) 11.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amazon Com (AMZN) returned the most: Amazon Com (AMZN) +0.6%, International Business Machines (IBM) -17.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) -0.2%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Amazon Com (AMZN) +7.7%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +50.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Business Machines (IBM) has the highest dividend yield: International Business Machines (IBM) 2.67%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.26%. Amazon Com (AMZN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 33.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMZN, IBM 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 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.