ARM vs ADI vs AMD Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Analog Devices and Advanced Micro Devices Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$210.33 -36.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.92B
P/E
226.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$391.07 +1.5% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$198.31B
P/E
48.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$516.79 -15.9% 1M +119.9% 1Y
Market cap
$867.62B
P/E
134.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 5, Analog Devices 5, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMADIAMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $236.92B $198.31B $867.62B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 226.9x 48.0x 134.8x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.1x 31.7x 70.0x ADI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +33.6% +39.5% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 29.8% 15.6% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 8.0% ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -1.0x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% +60.7% +119.9% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.0%/yr +34.0%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.8% 36.3% 68.6% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 62/100 59/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

ARMADIAMD

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

AxisARMADIAMD
Valuation 7 #88 of 95 50 #48 of 95 28 #69 of 95
Growth 88 #12 of 93 79 #20 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Profitability 77 #22 of 91 82 #17 of 91 67 #31 of 91
Financial Health 78 #23 of 102 30 #72 of 102 67 #34 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 71 #23 of 76 39 #47 of 76
Overall 63 62 59
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMADIAMDSPY
1 month -36.8%+1.5%-15.9% -1.0%
3 months -19.1%+5.2%-1.0% +2.9%
6 months -10.4%-2.1%+48.6% +6.4%
Year to date +92.4%+44.2%+141.3% +11.4%
1 year +26.2%+60.7%+119.9% +13.1%
3 years +301.6%+137.1%+408.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +59.0%+33.4%+72.0% +21.5%
5 years —+119.2%+331.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+17.0%+34.0% +10.9%
10 years —+521.6%+7,826.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+20.1%+54.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARMADIAMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.8%36.3%68.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%36.5%65.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.451.693.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.331.671.75 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-32.5%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-12.2%-20.4% -2.5%
52-week high $439.46$445.48$649.42 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$225.20$190.95 $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.

MultipleARMADIAMD
P/E now vs peer median 213.8xmedian 41.5x 46.0xmedian 41.5x 131.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 6.9x 13.7xmedian 6.9x 20.4xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 189.4xmedian 27.3x 28.4xmedian 27.3x 87.6xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.9xmedian 35.6x 38.4xmedian 35.6x 100.8xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 4.2x 5.6xmedian 4.2x 12.5xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.03median 2.31 10.66median 2.31 0.25median 2.31

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 monthsARMADIAMD
Revenue $5.16B $13.88B $41.31B
Gross profit $5.03B $9.13B $21.98B
Operating income $877.00M $4.93B $6.49B
Net income $1.04B $4.14B $6.43B
Free cash flow $2.01B $4.94B $8.37B
R&D $2.96B $1.98B $9.39B
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $8.46 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $2.17B $5.09B
Total debt – $35.18B $12.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 488.84M 1.66B
Enterprise value $222.63B $184.85B $824.37B

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
MetricARMADIAMD
P/E 213.8x 46.0x 131.1x
P/FCF 110.9x 38.4x 100.8x
P/Operating cash flow 106.6x 34.2x 83.7x
P/S 43.3x 13.7x 20.4x
P/B 25.9x 5.6x 12.5x
P/Tangible book 26.5x 7.3x 16.3x
EV/EBITDA 189.4x 28.4x 87.6x
EV/EBIT 250.0x 39.8x 128.5x
EV/Revenue 42.5x 14.1x 20.2x
EV/FCF 109.0x 39.8x 99.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 104.7x 35.4x 82.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.03 10.66 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMADIAMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 33.6% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 2.6% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 46.2% 55.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 2.9% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 93.0% 186.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 4.8% 167.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 111.2% 127.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 3.3% 537.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 114.6% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 4.3% 533.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 33.2% 106.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 5.1% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 34.2% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 10.2% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMADIAMD
Gross margin 97.5% 65.8% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 49.8% 23.0%
Operating margin 17.0% 35.5% 15.7%
Pretax margin 24.5% 33.9% 18.3%
Net margin 20.2% 29.8% 15.6%
FCF margin 39.0% 35.6% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 39.9% 24.4%
Return on equity 16.3% 12.3% 9.8%
Return on assets 12.6% 8.6% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 11.6% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 2.5% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMADIAMD
Debt / assets – 18.8% 3.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 30.7% 20.4%
Equity / assets 77.1% 69.3% 79.6%
Interest coverage – 14.1x 44.1x
Current ratio 5.3x 1.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio 4.9x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 54.04 8.66 30.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMADIAMD
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 41.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –

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.

ConsensusARMADIAMD
Forward P/E 101.1xFY2026 31.7xFY2026 70.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $12.32FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +58.2%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +51.0% +26.4% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.70BFY2026 $15.83BFY2026 $53.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +43.6%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +19.3% +60.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMADIAMD
Held by institutions 9.3% 90.9% 72.5%
Institutions holding 955 2,287 3,991
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +4.5% +10.7%
Institutions buying 593 1,182 2,270
Institutions selling 257 819 1,456
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.44 1.56

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.

ARMADIAMD
ARM 1.00 0.46 0.65
ADI 0.46 1.00 0.50
AMD 0.65 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, ADI and AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B, Analog Devices (ADI) $198.31B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $867.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, ADI and AMD?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x, Analog Devices (ADI) 48.0x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 134.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Analog Devices (ADI) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x, Analog Devices (ADI) 31.7x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 70.0x). 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: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) +60.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +119.9%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +17.0%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 0.00%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.3%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.