ARM vs ALAB vs LSCC Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Astera Labs and Lattice Semiconductor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$248.66B
P/E
238.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$286.69 -21.4% 1M +68.4% 1Y
Market cap
$51.23B
P/E
138.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Astera Labs leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Astera Labs 4, Arm Holdings 2, Lattice Semiconductor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMALABLSCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $248.66B $51.23B $14.28B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 238.2x 138.7x 393.2x ALAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 109.5x 76.9x 46.4x LSCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +98.5% +33.3% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 30.7% 5.6% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.9% +68.4% +44.7% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +8.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 98.8% 62.4% LSCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 49/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

ARMALABLSCC

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

AxisARMALABLSCC
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 9 #86 of 94 20 #75 of 94
Growth 88 #12 of 92 91 #9 of 92 40 #56 of 92
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 80 #19 of 90 65 #32 of 90
Financial Health 77 #24 of 99 92 #9 of 99 61 #39 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 36 #47 of 73 60 #30 of 73
Overall 62 62 49
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LSCC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMALABLSCCSPY
1 month -27.0%-21.4%-19.2% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%+10.2%-13.8% +3.9%
6 months +14.1%+56.4%-9.1% +8.2%
Year to date +107.3%+72.3%+40.7% +12.9%
1 year +26.9%+68.4%+44.7% +12.3%
3 years +361.6%—+47.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +66.6%—+13.9% +23.3%
5 years ——+49.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+8.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,553.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+32.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARMALABLSCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%98.8%62.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%100.9%62.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.463.923.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.690.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-63.7%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.4%-40.6%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $439.46$483.02$155.27 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$100.27$61.73 $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.

MultipleARMALABLSCC
P/E now vs peer median 230.3xmedian 45.6x 133.7xmedian 45.6x 390.6xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 7.7x 41.4xmedian 7.7x 21.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 204.3xmedian 29.0x 169.9xmedian 29.0x 165.2xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 119.5xmedian 40.6x 179.8xmedian 40.6x 71.4xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 4.6x 28.8xmedian 4.6x 18.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.49median 2.28 —median 2.28 -8.90median 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 monthsARMALABLSCC
Revenue $5.16B $1.20B $651.12M
Gross profit $5.03B $903.00M $449.43M
Operating income $877.00M $273.45M $47.97M
Net income $1.04B $369.49M $36.33M
Free cash flow $2.01B $276.68M $199.01M
R&D $2.96B $434.25M $218.13M
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $2.02 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $111.45M $173.31M
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 183.34M 140.23M
Enterprise value $234.37B $46.47B $13.72B

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
MetricARMALABLSCC
P/E 230.3x 133.7x 390.6x
P/FCF 119.5x 179.8x 71.4x
P/Operating cash flow 114.8x 148.2x 58.4x
P/S 46.6x 41.4x 21.8x
P/B 27.9x 28.8x 18.0x
P/Tangible book 28.6x 28.8x 18.5x
EV/EBITDA 204.3x 169.9x 165.2x
EV/EBIT 269.7x 177.3x 292.4x
EV/Revenue 45.9x 40.3x 21.5x
EV/FCF 117.6x 175.2x 70.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 113.0x 144.4x 57.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.49 – -8.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMALABLSCC
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 98.5% 33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% – -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 97.5% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% – -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 546.3% 585.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – -39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 268.9% 14.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% – -43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 258.4% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% – -43.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 34.8% 52.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% – -2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 31.5% 48.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% – -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMALABLSCC
Gross margin 97.5% 75.1% 69.0%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 23.7% 13.0%
Operating margin 17.0% 22.8% 7.4%
Pretax margin 24.5% 26.8% 6.9%
Net margin 20.2% 30.7% 5.6%
FCF margin 39.0% 23.0% 30.6%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 27.9% 37.4%
Return on equity 16.3% 23.0% 4.8%
Return on assets 12.6% 20.6% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 9.0% 16.8% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.9x 6.7x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 16.2% 18.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMALABLSCC
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 10.7% 19.3%
Equity / assets 77.1% 89.3% 80.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.3x 10.1x 3.0x
Quick ratio 4.9x 8.8x 2.0x
Cash ratio 3.2x 7.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 58.08 147.20 46.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMALABLSCC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusARMALABLSCC
Forward P/E 109.5xFY2026 76.9xFY2026 46.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $3.73FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026 +112.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +64.9% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026 $861.15MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026 +64.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +46.5% +48.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMALABLSCC
Held by institutions 9.3% 73.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 955 986 604
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +5.8% -0.5%
Institutions buying 593 660 354
Institutions selling 257 253 181
Buyers to sellers 2.31 2.61 1.96

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.

ARMALABLSCC
ARM 1.00 0.53 0.59
ALAB 0.53 1.00 0.53
LSCC 0.59 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, ALAB and LSCC?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $248.66B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $51.23B, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) $14.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, ALAB and LSCC?

Astera Labs (ALAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 238.2x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 138.7x, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 393.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 76.9x, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 46.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astera Labs (ALAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +68.4%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +44.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.8%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 62.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARM, ALAB and LSCC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Astera Labs (ALAB) leads on 4. 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.