ARM vs AVGO vs DLB Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Broadcom and Dolby Laboratories Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$240.42B
P/E
230.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$342.33 -3.0% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63T
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.76%
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.91B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
2.30%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dolby Laboratories leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dolby Laboratories 5, Broadcom 4, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMAVGODLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $240.42B $1.63T $5.91B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 230.3x 42.6x 26.1x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 109.5x 31.1x 14.0x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +48.7% +0.6% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 42.9% 16.7% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.76% 2.30% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.9% -5.4% -7.2% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +45.3%/yr -6.4%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 46.4% 30.2% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 66/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

ARMAVGODLB

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

AxisARMAVGODLB
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 44 #53 of 94 87 #13 of 94
Growth 88 #12 of 92 92 #8 of 92 25 #69 of 92
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 93 #7 of 90 72 #26 of 90
Financial Health 77 #24 of 99 34 #66 of 99 60 #40 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 58 #31 of 73 85 #12 of 73
Overall 62 64 66
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMAVGODLBSPY
1 month -27.0%-3.0%+7.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-10.1%+19.5% +3.9%
6 months +14.1%-14.4%-0.3% +8.2%
Year to date +107.3%-1.1%-2.3% +12.9%
1 year +26.9%-5.4%-7.2% +12.3%
3 years +361.6%+308.3%-20.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +66.6%+59.9%-7.3% +23.3%
5 years —+546.4%-28.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+45.3%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years —+1,888.0%+29.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+34.9%+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARMAVGODLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%46.4%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%48.6%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.462.170.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.12-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-41.5%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.4%-28.9%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $439.46$481.57$69.09 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$293.41$48.50 $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.

MultipleARMAVGODLB
P/E now vs peer median 230.3xmedian 45.6x 42.6xmedian 45.6x 26.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 7.7x 18.3xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 204.3xmedian 29.0x 32.2xmedian 29.0x 15.8xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 119.5xmedian 40.6x 41.5xmedian 40.6x 15.1xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 4.6x 16.4xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.49median 2.28 1.25median 2.28 12.55median 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 monthsARMAVGODLB
Revenue $5.16B $89.10B $1.35B
Gross profit $5.03B $61.28B $1.19B
Operating income $877.00M $42.81B $239.10M
Net income $1.04B $38.27B $228.00M
Free cash flow $2.01B $39.40B $392.67M
R&D $2.96B $11.84B $265.94M
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $7.83 $2.39
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $23.98B $669.39M
Total debt – $59.42B –
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 4.89B 94.52M
Enterprise value $226.13B $1.56T $3.31B

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
MetricARMAVGODLB
P/E 230.3x 42.6x 26.1x
P/FCF 119.5x 41.5x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 114.8x 40.2x 13.5x
P/S 46.6x 18.3x 4.4x
P/B 27.9x 16.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 28.6x 22.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 204.3x 32.2x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 269.7x 39.0x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 45.9x 18.7x 3.9x
EV/FCF 117.6x 42.4x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 113.0x 41.1x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.49 1.25 12.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGODLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 48.7% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 36.0% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 53.0% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 36.3% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 89.4% -15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 39.0% -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 102.1% -14.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 40.1% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 101.0% -12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 34.1% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 59.8% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 31.6% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 58.1% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 31.4% 9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGODLB
Gross margin 97.5% 68.8% 87.6%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 58.2% 24.5%
Operating margin 17.0% 48.0% 17.7%
Pretax margin 24.5% 45.4% 20.4%
Net margin 20.2% 42.9% 16.7%
FCF margin 39.0% 44.2% 29.0%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 45.6% 32.3%
Return on equity 16.3% 40.8% 8.7%
Return on assets 12.6% 20.8% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – 26.0% –
Return on capital employed 9.0% 26.3% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 9.5% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMAVGODLB
Debt / assets – 31.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 47.0% 17.9%
Equity / assets 77.1% 53.0% 82.1%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 5.3x 2.5x 3.2x
Quick ratio 4.9x 2.2x 3.1x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 58.08 12.67 8.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMAVGODLB
Dividend yield – 0.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 3.5%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 58.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 34.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%

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.

ConsensusARMAVGODLB
Forward P/E 109.5xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +68.8% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +61.2% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMAVGODLB
Held by institutions 9.3% 78.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 955 4,798 389
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +3.7% +5.8%
Institutions buying 593 2,637 195
Institutions selling 257 1,842 148
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.43 1.32

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.

ARMAVGODLB
ARM 1.00 0.50 0.08
AVGO 0.50 1.00 0.12
DLB 0.08 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, AVGO and DLB?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.42B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.63T, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, AVGO and DLB?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.3x, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.6x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x, Broadcom (AVGO) 31.1x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) -5.4%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +45.3%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.76%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 2.30%. Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARM, AVGO and DLB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 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.