ARM vs AVGO vs HIMX Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Broadcom and Himax Technologies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$196.79 -36.0% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$208.79B
P/E
200.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$322.23 -9.3% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54T
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.81%
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins
HIMX Himax Technologies, Inc.
$10.45 -31.4% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
-$9.00M
Div. yield
2.39%
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 8, Himax Technologies 3, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMAVGOHIMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $208.79B $1.54T $1.82B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 200.0x 40.1x 51.7x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 95.1x 29.3x 25.5x HIMX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +48.7% +4.2% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 42.9% — AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.0% 3.6% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x -4.9x HIMX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.81% 2.39% HIMX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% -12.8% +10.9% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +42.8%/yr -0.8%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.9% 46.7% 77.0% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 65/100 54/100 AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

ARMAVGOHIMX

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

AxisARMAVGOHIMX
Valuation 9 #86 of 94 45 #52 of 94 77 #22 of 94
Growth 87 #13 of 92 91 #9 of 92 8 #85 of 92
Profitability 75 #23 of 90 94 #6 of 90 37 #57 of 90
Financial Health 78 #23 of 101 34 #67 of 101 73 #28 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 59 #31 of 74 75 #19 of 74
Overall 62 65 54
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • HIMX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMAVGOHIMXSPY
1 month -36.0%-9.3%-31.4% -2.3%
3 months -17.7%-17.8%-18.2% -0.7%
6 months -3.2%-22.6%-9.6% +4.8%
Year to date +80.0%-6.9%+27.6% +10.3%
1 year +15.9%-12.8%+10.9% +10.3%
3 years +267.9%+265.1%+84.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +54.4%+54.0%+22.6% +20.1%
5 years —+494.1%-4.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+42.8%-0.8% +10.1%
10 years —+1,766.9%+35.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+34.0%+3.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARMAVGOHIMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.9%46.7%77.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.1%49.3%75.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.542.212.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.20-0.270.14 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-41.5%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-33.1%-56.8% -3.5%
52-week high $439.46$481.57$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$293.41$6.93 $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.

MultipleARMAVGOHIMX
P/E now vs peer median 200.0xmedian 41.3x 40.1xmedian 41.3x 51.7xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 6.6x 17.3xmedian 6.6x -202.6xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 176.9xmedian 26.2x 30.4xmedian 26.2x 21.9xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 103.8xmedian 37.7x 39.0xmedian 37.7x 29.1xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 4.3x 15.4xmedian 4.3x 2.0xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.64median 1.81 1.18median 1.81 -2.73median 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 monthsARMAVGOHIMX
Revenue $5.16B $89.10B -$9.00M
Gross profit $5.03B $61.28B –
Operating income $877.00M $42.81B $40.93M
Net income $1.04B $38.27B $36.88M
Free cash flow $2.01B $39.40B $62.57M
R&D $2.96B $11.84B $164.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $7.83 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $23.98B $271.30M
Total debt – $59.42B $25.50M
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 4.89B 174.59M
Enterprise value $194.51B $1.46T $524.43M

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
MetricARMAVGOHIMX
P/E 200.0x 40.1x 51.7x
P/FCF 103.8x 39.0x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 99.7x 37.8x 40.5x
P/S 40.5x 17.3x -202.6x
P/B 24.2x 15.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 24.8x 21.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 176.9x 30.4x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 233.6x 36.8x 36.4x
EV/Revenue 39.7x 17.7x -165.8x
EV/FCF 101.8x 39.9x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 97.9x 38.7x 33.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.64 1.18 -2.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGOHIMX
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 48.7% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 36.0% -26.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 53.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 36.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 89.4% -38.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 39.0% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 102.1% -50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 40.1% -17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 101.0% -52.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 34.1% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 59.8% -69.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 31.6% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 58.1% -61.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 31.4% -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGOHIMX
Gross margin 97.5% 68.8% –
EBITDA margin 22.5% 58.2% –
Operating margin 17.0% 48.0% –
Pretax margin 24.5% 45.4% –
Net margin 20.2% 42.9% –
FCF margin 39.0% 44.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 45.6% -500.8%
Return on equity 16.3% 40.8% 4.0%
Return on assets 12.6% 20.8% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 26.0% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 26.3% 2.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 9.5% -7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMAVGOHIMX
Debt / assets – 31.6% 1.4%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x -4.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 47.0% 48.7%
Equity / assets 77.1% 53.0% 51.3%
Interest coverage – 13.7x 12.3x
Current ratio 5.3x 2.5x 16.7x
Quick ratio 4.9x 2.2x 20.0x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.2x 12.3x
Altman Z-score 50.68 12.02 2.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMAVGOHIMX
Dividend yield – 0.8% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusARMAVGOHIMX
Forward P/E 95.1xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +68.8% +163.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +61.2% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMAVGOHIMX
Held by institutions 9.3% 78.1% 23.6%
Institutions holding 957 4,801 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +3.7% +23.1%
Institutions buying 594 2,638 110
Institutions selling 258 1,844 47
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.43 2.34

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.

ARMAVGOHIMX
ARM 1.00 0.51 0.47
AVGO 0.51 1.00 0.45
HIMX 0.47 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, AVGO and HIMX?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $208.79B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.54T, Himax Technologies (HIMX) $1.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, AVGO and HIMX?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 200.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 40.1x, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 51.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Himax Technologies (HIMX) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 95.1x, Broadcom (AVGO) 29.3x, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 25.5x). 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%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +15.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) -12.8%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) +10.9%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +42.8%/yr, Himax Technologies (HIMX) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Himax Technologies (HIMX) has the highest dividend yield: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.81%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 2.39%. Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.7%, Himax Technologies (HIMX) 77.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadcom (AVGO) leads on 8. 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.