ARM vs AVGO vs MA Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Broadcom and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$228.77 -22.1% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$242.72B
P/E
232.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$345.00 -2.8% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65T
P/E
43.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.75%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$635.70 +12.8% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$553.50B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
0.55%
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 6, Mastercard 3, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMAVGOMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.72B $1.65T $553.50B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 232.5x 43.0x 30.6x MA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 110.5x 31.3x 30.3x MA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +48.7% +15.3% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 42.9% — AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.75% 0.55% AVGO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.3% -10.6% +14.6% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +45.4%/yr +13.6%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 46.3% 22.9% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 44/100 AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

ARMAVGOMA

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

AxisARMAVGOMA
Valuation 5 #89 of 94 43 #54 of 94 9 #857 of 941
Growth 86 #14 of 92 90 #10 of 92 66 #213 of 615
Profitability 77 #21 of 88 93 #7 of 88 95 #29 of 586
Financial Health 79 #21 of 96 35 #63 of 96 43 #380 of 667
Shareholder Returns – 59 #30 of 72 6 #660 of 704
Overall 62 64 44
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMAVGOMASPY
1 month -22.1%-2.8%+12.8% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%-11.0%+10.1% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%-17.4%+26.4% +7.1%
Year to date +109.3%-0.3%+11.4% +12.8%
1 year +34.3%-10.6%+14.6% +11.9%
3 years +377.6%+310.1%+70.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +68.5%+60.1%+19.5% +22.8%
5 years —+548.9%+89.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+45.4%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years —+1,937.8%+494.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+35.2%+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARMAVGOMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%46.3%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%48.5%22.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.482.180.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.230.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-41.5%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-28.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $439.46$481.57$635.70 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$293.41$471.55 $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.

MultipleARMAVGOMA
P/E now vs peer median 232.5xmedian 46.4x 43.0xmedian 46.4x 30.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 7.8x 18.5xmedian 7.8x 15.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 206.2xmedian 27.5x 32.4xmedian 27.5x —median 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 120.6xmedian 40.1x 41.8xmedian 40.1x 29.4xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 4.7x 16.5xmedian 4.7x 82.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.55median 2.10 1.26median 2.10 —median 0.90

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 monthsARMAVGOMA
Revenue $5.16B $89.10B $36.29B
Gross profit $5.03B $61.28B –
Operating income $877.00M $42.81B $21.27B
Net income $1.04B $38.27B $16.96B
Free cash flow $2.01B $39.40B –
R&D $2.96B $11.84B –
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $7.83 –
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $23.98B $10.15B
Total debt – $59.42B –
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 4.89B 883.00M
Enterprise value $228.44B $1.57T $553.49B

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
MetricARMAVGOMA
P/E 232.5x 43.0x 30.6x
P/FCF 120.6x 41.8x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 115.9x 40.5x 32.8x
P/S 47.1x 18.5x 15.3x
P/B 28.1x 16.5x 82.1x
P/Tangible book 28.9x 22.4x 534.3x
EV/EBITDA 206.2x 32.4x –
EV/EBIT 272.3x 39.3x –
EV/Revenue 46.3x 18.9x 15.3x
EV/FCF 118.7x 42.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 114.1x 41.4x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.55 1.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGOMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 48.7% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 36.0% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 53.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 36.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 89.4% 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 39.0% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 102.1% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 40.1% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 101.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 59.8% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 31.6% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 58.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 31.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGOMA
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% 46.5%
Return on equity 16.3% 40.8% 274.6%
Return on assets 12.6% 20.8% 29.3%
Return on invested capital – 26.0% –
Return on capital employed 9.0% 26.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 9.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMAVGOMA
Debt / assets – 31.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 47.0% 88.4%
Equity / assets 77.1% 53.0% 11.6%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 5.3x 2.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 4.9x 2.2x –
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 58.61 12.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMAVGOMA
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusARMAVGOMA
Forward P/E 110.5xFY2026 31.3xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +68.8% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +61.2% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMAVGOMA
Held by institutions 9.3% 78.1% 87.5%
Institutions holding 956 4,800 3,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +3.7% +0.6%
Institutions buying 593 2,638 1,590
Institutions selling 258 1,843 1,527
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.43 1.04

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.

ARMAVGOMA
ARM 1.00 0.50 -0.16
AVGO 0.50 1.00 -0.19
MA -0.16 -0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, AVGO and MA?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $242.72B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.65T, Mastercard (MA) $553.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, AVGO and MA?

Mastercard (MA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 232.5x, Broadcom (AVGO) 43.0x, Mastercard (MA) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastercard (MA) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 110.5x, Broadcom (AVGO) 31.3x, Mastercard (MA) 30.3x). 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%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +34.3%, Broadcom (AVGO) -10.6%, Mastercard (MA) +14.6%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +45.4%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest dividend yield: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.75%, Mastercard (MA) 0.55%. Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%, Mastercard (MA) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.