ARM vs AVGO vs U Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Broadcom and Unity Software Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$321.68 -9.4% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57T
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
10 wins
U Unity Software Inc.
$40.79 -7.5% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Developer Tools Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 10, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMAVGOULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $236.92B $1.57T $17.67B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 226.9x 41.0x -30.1x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.1x 29.2x — AVGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +48.7% +14.0% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 42.9% -29.0% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.0% -17.2% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 13.2x AVGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% -6.6% +12.4% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +44.3%/yr -22.3%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.8% 46.3% 75.1% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 64/100 47/100 AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

ARMAVGOU

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

AxisARMAVGOU
Valuation 7 #88 of 95 43 #55 of 95 60 #50 of 124
Growth 88 #12 of 93 92 #8 of 93 41 #67 of 113
Profitability 77 #22 of 91 93 #7 of 91 49 #57 of 110
Financial Health 78 #23 of 102 33 #69 of 102 50 #65 of 129
Shareholder Returns – 57 #33 of 76 36 #44 of 68
Overall 63 64 47
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • U ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMAVGOUSPY
1 month -36.8%-9.4%-7.5% -1.0%
3 months -19.1%-15.8%+42.6% +2.9%
6 months -10.4%-23.9%+56.8% +6.4%
Year to date +92.4%-7.1%-7.7% +11.4%
1 year +26.2%-6.6%+12.4% +13.1%
3 years +301.6%+265.1%+48.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +59.0%+54.0%+14.1% +21.5%
5 years —+524.1%-71.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+44.3%-22.3% +10.9%
10 years —+1,760.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+34.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARMAVGOUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.8%46.3%75.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%48.6%82.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.452.162.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.140.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-41.5%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-33.2%-17.5% -2.5%
52-week high $439.46$481.57$49.47 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$293.41$17.13 $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.

MultipleARMAVGOU
P/E now vs peer median 213.8xmedian 41.5x 40.1xmedian 41.5x -30.4xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 6.9x 17.2xmedian 6.9x 8.8xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 189.4xmedian 27.3x 30.3xmedian 27.3x -119.2xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.9xmedian 35.6x 39.0xmedian 35.6x 33.3xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 4.2x 15.4xmedian 4.2x 5.9xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 6.03median 2.31 1.18median 2.31 -1.55median 1.27

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 monthsARMAVGOU
Revenue $5.16B $89.10B $2.03B
Gross profit $5.03B $61.28B $1.32B
Operating income $877.00M $42.81B -$616.00M
Net income $1.04B $38.27B -$588.01M
Free cash flow $2.01B $39.40B $538.39M
R&D $2.96B $11.84B $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $7.83 $-1.34
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $23.98B $2.35B
Total debt – $59.42B $1.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 4.89B 437.90M
Enterprise value $222.63B $1.50T $9.22B

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
MetricARMAVGOU
P/E 213.8x 40.1x -30.4x
P/FCF 110.9x 39.0x 33.3x
P/Operating cash flow 106.6x 37.8x 32.4x
P/S 43.3x 17.2x 8.8x
P/B 25.9x 15.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 26.5x 20.9x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 189.4x 30.3x -119.2x
EV/EBIT 250.0x 36.7x -26.2x
EV/Revenue 42.5x 17.6x 8.0x
EV/FCF 109.0x 39.9x 30.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 104.7x 38.6x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.03 1.18 -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGOU
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 48.7% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 36.0% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 53.0% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 36.3% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 89.4% -23.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 39.0% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 102.1% -35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 40.1% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 101.0% -29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 34.1% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 59.8% 45.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 31.6% 110.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 58.1% 51.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 31.4% 83.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMAVGOU
Gross margin 97.5% 68.8% 64.9%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 58.2% -6.7%
Operating margin 17.0% 48.0% -30.4%
Pretax margin 24.5% 45.4% -29.0%
Net margin 20.2% 42.9% -29.0%
FCF margin 39.0% 44.2% 26.5%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 45.6% 27.3%
Return on equity 16.3% 40.8% -19.5%
Return on assets 12.6% 20.8% -8.9%
Return on invested capital – 26.0% -17.2%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 26.3% -12.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 9.5% 16.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMAVGOU
Debt / assets – 31.6% 8.4%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 13.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 47.0% 54.4%
Equity / assets 77.1% 53.0% 45.6%
Interest coverage – 13.7x -25.5x
Current ratio 5.3x 2.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 4.9x 2.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 54.04 12.01 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMAVGOU
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% -0.6%
Shareholder yield – 1.4% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusARMAVGOU
Forward P/E 101.1xFY2026 29.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $-0.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +51.0% +68.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.70BFY2026 $101.99BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +59.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +61.0% +31.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMAVGOU
Held by institutions 9.3% 78.1% 84.7%
Institutions holding 955 4,796 558
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +3.7% +8.0%
Institutions buying 593 2,635 306
Institutions selling 257 1,842 161
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.43 1.90

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.

ARMAVGOU
ARM 1.00 0.49 0.22
AVGO 0.49 1.00 0.24
U 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, AVGO and U?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.57T, Unity Software (U) $17.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, AVGO and U?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x, Broadcom (AVGO) 41.0x, Unity Software (U) -30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadcom (AVGO) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x, Broadcom (AVGO) 29.2x). 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%, Unity Software (U) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Unity Software (U) -29.0%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, Unity Software (U) -17.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) -6.6%, Unity Software (U) +12.4%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +44.3%/yr, Unity Software (U) -22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%, Unity Software (U) 75.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.