ARM vs CEVA vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Ceva and Broadcom 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
CEVA Ceva Inc
$32.15 -6.8% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$904.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
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
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionARMCEVAAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.72B $904.63M $1.65T AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 232.5x -82.0x 43.0x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 110.5x 61.8x 31.3x AVGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% — +48.7% 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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.3% +15.4% -10.6% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.8%/yr +45.4%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 74.8% 46.3% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 44/100 64/100 AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

ARMCEVAAVGO

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

AxisARMCEVAAVGO
Valuation 5 #89 of 94 30 #66 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Growth 86 #14 of 92 70 #28 of 92 90 #10 of 92
Profitability 77 #21 of 88 23 #68 of 88 93 #7 of 88
Financial Health 79 #21 of 96 87 #13 of 96 35 #63 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 10 #65 of 72 59 #30 of 72
Overall 62 44 64
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMCEVAAVGOSPY
1 month -22.1%-6.8%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%-2.2%-11.0% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%+5.3%-17.4% +7.1%
Year to date +109.3%+49.4%-0.3% +12.8%
1 year +34.3%+15.4%-10.6% +11.9%
3 years +377.6%+93.1%+310.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +68.5%+24.5%+60.1% +22.8%
5 years —-29.5%+548.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-6.8%+45.4% +10.9%
10 years —+7.9%+1,937.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+0.8%+35.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARMCEVAAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%74.8%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%75.8%48.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.483.442.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.21-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-68.0%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-35.8%-28.4% -1.2%
52-week high $439.46$50.06$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$17.21$293.41 $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.

MultipleARMCEVAAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 232.5xmedian 46.4x -82.0xmedian 46.4x 43.0xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 7.8x —median 7.8x 18.5xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 206.2xmedian 27.5x -18,623xmedian 27.5x 32.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 120.6xmedian 40.1x -851.0xmedian 40.1x 41.8xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 4.7x 2.7xmedian 4.7x 16.5xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 6.55median 2.10 -2.72median 2.10 1.26median 2.10

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 monthsARMCEVAAVGO
Revenue $5.16B – $89.10B
Gross profit $5.03B – $61.28B
Operating income $877.00M – $42.81B
Net income $1.04B -$10.98M $38.27B
Free cash flow $2.01B -$1.06M $39.40B
R&D $2.96B – $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $-0.45 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $44.30M $23.98B
Total debt – – $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 24.30M 4.89B
Enterprise value $228.44B $109.37M $1.57T

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
MetricARMCEVAAVGO
P/E 232.5x -82.0x 43.0x
P/FCF 120.6x -851.0x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 115.9x 237.7x 40.5x
P/S 47.1x – 18.5x
P/B 28.1x 2.7x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 28.9x 2.7x 22.4x
EV/EBITDA 206.2x -18,623x 32.4x
EV/EBIT 272.3x -172.1x 39.3x
EV/Revenue 46.3x – 18.9x
EV/FCF 118.7x -648.2x 42.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 114.1x 181.1x 41.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.55 -2.72 1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMCEVAAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% – 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% – 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% – 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% – 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% – 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% -8.9% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 29.3% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -5.9% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 30.1% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 71.4% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 41.3% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% -372.4% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 47.3% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMCEVAAVGO
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%
Return on equity 16.3% -3.2% 40.8%
Return on assets 12.6% -2.8% 20.8%
Return on invested capital – – 26.0%
Return on capital employed 9.0% -1.1% 26.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% – 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMCEVAAVGO
Debt / assets – – 31.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF – – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 13.2% 47.0%
Equity / assets 77.1% 86.8% 53.0%
Interest coverage – – 13.7x
Current ratio 5.3x 10.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 4.9x 10.2x 2.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x 7.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 58.61 – 12.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMCEVAAVGO
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – -7.2% 0.5%
Shareholder yield – -7.2% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusARMCEVAAVGO
Forward P/E 110.5xFY2026 61.8xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $0.52FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +46.2% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $117.61MFY2026 $102.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +26.4% +61.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMCEVAAVGO
Held by institutions 9.3% 88.9% 78.1%
Institutions holding 956 210 4,800
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +0.3% +3.7%
Institutions buying 593 140 2,638
Institutions selling 258 49 1,843
Buyers to sellers 2.30 2.86 1.43

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.

ARMCEVAAVGO
ARM 1.00 0.64 0.50
CEVA 0.64 1.00 0.49
AVGO 0.50 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, CEVA and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $242.72B, Ceva (CEVA) $904.63M, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.65T.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, CEVA and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 232.5x, Ceva (CEVA) -82.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 43.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadcom (AVGO) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 110.5x, Ceva (CEVA) 61.8x, Broadcom (AVGO) 31.3x). 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%.

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%, Ceva (CEVA) +15.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) -10.6%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Ceva (CEVA) -6.8%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +45.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.75%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and Ceva (CEVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Ceva (CEVA) 74.8%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.