ARM vs DELL vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Dell Technologies and Nvidia 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
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$475.57 -11.9% 1M +190.7% 1Y
Market cap
$304.36B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.51%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$213.66 -6.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.15T
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 8, Dell Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMDELLNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.72B $304.36B $5.15T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 232.5x 27.0x 26.8x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 110.5x 17.4x 24.4x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +49.0% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 7.5% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.4% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x -0.2x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.51% 0.24% DELL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.3% +190.7% +3.2% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +53.6%/yr +52.9%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 74.5% 37.3% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 67/100 73/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

ARMDELLNVDA

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

AxisARMDELLNVDA
Valuation 5 #89 of 94 78 #26 of 112 58 #40 of 94
Growth 86 #14 of 92 92 #10 of 108 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 77 #21 of 88 79 #23 of 104 99 #2 of 88
Financial Health 79 #21 of 96 11 #103 of 116 65 #34 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 77 #19 of 78 48 #38 of 72
Overall 62 67 73
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMDELLNVDASPY
1 month -22.1%-11.9%-6.0% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%+17.4%+9.5% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%+127.6%+7.1% +7.1%
Year to date +109.3%+277.8%+14.6% +12.8%
1 year +34.3%+190.7%+3.2% +11.9%
3 years +377.6%+615.9%+419.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +68.5%+92.8%+73.2% +22.8%
5 years —+753.0%+735.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+53.6%+52.9% +10.9%
10 years —+3,366.3%+12,012.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+42.6%+61.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARMDELLNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%74.5%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%62.1%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.482.451.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.432.560.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-60.0%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-19.2%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $439.46$588.49$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$111.07$165.17 $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.

MultipleARMDELLNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 232.5xmedian 46.4x 27.0xmedian 32.9x 26.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 7.8x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 17.0xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 206.2xmedian 27.5x 18.9xmedian 20.0x 25.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 120.6xmedian 40.1x 35.6xmedian 30.2x 40.5xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 4.7x -213.3xmedian 2.9x 22.5xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 6.55median 2.10 0.31median 1.08 0.16median 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 monthsARMDELLNVDA
Revenue $5.16B $151.20B $302.97B
Gross profit $5.03B $29.94B $226.24B
Operating income $877.00M $14.25B $197.58B
Net income $1.04B $11.38B $192.88B
Free cash flow $2.01B $8.56B $127.01B
R&D $2.96B $3.64B $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $17.45 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $11.57B $22.44B
Total debt – $34.47B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 652.00M 24.29B
Enterprise value $228.44B $260.12B $4.92T

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
MetricARMDELLNVDA
P/E 232.5x 27.0x 26.8x
P/FCF 120.6x 35.6x 40.5x
P/Operating cash flow 115.9x 25.0x 38.3x
P/S 47.1x 2.0x 17.0x
P/B 28.1x -213.3x 22.5x
P/Tangible book 28.9x -52.7x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA 206.2x 18.9x 25.4x
EV/EBIT 272.3x 23.0x 25.9x
EV/Revenue 46.3x 2.2x 16.9x
EV/FCF 118.7x 38.2x 40.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 114.1x 26.9x 38.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.55 0.31 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMDELLNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 49.0% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 17.3% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 39.7% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 10.9% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 109.0% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 39.3% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 135.2% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 79.0% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 147.5% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 86.5% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 62.5% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 14.5% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 76.1% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 17.5% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMDELLNVDA
Gross margin 97.5% 19.8% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 11.4% 66.4%
Operating margin 17.0% 9.4% 65.2%
Pretax margin 24.5% 9.1% 75.8%
Net margin 20.2% 7.5% 63.7%
FCF margin 39.0% 5.7% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 8.0% 44.3%
Return on equity 16.3% – 90.9%
Return on assets 12.6% 9.4% 66.5%
Return on invested capital – 37.4% 71.1%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 38.1% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 0.5% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMDELLNVDA
Debt / assets – 27.1% 10.4%
Debt / equity – -24.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 4.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 101.1% 28.5%
Equity / assets 77.1% -1.1% 71.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.3x 1.0x 4.6x
Quick ratio 4.9x 0.4x 3.0x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 58.61 3.05 38.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMDELLNVDA
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% –

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.

ConsensusARMDELLNVDA
Forward P/E 110.5xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $27.28FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +164.9%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +20.3% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +8.3% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMDELLNVDA
Held by institutions 9.3% 73.2% 69.0%
Institutions holding 956 2,121 5,926
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% -3.9% +4.0%
Institutions buying 593 1,193 3,281
Institutions selling 258 747 2,314
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.60 1.42

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.

ARMDELLNVDA
ARM 1.00 0.43 0.44
DELL 0.43 1.00 0.32
NVDA 0.44 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, DELL and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $242.72B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $304.36B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.15T.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, DELL and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 232.5x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 27.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 110.5x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 17.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +34.3%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +190.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) +3.2%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +53.6%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +52.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.51%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%. Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARM, DELL and NVDA?

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