ARM vs DLB vs AMD Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Dolby Laboratories and Advanced Micro Devices Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$248.66B
P/E
238.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$941.81B
P/E
146.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 4, Dolby Laboratories 4, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMDLBAMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $248.66B $5.79B $941.81B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 238.2x 25.6x 146.4x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 109.5x 14.0x 75.9x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +0.6% +39.5% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 16.7% 15.6% ARM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.9% -7.2% +115.8% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.4%/yr +35.9%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 30.2% 68.4% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 60/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

ARMDLBAMD

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

AxisARMDLBAMD
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 87 #13 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Growth 88 #12 of 92 25 #69 of 92 96 #5 of 92
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 72 #26 of 90 66 #31 of 90
Financial Health 77 #24 of 99 60 #40 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 85 #12 of 73 40 #44 of 73
Overall 62 66 60
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMDLBAMDSPY
1 month -27.0%+7.0%-11.2% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%+19.5%+23.2% +3.9%
6 months +14.1%-0.3%+73.3% +8.2%
Year to date +107.3%-2.3%+161.6% +12.9%
1 year +26.9%-7.2%+115.8% +12.3%
3 years +361.6%-20.2%+481.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +66.6%-7.3%+79.8% +23.3%
5 years —-28.2%+362.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-6.4%+35.9% +10.9%
10 years —+29.9%+7,779.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+2.7%+54.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARMDLBAMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%30.2%68.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%31.5%65.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.460.543.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.241.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-49.6%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.4%-9.2%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $439.46$69.09$649.42 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$48.50$190.95 $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.

MultipleARMDLBAMD
P/E now vs peer median 230.3xmedian 45.6x 26.1xmedian 45.6x 142.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 22.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 204.3xmedian 29.0x 15.8xmedian 29.0x 95.1xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 119.5xmedian 40.6x 15.1xmedian 40.6x 109.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x 13.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.49median 2.28 12.55median 2.28 0.27median 2.28

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 monthsARMDLBAMD
Revenue $5.16B $1.35B $41.31B
Gross profit $5.03B $1.19B $21.98B
Operating income $877.00M $239.10M $6.49B
Net income $1.04B $228.00M $6.43B
Free cash flow $2.01B $392.67M $8.37B
R&D $2.96B $265.94M $9.39B
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $2.39 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $669.39M $5.09B
Total debt – – $12.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 94.52M 1.66B
Enterprise value $234.37B $3.18B $898.56B

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
MetricARMDLBAMD
P/E 230.3x 26.1x 142.1x
P/FCF 119.5x 15.1x 109.3x
P/Operating cash flow 114.8x 13.5x 90.7x
P/S 46.6x 4.4x 22.1x
P/B 27.9x 2.3x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 28.6x 2.7x 17.7x
EV/EBITDA 204.3x 15.8x 95.1x
EV/EBIT 269.7x 21.9x 139.4x
EV/Revenue 45.9x 3.9x 21.9x
EV/FCF 117.6x 13.4x 108.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 113.0x 12.0x 89.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.49 12.55 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMDLBAMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 0.6% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 1.7% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% -0.5% 55.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 1.5% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% -15.1% 186.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -1.0% 167.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% -14.2% 127.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 1.3% 537.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -12.3% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 2.1% 533.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% -6.0% 106.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 9.5% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% -10.4% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 9.3% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMDLBAMD
Gross margin 97.5% 87.6% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 24.5% 23.0%
Operating margin 17.0% 17.7% 15.7%
Pretax margin 24.5% 20.4% 18.3%
Net margin 20.2% 16.7% 15.6%
FCF margin 39.0% 29.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 32.3% 24.4%
Return on equity 16.3% 8.7% 9.8%
Return on assets 12.6% 7.1% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – – 8.0%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 8.6% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 9.6% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMDLBAMD
Debt / assets – – 3.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 17.9% 20.4%
Equity / assets 77.1% 82.1% 79.6%
Interest coverage – – 44.1x
Current ratio 5.3x 3.2x 2.6x
Quick ratio 4.9x 3.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 58.08 8.47 32.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMDLBAMD
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 5.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusARMDLBAMD
Forward P/E 109.5xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 75.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +4.7% +112.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% -7.7% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMDLBAMD
Held by institutions 9.3% 100.0% 72.5%
Institutions holding 955 389 3,992
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +5.8% +10.7%
Institutions buying 593 195 2,270
Institutions selling 257 148 1,457
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.32 1.56

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.

ARMDLBAMD
ARM 1.00 0.08 0.65
DLB 0.08 1.00 -0.04
AMD 0.65 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, DLB and AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $248.66B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.79B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $941.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, DLB and AMD?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 238.2x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 25.6x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 146.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arm Holdings (ARM) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 0.00%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARM, DLB and AMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads on 4. 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.