ARM vs NVDA vs PDFS Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Nvidia and Pdf Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$223.35 -28.0% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$240.51B
P/E
230.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28T
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
9 wins
PDFS Pdf Solutions Inc
$40.82 -17.6% 1M +45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
175.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.18M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 9, Pdf Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMNVDAPDFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $240.51B $5.28T $1.81B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 230.4x 27.4x 175.4x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 107.9x 24.7x 30.0x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +83.4% +23.0% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 63.7% 4.3% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% 3.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -1.3x PDFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% +16.0% +45.2% PDFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +54.7%/yr +12.1%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.0% 37.8% 69.0% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 73/100 48/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

ARMNVDAPDFS

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

AxisARMNVDAPDFS
Valuation 7 #88 of 95 57 #41 of 95 39 #58 of 95
Growth 88 #12 of 93 97 #4 of 93 86 #14 of 93
Profitability 77 #22 of 91 99 #2 of 91 43 #52 of 91
Financial Health 77 #24 of 101 65 #36 of 101 55 #46 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 46 #41 of 75 15 #64 of 75
Overall 62 73 48
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • PDFS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMNVDAPDFSSPY
1 month -28.0%-4.0%-17.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%+9.9%-14.5% +3.5%
6 months +3.5%-0.3%-1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +104.3%+15.8%+43.1% +12.2%
1 year +30.9%+16.0%+45.2% +13.0%
3 years +355.0%+433.3%+49.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +65.8%+74.8%+14.4% +23.1%
5 years —+783.4%+76.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+54.7%+12.1% +11.0%
10 years —+11,873.4%+111.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+61.4%+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARMNVDAPDFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.0%37.8%69.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%36.6%71.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.471.943.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.420.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-66.4%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.2%-9.7%-42.3% -1.8%
52-week high $439.46$239.24$70.79 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$165.17$23.97 $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.

MultipleARMNVDAPDFS
P/E now vs peer median 227.0xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x 162.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x 7.1xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 201.3xmedian 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x 44.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 117.8xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x -947.3xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.40median 2.23 0.16median 2.23 77.05median 2.23

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 monthsARMNVDAPDFS
Revenue $5.16B $302.97B $241.18M
Gross profit $5.03B $226.24B $172.35M
Operating income $877.00M $197.58B $19.66M
Net income $1.04B $192.88B $10.31M
Free cash flow $2.01B $127.01B -$1.81M
R&D $2.96B $23.59B $70.34M
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $7.94 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $22.44B $114.88M
Total debt – $33.37B $66.52M
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 24.29B 41.78M
Enterprise value $226.22B $5.05T $1.58B

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
MetricARMNVDAPDFS
P/E 227.0x 27.1x 162.1x
P/FCF 117.8x 41.0x -947.3x
P/Operating cash flow 113.2x 38.7x 44.2x
P/S 46.0x 17.2x 7.1x
P/B 27.5x 22.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 28.2x 23.0x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 201.3x 25.7x 44.5x
EV/EBIT 265.8x 26.2x 84.5x
EV/Revenue 45.2x 17.1x 6.9x
EV/FCF 115.8x 40.7x -920.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 111.3x 38.5x 42.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.40 0.16 77.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMNVDAPDFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 83.4% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 110.1% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 96.0% 23.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 120.4% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 105.9% 10,088%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 163.5% 57.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 122.7% 1,100%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 165.3% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 125.0% 1,028%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 167.9% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 74.4% 170.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 124.3% 26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 76.3% 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 130.9% -29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMNVDAPDFS
Gross margin 97.5% 74.7% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 66.4% 15.5%
Operating margin 17.0% 65.2% 8.2%
Pretax margin 24.5% 75.8% 6.9%
Net margin 20.2% 63.7% 4.3%
FCF margin 39.0% 41.9% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 44.3% 16.0%
Return on equity 16.3% 90.9% 3.2%
Return on assets 12.6% 66.5% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 80.0% 4.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.7x 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 2.4% 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMNVDAPDFS
Debt / assets – 10.4% 12.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -1.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x -36.9x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 28.5% 28.3%
Equity / assets 77.1% 71.5% 71.7%
Interest coverage – – 4.3x
Current ratio 5.3x 4.6x 3.4x
Quick ratio 4.9x 3.0x 3.4x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 57.27 38.73 7.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMNVDAPDFS
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.0% -5.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% -5.0%
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.

ConsensusARMNVDAPDFS
Forward P/E 107.9xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 30.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +91.8% +16.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $273.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +85.7% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMNVDAPDFS
Held by institutions 9.3% 69.0% 93.0%
Institutions holding 955 5,922 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +4.0% +20.8%
Institutions buying 593 3,278 191
Institutions selling 257 2,313 61
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.42 3.13

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.

ARMNVDAPDFS
ARM 1.00 0.44 0.53
NVDA 0.44 1.00 0.46
PDFS 0.53 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, NVDA and PDFS?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.51B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.28T, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) $1.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, NVDA and PDFS?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.4x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 175.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.9x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 30.0x). 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%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pdf Solutions (PDFS) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +45.2%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 69.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.