ARM vs NVDA vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Nvidia and Qualcomm 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
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$210.96 -6.5% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23T
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$175.91 -10.8% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.99B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Qualcomm 3, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMNVDAQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $236.92B $5.23T $189.99B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 226.9x 27.1x 20.5x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.1x 24.1x 16.3x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +83.4% +1.9% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% 63.7% 21.0% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% 29.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -0.5x QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% +15.8% +3.5% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +56.2%/yr +6.0%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.8% 37.8% 54.0% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 73/100 65/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

ARMNVDAQCOM

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

AxisARMNVDAQCOM
Valuation 7 #88 of 95 56 #42 of 95 81 #19 of 95
Growth 88 #12 of 93 97 #4 of 93 34 #62 of 93
Profitability 77 #22 of 91 99 #2 of 91 88 #12 of 91
Financial Health 78 #23 of 102 65 #36 of 102 43 #59 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 47 #41 of 76 80 #16 of 76
Overall 63 73 65
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMNVDAQCOMSPY
1 month -36.8%-6.5%-10.8% -1.0%
3 months -19.1%+2.0%+5.4% +2.9%
6 months -10.4%+1.3%+18.2% +6.4%
Year to date +92.4%+13.1%+2.8% +11.4%
1 year +26.2%+15.8%+3.5% +13.1%
3 years +301.6%+383.2%+60.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +59.0%+69.1%+17.2% +21.5%
5 years —+828.3%+33.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+56.2%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years —+12,390.2%+159.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+62.1%+10.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARMNVDAQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.8%37.8%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%36.6%52.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.451.942.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.420.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-66.4%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-11.8%-29.9% -2.5%
52-week high $439.46$239.24$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$165.17$124.07 $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.

MultipleARMNVDAQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 213.8xmedian 41.5x 26.5xmedian 41.5x 20.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 6.9x 16.8xmedian 6.9x 4.2xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 189.4xmedian 27.3x 25.1xmedian 27.3x 15.3xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.9xmedian 35.6x 40.0xmedian 35.6x 17.9xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 4.2x 22.2xmedian 4.2x 6.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.03median 2.31 0.16median 2.31 4.83median 2.31

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 monthsARMNVDAQCOM
Revenue $5.16B $302.97B $44.07B
Gross profit $5.03B $226.24B $23.90B
Operating income $877.00M $197.58B $10.22B
Net income $1.04B $192.88B $9.26B
Free cash flow $2.01B $127.01B $10.42B
R&D $2.96B $23.59B $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $7.94 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $22.44B $4.53B
Total debt – $33.37B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 24.29B 1.07B
Enterprise value $222.63B $5.00T $149.91B

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
MetricARMNVDAQCOM
P/E 213.8x 26.5x 20.1x
P/FCF 110.9x 40.0x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 106.6x 37.8x 15.0x
P/S 43.3x 16.8x 4.2x
P/B 25.9x 22.2x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 26.5x 22.5x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 189.4x 25.1x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 250.0x 25.6x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 42.5x 16.7x 4.1x
EV/FCF 109.0x 39.8x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 104.7x 37.6x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.03 0.16 4.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMNVDAQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 83.4% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 110.1% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 96.0% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% 120.4% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 105.9% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 163.5% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% 122.7% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 165.3% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 125.0% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 167.9% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 74.4% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 124.3% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 76.3% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 130.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMNVDAQCOM
Gross margin 97.5% 74.7% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 66.4% 26.8%
Operating margin 17.0% 65.2% 23.2%
Pretax margin 24.5% 75.8% 25.4%
Net margin 20.2% 63.7% 21.0%
FCF margin 39.0% 41.9% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 44.3% 28.1%
Return on equity 16.3% 90.9% 33.7%
Return on assets 12.6% 66.5% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% 29.1%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 80.0% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 2.4% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMNVDAQCOM
Debt / assets – 10.4% 4.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 28.5% 51.8%
Equity / assets 77.1% 71.5% 48.2%
Interest coverage – – 14.8x
Current ratio 5.3x 4.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 4.9x 3.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 54.04 37.93 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMNVDAQCOM
Dividend yield – 0.2% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 4.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusARMNVDAQCOM
Forward P/E 101.1xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $8.75FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +83.4%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +51.0% +91.8% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.70BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +85.7% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMNVDAQCOM
Held by institutions 9.3% 69.0% 79.7%
Institutions holding 955 5,922 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% +4.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 593 3,278 1,416
Institutions selling 257 2,313 1,332
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.42 1.06

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.

ARMNVDAQCOM
ARM 1.00 0.43 0.48
NVDA 0.43 1.00 0.18
QCOM 0.48 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, NVDA and QCOM?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.23T, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, NVDA and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.1x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.1x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.3x). 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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 29.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) +15.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.5%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +56.2%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.0%/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%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and Nvidia (NVDA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.