ARM vs SQNS vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Arm Holdings, Sequans Communications and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$235.90 -16.7% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$250.29B
P/E
239.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
SQNS Sequans Communications
$2.54 -8.0% 1M -67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.46M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$297.20 -15.4% 1M +76.6% 1Y
Market cap
$51.56B
P/E
138.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Astera Labs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Astera Labs 5, Arm Holdings 2, Sequans Communications 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARMSQNSALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $250.29B $1.02B $51.56B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 239.7x -3.4x 138.7x ALAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 114.0x — 79.7x ALAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% -34.5% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.2% -660.3% 30.7% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.3% -67.6% +76.6% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -53.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 76.9% 98.9% SQNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 24/100 62/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

ARMSQNSALAB

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

AxisARMSQNSALAB
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 2 #92 of 94 9 #86 of 94
Growth 88 #12 of 92 1 #91 of 92 91 #9 of 92
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 7 #84 of 90 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 77 #24 of 99 15 #84 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 96 #4 of 73 38 #46 of 73
Overall 62 24 62
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SQNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARMSQNSALABSPY
1 month -16.7%-8.0%-15.4% +0.9%
3 months +4.9%+1.6%+19.0% +5.9%
6 months +17.0%-23.0%+51.0% +8.5%
Year to date +115.8%-43.4%+78.6% +13.3%
1 year +36.3%-67.6%+76.6% +12.4%
3 years +380.5%-96.4%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +68.8%-67.0%— +23.5%
5 years —-97.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —-53.1%— +11.0%
10 years —-98.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-34.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARMSQNSALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%76.9%98.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%80.1%101.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.482.713.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.880.78 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-98.4%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.3%-67.6%-38.5% -0.9%
52-week high $439.46$7.83$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $104.55$2.42$100.27 $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.

MultipleARMSQNSALAB
P/E now vs peer median 239.7xmedian 46.0x -3.4xmedian 46.0x 138.7xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 7.9x 41.5xmedian 7.9x 42.9xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 212.8xmedian 28.3x -6.8xmedian 28.3x 176.3xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 124.4xmedian 41.4x -26.8xmedian 41.4x 186.4xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 4.6x 24.4xmedian 4.6x 29.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.76median 2.30 0.21median 2.30 —median 2.30

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 monthsARMSQNSALAB
Revenue $5.16B $24.46M $1.20B
Gross profit $5.03B $9.31M $903.00M
Operating income $877.00M -$150.39M $273.45M
Net income $1.04B -$179.12M $369.49M
Free cash flow $2.01B -$37.89M $276.68M
R&D $2.96B $30.14M $434.25M
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $-0.74 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $3.06B $20.97M $111.45M
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 216.84M 183.34M
Enterprise value $236.00B $935.20M $46.80B

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
MetricARMSQNSALAB
P/E 239.7x -3.4x 138.7x
P/FCF 124.4x -26.8x 186.4x
P/Operating cash flow 119.5x -27.4x 153.6x
P/S 48.5x 41.5x 42.9x
P/B 29.0x 24.4x 29.9x
P/Tangible book 29.8x 30.4x 29.9x
EV/EBITDA 212.8x -6.8x 176.3x
EV/EBIT 281.0x -6.6x 184.0x
EV/Revenue 47.8x 40.4x 41.9x
EV/FCF 122.5x -26.1x 181.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 117.7x -26.6x 149.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.76 0.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARMSQNSALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% -34.5% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 24.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% -64.4% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.4% -39.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% -326.2% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -154.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.4% -432.7% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.2% -101.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -197.9% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% -16.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 11.2% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% -293.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 16.2% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% -60.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARMSQNSALAB
Gross margin 97.5% 38.1% 75.1%
EBITDA margin 22.5% -592.1% 23.7%
Operating margin 17.0% -614.8% 22.8%
Pretax margin 24.5% -657.2% 26.8%
Net margin 20.2% -660.3% 30.7%
FCF margin 39.0% -154.9% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% -151.8% 27.9%
Return on equity 16.3% -282.1% 23.0%
Return on assets 12.6% -133.6% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 9.0% -172.1% 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.2x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 8.4% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARMSQNSALAB
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 50.1% 10.7%
Equity / assets 77.1% 49.9% 89.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.3x 1.4x 10.1x
Quick ratio 4.9x 1.2x 8.8x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.8x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 60.38 5.22 152.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARMSQNSALAB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 3.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 3.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusARMSQNSALAB
Forward P/E 114.0xFY2026 – 79.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $-2.70FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 – +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% – +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.71BFY2026 $37.49MFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +38.0%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.7% +45.1% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARMSQNSALAB
Held by institutions 9.3% 1.5% 73.6%
Institutions holding 955 33 986
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.4% -30.4% +5.8%
Institutions buying 593 15 660
Institutions selling 257 5 253
Buyers to sellers 2.31 3.00 2.61

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.

ARMSQNSALAB
ARM 1.00 0.30 0.53
SQNS 0.30 1.00 0.31
ALAB 0.53 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARM, SQNS and ALAB?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arm Holdings (ARM) $250.29B, Sequans Communications (SQNS) $1.02B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $51.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARM, SQNS and ALAB?

Astera Labs (ALAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 239.7x, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -3.4x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 138.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astera Labs (ALAB) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 114.0x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 79.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astera Labs (ALAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -34.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -660.3%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Arm Holdings (ARM) +36.3%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -67.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +76.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sequans Communications (SQNS) has been the steadiest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) 76.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARM, SQNS and ALAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Astera Labs (ALAB) leads on 5. 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.