AVGO vs ARM vs MPWR Stock Comparison

Broadcom, Arm Holdings and Monolithic Power Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$342.33 -3.0% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63T
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.76%
Semiconductor Design Technology
9 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$240.42B
P/E
230.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 9, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVGOARMMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.63T $240.42B $59.55B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.6x 230.3x 74.3x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 109.5x 46.0x AVGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +25.1% +28.7% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 20.2% 24.5% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.76% — 0.62% AVGO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +26.9% +9.7% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.3%/yr — +17.1%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 78.9% 55.0% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 62/100 60/100 AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

AVGOARMMPWR

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

AxisAVGOARMMPWR
Valuation 44 #53 of 94 8 #87 of 94 26 #70 of 94
Growth 92 #8 of 92 88 #12 of 92 68 #30 of 92
Profitability 93 #7 of 90 78 #21 of 90 81 #18 of 90
Financial Health 34 #66 of 99 77 #24 of 99 79 #22 of 99
Shareholder Returns 58 #31 of 73 – 46 #40 of 73
Overall 64 62 60
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVGOARMMPWRSPY
1 month -3.0%-27.0%-11.4% -0.2%
3 months -10.1%-7.4%-5.5% +3.9%
6 months -14.4%+14.1%-19.4% +8.2%
Year to date -1.1%+107.3%+33.7% +12.9%
1 year -5.4%+26.9%+9.7% +12.3%
3 years +308.3%+361.6%+198.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +59.9%+66.6%+44.0% +23.3%
5 years +546.4%—+120.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +45.3%—+17.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,888.0%—+1,433.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.9%—+31.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVGOARMMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%78.9%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%71.2%59.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.173.462.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.340.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-54.0%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-48.4%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $481.57$439.46$1,689.89 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$104.55$856.96 $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.

MultipleAVGOARMMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 45.6x 230.3xmedian 45.6x 74.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 7.7x 46.6xmedian 7.7x 18.2xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 29.0x 204.3xmedian 29.0x 58.1xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 40.6x 119.5xmedian 40.6x 102.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 4.6x 27.9xmedian 4.6x 15.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.25median 2.28 6.49median 2.28 3.61median 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 monthsAVGOARMMPWR
Revenue $89.10B $5.16B $3.27B
Gross profit $61.28B $5.03B $1.81B
Operating income $42.81B $877.00M $940.17M
Net income $38.27B $1.04B $801.95M
Free cash flow $39.40B $2.01B $582.61M
R&D $11.84B $2.96B $412.95M
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $0.98 $16.28
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $3.06B $1.01B
Total debt $59.42B – –
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 1.07B 49.26M
Enterprise value $1.56T $226.13B $54.25B

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
MetricAVGOARMMPWR
P/E 42.6x 230.3x 74.3x
P/FCF 41.5x 119.5x 102.2x
P/Operating cash flow 40.2x 114.8x 72.4x
P/S 18.3x 46.6x 18.2x
P/B 16.4x 27.9x 15.3x
P/Tangible book 22.3x 28.6x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA 32.2x 204.3x 58.1x
EV/EBIT 39.0x 269.7x 61.8x
EV/Revenue 18.7x 45.9x 17.8x
EV/FCF 42.4x 117.6x 99.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.1x 113.0x 70.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.25 6.49 3.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGOARMMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 25.1% 28.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 24.7% 21.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 25.6% 28.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 25.4% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 14.9% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 21.6% 21.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 49.4% -52.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 37.2% 21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 48.7% -53.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 35.5% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% 105.5% -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 34.7% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 121.8% -17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 33.3% 23.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGOARMMPWR
Gross margin 68.8% 97.5% 55.2%
EBITDA margin 58.2% 22.5% 30.6%
Operating margin 48.0% 17.0% 28.7%
Pretax margin 45.4% 24.5% 30.1%
Net margin 42.9% 20.2% 24.5%
FCF margin 44.2% 39.0% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 40.6% 25.1%
Return on equity 40.8% 16.3% 21.2%
Return on assets 20.8% 12.6% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 26.0% – –
Return on capital employed 26.3% 9.0% 23.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 22.4% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGOARMMPWR
Debt / assets 31.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 1.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 22.9% 16.9%
Equity / assets 53.0% 77.1% 83.1%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 5.3x 5.0x
Quick ratio 2.2x 4.9x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 3.2x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 12.67 58.08 47.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGOARMMPWR
Dividend yield 0.8% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAVGOARMMPWR
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 109.5xFY2026 46.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $26.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +48.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +49.8% +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $102.00BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $4.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.7%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.2% +38.7% +34.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGOARMMPWR
Held by institutions 78.1% 9.3% 96.9%
Institutions holding 4,798 955 1,246
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +12.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 2,637 593 641
Institutions selling 1,842 257 459
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.31 1.40

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.

AVGOARMMPWR
AVGO 1.00 0.50 0.53
ARM 0.50 1.00 0.54
MPWR 0.53 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, ARM and MPWR?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.63T, Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.42B, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $59.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, ARM and MPWR?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.6x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.3x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 74.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadcom (AVGO) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 31.1x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 46.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +28.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -5.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +9.7%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +45.3%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest dividend yield: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.76%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 0.62%. Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVGO, ARM and MPWR?

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