AVGO vs ARM vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Broadcom, Arm Holdings and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$329.17 -6.7% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63T
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
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
1 win
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
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 10, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVGOARMNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.63T $240.51B $5.28T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x 230.4x 27.4x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.9x 107.9x 24.7x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +25.1% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 20.2% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% — 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — -0.2x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% +30.9% +16.0% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +44.5%/yr — +54.7%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.3% 79.0% 37.8% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 62/100 73/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

AVGOARMNVDA

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

AxisAVGOARMNVDA
Valuation 44 #54 of 95 7 #88 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Growth 92 #8 of 93 88 #12 of 93 97 #4 of 93
Profitability 93 #7 of 91 77 #22 of 91 99 #2 of 91
Financial Health 35 #66 of 101 77 #24 of 101 65 #36 of 101
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 75 – 46 #41 of 75
Overall 64 62 73
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVGOARMNVDASPY
1 month -6.7%-28.0%-4.0% -0.8%
3 months -14.1%-16.1%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months -21.3%+3.5%-0.3% +7.0%
Year to date -4.9%+104.3%+15.8% +12.2%
1 year -7.0%+30.9%+16.0% +13.0%
3 years +292.6%+355.0%+433.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +57.8%+65.8%+74.8% +23.1%
5 years +529.3%—+783.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +44.5%—+54.7% +11.0%
10 years +1,802.7%—+11,873.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +34.3%—+61.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVGOARMNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.3%79.0%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%71.2%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.163.471.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.390.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-54.0%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.6%-49.2%-9.7% -1.8%
52-week high $481.57$439.46$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$104.55$165.17 $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.

MultipleAVGOARMNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 42.1x 227.0xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 7.1x 46.0xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 27.5x 201.3xmedian 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 37.2x 117.8xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 4.2x 27.5xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.20median 2.23 6.40median 2.23 0.16median 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 monthsAVGOARMNVDA
Revenue $89.10B $5.16B $302.97B
Gross profit $61.28B $5.03B $226.24B
Operating income $42.81B $877.00M $197.58B
Net income $38.27B $1.04B $192.88B
Free cash flow $39.40B $2.01B $127.01B
R&D $11.84B $2.96B $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $0.98 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $3.06B $22.44B
Total debt $59.42B – $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 1.07B 24.29B
Enterprise value $1.56T $226.22B $5.05T

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
MetricAVGOARMNVDA
P/E 41.0x 227.0x 27.1x
P/FCF 39.9x 117.8x 41.0x
P/Operating cash flow 38.7x 113.2x 38.7x
P/S 17.6x 46.0x 17.2x
P/B 15.8x 27.5x 22.7x
P/Tangible book 21.4x 28.2x 23.0x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 201.3x 25.7x
EV/EBIT 37.5x 265.8x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 18.0x 45.2x 17.1x
EV/FCF 40.8x 115.8x 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x 111.3x 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.20 6.40 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGOARMNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 25.1% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 24.7% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 25.6% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 25.4% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 14.9% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 21.6% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 49.4% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 37.2% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 48.7% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 35.5% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% 105.5% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 34.7% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 121.8% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 33.3% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGOARMNVDA
Gross margin 68.8% 97.5% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 58.2% 22.5% 66.4%
Operating margin 48.0% 17.0% 65.2%
Pretax margin 45.4% 24.5% 75.8%
Net margin 42.9% 20.2% 63.7%
FCF margin 44.2% 39.0% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 40.6% 44.3%
Return on equity 40.8% 16.3% 90.9%
Return on assets 20.8% 12.6% 66.5%
Return on invested capital 26.0% – 71.1%
Return on capital employed 26.3% 9.0% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.0x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 22.4% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGOARMNVDA
Debt / assets 31.6% – 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 22.9% 28.5%
Equity / assets 53.0% 77.1% 71.5%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 5.3x 4.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 4.9x 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 3.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 12.25 57.27 38.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGOARMNVDA
Dividend yield 0.8% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusAVGOARMNVDA
Forward P/E 29.9xFY2026 107.9xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +49.8% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $102.00BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.7%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.2% +38.7% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGOARMNVDA
Held by institutions 78.1% 9.3% 69.0%
Institutions holding 4,796 955 5,922
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +12.4% +4.0%
Institutions buying 2,635 593 3,278
Institutions selling 1,842 257 2,313
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.31 1.42

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.

AVGOARMNVDA
AVGO 1.00 0.50 0.53
ARM 0.50 1.00 0.44
NVDA 0.53 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, ARM and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.63T, Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.51B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.28T.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, ARM and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.7x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 29.9x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.9x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x). 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: Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -7.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +44.5%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.