AVGO vs NVDA vs SIMO Stock Comparison

Broadcom, Nvidia and Silicon Motion Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVGONVDASIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.63T $5.28T $6.86B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x 27.4x — NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.9x 24.7x 16.5x SIMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +83.4% — NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 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% +16.0% +90.8% SIMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +44.5%/yr +54.7%/yr +21.4%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.3% 37.8% 84.2% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 73/100 35/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

AVGONVDASIMO

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

AxisAVGONVDASIMO
Valuation 44 #54 of 95 57 #41 of 95 12 #84 of 95
Growth 92 #8 of 93 97 #4 of 93 26 #69 of 93
Profitability 93 #7 of 91 99 #2 of 91 –
Financial Health 35 #66 of 101 65 #36 of 101 36 #65 of 101
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 75 46 #41 of 75 66 #26 of 75
Overall 64 73 35
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVGONVDASIMOSPY
1 month -6.7%-4.0%-31.5% -0.8%
3 months -14.1%+9.9%-22.6% +3.5%
6 months -21.3%-0.3%+28.2% +7.0%
Year to date -4.9%+15.8%+104.1% +12.2%
1 year -7.0%+16.0%+90.8% +13.0%
3 years +292.6%+433.3%+259.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +57.8%+74.8%+53.2% +23.1%
5 years +529.3%+783.4%+163.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +44.5%+54.7%+21.4% +11.0%
10 years +1,802.7%+11,873.4%+305.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +34.3%+61.4%+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVGONVDASIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.3%37.8%84.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%36.6%78.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.161.942.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.421.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-66.4%-59.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.6%-9.7%-43.8% -1.8%
52-week high $481.57$239.24$336.90 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$165.17$80.16 $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.

MultipleAVGONVDASIMO
P/E now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x —median 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x -494.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x 6.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.20median 2.23 0.16median 2.23 —median 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 monthsAVGONVDASIMO
Revenue $89.10B $302.97B –
Gross profit $61.28B $226.24B –
Operating income $42.81B $197.58B –
Net income $38.27B $192.88B $289.77M
Free cash flow $39.40B $127.01B -$12.85M
R&D $11.84B $23.59B –
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $7.94 –
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $22.44B $74.37M
Total debt $59.42B $33.37B $167.29M
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 24.29B 33.68M
Enterprise value $1.56T $5.05T $6.25B

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
MetricAVGONVDASIMO
P/E 41.0x 27.1x –
P/FCF 39.9x 41.0x -494.0x
P/Operating cash flow 38.7x 38.7x -95.2x
P/S 17.6x 17.2x –
P/B 15.8x 22.7x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 21.4x 23.0x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 25.7x –
EV/EBIT 37.5x 26.2x –
EV/Revenue 18.0x 17.1x –
EV/FCF 40.8x 40.7x -492.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x 38.5x -95.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.20 0.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGONVDASIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 83.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 110.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 96.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 105.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 163.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 122.7% 270.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 165.3% 49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 125.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 167.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% 74.4% -182.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 124.3% -36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 76.3% -109.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 130.9% -27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGONVDASIMO
Gross margin 68.8% 74.7% –
EBITDA margin 58.2% 66.4% –
Operating margin 48.0% 65.2% –
Pretax margin 45.4% 75.8% –
Net margin 42.9% 63.7% –
FCF margin 44.2% 41.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 44.3% –
Return on equity 40.8% 90.9% –
Return on assets 20.8% 66.5% –
Return on invested capital 26.0% 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 26.3% 80.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.7x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGONVDASIMO
Debt / assets 31.6% 10.4% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.3x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 28.5% 34.8%
Equity / assets 53.0% 71.5% 65.2%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 4.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 3.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 12.25 38.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGONVDASIMO
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 1.3% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusAVGONVDASIMO
Forward P/E 29.9xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $11.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +91.8% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $102.00BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.7%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.2% +85.7% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGONVDASIMO
Held by institutions 78.1% 69.0% 72.4%
Institutions holding 4,796 5,922 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +4.0% -9.8%
Institutions buying 2,635 3,278 223
Institutions selling 1,842 2,313 131
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.42 1.70

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.

AVGONVDASIMO
AVGO 1.00 0.53 0.43
NVDA 0.53 1.00 0.32
SIMO 0.43 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, NVDA and SIMO?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.63T, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.28T, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, NVDA and SIMO?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.7x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 29.9x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 16.5x). 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%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, 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 Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -7.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +90.8%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +44.5%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +21.4%/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%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.