CEVA vs ARM vs ADI Stock Comparison

Ceva, Arm Holdings and Analog Devices Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CEVA Ceva Inc
$32.37 -6.7% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$894.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$235.90 -16.7% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$241.28B
P/E
231.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$428.27 +8.3% 1M +78.9% 1Y
Market cap
$209.78B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 8, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEVAARMADILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $894.47M $241.28B $209.78B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -81.5x 231.1x 50.7x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 62.2x 114.0x 34.7x ADI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +25.1% +33.6% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.2% 29.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% +36.3% +78.9% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr — +19.8%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 78.9% 36.6% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 62/100 63/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

CEVAARMADI

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

AxisCEVAARMADI
Valuation 32 #64 of 94 8 #87 of 94 48 #49 of 94
Growth 71 #27 of 92 88 #12 of 92 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 78 #21 of 90 82 #17 of 90
Financial Health 88 #13 of 99 77 #24 of 99 31 #69 of 99
Shareholder Returns 10 #66 of 73 – 75 #19 of 73
Overall 45 62 63
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEVAARMADISPY
1 month -6.7%-16.7%+8.3% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%+4.9%+21.2% +5.9%
6 months +18.3%+17.0%+10.0% +8.5%
Year to date +50.4%+115.8%+57.9% +13.3%
1 year +14.3%+36.3%+78.9% +12.4%
3 years +89.9%+380.5%+166.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.8%+68.8%+38.7% +23.5%
5 years -29.0%—+146.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.6%—+19.8% +11.0%
10 years +8.6%—+574.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.8%—+21.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCEVAARMADISPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%78.9%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%71.4%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.443.481.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.462.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-54.0%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.3%-46.3%-3.9% -0.9%
52-week high $50.06$439.46$445.48 $779.14
52-week low $17.21$104.55$225.20 $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.

MultipleCEVAARMADI
P/E now vs peer median -82.6xmedian 46.0x 239.7xmedian 46.0x 50.3xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.9x 48.5xmedian 7.9x 14.9xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -18,791xmedian 28.3x 212.8xmedian 28.3x 31.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -856.8xmedian 41.4x 124.4xmedian 41.4x 42.0xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.6x 29.0xmedian 4.6x 6.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.74median 2.30 6.76median 2.30 11.67median 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 monthsCEVAARMADI
Revenue – $5.16B $13.88B
Gross profit – $5.03B $9.13B
Operating income – $877.00M $4.93B
Net income -$10.98M $1.04B $4.14B
Free cash flow -$1.06M $2.01B $4.94B
R&D – $2.96B $1.98B
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $0.98 $8.46
Cash & equivalents $44.30M $3.06B $2.17B
Total debt – – $9.12B
Shares (diluted) 24.30M 1.07B 488.84M
Enterprise value $99.20M $226.99B $196.31B

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
MetricCEVAARMADI
P/E -82.6x 239.7x 50.3x
P/FCF -856.8x 124.4x 42.0x
P/Operating cash flow 239.4x 119.5x 37.4x
P/S – 48.5x 14.9x
P/B 2.7x 29.0x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 29.8x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA -18,791x 212.8x 31.0x
EV/EBIT -173.7x 281.0x 43.4x
EV/Revenue – 47.8x 15.4x
EV/FCF -654.0x 122.5x 43.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 182.7x 117.7x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.74 6.76 11.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEVAARMADI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 25.1% 33.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 25.6% 46.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.4% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.9% 93.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 49.4% 111.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 37.2% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.9% 48.7% 114.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 35.5% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.4% 105.5% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 34.7% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -372.4% 121.8% 34.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 33.3% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEVAARMADI
Gross margin – 97.5% 65.8%
EBITDA margin – 22.5% 49.8%
Operating margin – 17.0% 35.5%
Pretax margin – 24.5% 33.9%
Net margin – 20.2% 29.8%
FCF margin – 39.0% 35.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.6% 39.9%
Return on equity -3.2% 16.3% 12.3%
Return on assets -2.8% 12.6% 8.6%
Return on invested capital – – 10.2%
Return on capital employed -1.1% 9.0% 11.6%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 22.4% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEVAARMADI
Debt / assets – – 18.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 13.2% 22.9% 30.7%
Equity / assets 86.8% 77.1% 69.3%
Interest coverage – – 14.1x
Current ratio 10.1x 5.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 10.2x 4.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 7.7x 3.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 60.38 9.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEVAARMADI
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -7.2% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield -7.2% – 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 49.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 41.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusCEVAARMADI
Forward P/E 62.2xFY2026 114.0xFY2026 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% +49.8% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $117.61MFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $15.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.4% +38.7% +19.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEVAARMADI
Held by institutions 88.9% 9.3% 90.9%
Institutions holding 209 955 2,288
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +12.4% +4.5%
Institutions buying 139 593 1,182
Institutions selling 49 257 820
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.31 1.44

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.

CEVAARMADI
CEVA 1.00 0.64 0.57
ARM 0.64 1.00 0.46
ADI 0.57 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEVA, ARM and ADI?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ceva (CEVA) $894.47M, Arm Holdings (ARM) $241.28B, Analog Devices (ADI) $209.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEVA, ARM and ADI?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ceva (CEVA) -81.5x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 231.1x, Analog Devices (ADI) 50.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Analog Devices (ADI) is cheapest (Ceva (CEVA) 62.2x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 114.0x, Analog Devices (ADI) 34.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Ceva (CEVA) +14.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +36.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) +78.9%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Ceva (CEVA) -6.6%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ceva (CEVA) 0.00%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%. Ceva (CEVA) and Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Ceva (CEVA) 74.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEVA, ARM and ADI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Analog Devices (ADI) leads on 8. 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.