CEVA vs ARM Stock Comparison

Ceva and Arm Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CEVA Ceva Inc
$32.37 -6.7% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$910.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Arm Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Arm Holdings 3, Ceva 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEVAARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $910.82M $250.29B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -82.6x 239.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 62.2x 114.0x CEVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +25.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% +36.3% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 78.9% CEVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 62/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

CEVAARM

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

AxisCEVAARM
Valuation 32 #64 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Growth 71 #27 of 92 88 #12 of 92
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 88 #13 of 99 77 #24 of 99
Shareholder Returns 10 #66 of 73 –
Overall 45 62
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEVAARMSPY
1 month -6.7%-16.7% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%+4.9% +5.9%
6 months +18.3%+17.0% +8.5%
Year to date +50.4%+115.8% +13.3%
1 year +14.3%+36.3% +12.4%
3 years +89.9%+380.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.8%+68.8% +23.5%
5 years -29.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.6%— +11.0%
10 years +8.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCEVAARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%78.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%71.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.443.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.3%-46.3% -0.9%
52-week high $50.06$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $17.21$104.55 $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.

MultipleCEVAARM
P/E now vs peer median -82.6xmedian 46.0x 239.7xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.9x 48.5xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -18,791xmedian 28.3x 212.8xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -856.8xmedian 41.4x 124.4xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.6x 29.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.74median 2.30 6.76median 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 monthsCEVAARM
Revenue – $5.16B
Gross profit – $5.03B
Operating income – $877.00M
Net income -$10.98M $1.04B
Free cash flow -$1.06M $2.01B
R&D – $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $44.30M $3.06B
Shares (diluted) 24.30M 1.07B
Enterprise value $115.56M $236.00B

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
MetricCEVAARM
P/E -82.6x 239.7x
P/FCF -856.8x 124.4x
P/Operating cash flow 239.4x 119.5x
P/S – 48.5x
P/B 2.7x 29.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 29.8x
EV/EBITDA -18,791x 212.8x
EV/EBIT -173.7x 281.0x
EV/Revenue – 47.8x
EV/FCF -654.0x 122.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 182.7x 117.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.74 6.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEVAARM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.9% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.4% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -372.4% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEVAARM
Gross margin – 97.5%
EBITDA margin – 22.5%
Operating margin – 17.0%
Pretax margin – 24.5%
Net margin – 20.2%
FCF margin – 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.6%
Return on equity -3.2% 16.3%
Return on assets -2.8% 12.6%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed -1.1% 9.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEVAARM
Debt / assets – –
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 13.2% 22.9%
Equity / assets 86.8% 77.1%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 10.1x 5.3x
Quick ratio 10.2x 4.9x
Cash ratio 7.7x 3.2x
Altman Z-score – 60.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEVAARM
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -7.2% –
Shareholder yield -7.2% –
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.

ConsensusCEVAARM
Forward P/E 62.2xFY2026 114.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $117.61MFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.4% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEVAARM
Held by institutions 88.9% 9.3%
Institutions holding 209 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +12.4%
Institutions buying 139 593
Institutions selling 49 257
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.31

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.

CEVAARM
CEVA 1.00 0.64
ARM 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEVA and ARM?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ceva (CEVA) $910.82M, Arm Holdings (ARM) $250.29B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Ceva (CEVA) +14.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +36.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

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

Do CEVA and ARM move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.64, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CEVA and ARM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arm Holdings (ARM) leads on 3. 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.