CRDO vs MPWR vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Credo Technology Group Holding, Monolithic Power Systems and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$175.91 -10.8% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.99B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 4, Credo Technology Group Holding 3, Monolithic Power Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRDOMPWRQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.14B $57.39B $189.99B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.3x 71.6x 20.5x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.3x 43.4x 16.3x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +165.1% +28.7% +1.9% CRDO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.8% 24.5% 21.0% CRDO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 29.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% +6.5% +3.5% MPWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.4%/yr +6.0%/yr MPWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.4% 54.9% 54.0% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 65/100 CRDO

Percentile Scorecard

CRDOMPWRQCOM

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

AxisCRDOMPWRQCOM
Valuation 40 #57 of 95 27 #70 of 95 81 #19 of 95
Growth 99 #2 of 93 66 #32 of 93 34 #62 of 93
Profitability 83 #16 of 91 81 #18 of 91 88 #12 of 91
Financial Health 89 #12 of 102 79 #22 of 102 43 #59 of 102
Shareholder Returns 17 #63 of 76 45 #42 of 76 80 #16 of 76
Overall 66 60 65
  • CRDO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MPWR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRDOMPWRQCOMSPY
1 month -24.0%-15.9%-10.8% -1.0%
3 months -30.9%-14.5%+5.4% +2.9%
6 months -24.5%-30.1%+18.2% +6.4%
Year to date +2.4%+25.8%+2.8% +11.4%
1 year -2.4%+6.5%+3.5% +13.1%
3 years +911.6%+172.8%+60.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +116.4%+39.8%+17.2% +21.5%
5 years —+123.1%+33.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+17.4%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years —+1,369.4%+159.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+30.8%+10.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRDOMPWRQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.4%54.9%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.9%59.1%52.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.392.562.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.120.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-51.9%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.3%-32.5%-29.9% -2.5%
52-week high $302.52$1,689.89$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $87.81$856.96$124.07 $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.

MultipleCRDOMPWRQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 50.9xmedian 41.5x 69.9xmedian 41.5x 20.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 6.9x 17.1xmedian 6.9x 4.2xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 27.3x 54.6xmedian 27.3x 15.3xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 63.1xmedian 35.6x 96.2xmedian 35.6x 17.9xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 4.2x 14.4xmedian 4.2x 6.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 2.31 3.39median 2.31 4.83median 2.31

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 monthsCRDOMPWRQCOM
Revenue $1.59B $3.27B $44.07B
Gross profit $1.07B $1.81B $23.90B
Operating income $504.96M $940.17M $10.22B
Net income $538.31M $801.95M $9.26B
Free cash flow $438.60M $582.61M $10.42B
R&D $341.46M $412.95M $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $16.28 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $466.87M $1.01B $4.53B
Total debt – – $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 194.38M 49.26M 1.07B
Enterprise value $23.81B $52.08B $149.91B

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
MetricCRDOMPWRQCOM
P/E 50.9x 69.9x 20.1x
P/FCF 63.1x 96.2x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 55.3x 68.1x 15.0x
P/S 17.4x 17.1x 4.2x
P/B 10.1x 14.4x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 14.4x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 48.5x 54.6x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 53.3x 58.1x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 16.9x 16.7x 4.1x
EV/FCF 61.3x 93.7x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 53.7x 66.4x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 3.39 4.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRDOMPWRQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 165.1% 28.7% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 109.6% 21.0% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 169.5% 28.4% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 19.3% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 349.6% 42.3% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 153.3% 21.4% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 330.2% -52.0% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 176.4% 21.0% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 308.5% -53.2% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.5% 20.6% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.6% -8.0% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 244.7% 33.8% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 369.2% -17.5% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 263.2% 23.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRDOMPWRQCOM
Gross margin 67.1% 55.2% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 34.8% 30.6% 26.8%
Operating margin 31.7% 28.7% 23.2%
Pretax margin 33.9% 30.1% 25.4%
Net margin 33.8% 24.5% 21.0%
FCF margin 27.6% 17.8% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 25.1% 28.1%
Return on equity 22.5% 21.2% 33.7%
Return on assets 20.3% 17.6% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – – 29.1%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 23.1% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% 6.4% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRDOMPWRQCOM
Debt / assets – – 4.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 16.9% 51.8%
Equity / assets 90.6% 83.1% 48.2%
Interest coverage – – 14.8x
Current ratio 7.4x 5.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 5.3x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.9x 2.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 60.21 45.23 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRDOMPWRQCOM
Dividend yield – 0.7% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -2.7% 0.0% 4.7%
Shareholder yield -2.7% 0.7% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusCRDOMPWRQCOM
Forward P/E 24.3xFY2026 43.4xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $26.25FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.1%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.5% +41.0% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.43BFY2026 $4.26BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +81.6%FY2026 +52.7%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +47.9% +34.1% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRDOMPWRQCOM
Held by institutions 71.0% 96.9% 79.7%
Institutions holding 974 1,245 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.4% +3.2% +2.8%
Institutions buying 640 640 1,416
Institutions selling 275 459 1,332
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.39 1.06

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.

CRDOMPWRQCOM
CRDO 1.00 0.48 0.32
MPWR 0.48 1.00 0.45
QCOM 0.32 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRDO, MPWR and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $28.14B, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $57.39B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRDO, MPWR and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 52.3x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 71.6x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 24.3x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 43.4x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +165.1%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +28.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) has the highest net margin (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) returned the most: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) -2.4%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +6.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.5%. Over five years, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) compounded fastest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.4%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 0.00%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.4%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRDO, MPWR and QCOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads on 4. 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.