CRDO vs NVDA vs POET Stock Comparison

Credo Technology Group Holding, Nvidia and Poet Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21T
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.69 -26.8% 1M -23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$540.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRDONVDAPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.17B $5.21T $540.77M NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.8x 27.0x 0.0x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 24.9x — NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +165.1% +83.4% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.8% 63.7% -4,420.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.0% +13.8% -23.2% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +54.3%/yr -7.5%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.9% 37.7% 140.1% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 74/100 23/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

CRDONVDAPOET

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

AxisCRDONVDAPOET
Valuation 41 #56 of 94 58 #40 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Growth 99 #2 of 92 97 #4 of 92 14 #79 of 92
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 99 #2 of 90 3 #87 of 90
Financial Health 89 #12 of 99 65 #35 of 99 –
Shareholder Returns 18 #60 of 73 49 #38 of 73 –
Overall 66 74 23
  • CRDO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRDONVDAPOETSPY
1 month -20.6%-3.2%-26.8% -0.2%
3 months -12.9%+10.6%-15.8% +3.9%
6 months +0.9%+2.2%-29.1% +8.2%
Year to date +16.4%+16.9%-10.1% +12.9%
1 year +8.0%+13.8%-23.2% +12.3%
3 years +1,103.7%+438.1%+105.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +129.3%+75.3%+27.1% +23.3%
5 years —+773.8%-32.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+54.3%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years —+12,233.9%+62.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+61.9%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRDONVDAPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.9%37.7%140.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.3%36.6%140.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.451.944.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.37-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-66.4%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-8.9%-72.3% -1.2%
52-week high $302.52$239.24$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $87.81$165.17$4.17 $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.

MultipleCRDONVDAPOET
P/E now vs peer median 57.9xmedian 45.6x 27.3xmedian 45.6x 0.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 7.7x 17.3xmedian 7.7x 0.0xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.3xmedian 29.0x 25.9xmedian 29.0x 0.0xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 71.7xmedian 40.6x 41.4xmedian 40.6x -24.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 4.6x 22.9xmedian 4.6x 1.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.28 0.16median 2.28 0.00median 2.28

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 monthsCRDONVDAPOET
Revenue $1.59B $302.97B $1.71T
Gross profit $1.07B $226.24B –
Operating income $504.96M $197.58B -$19.77T
Net income $538.31M $192.88B -$75.72M
Free cash flow $438.60M $127.01B -$30.34M
R&D $341.46M $23.59B $19.85T
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $7.94 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $466.87M $22.44B $432.53M
Total debt – $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 194.38M 24.29B 93.16M
Enterprise value $27.85B $4.98T -$1.09B

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
MetricCRDONVDAPOET
P/E 57.9x 27.3x 0.0x
P/FCF 71.7x 41.4x -24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 62.8x 39.1x -21.2x
P/S 19.8x 17.3x 0.0x
P/B 11.5x 22.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 13.4x 23.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 55.3x 25.9x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 60.7x 26.4x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 19.3x 17.2x 0.0x
EV/FCF 69.9x 41.1x 1.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 61.3x 38.9x 1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.16 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRDONVDAPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 165.1% 83.4% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 109.6% 110.1% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 169.5% 96.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 349.6% 105.9% -208.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 153.3% 163.5% -363.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 330.2% 122.7% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 176.4% 165.3% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 308.5% 125.0% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.5% 167.9% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.6% 74.4% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 244.7% 124.3% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 369.2% 76.3% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 263.2% 130.9% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRDONVDAPOET
Gross margin 67.1% 74.7% –
EBITDA margin 34.8% 66.4% -1,154%
Operating margin 31.7% 65.2% -1,154%
Pretax margin 33.9% 75.8% -1,143%
Net margin 33.8% 63.7% -4,421%
FCF margin 27.6% 41.9% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 44.3% 0.0%
Return on equity 22.5% 90.9% -16,983,708%
Return on assets 20.3% 66.5% –
Return on invested capital – 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 20.6% 80.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% 2.4% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRDONVDAPOET
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 28.5% –
Equity / assets 90.6% 71.5% –
Interest coverage – – -101.5x
Current ratio 7.4x 4.6x –
Quick ratio 5.3x 3.0x –
Cash ratio 3.9x 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 68.19 39.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRDONVDAPOET
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -2.4% 1.0% -106.4%
Shareholder yield -2.4% 1.3% -106.4%
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.

ConsensusCRDONVDAPOET
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.1%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +62.9% +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.43BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +81.6%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.3% +85.7% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRDONVDAPOET
Held by institutions 71.0% 69.0% 36.6%
Institutions holding 974 5,924 154
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.4% +4.0% +108.4%
Institutions buying 640 3,280 116
Institutions selling 275 2,313 28
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.42 4.14

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.

CRDONVDAPOET
CRDO 1.00 0.43 0.35
NVDA 0.43 1.00 0.35
POET 0.35 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRDO, NVDA and POET?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $32.17B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.21T, Poet Technologies (POET) $540.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRDO, NVDA and POET?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 59.8x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.0x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 27.6x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +165.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +8.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%, Poet Technologies (POET) -23.2%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRDO, NVDA and POET?

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 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.