CRDO vs NVDA vs SONY Stock Comparison

Credo Technology Group Holding, Nvidia and Sony Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.03 +10.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$153.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Sony 3, Credo Technology Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRDONVDASONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.17B $5.28T $153.25B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.9x 27.4x -30.0x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.9x 24.7x 19.7x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +165.1% +83.4% +2.1% CRDO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.8% 63.7% -6.2% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% 12.2% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +16.0% -9.1% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +54.7%/yr +2.8%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.6% 37.8% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 73/100 53/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

CRDONVDASONY

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

AxisCRDONVDASONY
Valuation 40 #57 of 95 57 #41 of 95 79 #24 of 111
Growth 99 #2 of 93 97 #4 of 93 20 #87 of 108
Profitability 84 #15 of 91 99 #2 of 91 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 89 #12 of 101 65 #36 of 101 47 #61 of 115
Shareholder Returns 18 #62 of 75 46 #41 of 75 58 #35 of 81
Overall 66 73 53
  • CRDO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRDONVDASONYSPY
1 month -28.4%-4.0%+10.5% -0.8%
3 months -27.4%+9.9%+16.8% +3.5%
6 months -16.3%-0.3%+29.2% +7.0%
Year to date +5.0%+15.8%+1.7% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%+16.0%-9.1% +13.0%
3 years +986.6%+433.3%+62.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +121.6%+74.8%+17.6% +23.1%
5 years —+783.4%+14.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+54.7%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years —+11,873.4%+308.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+61.4%+15.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRDONVDASONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.6%37.8%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.3%36.6%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.421.940.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.42-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-66.4%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-9.7%-14.0% -1.8%
52-week high $302.52$239.24$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $87.81$165.17$19.32 $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.

MultipleCRDONVDASONY
P/E now vs peer median 52.2xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x -30.4xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 49.8xmedian 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x 8.7xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.7xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x 14.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x 3.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 2.23 0.16median 2.23 0.76median 1.13

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 monthsCRDONVDASONY
Revenue $1.59B $302.97B $82.39B
Gross profit $1.07B $226.24B $26.19B
Operating income $504.96M $197.58B $10.29B
Net income $538.31M $192.88B -$5.01B
Free cash flow $438.60M $127.01B $10.78B
R&D $341.46M $23.59B –
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $7.94 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $466.87M $22.44B $13.40B
Total debt – $33.37B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 194.38M 24.29B 6.01B
Enterprise value $26.85B $5.05T $90.51B

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
MetricCRDONVDASONY
P/E 52.2x 27.1x -30.4x
P/FCF 64.7x 41.0x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 56.7x 38.7x 11.8x
P/S 17.8x 17.2x 1.9x
P/B 10.4x 22.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 23.0x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 49.8x 25.7x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 54.7x 26.2x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 17.4x 17.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 63.0x 40.7x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.2x 38.5x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.16 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRDONVDASONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 165.1% 83.4% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 109.6% 110.1% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 169.5% 96.0% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 120.4% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 349.6% 105.9% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 153.3% 163.5% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 330.2% 122.7% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 176.4% 165.3% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 308.5% 125.0% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.5% 167.9% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.6% 74.4% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 244.7% 124.3% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 369.2% 76.3% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 263.2% 130.9% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRDONVDASONY
Gross margin 67.1% 74.7% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 34.8% 66.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 31.7% 65.2% 12.5%
Pretax margin 33.9% 75.8% 12.2%
Net margin 33.8% 63.7% -6.2%
FCF margin 27.6% 41.9% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 44.3% 16.4%
Return on equity 22.5% 90.9% -9.5%
Return on assets 20.3% 66.5% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 80.0% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.7x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRDONVDASONY
Debt / assets – 10.4% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 28.5% 45.3%
Equity / assets 90.6% 71.5% 54.7%
Interest coverage – – 12.2x
Current ratio 7.4x 4.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 5.3x 3.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 3.9x 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 61.74 38.73 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRDONVDASONY
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -2.6% 1.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield -2.6% 1.3% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusCRDONVDASONY
Forward P/E 24.9xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.1%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.9% +91.8% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.43BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +81.6%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.3% +85.7% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRDONVDASONY
Held by institutions 71.0% 69.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 974 5,922 739
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.4% +4.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 640 3,278 333
Institutions selling 275 2,313 268
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.42 1.24

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.

CRDONVDASONY
CRDO 1.00 0.43 -0.03
NVDA 0.43 1.00 0.02
SONY -0.03 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRDO, NVDA and SONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $31.17B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.28T, Sony (SONY) $153.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRDO, NVDA and SONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 57.9x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.4x, Sony (SONY) -30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 24.9x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x, Sony (SONY) 19.7x). 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%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) -2.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.