CRDO vs QCOM vs SIMO Stock Comparison

Credo Technology Group Holding, Qualcomm and Silicon Motion Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$194.67B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.97%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 5, Credo Technology Group Holding 3, Silicon Motion Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRDOQCOMSIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.44B $194.67B $6.85B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.9x 21.0x — QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 17.1x 17.8x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +165.1% +1.9% — CRDO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.8% 21.0% — CRDO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.97% 0.98% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.0% -1.9% +98.3% SIMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.6%/yr +24.0%/yr SIMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.9% 53.0% 84.4% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 61/100 36/100 CRDO

Percentile Scorecard

CRDOQCOMSIMO

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

AxisCRDOQCOMSIMO
Valuation 41 #56 of 94 80 #20 of 94 14 #81 of 94
Growth 99 #2 of 92 33 #62 of 92 26 #68 of 92
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 85 #14 of 90 –
Financial Health 89 #12 of 99 28 #72 of 99 36 #64 of 99
Shareholder Returns 18 #60 of 73 79 #16 of 73 67 #25 of 73
Overall 66 61 36
  • CRDO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRDOQCOMSIMOSPY
1 month -20.6%-8.8%-26.1% -0.2%
3 months -12.9%+13.1%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months +0.9%+22.8%+36.9% +8.2%
Year to date +16.4%+7.7%+120.2% +12.9%
1 year +8.0%-1.9%+98.3% +12.3%
3 years +1,103.7%+73.0%+287.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +129.3%+20.1%+57.2% +23.3%
5 years —+37.8%+192.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+6.6%+24.0% +10.9%
10 years —+162.8%+339.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.1%+16.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRDOQCOMSIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.9%53.0%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.3%52.5%78.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.452.072.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.041.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-45.6%-59.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-26.6%-39.4% -1.2%
52-week high $302.52$251.02$336.90 $779.14
52-week low $87.81$124.07$80.16 $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.

MultipleCRDOQCOMSIMO
P/E now vs peer median 57.9xmedian 45.6x 21.0xmedian 45.6x —median 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.3xmedian 29.0x 16.9xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 71.7xmedian 40.6x 18.7xmedian 40.6x -533.1xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 6.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.28 5.05median 2.28 —median 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 monthsCRDOQCOMSIMO
Revenue $1.59B $44.07B –
Gross profit $1.07B $23.90B –
Operating income $504.96M $10.22B –
Net income $538.31M $9.26B $289.77M
Free cash flow $438.60M $10.42B -$12.85M
R&D $341.46M $9.89B –
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $8.66 –
Cash & equivalents $466.87M $4.53B $74.37M
Total debt – $12.78B $167.29M
Shares (diluted) 194.38M 1.07B 33.68M
Enterprise value $27.12B $154.59B $6.24B

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
MetricCRDOQCOMSIMO
P/E 57.9x 21.0x –
P/FCF 71.7x 18.7x -533.1x
P/Operating cash flow 62.8x 15.7x -102.8x
P/S 19.8x 4.4x –
P/B 11.5x 7.0x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 13.4x 7.4x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 55.3x 16.9x –
EV/EBIT 60.7x 19.5x –
EV/Revenue 19.3x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 69.9x 19.1x -531.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 61.3x 16.1x -102.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 5.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 165.1% 1.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 109.6% 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 169.5% -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 349.6% -15.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 153.3% 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 330.2% -20.0% 270.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 176.4% 2.4% 49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 308.5% -17.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.5% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.6% -2.1% -182.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 244.7% 12.7% -36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 369.2% -10.4% -109.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 263.2% 14.9% -27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSIMO
Gross margin 67.1% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 34.8% 26.8% –
Operating margin 31.7% 23.2% –
Pretax margin 33.9% 25.4% –
Net margin 33.8% 21.0% –
FCF margin 27.6% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 28.1% –
Return on equity 22.5% 33.7% –
Return on assets 20.3% 16.2% –
Return on invested capital – 20.5% –
Return on capital employed 20.6% 22.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSIMO
Debt / assets – 22.3% 3.7%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.2x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 51.8% 34.8%
Equity / assets 90.6% 48.2% 65.2%
Interest coverage – 14.8x –
Current ratio 7.4x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 5.3x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 3.9x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 68.19 6.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSIMO
Dividend yield – 2.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield -2.4% 4.5% –
Shareholder yield -2.4% 6.5% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusCRDOQCOMSIMO
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $11.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.1%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.9% -3.0% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.43BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +81.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.3% -5.0% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRDOQCOMSIMO
Held by institutions 71.0% 79.7% 72.4%
Institutions holding 974 3,030 380
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.4% +2.8% -9.8%
Institutions buying 640 1,416 223
Institutions selling 275 1,333 131
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.06 1.70

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.

CRDOQCOMSIMO
CRDO 1.00 0.33 0.46
QCOM 0.33 1.00 0.36
SIMO 0.46 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRDO, QCOM and SIMO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $31.44B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.67B, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRDO, QCOM and SIMO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 57.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 27.6x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.1x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 17.8x). 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%, 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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) returned the most: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +8.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +98.3%. Over five years, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) compounded fastest (Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.97%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 0.98%. Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.