DLB vs NVMI vs AMD Stock Comparison

Dolby Laboratories, Nova and Advanced Micro Devices Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$327.60 -11.0% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.07B
P/E
37.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$941.81B
P/E
146.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 4, Dolby Laboratories 4, Nova 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLBNVMIAMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.79B $10.07B $941.81B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 37.3x 146.4x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 29.0x 75.9x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +16.2% +39.5% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 28.8% 15.6% NVMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% -6.7% +115.8% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr +25.6%/yr +35.9%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 59.5% 68.4% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 55/100 60/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

DLBNVMIAMD

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

AxisDLBNVMIAMD
Valuation 87 #13 of 94 57 #41 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Growth 25 #69 of 92 70 #28 of 92 96 #5 of 92
Profitability 72 #26 of 90 76 #22 of 90 66 #31 of 90
Financial Health 60 #40 of 99 14 #85 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Shareholder Returns 85 #12 of 73 – 40 #44 of 73
Overall 66 55 60
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLBNVMIAMDSPY
1 month +7.0%-11.0%-11.2% -0.2%
3 months +19.5%-18.6%+23.2% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%-34.3%+73.3% +8.2%
Year to date -2.3%-0.2%+161.6% +12.9%
1 year -7.2%-6.7%+115.8% +12.3%
3 years -20.2%+260.6%+481.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.3%+53.4%+79.8% +23.3%
5 years -28.2%+211.9%+362.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.4%+25.6%+35.9% +10.9%
10 years +29.9%+2,596.3%+7,779.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.7%+39.0%+54.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDLBNVMIAMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%59.5%68.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%67.7%65.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.542.903.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.111.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-52.8%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-45.9%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $69.09$605.65$649.42 $779.14
52-week low $48.50$275.78$190.95 $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.

MultipleDLBNVMIAMD
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 45.6x 36.5xmedian 45.6x 142.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.7x 11.1xmedian 7.7x 22.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 29.0x 33.7xmedian 29.0x 95.1xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 40.6x 42.5xmedian 40.6x 109.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.6x 7.1xmedian 4.6x 13.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 12.55median 2.28 1.48median 2.28 0.27median 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 monthsDLBNVMIAMD
Revenue $1.35B $937.50M $41.31B
Gross profit $1.19B $535.50M $21.98B
Operating income $239.10M $271.61M $6.49B
Net income $228.00M $270.51M $6.43B
Free cash flow $392.67M $244.83M $8.37B
R&D $265.94M $151.05M $9.39B
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $8.24 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $669.39M $124.85M $5.09B
Total debt – – $12.89B
Shares (diluted) 94.52M 32.80M 1.66B
Enterprise value $3.18B $7.24B $898.56B

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
MetricDLBNVMIAMD
P/E 26.1x 36.5x 142.1x
P/FCF 15.1x 42.5x 109.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 46.0x 90.7x
P/S 4.4x 11.1x 22.1x
P/B 2.3x 7.1x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 7.3x 17.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 33.7x 95.1x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 36.0x 139.4x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 10.4x 21.9x
EV/FCF 13.4x 40.0x 108.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 43.2x 89.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.55 1.48 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLBNVMIAMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 16.2% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 19.5% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 16.2% 55.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 20.0% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.1% 16.3% 186.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 24.6% 167.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.2% 15.2% 127.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 25.8% 537.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.3% 12.8% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 24.6% 533.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% -1.4% 106.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 20.7% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% -3.4% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 18.2% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLBNVMIAMD
Gross margin 87.6% 57.1% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 31.0% 23.0%
Operating margin 17.7% 29.0% 15.7%
Pretax margin 20.4% 34.1% 18.3%
Net margin 16.7% 28.8% 15.6%
FCF margin 29.0% 26.1% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 24.1% 24.4%
Return on equity 8.7% 19.0% 9.8%
Return on assets 7.1% 11.0% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – – 8.0%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 17.9% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 2.8% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLBNVMIAMD
Debt / assets – – 3.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 17.9% 41.1% 20.4%
Equity / assets 82.1% 58.9% 79.6%
Interest coverage – – 44.1x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.6x 2.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 8.47 – 32.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLBNVMIAMD
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield 3.5% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.8% – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 58.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –

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.

ConsensusDLBNVMIAMD
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 75.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $11.30FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +17.2% +112.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.50BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +23.9% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLBNVMIAMD
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.0% 72.5%
Institutions holding 389 343 3,992
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% -4.1% +10.7%
Institutions buying 195 175 2,270
Institutions selling 148 129 1,457
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.36 1.56

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.

DLBNVMIAMD
DLB 1.00 0.08 -0.04
NVMI 0.08 1.00 0.68
AMD -0.04 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLB, NVMI and AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.79B, Nova (NVMI) $10.07B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $941.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLB, NVMI and AMD?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 25.6x, Nova (NVMI) 37.3x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 146.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Nova (NVMI) 29.0x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nova (NVMI) has the highest net margin (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Nova (NVMI) -6.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +25.6%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Nova (NVMI) 0.00%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 0.00%. Nova (NVMI) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%, Nova (NVMI) 59.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLB, NVMI and AMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 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.