DLB vs QCOM vs AIP Stock Comparison

Dolby Laboratories, Qualcomm and Arteris Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$61.68 +6.0% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
2.33%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$182.97 -2.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$193.40B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.98%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
AIP Arteris, Inc.
$21.43 -7.3% 1M +57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 6, Dolby Laboratories 4, Arteris 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLBQCOMAIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.81B $193.40B $1.05B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 20.9x -25.6x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 17.0x — DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +1.9% +33.8% AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 21.0% -46.7% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% -101.1% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 3.3x QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.33% 1.98% 0.00% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +1.1% +57.0% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +6.6%/yr -0.8%/yr QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 52.9% 79.1% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 28/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

DLBQCOMAIP

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

AxisDLBQCOMAIP
Valuation 89 #11 of 94 80 #20 of 94 11 #84 of 94
Growth 25 #69 of 92 32 #63 of 92 74 #25 of 92
Profitability 71 #27 of 90 87 #13 of 90 18 #74 of 90
Financial Health 60 #40 of 99 29 #71 of 99 28 #72 of 99
Shareholder Returns 86 #11 of 73 82 #14 of 73 11 #65 of 73
Overall 66 62 28
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLBQCOMAIPSPY
1 month +6.0%-2.4%-7.3% +0.9%
3 months +17.4%+17.5%-20.5% +5.9%
6 months -2.5%+17.3%-20.7% +8.5%
Year to date -4.0%+7.0%+38.3% +13.3%
1 year -7.3%+1.1%+57.0% +12.4%
3 years -21.6%+71.9%+299.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.8%+19.8%+58.7% +23.5%
5 years -30.2%+37.5%-4.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%+6.6%-0.8% +11.0%
10 years +29.7%+167.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.6%+10.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDLBQCOMAIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%52.9%79.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%52.3%81.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.542.083.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.020.72 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-45.6%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-27.1%-55.9% -0.9%
52-week high $69.09$251.02$48.59 $779.14
52-week low $48.50$124.07$12.32 $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.

MultipleDLBQCOMAIP
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 46.0x 20.9xmedian 46.0x -25.6xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 7.9x 4.4xmedian 7.9x 12.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 28.3x 16.8xmedian 28.3x -26.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 41.4x 18.6xmedian 41.4x 155.4xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 15.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 12.34median 2.30 5.02median 2.30 -6.79median 2.30

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 monthsDLBQCOMAIP
Revenue $1.35B $44.07B $84.62M
Gross profit $1.19B $23.90B $74.13M
Operating income $239.10M $10.22B -$40.39M
Net income $228.00M $9.26B -$39.52M
Free cash flow $392.67M $10.42B $6.77M
R&D $265.94M $9.89B $57.09M
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $8.66 $-0.84
Cash & equivalents $669.39M $4.53B $93.27M
Total debt – $12.78B $3.50M
Shares (diluted) 94.52M 1.07B 47.28M
Enterprise value $3.21B $153.32B $797.43M

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
MetricDLBQCOMAIP
P/E 25.7x 20.9x -25.6x
P/FCF 14.8x 18.6x 155.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 15.6x 123.6x
P/S 4.3x 4.4x 12.4x
P/B 2.2x 7.0x 15.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 7.4x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 16.8x -26.0x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 19.4x -23.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 4.5x 11.0x
EV/FCF 13.1x 19.0x 137.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 16.0x 109.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.34 5.02 -6.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLBQCOMAIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 1.9% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% -0.8% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.1% -15.0% -30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.2% -20.0% -19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 2.4% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.3% -17.8% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 4.2% 3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% -2.1% 850.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 12.7% 36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% -10.4% 486.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 14.9% 33.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLBQCOMAIP
Gross margin 87.6% 54.2% 87.6%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 26.8% -42.4%
Operating margin 17.7% 23.2% -47.7%
Pretax margin 20.4% 25.4% -51.7%
Net margin 16.7% 21.0% -46.7%
FCF margin 29.0% 23.6% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 28.1% 10.1%
Return on equity 8.7% 33.7% -117.0%
Return on assets 7.1% 16.2% -22.5%
Return on invested capital – 20.5% -101.1%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 22.3% -45.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 7.4% 25.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLBQCOMAIP
Debt / assets – 22.3% 1.6%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 17.9% 51.8% 69.9%
Equity / assets 82.1% 48.2% 30.1%
Interest coverage – 14.8x -236.2x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 8.36 6.17 2.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLBQCOMAIP
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.5% 4.6% -7.1%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 6.5% -7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 58.9% 41.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.2% 36.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.6% 0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 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.

ConsensusDLBQCOMAIP
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.50BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $91.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -5.0% +22.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLBQCOMAIP
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.7% 64.9%
Institutions holding 389 3,031 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +2.8% +14.9%
Institutions buying 195 1,417 163
Institutions selling 148 1,333 40
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.06 4.08

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.

DLBQCOMAIP
DLB 1.00 0.17 0.12
QCOM 0.17 1.00 0.46
AIP 0.12 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLB, QCOM and AIP?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.81B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $193.40B, Arteris (AIP) $1.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLB, QCOM and AIP?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 25.7x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.9x, Arteris (AIP) -25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 13.7x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arteris (AIP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Arteris (AIP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Arteris (AIP) -46.7%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, Arteris (AIP) -101.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.1%, Arteris (AIP) +57.0%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.9%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Arteris (AIP) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 2.33%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.98%, Arteris (AIP) 0.00%. Arteris (AIP) 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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%, Arteris (AIP) 79.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLB, QCOM and AIP?

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 6. 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.