ICG vs MATH vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Intchains, Metalpha Technology Holding and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ICG Intchains Group Ltd
$1.43 +62.5% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$84.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$259.51 -28.8% 1M +57.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.13B
P/E
133.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Astera Labs leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Astera Labs 2, Metalpha Technology Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICGMATHALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.63M $40.98M $49.13B ALAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 33.4x 133.0x MATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 69.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +98.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 30.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.4% -67.9% +57.3% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.7% 84.5% 98.5% MATH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 61/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

ICGMATHALAB

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

AxisICGMATHALAB
Valuation – 63 #37 of 97 9 #87 of 95
Growth – – 91 #9 of 93
Profitability – – 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 95 #6 of 101 28 #70 of 97 92 #9 of 101
Shareholder Returns – – 35 #49 of 75
Overall – – 61
  • ICG ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • ALAB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICGMATHALABSPY
1 month +62.5%+3.1%-28.8% -0.8%
3 months +76.5%+22.0%-8.1% +3.5%
6 months +10.0%-1.0%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date -20.1%-52.4%+56.0% +12.2%
1 year +1.4%-67.9%+57.3% +13.0%
3 years -82.5%-36.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -44.1%-14.0%— +23.1%
5 years —-33.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-7.8%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureICGMATHALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.7%84.5%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.7%82.6%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.733.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.800.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-81.8%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.1%-68.5%-46.3% -1.8%
52-week high $2.17$3.17$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.63$0.75$100.27 $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.

MultipleICGMATHALAB
P/E now vs peer median —median 42.1x 33.4xmedian 29.4x 121.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.1x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 37.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x —median 13.7x 153.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 37.2x -3.2xmedian 16.0x 162.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.2x 0.9xmedian 2.3x 26.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.23 —median 0.52 —median 2.23

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 monthsICGMATHALAB
Revenue – – $1.20B
Gross profit – – $903.00M
Operating income – – $273.45M
Net income – – $369.49M
Free cash flow – – $276.68M
R&D – – $434.25M
EPS (diluted) – – $2.02
Cash & equivalents $45.20M $3.94M $111.45M
Total debt – $132.64M –
Shares (diluted) 60.46M 64.62M 183.34M
Enterprise value -$185.49M $16.17M $44.37B

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
MetricICGMATHALAB
P/E – 33.4x 121.1x
P/FCF – -3.2x 162.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – 134.1x
P/S – 1.3x 37.5x
P/B 0.7x 0.9x 26.1x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -0.6x 26.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 153.4x
EV/EBIT – – 160.1x
EV/Revenue – – 36.4x
EV/FCF – – 158.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 130.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICGMATHALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – – 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICGMATHALAB
Gross margin – – 75.1%
EBITDA margin – – 23.7%
Operating margin – – 22.8%
Pretax margin – – 26.8%
Net margin – – 30.7%
FCF margin – – 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 27.9%
Return on equity – – 23.0%
Return on assets – – 20.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 16.8%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICGMATHALAB
Debt / assets – 8.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 3.9% 89.1% 10.7%
Equity / assets 96.1% 10.9% 89.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 16.2x 1.1x 10.1x
Quick ratio 13.6x 0.0x 8.8x
Cash ratio 13.6x 0.0x 7.6x
Altman Z-score – – 133.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICGMATHALAB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusICGMATHALAB
Forward P/E – – 69.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.24FY2026 – $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.87MFY2027 – $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2027 – +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICGMATHALAB
Held by institutions – 0.9% 73.6%
Institutions holding – 14 986
Change in shares held, QoQ – -55.7% +5.8%
Institutions buying – 7 660
Institutions selling – 5 253
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 2.61

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.

ICGMATHALAB
ICG 1.00 0.22 -0.04
MATH 0.22 1.00 0.07
ALAB -0.04 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICG, MATH and ALAB?

Astera Labs (ALAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intchains (ICG) $84.63M, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $40.98M, Astera Labs (ALAB) $49.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICG, MATH and ALAB?

Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 133.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Intchains (ICG) +1.4%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +57.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) has been the steadiest (Intchains (ICG) 98.7%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICG, MATH and ALAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Astera Labs (ALAB) leads on 2. 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.