LSCC vs NVDA vs MPWR Stock Comparison

Lattice Semiconductor, Nvidia and Monolithic Power Systems 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
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 8, Lattice Semiconductor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSCCNVDAMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.20B $5.28T $59.63B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 391.0x 27.4x 74.4x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.1x 24.7x 44.3x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +83.4% +28.7% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.6% 63.7% 24.5% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.3% +16.0% +8.6% LSCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr +54.7%/yr +17.3%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.3% 37.8% 54.9% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 73/100 60/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

LSCCNVDAMPWR

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

AxisLSCCNVDAMPWR
Valuation 20 #76 of 95 57 #41 of 95 26 #71 of 95
Growth 40 #56 of 93 97 #4 of 93 65 #33 of 93
Profitability 64 #33 of 91 99 #2 of 91 81 #18 of 91
Financial Health 61 #40 of 101 65 #36 of 101 79 #22 of 101
Shareholder Returns 60 #31 of 75 46 #41 of 75 47 #40 of 75
Overall 49 73 60
  • LSCC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MPWR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSCCNVDAMPWRSPY
1 month -23.2%-4.0%-14.6% -0.8%
3 months -20.0%+9.9%-12.8% +3.5%
6 months -17.5%-0.3%-26.5% +7.0%
Year to date +33.7%+15.8%+28.8% +12.2%
1 year +42.3%+16.0%+8.6% +13.0%
3 years +40.3%+433.3%+187.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+74.8%+42.2% +23.1%
5 years +44.7%+783.4%+122.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.7%+54.7%+17.3% +11.0%
10 years +1,468.9%+11,873.4%+1,372.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.7%+61.4%+30.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLSCCNVDAMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.3%37.8%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%36.6%59.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.071.942.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.420.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-66.4%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.6%-9.7%-30.9% -1.8%
52-week high $155.27$239.24$1,689.89 $779.14
52-week low $61.73$165.17$856.96 $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.

MultipleLSCCNVDAMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 371.1xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x 71.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x 17.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 156.9xmedian 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x 55.9xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.8xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x 98.5xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x 14.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.46median 2.23 0.16median 2.23 3.48median 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 monthsLSCCNVDAMPWR
Revenue $651.12M $302.97B $3.27B
Gross profit $449.43M $226.24B $1.81B
Operating income $47.97M $197.58B $940.17M
Net income $36.33M $192.88B $801.95M
Free cash flow $199.01M $127.01B $582.61M
R&D $218.13M $23.59B $412.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $7.94 $16.28
Cash & equivalents $173.31M $22.44B $1.01B
Total debt – $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 140.23M 24.29B 49.26M
Enterprise value $13.64B $5.05T $54.32B

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
MetricLSCCNVDAMPWR
P/E 371.1x 27.1x 71.5x
P/FCF 67.8x 41.0x 98.5x
P/Operating cash flow 55.5x 38.7x 69.8x
P/S 20.7x 17.2x 17.5x
P/B 17.1x 22.7x 14.7x
P/Tangible book 17.6x 23.0x 14.8x
EV/EBITDA 156.9x 25.7x 55.9x
EV/EBIT 277.7x 26.2x 59.5x
EV/Revenue 20.5x 17.1x 17.1x
EV/FCF 66.9x 40.7x 96.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 54.8x 38.5x 68.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.46 0.16 3.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSCCNVDAMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 83.4% 28.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 110.1% 21.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.9% 96.0% 28.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 120.4% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 585.5% 105.9% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 163.5% 21.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.8% 122.7% -52.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.8% 165.3% 21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% 125.0% -53.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.9% 167.9% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.2% 74.4% -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 124.3% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.9% 76.3% -17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 130.9% 23.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSCCNVDAMPWR
Gross margin 69.0% 74.7% 55.2%
EBITDA margin 13.0% 66.4% 30.6%
Operating margin 7.4% 65.2% 28.7%
Pretax margin 6.9% 75.8% 30.1%
Net margin 5.6% 63.7% 24.5%
FCF margin 30.6% 41.9% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 44.3% 25.1%
Return on equity 4.8% 90.9% 21.2%
Return on assets 3.9% 66.5% 17.6%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 6.1% 80.0% 23.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 18.7% 2.4% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSCCNVDAMPWR
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 19.3% 28.5% 16.9%
Equity / assets 80.7% 71.5% 83.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 4.6x 5.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.0x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.5x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 44.47 38.73 46.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSCCNVDAMPWR
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 1.3% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusLSCCNVDAMPWR
Forward P/E 44.1xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 44.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $26.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +112.4%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +48.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +91.8% +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $861.15MFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $4.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.6%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.0% +85.7% +34.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSCCNVDAMPWR
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.0% 96.9%
Institutions holding 604 5,922 1,245
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +4.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 354 3,278 640
Institutions selling 181 2,313 459
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.42 1.39

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.

LSCCNVDAMPWR
LSCC 1.00 0.49 0.72
NVDA 0.49 1.00 0.50
MPWR 0.72 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSCC, NVDA and MPWR?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) $14.20B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.28T, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $59.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSCC, NVDA and MPWR?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 391.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.4x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 74.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 44.1x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 44.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +33.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +28.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 5.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) returned the most: Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +42.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +8.6%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +7.7%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 62.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSCC, NVDA and MPWR?

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 8. 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.