MPWR vs MRVL vs POET Stock Comparison

Monolithic Power Systems, Marvell Technology and Poet Technologies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$171.41 -37.0% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$150.31B
P/E
58.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
0.14%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$4.80 -38.4% 1M -25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$635.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Marvell Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marvell Technology 6, Monolithic Power Systems 3, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPWRMRVLPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.13B $150.31B $635.00M MRVL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 76.2x 58.3x 0.0x MRVL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.2x 41.6x — MRVL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.7% +30.6% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.5% 27.9% -4,420.7% MRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.61% 0.14% — MPWR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +82.9% -25.5% MRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +19.9%/yr -10.5%/yr MRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 82.2% 140.6% MPWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 51/100 20/100 MPWR

Percentile Scorecard

MPWRMRVLPOET

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

AxisMPWRMRVLPOET
Valuation 20 #75 of 94 38 #59 of 94 5 #89 of 94
Growth 66 #32 of 92 90 #10 of 92 34 #61 of 92
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 61 #36 of 90 20 #72 of 90
Financial Health 81 #20 of 101 43 #58 of 101 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #42 of 74 25 #56 of 74 –
Overall 58 51 20
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPWRMRVLPOETSPY
1 month -13.6%-37.0%-38.4% -2.3%
3 months -7.5%-11.5%-34.8% -0.7%
6 months -20.9%+4.7%-32.5% +4.8%
Year to date +37.2%+101.7%-24.2% +10.3%
1 year +23.8%+82.9%-25.5% +10.3%
3 years +152.4%+233.7%+216.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +36.2%+49.5%+46.8% +20.1%
5 years +130.8%+147.5%-42.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +18.2%+19.9%-10.5% +10.1%
10 years +1,525.9%+1,224.7%+92.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +32.2%+29.5%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPWRMRVLPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%82.2%140.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.4%81.7%141.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.543.384.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.01-0.18 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-62.1%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-45.8%-76.7% -3.5%
52-week high $1,689.89$316.43$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $856.96$73.73$4.17 $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.

MultipleMPWRMRVLPOET
P/E now vs peer median 76.2xmedian 41.3x 58.3xmedian 41.3x 0.0xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 6.6x 15.9xmedian 6.6x 0.0xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 59.7xmedian 26.2x 53.6xmedian 26.2x 0.0xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 104.9xmedian 37.7x 86.9xmedian 37.7x -20.9xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 4.3x 8.1xmedian 4.3x 657.3xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.70median 1.81 0.56median 1.81 0.00median 1.81

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 monthsMPWRMRVLPOET
Revenue $3.27B $9.45B $1.71T
Gross profit $1.81B $4.93B –
Operating income $940.17M $1.56B $9.09T
Net income $801.95M $2.64B -$75.72M
Free cash flow $582.61M $1.73B -$30.34M
R&D $412.95M $2.44B $18.64T
EPS (diluted) $16.28 $2.87 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $3.93B $432.53M
Total debt – $4.96B –
Shares (diluted) 49.26M 921.20M 93.16M
Enterprise value $55.82B $137.18B -$996.62M

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
MetricMPWRMRVLPOET
P/E 76.2x 58.3x 0.0x
P/FCF 104.9x 86.9x -20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 74.3x 68.3x -17.9x
P/S 18.7x 15.9x 0.0x
P/B 15.7x 8.1x 657.3x
P/Tangible book 15.7x 9.3x 1,628x
EV/EBITDA 59.7x 53.6x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 63.5x 96.9x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 18.2x 16.0x 0.0x
EV/FCF 102.5x 87.5x 5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 72.6x 68.8x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.70 0.56 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPWRMRVLPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.7% 30.6% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 18.9% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.4% 52.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 25.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% 1,577% 288.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 100.2% 262.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.0% 2,653% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 107.8% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -53.2% 2,512% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 104.2% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.0% 19.3% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 26.6% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.5% 12.8% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 30.6% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPWRMRVLPOET
Gross margin 55.2% 52.2% –
EBITDA margin 30.6% 29.9% 530.5%
Operating margin 28.7% 16.5% 530.5%
Pretax margin 30.1% 32.4% 1,217%
Net margin 24.5% 27.9% -4,421%
FCF margin 17.8% 18.3% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 23.3% 0.0%
Return on equity 21.2% 14.4% -33,684,124%
Return on assets 17.6% 9.7% –
Return on invested capital – 5.8% –
Return on capital employed 23.1% 6.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 6.4% 8.8% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPWRMRVLPOET
Debt / assets – 18.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 32.7% –
Equity / assets 83.1% 67.3% –
Interest coverage – 7.2x 46.7x
Current ratio 5.0x 3.2x –
Quick ratio 3.5x 2.5x –
Cash ratio 2.8x 1.6x –
Altman Z-score 49.10 10.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPWRMRVLPOET
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% -126.2%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.0% -126.2%
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.

ConsensusMPWRMRVLPOET
Forward P/E 47.2xFY2026 41.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $26.37FY2026 $4.12FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.4%FY2026 +45.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +41.9% +83.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.27BFY2026 $11.42BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 +39.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.8% +80.2% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPWRMRVLPOET
Held by institutions 96.9% 78.7% 36.6%
Institutions holding 1,248 2,218 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.1% +108.4%
Institutions buying 642 1,432 116
Institutions selling 460 648 28
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.21 4.14

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.

MPWRMRVLPOET
MPWR 1.00 0.59 0.39
MRVL 0.59 1.00 0.41
POET 0.39 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPWR, MRVL and POET?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $61.13B, Marvell Technology (MRVL) $150.31B, Poet Technologies (POET) $635.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, MPWR, MRVL and POET?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 76.2x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 58.3x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marvell Technology (MRVL) is cheapest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 47.2x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 41.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +28.7%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) has the highest net margin (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marvell Technology (MRVL) returned the most: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +23.8%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +82.9%, Poet Technologies (POET) -25.5%. Over five years, Marvell Technology (MRVL) compounded fastest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +18.2%/yr, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +19.9%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has the highest dividend yield: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 0.61%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 0.14%. Poet Technologies (POET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has been the steadiest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.5%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 82.2%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPWR, MRVL and POET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 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.