MPWR vs MU vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Monolithic Power Systems, Micron Technology and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MU Micron Technology Inc
$934.27 -12.3% 1M +312.2% 1Y
Market cap
$982.76B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$213.66 -6.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91T
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 8, Nvidia 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPWRMUNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.21B $982.76B $4.91T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 65.2x 11.6x 25.5x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.5x 5.1x 24.4x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.5% +256.3% +83.4% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 63.8% 63.7% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 67.7% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x -0.2x MU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.6% +312.2% +3.2% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr +68.4%/yr +52.9%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 81.0% 37.3% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 89/100 73/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

MPWRMUNVDA

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

AxisMPWRMUNVDA
Valuation 17 #78 of 94 88 #12 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Growth 84 #16 of 92 100 #1 of 92 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 98 #3 of 88 100 #1 of 88 99 #2 of 88
Financial Health 73 #27 of 96 76 #24 of 96 65 #34 of 96
Shareholder Returns 41 #43 of 72 79 #16 of 72 48 #38 of 72
Overall 62 89 73
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPWRMUNVDASPY
1 month -11.6%-12.3%-6.0% +0.7%
3 months -8.9%+6.8%+9.5% +3.7%
6 months -25.7%+80.7%+7.1% +7.1%
Year to date +32.3%+227.3%+14.6% +12.8%
1 year +9.6%+312.2%+3.2% +11.9%
3 years +196.7%+1,314.1%+419.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +43.7%+142.0%+73.2% +22.8%
5 years +128.1%+1,252.1%+735.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.9%+68.4%+52.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,437.5%+5,331.8%+12,012.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+49.1%+61.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPWRMUNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%81.0%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.8%74.7%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.583.381.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.173.850.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-57.8%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-23.0%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $1,689.89$1,213.56$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $856.96$201.37$165.17 $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.

MultipleMPWRMUNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 65.9xmedian 46.4x 12.4xmedian 46.4x 26.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 7.8x 7.9xmedian 7.8x 17.0xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 9.4xmedian 27.5x 25.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 114.4xmedian 40.1x 17.9xmedian 40.1x 40.5xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 4.7x 7.6xmedian 4.7x 22.5xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.60median 2.10 0.08median 2.10 0.16median 2.10

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 monthsMPWRMUNVDA
Revenue $3.74B $133.19B $302.97B
Gross profit $2.07B $107.50B $226.24B
Operating income $1.10B $99.34B $197.58B
Net income – $84.97B $192.88B
Free cash flow – $58.96B $127.01B
R&D $455.36M $5.65B $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $18.13 $74.34 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $560.54M $38.36B $22.44B
Total debt – $5.18B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 49.26M 1.14B 24.29B
Enterprise value $58.21B $888.39B $4.68T

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
MetricMPWRMUNVDA
P/E 65.9x 12.4x 26.8x
P/FCF 114.4x 17.9x 40.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.8x 38.3x
P/S 15.8x 7.9x 17.0x
P/B 15.8x 7.6x 22.5x
P/Tangible book 15.8x 7.6x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA – 9.4x 25.4x
EV/EBIT – 10.3x 25.9x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 7.6x 16.9x
EV/FCF – 17.3x 40.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 38.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.60 0.08 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPWRMUNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.5% 256.3% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 104.6% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.6% 622.8% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 327.1% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.3% 916.8% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 168.2% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 895.1% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 154.9% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.9% 879.4% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 151.6% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 411.7% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 286.0% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3,435% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.6% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPWRMUNVDA
Gross margin – 80.7% 74.7%
EBITDA margin – 81.7% 66.4%
Operating margin – 74.6% 65.2%
Pretax margin – 74.8% 75.8%
Net margin – 63.8% 63.7%
FCF margin – 44.3% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 67.3% 44.3%
Return on equity 23.4% 71.0% 90.9%
Return on assets 19.1% 51.5% 66.5%
Return on invested capital – 67.7% 71.1%
Return on capital employed – 72.2% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPWRMUNVDA
Debt / assets – 2.6% 10.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 20.1% 29.4% 28.5%
Equity / assets 79.9% 70.6% 71.5%
Interest coverage – 937.2x –
Current ratio 3.7x 3.3x 4.6x
Quick ratio – 2.9x 3.0x
Cash ratio – 1.6x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – 14.71 38.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPWRMUNVDA
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.1% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 16.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –

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.

ConsensusMPWRMUNVDA
Forward P/E 45.5xFY2026 5.1xFY2027 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.37FY2026 $184.21FY2027 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.4%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.9% +17.3% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.27BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.8% +15.2% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPWRMUNVDA
Held by institutions 96.9% 77.9% 69.0%
Institutions holding 1,247 3,902 5,926
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 642 2,305 3,281
Institutions selling 459 1,432 2,314
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.61 1.42

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.

MPWRMUNVDA
MPWR 1.00 0.61 0.50
MU 0.61 1.00 0.46
NVDA 0.50 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPWR, MU and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $58.21B, Micron Technology (MU) $982.76B, Nvidia (NVDA) $4.91T.

Which stock is cheaper, MPWR, MU and NVDA?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 65.2x, Micron Technology (MU) 11.6x, Nvidia (NVDA) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 45.5x, Micron Technology (MU) 5.1x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +40.5%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +9.6%, Micron Technology (MU) +312.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) +3.2%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.9%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +68.4%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +52.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.00%. Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) and Nvidia (NVDA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%, Micron Technology (MU) 81.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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