MPWR vs NVDA vs ARM Stock Comparison

Monolithic Power Systems, Nvidia and Arm Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21T
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$248.66B
P/E
238.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMPWRNVDAARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.41B $5.21T $248.66B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.1x 27.0x 238.2x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.0x 24.9x 109.5x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.7% +83.4% +25.1% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.5% 63.7% 20.2% 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 +9.7% +13.8% +26.9% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +54.3%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 37.7% 78.9% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 74/100 62/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

MPWRNVDAARM

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

AxisMPWRNVDAARM
Valuation 26 #70 of 94 58 #40 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Growth 68 #30 of 92 97 #4 of 92 88 #12 of 92
Profitability 81 #18 of 90 99 #2 of 90 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 79 #22 of 99 65 #35 of 99 77 #24 of 99
Shareholder Returns 46 #40 of 73 49 #38 of 73 –
Overall 60 74 62
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPWRNVDAARMSPY
1 month -11.4%-3.2%-27.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.5%+10.6%-7.4% +3.9%
6 months -19.4%+2.2%+14.1% +8.2%
Year to date +33.7%+16.9%+107.3% +12.9%
1 year +9.7%+13.8%+26.9% +12.3%
3 years +198.5%+438.1%+361.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +44.0%+75.3%+66.6% +23.3%
5 years +120.5%+773.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%+54.3%— +10.9%
10 years +1,433.8%+12,233.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.4%+61.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPWRNVDAARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%37.7%78.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.1%36.6%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.581.943.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.370.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-66.4%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-8.9%-48.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1,689.89$239.24$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $856.96$165.17$104.55 $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.

MultipleMPWRNVDAARM
P/E now vs peer median 74.3xmedian 45.6x 27.3xmedian 45.6x 230.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 7.7x 17.3xmedian 7.7x 46.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 29.0x 25.9xmedian 29.0x 204.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.2xmedian 40.6x 41.4xmedian 40.6x 119.5xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 4.6x 22.9xmedian 4.6x 27.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.61median 2.28 0.16median 2.28 6.49median 2.28

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 monthsMPWRNVDAARM
Revenue $3.27B $302.97B $5.16B
Gross profit $1.81B $226.24B $5.03B
Operating income $940.17M $197.58B $877.00M
Net income $801.95M $192.88B $1.04B
Free cash flow $582.61M $127.01B $2.01B
R&D $412.95M $23.59B $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $16.28 $7.94 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $22.44B $3.06B
Total debt – $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 49.26M 24.29B 1.07B
Enterprise value $54.10B $4.98T $234.37B

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
MetricMPWRNVDAARM
P/E 74.3x 27.3x 230.3x
P/FCF 102.2x 41.4x 119.5x
P/Operating cash flow 72.4x 39.1x 114.8x
P/S 18.2x 17.3x 46.6x
P/B 15.3x 22.9x 27.9x
P/Tangible book 15.3x 23.2x 28.6x
EV/EBITDA 58.1x 25.9x 204.3x
EV/EBIT 61.8x 26.4x 269.7x
EV/Revenue 17.8x 17.2x 45.9x
EV/FCF 99.8x 41.1x 117.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 70.7x 38.9x 113.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.61 0.16 6.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDAARM
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.7% 83.4% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 110.1% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.4% 96.0% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 120.4% 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% 105.9% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 163.5% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.0% 122.7% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 165.3% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -53.2% 125.0% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 167.9% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.0% 74.4% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 124.3% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.5% 76.3% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 130.9% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDAARM
Gross margin 55.2% 74.7% 97.5%
EBITDA margin 30.6% 66.4% 22.5%
Operating margin 28.7% 65.2% 17.0%
Pretax margin 30.1% 75.8% 24.5%
Net margin 24.5% 63.7% 20.2%
FCF margin 17.8% 41.9% 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 44.3% 40.6%
Return on equity 21.2% 90.9% 16.3%
Return on assets 17.6% 66.5% 12.6%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 23.1% 80.0% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 6.4% 2.4% 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDAARM
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 28.5% 22.9%
Equity / assets 83.1% 71.5% 77.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.0x 4.6x 5.3x
Quick ratio 3.5x 3.0x 4.9x
Cash ratio 2.8x 1.5x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 47.91 39.04 58.08

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusMPWRNVDAARM
Forward P/E 46.0xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 109.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.37FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.4%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.9% +91.8% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.27BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.8% +85.7% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPWRNVDAARM
Held by institutions 96.9% 69.0% 9.3%
Institutions holding 1,246 5,924 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.0% +12.4%
Institutions buying 641 3,280 593
Institutions selling 459 2,313 257
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.42 2.31

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.

MPWRNVDAARM
MPWR 1.00 0.50 0.54
NVDA 0.50 1.00 0.44
ARM 0.54 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPWR, NVDA and ARM?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $59.41B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.21T, Arm Holdings (ARM) $248.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPWR, NVDA and ARM?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 74.1x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.0x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 238.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 46.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.9x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x). 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: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +28.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +9.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.1%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 55.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.