MPWR vs NVDA vs PLTR Stock Comparison

Monolithic Power Systems, Nvidia and Palantir Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$210.96 -6.5% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23T
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 9). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPWRNVDAPLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.39B $5.23T $477.64B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.6x 27.1x 158.3x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.4x 24.1x 118.5x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.7% +83.4% +78.9% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.5% 63.7% 49.0% 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 +6.5% +15.8% +9.0% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.4%/yr +56.2%/yr +51.8%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 37.8% 59.5% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 73/100 68/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

MPWRNVDAPLTR

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

AxisMPWRNVDAPLTR
Valuation 27 #70 of 95 56 #42 of 95 22 #79 of 101
Growth 66 #32 of 93 97 #4 of 93 100 #1 of 97
Profitability 81 #18 of 91 99 #2 of 91 96 #5 of 94
Financial Health 79 #22 of 102 65 #36 of 102 98 #3 of 109
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 47 #41 of 76 25 #48 of 64
Overall 60 73 68
  • MPWR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPWRNVDAPLTRSPY
1 month -15.9%-6.5%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months -14.5%+2.0%+60.1% +2.9%
6 months -30.1%+1.3%+37.5% +6.4%
Year to date +25.8%+13.1%+10.7% +11.4%
1 year +6.5%+15.8%+9.0% +13.1%
3 years +172.8%+383.2%+1,082.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.8%+69.1%+127.9% +21.5%
5 years +123.1%+828.3%+705.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.4%+56.2%+51.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,369.4%+12,390.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +30.8%+62.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMPWRNVDAPLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%37.8%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.1%36.6%56.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.561.941.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.420.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-66.4%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-11.8%-5.9% -2.5%
52-week high $1,689.89$239.24$209.05 $779.14
52-week low $856.96$165.17$107.27 $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.

MultipleMPWRNVDAPLTR
P/E now vs peer median 69.9xmedian 41.5x 26.5xmedian 41.5x 156.5xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 6.9x 16.8xmedian 6.9x 76.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.6xmedian 27.3x 25.1xmedian 27.3x 174.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 96.2xmedian 35.6x 40.0xmedian 35.6x 140.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 4.2x 22.2xmedian 4.2x 47.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 2.31 0.16median 2.31 0.55median 0.86

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 monthsMPWRNVDAPLTR
Revenue $3.27B $302.97B $6.16B
Gross profit $1.81B $226.24B $5.22B
Operating income $940.17M $197.58B $2.63B
Net income $801.95M $192.88B $3.03B
Free cash flow $582.61M $127.01B $3.36B
R&D $412.95M $23.59B $641.24M
EPS (diluted) $16.28 $7.94 $1.17
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $22.44B $2.03B
Total debt – $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 49.26M 24.29B 2.57B
Enterprise value $52.08B $5.00T $446.59B

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
MetricMPWRNVDAPLTR
P/E 69.9x 26.5x 156.5x
P/FCF 96.2x 40.0x 140.8x
P/Operating cash flow 68.1x 37.8x 139.0x
P/S 17.1x 16.8x 76.8x
P/B 14.4x 22.2x 47.8x
P/Tangible book 14.4x 22.5x 47.8x
EV/EBITDA 54.6x 25.1x 174.0x
EV/EBIT 58.1x 25.6x 175.9x
EV/Revenue 16.7x 16.7x 75.3x
EV/FCF 93.7x 39.8x 138.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.4x 37.6x 136.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 0.16 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDAPLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.7% 83.4% 78.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 110.1% 44.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.4% 96.0% 89.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 120.4% 47.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% 105.9% 362.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 163.5% 247.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.0% 122.7% 292.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 165.3% 308.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -53.2% 125.0% 294.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 167.9% 286.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.0% 74.4% 96.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 124.3% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.5% 76.3% 96.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 130.9% 107.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDAPLTR
Gross margin 55.2% 74.7% 84.8%
EBITDA margin 30.6% 66.4% 43.3%
Operating margin 28.7% 65.2% 42.8%
Pretax margin 30.1% 75.8% 49.9%
Net margin 24.5% 63.7% 49.0%
FCF margin 17.8% 41.9% 54.6%
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 44.3% 55.2%
Return on equity 21.2% 90.9% 32.9%
Return on assets 17.6% 66.5% 27.7%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 23.1% 80.0% 28.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 6.4% 2.4% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDAPLTR
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 28.5% 15.4%
Equity / assets 83.1% 71.5% 84.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.0x 4.6x 7.2x
Quick ratio 3.5x 3.0x 7.1x
Cash ratio 2.8x 1.5x 6.1x
Altman Z-score 45.23 37.93 160.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDAPLTR
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.3% 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.

ConsensusMPWRNVDAPLTR
Forward P/E 43.4xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 118.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.25FY2026 $8.75FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +83.4%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.0% +91.8% +45.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.26BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.7%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.1% +85.7% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPWRNVDAPLTR
Held by institutions 96.9% 69.0% 60.3%
Institutions holding 1,245 5,922 2,836
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.0% +10.9%
Institutions buying 640 3,278 1,480
Institutions selling 459 2,313 1,093
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.42 1.35

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.

MPWRNVDAPLTR
MPWR 1.00 0.49 0.06
NVDA 0.49 1.00 0.29
PLTR 0.06 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPWR, NVDA and PLTR?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $57.39B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.23T, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPWR, NVDA and PLTR?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 71.6x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 43.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.5x). 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%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +6.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) +15.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +9.0%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.4%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +56.2%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.8%/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) 54.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.