MPWR vs NVDA vs SONY Stock Comparison

Monolithic Power Systems, Nvidia and Sony Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$213.66 -6.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.15T
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$156.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.31%
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Sony 3, Monolithic Power Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPWRNVDASONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.91B $5.15T $156.64B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 65.9x 26.8x -29.8x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.5x 24.4x 19.3x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.5% +83.4% +2.1% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 63.7% -6.2% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% 12.2% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.63% 0.24% 0.31% MPWR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.6% +3.2% -9.6% MPWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr +52.9%/yr +1.9%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 37.3% 29.2% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 73/100 55/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

MPWRNVDASONY

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

AxisMPWRNVDASONY
Valuation 17 #78 of 94 58 #40 of 94 80 #23 of 112
Growth 84 #16 of 92 97 #4 of 92 20 #87 of 108
Profitability 98 #3 of 88 99 #2 of 88 61 #41 of 104
Financial Health 73 #27 of 96 65 #34 of 96 49 #60 of 116
Shareholder Returns 41 #43 of 72 48 #38 of 72 68 #26 of 78
Overall 62 73 55
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPWRNVDASONYSPY
1 month -11.6%-6.0%+9.0% +0.7%
3 months -8.9%+9.5%+11.8% +3.7%
6 months -25.7%+7.1%+26.8% +7.1%
Year to date +32.3%+14.6%-0.5% +12.8%
1 year +9.6%+3.2%-9.6% +11.9%
3 years +196.7%+419.1%+55.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +43.7%+73.2%+15.9% +22.8%
5 years +128.1%+735.7%+10.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.9%+52.9%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,437.5%+12,012.2%+304.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+61.6%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPWRNVDASONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%37.3%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.8%36.4%27.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.581.930.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.09-0.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-66.4%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-10.7%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $1,689.89$239.24$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $856.96$165.17$19.32 $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.

MultipleMPWRNVDASONY
P/E now vs peer median 65.9xmedian 46.4x 26.8xmedian 46.4x -29.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 7.8x 17.0xmedian 7.8x 1.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 25.4xmedian 27.5x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 114.4xmedian 40.1x 40.5xmedian 40.1x 14.5xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 4.7x 22.5xmedian 4.7x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.60median 2.10 0.16median 2.10 0.74median 1.08

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 monthsMPWRNVDASONY
Revenue $3.74B $302.97B $82.39B
Gross profit $2.07B $226.24B $26.19B
Operating income $1.10B $197.58B $10.29B
Net income – $192.88B -$5.01B
Free cash flow – $127.01B $10.78B
R&D $455.36M $23.59B –
EPS (diluted) $18.13 $7.94 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $560.54M $22.44B $13.40B
Total debt – $33.37B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 49.26M 24.29B 6.01B
Enterprise value $58.91B $4.92T $96.40B

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
MetricMPWRNVDASONY
P/E 65.9x 26.8x -29.8x
P/FCF 114.4x 40.5x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 38.3x 11.6x
P/S 15.8x 17.0x 1.9x
P/B 15.8x 22.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 15.8x 22.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 25.4x 8.5x
EV/EBIT – 25.9x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 16.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF – 40.3x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 38.1x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.60 0.16 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDASONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.5% 83.4% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 110.1% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.6% 96.0% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 120.4% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.3% 105.9% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 163.5% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 122.7% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 165.3% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.9% 125.0% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 167.9% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 74.4% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.3% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 76.3% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 130.9% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDASONY
Gross margin – 74.7% 31.8%
EBITDA margin – 66.4% 21.6%
Operating margin – 65.2% 12.5%
Pretax margin – 75.8% 12.2%
Net margin – 63.7% -6.2%
FCF margin – 41.9% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 44.3% 16.4%
Return on equity 23.4% 90.9% -9.5%
Return on assets 19.1% 66.5% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% 12.2%
Return on capital employed – 80.0% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDASONY
Debt / assets – 10.4% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 20.1% 28.5% 45.3%
Equity / assets 79.9% 71.5% 54.7%
Interest coverage – – 12.2x
Current ratio 3.7x 4.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 3.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 38.36 3.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDASONY
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusMPWRNVDASONY
Forward P/E 45.5xFY2026 24.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.37FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.4%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.9% +91.8% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.27BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.8% +85.7% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPWRNVDASONY
Held by institutions 96.9% 69.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 1,247 5,926 740
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 642 3,281 334
Institutions selling 459 2,314 268
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.42 1.25

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.

MPWRNVDASONY
MPWR 1.00 0.50 0.06
NVDA 0.50 1.00 0.02
SONY 0.06 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPWR, NVDA and SONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $58.91B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.15T, Sony (SONY) $156.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPWR, NVDA and SONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 65.9x, Nvidia (NVDA) 26.8x, Sony (SONY) -29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 45.5x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.4x, Sony (SONY) 19.3x). 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: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +40.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) returned the most: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +9.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +3.2%, Sony (SONY) -9.6%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.9%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +52.9%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.9%/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) 0.63%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%, Sony (SONY) 0.31%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.3%, Sony (SONY) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.