MPWR vs NVDA vs TSM Stock Comparison

Monolithic Power Systems, Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28T
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMPWRNVDATSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.63B $5.28T $2.27T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.4x 27.4x 28.8x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.3x 24.7x 25.2x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.7% +83.4% +34.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.5% 63.7% 55.0% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% 33.4% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -1.0x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% +16.0% +43.9% TSM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +54.7%/yr +30.1%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 37.8% 39.2% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 73/100 74/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

MPWRNVDATSM

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

AxisMPWRNVDATSM
Valuation 26 #71 of 95 57 #41 of 95 67 #32 of 95
Growth 65 #33 of 93 97 #4 of 93 87 #13 of 93
Profitability 81 #18 of 91 99 #2 of 91 92 #8 of 91
Financial Health 79 #22 of 101 65 #36 of 101 69 #32 of 101
Shareholder Returns 47 #40 of 75 46 #41 of 75 54 #35 of 75
Overall 60 73 74
  • MPWR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPWRNVDATSMSPY
1 month -14.6%-4.0%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%+9.9%+6.3% +3.5%
6 months -26.5%-0.3%+4.8% +7.0%
Year to date +28.8%+15.8%+39.7% +12.2%
1 year +8.6%+16.0%+43.9% +13.0%
3 years +187.6%+433.3%+393.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +42.2%+74.8%+70.3% +23.1%
5 years +122.3%+783.4%+273.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%+54.7%+30.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,372.7%+11,873.4%+1,259.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +30.9%+61.4%+29.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPWRNVDATSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%37.8%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.1%36.6%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.571.942.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.421.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-66.4%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.9%-9.7%-12.7% -1.8%
52-week high $1,689.89$239.24$485.91 $779.14
52-week low $856.96$165.17$275.06 $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.

MultipleMPWRNVDATSM
P/E now vs peer median 71.5xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x 28.0xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x 15.4xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.9xmedian 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x 20.6xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 98.5xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x 26.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x 10.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.48median 2.23 0.16median 2.23 0.79median 2.23

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 monthsMPWRNVDATSM
Revenue $3.27B $302.97B $142.94B
Gross profit $1.81B $226.24B $91.71B
Operating income $940.17M $197.58B $80.08B
Net income $801.95M $192.88B $74.55B
Free cash flow $582.61M $127.01B $84.59B
R&D $412.95M $23.59B $8.68B
EPS (diluted) $16.28 $7.94 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $22.44B $98.36B
Total debt – $33.37B $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 49.26M 24.29B 5.19B
Enterprise value $54.32B $5.05T $1.89T

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
MetricMPWRNVDATSM
P/E 71.5x 27.1x 28.0x
P/FCF 98.5x 41.0x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 69.8x 38.7x 26.0x
P/S 17.5x 17.2x 15.4x
P/B 14.7x 22.7x 10.9x
P/Tangible book 14.8x 23.0x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA 55.9x 25.7x 20.6x
EV/EBIT 59.5x 26.2x 26.3x
EV/Revenue 17.1x 17.1x 14.7x
EV/FCF 96.0x 40.7x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 68.0x 38.5x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.48 0.16 0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDATSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.7% 83.4% 34.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 110.1% 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.4% 96.0% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 120.4% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% 105.9% 52.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 163.5% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.0% 122.7% 57.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 165.3% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -53.2% 125.0% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 167.9% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.0% 74.4% 27.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 124.3% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.5% 76.3% 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 130.9% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDATSM
Gross margin 55.2% 74.7% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 30.6% 66.4% 71.4%
Operating margin 28.7% 65.2% 56.0%
Pretax margin 30.1% 75.8% 60.0%
Net margin 24.5% 63.7% 55.0%
FCF margin 17.8% 41.9% 59.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 44.3% 59.2%
Return on equity 21.2% 90.9% 37.3%
Return on assets 17.6% 66.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 23.1% 80.0% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 6.4% 2.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDATSM
Debt / assets – 10.4% 2.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 28.5% 31.4%
Equity / assets 83.1% 71.5% 68.6%
Interest coverage – – 191.8x
Current ratio 5.0x 4.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio 3.5x 3.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio 2.8x 1.5x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 46.25 38.73 17.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPWRNVDATSM
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.3% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusMPWRNVDATSM
Forward P/E 44.3xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.37FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $16.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.4%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.9% +91.8% +40.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.27BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.8% +85.7% +41.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPWRNVDATSM
Held by institutions 96.9% 69.0% 14.8%
Institutions holding 1,245 5,922 3,568
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.0% -0.6%
Institutions buying 640 3,278 1,902
Institutions selling 459 2,313 1,292
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.42 1.47

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.

MPWRNVDATSM
MPWR 1.00 0.50 0.66
NVDA 0.50 1.00 0.66
TSM 0.66 0.66 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPWR, NVDA and TSM?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $59.63B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.28T, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.27T.

Which stock is cheaper, MPWR, NVDA and TSM?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 74.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.4x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 44.3x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.2x). 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%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) returned the most: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +8.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +43.9%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.3%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.1%/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%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.