MRVL vs NVDA vs POET Stock Comparison

Marvell Technology, Nvidia and Poet Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$218.34 -17.1% 1M +142.2% 1Y
Market cap
$183.09B
P/E
69.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$213.66 -6.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.03T
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
9 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.66 -26.2% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$488.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 9, Poet Technologies 1, Marvell Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRVLNVDAPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.09B $5.03T $488.60M NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.4x 26.1x 0.0x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.0x 24.4x — NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +83.4% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.9% 63.7% -4,420.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 71.1% — NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.2x — NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +142.2% +3.2% -14.6% MRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.1%/yr +52.9%/yr -7.5%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.5% 37.3% 140.0% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 73/100 22/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

MRVLNVDAPOET

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

AxisMRVLNVDAPOET
Valuation 32 #64 of 94 58 #40 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 92 97 #4 of 92 13 #80 of 92
Profitability 60 #36 of 88 99 #2 of 88 2 #86 of 88
Financial Health 43 #55 of 96 65 #34 of 96 –
Shareholder Returns 25 #54 of 72 48 #38 of 72 –
Overall 50 73 22
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRVLNVDAPOETSPY
1 month -17.1%-6.0%-26.2% +0.7%
3 months +19.1%+9.5%-22.3% +3.7%
6 months +32.2%+7.1%-20.5% +7.1%
Year to date +156.9%+14.6%-10.6% +12.8%
1 year +142.2%+3.2%-14.6% +11.9%
3 years +366.2%+419.1%+97.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +67.1%+73.2%+25.4% +22.8%
5 years +218.7%+735.7%-32.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.1%+52.9%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,566.7%+12,012.2%+120.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +32.5%+61.6%+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRVLNVDAPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.5%37.3%140.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.9%36.4%141.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.271.934.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.770.09-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-66.4%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-10.7%-72.5% -1.2%
52-week high $316.43$239.24$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $73.73$165.17$4.17 $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.

MultipleMRVLNVDAPOET
P/E now vs peer median 74.2xmedian 46.4x 26.8xmedian 46.4x 0.0xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 7.8x 17.0xmedian 7.8x 0.0xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.2xmedian 27.5x 25.4xmedian 27.5x 0.0xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.7xmedian 40.1x 40.5xmedian 40.1x -24.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 4.7x 22.5xmedian 4.7x 1.7xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 2.10 0.16median 2.10 0.00median 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 monthsMRVLNVDAPOET
Revenue $9.45B $302.97B $1.71T
Gross profit $4.93B $226.24B –
Operating income $1.56B $197.58B -$19.77T
Net income $2.64B $192.88B -$75.72M
Free cash flow $1.73B $127.01B -$30.34M
R&D $2.44B $23.59B $19.85T
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $7.94 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $3.93B $22.44B $432.53M
Total debt $4.96B $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 921.20M 24.29B 93.16M
Enterprise value $169.96B $4.80T -$1.14B

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
MetricMRVLNVDAPOET
P/E 74.2x 26.8x 0.0x
P/FCF 110.7x 40.5x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 87.0x 38.3x -21.1x
P/S 20.3x 17.0x 0.0x
P/B 10.3x 22.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 22.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 68.2x 25.4x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 123.3x 25.9x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 20.4x 16.9x 0.0x
EV/FCF 111.3x 40.3x 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 87.5x 38.1x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 0.16 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDAPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 83.4% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 110.1% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.8% 96.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,577% 105.9% -208.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 100.2% 163.5% -363.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,653% 122.7% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 107.8% 165.3% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,512% 125.0% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 167.9% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 74.4% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 124.3% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 76.3% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 130.9% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDAPOET
Gross margin 52.2% 74.7% –
EBITDA margin 29.9% 66.4% -1,154%
Operating margin 16.5% 65.2% -1,154%
Pretax margin 32.4% 75.8% -1,143%
Net margin 27.9% 63.7% -4,421%
FCF margin 18.3% 41.9% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 44.3% 0.0%
Return on equity 14.4% 90.9% -16,983,708%
Return on assets 9.7% 66.5% –
Return on invested capital 5.8% 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 6.3% 80.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 8.8% 2.4% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDAPOET
Debt / assets 18.0% 10.4% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.9x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 28.5% –
Equity / assets 67.3% 71.5% –
Interest coverage 7.2x – -101.5x
Current ratio 3.2x 4.6x –
Quick ratio 2.5x 3.0x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 13.58 38.36 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDAPOET
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.1% -107.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% -107.0%
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.

ConsensusMRVLNVDAPOET
Forward P/E 53.0xFY2026 24.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.1%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +83.5% +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.42BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.5%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +80.2% +85.7% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRVLNVDAPOET
Held by institutions 78.7% 69.0% 36.6%
Institutions holding 2,217 5,926 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +4.0% +108.4%
Institutions buying 1,432 3,281 116
Institutions selling 647 2,314 28
Buyers to sellers 2.21 1.42 4.14

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.

MRVLNVDAPOET
MRVL 1.00 0.41 0.41
NVDA 0.41 1.00 0.35
POET 0.41 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRVL, NVDA and POET?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marvell Technology (MRVL) $183.09B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.03T, Poet Technologies (POET) $488.60M.

Which stock is cheaper, MRVL, NVDA and POET?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 69.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 26.1x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 53.0x, 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?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 5.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marvell Technology (MRVL) returned the most: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +142.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) +3.2%, Poet Technologies (POET) -14.6%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) +26.1%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +52.9%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 80.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.3%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRVL, NVDA and POET?

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.