MRVL vs NVDA vs SONY Stock Comparison

Marvell Technology, Nvidia and Sony Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$243.57 -7.0% 1M +174.6% 1Y
Market cap
$224.49B
P/E
85.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$150.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Sony 3, Marvell Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRVLNVDASONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $224.49B $5.26T $150.45B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 85.0x 27.3x -29.4x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 59.1x 24.9x 19.4x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +83.4% +2.1% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.9% 63.7% -6.2% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 71.1% 12.2% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.2x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +174.6% +13.8% -10.7% MRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.9%/yr +54.3%/yr +1.6%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 37.7% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 74/100 54/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

MRVLNVDASONY

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

AxisMRVLNVDASONY
Valuation 29 #67 of 94 58 #40 of 94 80 #23 of 112
Growth 90 #10 of 92 97 #4 of 92 20 #87 of 109
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 99 #2 of 90 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 47 #53 of 99 65 #35 of 99 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns 26 #54 of 73 49 #38 of 73 61 #32 of 81
Overall 51 74 54
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRVLNVDASONYSPY
1 month -7.0%-3.2%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months +39.6%+10.6%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months +59.0%+2.2%+28.4% +8.2%
Year to date +186.6%+16.9%+0.2% +12.9%
1 year +174.6%+13.8%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years +415.4%+438.1%+60.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +72.8%+75.3%+17.0% +23.3%
5 years +255.7%+773.8%+8.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.9%+54.3%+1.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,756.5%+12,233.9%+306.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +33.9%+61.9%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRVLNVDASONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%37.7%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.9%36.6%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.231.940.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.210.37-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-66.4%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-8.9%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $316.43$239.24$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $73.73$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.

MultipleMRVLNVDASONY
P/E now vs peer median 82.8xmedian 45.6x 27.3xmedian 45.6x -30.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 7.7x 17.3xmedian 7.7x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 76.0xmedian 29.0x 25.9xmedian 29.0x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 123.5xmedian 40.6x 41.4xmedian 40.6x 14.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 4.6x 22.9xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 2.28 0.16median 2.28 0.75median 1.17

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 monthsMRVLNVDASONY
Revenue $9.45B $302.97B $82.39B
Gross profit $4.93B $226.24B $26.19B
Operating income $1.56B $197.58B $10.29B
Net income $2.64B $192.88B -$5.01B
Free cash flow $1.73B $127.01B $10.78B
R&D $2.44B $23.59B –
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $7.94 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $3.93B $22.44B $13.40B
Total debt $4.96B $33.37B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 921.20M 24.29B 6.01B
Enterprise value $211.36B $5.03T $87.71B

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
MetricMRVLNVDASONY
P/E 82.8x 27.3x -30.0x
P/FCF 123.5x 41.4x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 97.1x 39.1x 11.6x
P/S 22.6x 17.3x 1.9x
P/B 11.5x 22.9x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 23.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 76.0x 25.9x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 137.5x 26.4x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 22.7x 17.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 124.0x 41.1x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 97.5x 38.9x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 0.16 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDASONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 83.4% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 110.1% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.8% 96.0% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 120.4% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,577% 105.9% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 100.2% 163.5% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,653% 122.7% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 107.8% 165.3% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,512% 125.0% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 167.9% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 74.4% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 124.3% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 76.3% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 130.9% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDASONY
Gross margin 52.2% 74.7% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 29.9% 66.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 16.5% 65.2% 12.5%
Pretax margin 32.4% 75.8% 12.2%
Net margin 27.9% 63.7% -6.2%
FCF margin 18.3% 41.9% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 44.3% 16.4%
Return on equity 14.4% 90.9% -9.5%
Return on assets 9.7% 66.5% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 71.1% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 6.3% 80.0% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.7x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 8.8% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDASONY
Debt / assets 18.0% 10.4% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 0.3x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 28.5% 45.3%
Equity / assets 67.3% 71.5% 54.7%
Interest coverage 7.2x – 12.2x
Current ratio 3.2x 4.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.5x 3.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 15.05 39.04 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRVLNVDASONY
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusMRVLNVDASONY
Forward P/E 59.1xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.1%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +83.5% +91.8% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.42BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.5%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +80.2% +85.7% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRVLNVDASONY
Held by institutions 78.7% 69.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 2,215 5,924 739
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +4.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 1,431 3,280 333
Institutions selling 646 2,313 268
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.42 1.24

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.

MRVLNVDASONY
MRVL 1.00 0.42 0.04
NVDA 0.42 1.00 0.02
SONY 0.04 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRVL, NVDA and SONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marvell Technology (MRVL) $224.49B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.26T, Sony (SONY) $150.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRVL, NVDA and SONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 85.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x, Sony (SONY) -29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 59.1x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.9x, Sony (SONY) 19.4x). 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: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 5.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marvell Technology (MRVL) returned the most: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +174.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) +28.9%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 79.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRVL, 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.