MRVL vs POET vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Marvell Technology, Poet Technologies and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$251.65 -0.1% 1M +184.5% 1Y
Market cap
$220.67B
P/E
85.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
0.10%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$772.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$182.97 -2.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$193.40B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.98%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 6, Marvell Technology 5, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRVLPOETQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $220.67B $772.58M $193.40B MRVL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 85.5x 0.0x 20.9x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 61.1x — 17.0x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +266.1% +1.9% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.9% -4,420.7% 21.0% MRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.4x MRVL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% — 1.98% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +184.5% -17.4% +1.1% MRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.7%/yr -6.9%/yr +6.6%/yr MRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 140.1% 52.9% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 23/100 62/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

MRVLPOETQCOM

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

AxisMRVLPOETQCOM
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 51 #47 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Growth 90 #10 of 92 14 #79 of 92 32 #63 of 92
Profitability 62 #35 of 90 3 #87 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 47 #53 of 99 – 29 #71 of 99
Shareholder Returns 25 #55 of 73 – 82 #14 of 73
Overall 50 23 62
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRVLPOETQCOMSPY
1 month -0.1%-21.2%-2.4% +0.9%
3 months +54.0%-8.3%+17.5% +5.9%
6 months +60.7%-11.5%+17.3% +8.5%
Year to date +196.1%-7.7%+7.0% +13.3%
1 year +184.5%-17.4%+1.1% +12.4%
3 years +432.5%+110.8%+71.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +74.7%+28.2%+19.8% +23.5%
5 years +267.4%-30.1%+37.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.7%-6.9%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,821.0%+127.6%+167.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +34.4%+8.6%+10.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMRVLPOETQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%140.1%52.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.3%141.2%52.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.244.662.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.33-0.120.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-92.1%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-71.6%-27.1% -0.9%
52-week high $316.43$20.57$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $73.73$4.17$124.07 $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.

MultipleMRVLPOETQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 85.5xmedian 46.0x 0.0xmedian 46.0x 20.9xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 7.9x 0.0xmedian 7.9x 4.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 78.5xmedian 28.3x 0.0xmedian 28.3x 16.8xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 127.5xmedian 41.4x -25.5xmedian 41.4x 18.6xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 4.6x 1.7xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 2.30 0.00median 2.30 5.02median 2.30

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 monthsMRVLPOETQCOM
Revenue $9.45B $1.71T $44.07B
Gross profit $4.93B – $23.90B
Operating income $1.56B -$19.77T $10.22B
Net income $2.64B -$75.72M $9.26B
Free cash flow $1.73B -$30.34M $10.42B
R&D $2.44B $19.85T $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $-812,866.51 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $3.93B $432.53M $4.53B
Total debt $4.96B – $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 921.20M 93.16M 1.07B
Enterprise value $207.54B -$859.03M $153.32B

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
MetricMRVLPOETQCOM
P/E 85.5x 0.0x 20.9x
P/FCF 127.5x -25.5x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 100.3x -21.8x 15.6x
P/S 23.4x 0.0x 4.4x
P/B 11.9x 1.7x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 13.6x 1.7x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 78.5x 0.0x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 142.0x 0.0x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 23.5x 0.0x 4.5x
EV/FCF 128.1x 0.8x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 100.8x 0.7x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 0.00 5.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRVLPOETQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 266.1% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 68.5% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.8% – -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,577% -208.0% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 100.2% -363.4% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,653% -40.4% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 107.8% -55.9% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,512% 9.2% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.2% -45.7% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% -14.7% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -37.4% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -29.3% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -38.5% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRVLPOETQCOM
Gross margin 52.2% – 54.2%
EBITDA margin 29.9% -1,154% 26.8%
Operating margin 16.5% -1,154% 23.2%
Pretax margin 32.4% -1,143% 25.4%
Net margin 27.9% -4,421% 21.0%
FCF margin 18.3% 0.0% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 0.0% 28.1%
Return on equity 14.4% -16,983,708% 33.7%
Return on assets 9.7% – 16.2%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 20.5%
Return on capital employed 6.3% – 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.8% 239.3% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRVLPOETQCOM
Debt / assets 18.0% – 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.9x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% – 51.8%
Equity / assets 67.3% – 48.2%
Interest coverage 7.2x -101.5x 14.8x
Current ratio 3.2x – 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 15.52 – 6.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRVLPOETQCOM
Dividend yield 0.1% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -103.7% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -103.7% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusMRVLPOETQCOM
Forward P/E 61.1xFY2026 – 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2026 $-0.26FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.1%FY2026 – -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +83.5% – -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.42BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +80.2% +1,180.3% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRVLPOETQCOM
Held by institutions 78.7% 36.6% 79.7%
Institutions holding 2,216 154 3,031
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +108.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,432 116 1,417
Institutions selling 646 28 1,333
Buyers to sellers 2.22 4.14 1.06

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.

MRVLPOETQCOM
MRVL 1.00 0.41 0.44
POET 0.41 1.00 0.30
QCOM 0.44 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRVL, POET and QCOM?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marvell Technology (MRVL) $220.67B, Poet Technologies (POET) $772.58M, Qualcomm (QCOM) $193.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRVL, POET and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 85.5x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 61.1x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.0x). 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%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) has the highest net margin (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 5.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marvell Technology (MRVL) returned the most: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +184.5%, Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.1%. Over five years, Marvell Technology (MRVL) compounded fastest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) +29.7%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Marvell Technology (MRVL) 0.10%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.98%. Poet Technologies (POET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 79.1%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads on 6. 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.