MRVL vs QCOM vs SIMO Stock Comparison

Marvell Technology, Qualcomm and Silicon Motion Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$218.34 -17.1% 1M +142.2% 1Y
Market cap
$191.46B
P/E
74.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
0.11%
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$185.41 +0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$195.98B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.95%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 7, Marvell Technology 4, Silicon Motion Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRVLQCOMSIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $191.46B $195.98B $7.64B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.2x 21.2x — QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.0x 17.2x 19.8x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +1.9% — MRVL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.9% 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 0.11% 1.95% 0.88% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +142.2% +3.8% +126.4% MRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.1%/yr +6.9%/yr +26.1%/yr SIMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.5% 52.9% 84.7% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 61/100 33/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

MRVLQCOMSIMO

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

AxisMRVLQCOMSIMO
Valuation 32 #64 of 94 79 #21 of 94 10 #85 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 92 33 #62 of 92 22 #72 of 92
Profitability 60 #36 of 88 86 #13 of 88 –
Financial Health 43 #55 of 96 30 #68 of 96 41 #57 of 96
Shareholder Returns 25 #54 of 72 78 #17 of 72 58 #31 of 72
Overall 50 61 33
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRVLQCOMSIMOSPY
1 month -17.1%+0.7%-17.5% +0.7%
3 months +19.1%+22.3%-10.7% +3.7%
6 months +32.2%+3.2%+4.1% +7.1%
Year to date +156.9%+8.4%+145.7% +12.8%
1 year +142.2%+3.8%+126.4% +11.9%
3 years +366.2%+71.9%+328.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +67.1%+19.8%+62.5% +22.8%
5 years +218.7%+39.4%+218.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.1%+6.9%+26.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,566.7%+171.1%+463.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +32.5%+10.5%+18.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRVLQCOMSIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.5%52.9%84.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.9%52.4%78.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.272.072.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.770.071.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-45.6%-59.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-26.1%-32.4% -1.2%
52-week high $316.43$251.02$336.90 $779.14
52-week low $73.73$124.07$80.16 $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.

MultipleMRVLQCOMSIMO
P/E now vs peer median 74.2xmedian 46.4x 21.2xmedian 46.4x —median 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 7.8x 4.4xmedian 7.8x —median 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.2xmedian 27.5x 17.0xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.7xmedian 40.1x 18.8xmedian 40.1x -26.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 4.7x 7.1xmedian 4.7x 6.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 2.10 5.09median 2.10 —median 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 monthsMRVLQCOMSIMO
Revenue $9.45B $44.07B –
Gross profit $4.93B $23.90B –
Operating income $1.56B $10.22B –
Net income $2.64B $9.26B $315.97M
Free cash flow $1.73B $10.42B -$292.98M
R&D $2.44B $9.89B –
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $8.66 –
Cash & equivalents $3.93B $4.53B $845.93M
Total debt $4.96B $12.78B –
Shares (diluted) 921.20M 1.07B 33.68M
Enterprise value $178.33B $155.90B $6.39B

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
MetricMRVLQCOMSIMO
P/E 74.2x 21.2x –
P/FCF 110.7x 18.8x -26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 87.0x 15.8x -21.9x
P/S 20.3x 4.4x –
P/B 10.3x 7.1x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 7.5x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 68.2x 17.0x –
EV/EBIT 123.3x 19.6x –
EV/Revenue 20.4x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 111.3x 19.2x -23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 87.5x 16.2x -19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 5.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRVLQCOMSIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 1.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.8% -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,577% -15.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 100.2% 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2,653% -20.0% 227.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 107.8% 2.4% 78.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,512% -17.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% -2.1% -750.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 12.7% -63.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -10.4% -361.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 14.9% -51.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRVLQCOMSIMO
Gross margin 52.2% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 29.9% 26.8% –
Operating margin 16.5% 23.2% –
Pretax margin 32.4% 25.4% –
Net margin 27.9% 21.0% –
FCF margin 18.3% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 28.1% –
Return on equity 14.4% 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 1.3x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 8.8% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRVLQCOMSIMO
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% 58.9%
Equity / assets 67.3% 48.2% 41.1%
Interest coverage 7.2x 14.8x –
Current ratio 3.2x 2.0x 5.7x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.1x 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.7x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 13.58 6.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRVLQCOMSIMO
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 4.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.5% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusMRVLQCOMSIMO
Forward P/E 53.0xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $11.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.1%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +83.5% -3.0% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.42BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.5%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +80.2% -5.0% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRVLQCOMSIMO
Held by institutions 78.7% 79.7% 72.4%
Institutions holding 2,217 3,032 381
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +2.8% -9.8%
Institutions buying 1,432 1,417 223
Institutions selling 647 1,334 132
Buyers to sellers 2.21 1.06 1.69

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.

MRVLQCOMSIMO
MRVL 1.00 0.43 0.48
QCOM 0.43 1.00 0.36
SIMO 0.48 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRVL, QCOM and SIMO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marvell Technology (MRVL) $191.46B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $195.98B, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $7.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRVL, QCOM and SIMO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 74.2x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 53.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.2x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) has the highest net margin (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, 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) +142.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.8%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +126.4%. Over five years, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) compounded fastest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) +26.1%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.9%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +26.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Marvell Technology (MRVL) 0.11%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.95%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 0.88%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 80.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.