MRVL vs SIMO vs WDC Stock Comparison

Marvell Technology, Silicon Motion Technology and Western Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$243.57 -7.0% 1M +174.6% 1Y
Market cap
$213.59B
P/E
82.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
0.10%
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
WDC Western Digital Corp
$380.88 -16.6% 1M +200.7% 1Y
Market cap
$142.57B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.15%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Western Digital leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Western Digital 9, Marvell Technology 2, Silicon Motion Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRVLSIMOWDCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $213.59B $6.85B $142.57B MRVL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 82.8x — 13.9x WDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 59.1x 17.8x 15.8x WDC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% — +43.0% WDC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.9% — 69.2% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 53.8% WDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — -0.1x WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.98% 0.15% SIMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +174.6% +98.3% +200.7% WDC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.9%/yr +24.0%/yr +54.5%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 84.4% 81.3% MRVL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 36/100 77/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

MRVLSIMOWDC

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

AxisMRVLSIMOWDC
Valuation 29 #67 of 94 14 #81 of 94 51 #55 of 112
Growth 90 #10 of 92 26 #68 of 92 98 #3 of 109
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 – 97 #4 of 104
Financial Health 47 #53 of 99 36 #64 of 99 66 #40 of 116
Shareholder Returns 26 #54 of 73 67 #25 of 73 73 #23 of 81
Overall 51 36 77
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRVLSIMOWDCSPY
1 month -7.0%-26.1%-16.6% -0.2%
3 months +39.6%-7.8%-17.8% +3.9%
6 months +59.0%+36.9%-2.6% +8.2%
Year to date +186.6%+120.2%+121.1% +12.9%
1 year +174.6%+98.3%+200.7% +12.3%
3 years +415.4%+287.9%+1,192.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +72.8%+57.2%+134.8% +23.3%
5 years +255.7%+192.8%+779.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.9%+24.0%+54.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,756.5%+339.9%+745.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +33.9%+16.0%+23.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRVLSIMOWDCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%84.4%81.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.9%78.0%82.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.232.423.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.211.162.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-59.1%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-39.4%-49.0% -1.2%
52-week high $316.43$336.90$746.23 $779.14
52-week low $73.73$80.16$124.92 $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.

MultipleMRVLSIMOWDC
P/E now vs peer median 82.8xmedian 45.6x —median 45.6x 13.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x 9.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 76.0xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x 23.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 123.5xmedian 40.6x -533.1xmedian 40.6x 33.2xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 4.6x 6.5xmedian 4.6x 15.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 2.28 —median 2.28 0.18median 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 monthsMRVLSIMOWDC
Revenue $9.45B – $14.48B
Gross profit $4.93B – $7.62B
Operating income $1.56B – $5.71B
Net income $2.64B $289.77M $10.02B
Free cash flow $1.73B -$12.85M $4.29B
R&D $2.44B – $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $2.87 – $26.10
Cash & equivalents $3.93B $74.37M $1.31B
Total debt $4.96B $167.29M $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 921.20M 33.68M 384.00M
Enterprise value $200.46B $6.24B $132.40B

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
MetricMRVLSIMOWDC
P/E 82.8x – 13.9x
P/FCF 123.5x -533.1x 33.2x
P/Operating cash flow 97.1x -102.8x 29.3x
P/S 22.6x – 9.8x
P/B 11.5x 6.5x 15.3x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 7.2x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA 76.0x – 23.3x
EV/EBIT 137.5x – 24.9x
EV/Revenue 22.7x – 9.8x
EV/FCF 124.0x -531.9x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 97.5x -102.6x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 – 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRVLSIMOWDC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% – 43.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – 57.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.8% – 85.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 126.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,577% – 104.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 100.2% – 85.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,653% 270.6% 288.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 107.8% 49.0% 83.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,512% – 286.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.2% – 75.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% -182.4% 108.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -36.3% 88.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -109.8% 121.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -27.6% 66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRVLSIMOWDC
Gross margin 52.2% – 52.6%
EBITDA margin 29.9% – 42.1%
Operating margin 16.5% – 39.4%
Pretax margin 32.4% – 73.2%
Net margin 27.9% – 69.2%
FCF margin 18.3% – 29.6%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% – 33.6%
Return on equity 14.4% – 110.0%
Return on assets 9.7% – 71.3%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 53.8%
Return on capital employed 6.3% – 57.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 8.8% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRVLSIMOWDC
Debt / assets 18.0% 3.7% 5.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.9x -4.6x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 34.8% 34.3%
Equity / assets 67.3% 65.2% 65.7%
Interest coverage 7.2x – 48.8x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 15.05 – 20.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRVLSIMOWDC
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.0% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 2.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 151.3%
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.

ConsensusMRVLSIMOWDC
Forward P/E 59.1xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 15.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2026 $11.50FY2026 $24.04FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +45.1%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026 +135.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +83.5% +37.5% +70.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.42BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $20.04BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +39.5%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026 +55.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +80.2% +27.4% +39.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRVLSIMOWDC
Held by institutions 78.7% 72.4% 93.7%
Institutions holding 2,215 380 1,846
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -9.8% -1.3%
Institutions buying 1,431 223 1,127
Institutions selling 646 131 597
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.70 1.89

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.

MRVLSIMOWDC
MRVL 1.00 0.50 0.51
SIMO 0.50 1.00 0.51
WDC 0.51 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRVL, SIMO and WDC?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marvell Technology (MRVL) $213.59B, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.85B, Western Digital (WDC) $142.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRVL, SIMO and WDC?

Western Digital (WDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 82.8x, Western Digital (WDC) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Western Digital (WDC) is cheapest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 59.1x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 17.8x, Western Digital (WDC) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Western Digital (WDC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%). On return on invested capital, Western Digital (WDC) leads (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 5.8%, Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Western Digital (WDC) returned the most: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +174.6%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +98.3%, Western Digital (WDC) +200.7%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) +28.9%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +24.0%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +54.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) has the highest dividend yield: Marvell Technology (MRVL) 0.10%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 0.98%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marvell Technology (MRVL) has been the steadiest (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 79.1%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.4%, Western Digital (WDC) 81.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Western Digital (WDC) 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.