NVDA vs AMD vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$210.96 -6.5% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23T
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$516.79 -15.9% 1M +119.9% 1Y
Market cap
$867.62B
P/E
134.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$257.16 -28.7% 1M +57.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.74B
P/E
121.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 8, Advanced Micro Devices 2, Astera Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAAMDALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23T $867.62B $44.74B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 134.8x 121.1x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 70.0x 68.9x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +39.5% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 15.6% 30.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% 8.0% — NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x — AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +119.9% +57.1% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +56.2%/yr +34.0%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 68.6% 98.4% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 59/100 61/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAAMDALAB

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

AxisNVDAAMDALAB
Valuation 56 #42 of 95 28 #69 of 95 9 #87 of 95
Growth 97 #4 of 93 96 #5 of 93 91 #9 of 93
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 67 #31 of 91 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 67 #34 of 102 92 #9 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 39 #47 of 76 35 #50 of 76
Overall 73 59 61
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAAMDALABSPY
1 month -6.5%-15.9%-28.7% -1.0%
3 months +2.0%-1.0%-11.8% +2.9%
6 months +1.3%+48.6%+20.8% +6.4%
Year to date +13.1%+141.3%+54.6% +11.4%
1 year +15.8%+119.9%+57.1% +13.1%
3 years +383.2%+408.3%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +69.1%+72.0%— +21.5%
5 years +828.3%+331.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +56.2%+34.0%— +10.9%
10 years +12,390.2%+7,826.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +62.1%+54.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNVDAAMDALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%68.6%98.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%65.6%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.943.223.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.421.750.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-65.4%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-20.4%-46.8% -2.5%
52-week high $239.24$649.42$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$190.95$100.27 $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.

MultipleNVDAAMDALAB
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 41.5x 131.1xmedian 41.5x 120.0xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 6.9x 20.4xmedian 6.9x 37.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 27.3x 87.6xmedian 27.3x 151.9xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 35.6x 100.8xmedian 35.6x 161.2xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 4.2x 12.5xmedian 4.2x 25.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.31 0.25median 2.31 —median 2.31

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 monthsNVDAAMDALAB
Revenue $302.97B $41.31B $1.20B
Gross profit $226.24B $21.98B $903.00M
Operating income $197.58B $6.49B $273.45M
Net income $192.88B $6.43B $369.49M
Free cash flow $127.01B $8.37B $276.68M
R&D $23.59B $9.39B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $3.88 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $5.09B $111.45M
Total debt $33.37B $12.89B –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 1.66B 183.34M
Enterprise value $5.00T $824.37B $39.98B

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
MetricNVDAAMDALAB
P/E 26.5x 131.1x 120.0x
P/FCF 40.0x 100.8x 161.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 83.7x 132.9x
P/S 16.8x 20.4x 37.1x
P/B 22.2x 12.5x 25.9x
P/Tangible book 22.5x 16.3x 25.9x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 87.6x 151.9x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 128.5x 158.6x
EV/Revenue 16.7x 20.2x 36.1x
EV/FCF 39.8x 99.6x 156.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.6x 82.7x 129.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAAMDALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 39.5% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 23.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 55.9% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 186.2% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 167.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 127.0% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 537.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 123.1% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 533.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 106.7% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 61.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 106.9% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAAMDALAB
Gross margin 74.7% 53.2% 75.1%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 23.0% 23.7%
Operating margin 65.2% 15.7% 22.8%
Pretax margin 75.8% 18.3% 26.8%
Net margin 63.7% 15.6% 30.7%
FCF margin 41.9% 20.3% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 24.4% 27.9%
Return on equity 90.9% 9.8% 23.0%
Return on assets 66.5% 7.8% 20.6%
Return on invested capital 71.1% 8.0% –
Return on capital employed 80.0% 9.3% 16.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 4.6% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAAMDALAB
Debt / assets 10.4% 3.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 20.4% 10.7%
Equity / assets 71.5% 79.6% 89.3%
Interest coverage – 44.1x –
Current ratio 4.6x 2.6x 10.1x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.7x 8.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.1x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 37.93 30.47 132.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAAMDALAB
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNVDAAMDALAB
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 70.0xFY2026 68.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.75FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.4%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% +111.8% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $53.07BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +60.6% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAAMDALAB
Held by institutions 69.0% 72.5% 73.6%
Institutions holding 5,922 3,991 986
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +10.7% +5.8%
Institutions buying 3,278 2,270 660
Institutions selling 2,313 1,456 253
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.56 2.61

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.

NVDAAMDALAB
NVDA 1.00 0.52 0.44
AMD 0.52 1.00 0.63
ALAB 0.44 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, AMD and ALAB?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.23T, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $867.62B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $44.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, AMD and ALAB?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.1x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 134.8x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 121.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.1x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 70.0x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 68.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astera Labs (ALAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +15.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +119.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +57.1%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +56.2%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, AMD and ALAB?

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 8. 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.