NVDA vs ARM vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Arm Holdings and Broadcom 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
10 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$210.33 -36.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.92B
P/E
226.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$321.68 -9.4% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57T
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 10, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAARMAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23T $236.92B $1.57T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 226.9x 41.0x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 101.1x 29.2x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +25.1% +48.7% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 20.2% 42.9% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% — 26.0% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 0.7x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +26.2% -6.6% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +56.2%/yr — +44.3%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 78.8% 46.3% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 63/100 64/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAARMAVGO

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

AxisNVDAARMAVGO
Valuation 56 #42 of 95 7 #88 of 95 43 #55 of 95
Growth 97 #4 of 93 88 #12 of 93 92 #8 of 93
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 77 #22 of 91 93 #7 of 91
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 78 #23 of 102 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 – 57 #33 of 76
Overall 73 63 64
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAARMAVGOSPY
1 month -6.5%-36.8%-9.4% -1.0%
3 months +2.0%-19.1%-15.8% +2.9%
6 months +1.3%-10.4%-23.9% +6.4%
Year to date +13.1%+92.4%-7.1% +11.4%
1 year +15.8%+26.2%-6.6% +13.1%
3 years +383.2%+301.6%+265.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +69.1%+59.0%+54.0% +21.5%
5 years +828.3%—+524.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +56.2%—+44.3% +10.9%
10 years +12,390.2%—+1,760.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +62.1%—+34.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNVDAARMAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%78.8%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%71.2%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.943.452.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.33-0.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-54.0%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-52.1%-33.2% -2.5%
52-week high $239.24$439.46$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$104.55$293.41 $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.

MultipleNVDAARMAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 41.5x 213.8xmedian 41.5x 40.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 6.9x 43.3xmedian 6.9x 17.2xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 27.3x 189.4xmedian 27.3x 30.3xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 35.6x 110.9xmedian 35.6x 39.0xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 4.2x 25.9xmedian 4.2x 15.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.31 6.03median 2.31 1.18median 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 monthsNVDAARMAVGO
Revenue $302.97B $5.16B $89.10B
Gross profit $226.24B $5.03B $61.28B
Operating income $197.58B $877.00M $42.81B
Net income $192.88B $1.04B $38.27B
Free cash flow $127.01B $2.01B $39.40B
R&D $23.59B $2.96B $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $0.98 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $3.06B $23.98B
Total debt $33.37B – $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 1.07B 4.89B
Enterprise value $5.00T $222.63B $1.50T

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
MetricNVDAARMAVGO
P/E 26.5x 213.8x 40.1x
P/FCF 40.0x 110.9x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 106.6x 37.8x
P/S 16.8x 43.3x 17.2x
P/B 22.2x 25.9x 15.4x
P/Tangible book 22.5x 26.5x 20.9x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 189.4x 30.3x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 250.0x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 16.7x 42.5x 17.6x
EV/FCF 39.8x 109.0x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.6x 104.7x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 6.03 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAARMAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 25.1% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 24.7% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 25.6% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 25.4% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 14.9% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 21.6% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 49.4% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 37.2% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 48.7% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 35.5% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 105.5% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 34.7% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 121.8% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 33.3% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAARMAVGO
Gross margin 74.7% 97.5% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 22.5% 58.2%
Operating margin 65.2% 17.0% 48.0%
Pretax margin 75.8% 24.5% 45.4%
Net margin 63.7% 20.2% 42.9%
FCF margin 41.9% 39.0% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 40.6% 45.6%
Return on equity 90.9% 16.3% 40.8%
Return on assets 66.5% 12.6% 20.8%
Return on invested capital 71.1% – 26.0%
Return on capital employed 80.0% 9.0% 26.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 22.4% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAARMAVGO
Debt / assets 10.4% – 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 22.9% 47.0%
Equity / assets 71.5% 77.1% 53.0%
Interest coverage – – 13.7x
Current ratio 4.6x 5.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 3.0x 4.9x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.5x 3.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 37.93 54.04 12.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAARMAVGO
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 1.4%
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.

ConsensusNVDAARMAVGO
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 101.1xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.75FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% +51.0% +68.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $101.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +59.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +38.5% +61.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAARMAVGO
Held by institutions 69.0% 9.3% 78.1%
Institutions holding 5,922 955 4,796
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +12.4% +3.7%
Institutions buying 3,278 593 2,635
Institutions selling 2,313 257 1,842
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.31 1.43

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.

NVDAARMAVGO
NVDA 1.00 0.43 0.53
ARM 0.43 1.00 0.49
AVGO 0.53 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, ARM and AVGO?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.23T, Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.57T.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, ARM and AVGO?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.1x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x, Broadcom (AVGO) 41.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.1x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x, Broadcom (AVGO) 29.2x). 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: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +15.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) -6.6%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +56.2%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +44.3%/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%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, ARM and AVGO?

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 10. 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.