NVDA vs GOOGL vs CRDO Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Alphabet and Credo Technology Group Holding Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$202.06 -13.6% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.89T
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$278.99 -18.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55T
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 6, Alphabet 4, Credo Technology Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAGOOGLCRDOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.89T $3.55T $24.52B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 15.1x 45.5x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 13.3x 24.9x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +22.2% +165.1% CRDO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 49.9% 33.8% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% 16.7% — NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.8x — GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% -0.8% -25.4% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +50.1%/yr +13.7%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 34.1% 96.9% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 57/100 66/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAGOOGLCRDO

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

AxisNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Valuation 56 #42 of 94 38 #102 of 165 43 #54 of 94
Growth 97 #4 of 92 67 #51 of 153 99 #2 of 92
Profitability 99 #2 of 90 83 #27 of 153 82 #17 of 90
Financial Health 65 #36 of 101 74 #47 of 179 88 #13 of 101
Shareholder Returns 49 #38 of 74 20 #75 of 94 18 #61 of 74
Overall 73 57 66
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CRDO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAGOOGLCRDOSPY
1 month -13.6%-18.8%-36.0% -2.3%
3 months -2.2%-25.3%-35.9% -0.7%
6 months +1.8%-27.2%-22.2% +4.8%
Year to date +8.3%-10.9%-2.7% +10.3%
1 year -0.2%-0.8%-25.4% +10.3%
3 years +349.0%+116.1%+842.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +65.0%+29.3%+111.4% +20.1%
5 years +659.7%+90.3%— +61.9%
5 years, per year +50.1%+13.7%— +10.1%
10 years +11,654.5%+607.7%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +61.1%+21.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNVDAGOOGLCRDOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%34.1%96.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%34.5%98.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.403.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.02-0.26 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-44.3%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-30.7%-53.7% -3.5%
52-week high $239.24$402.62$302.52 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$273.50$87.81 $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.

MultipleNVDAGOOGLCRDO
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 41.3x 14.4xmedian 17.3x 48.4xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 6.6x 7.2xmedian 1.4x 16.5xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 26.2x 17.6xmedian 14.5x 46.1xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 37.7x 171.7xmedian 10.8x 59.9xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 4.3x 5.0xmedian 1.7x 9.6xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 1.81 0.25median 0.40 0.31median 1.81

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 monthsNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Revenue $302.97B $471.10B $1.59B
Gross profit $226.24B $286.70B $1.07B
Operating income $197.58B $156.98B $504.96M
Net income $192.88B $235.69B $538.31M
Free cash flow $127.01B $19.75B $438.60M
R&D $23.59B $74.46B $341.46M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $19.12 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $56.33B $466.87M
Total debt $33.37B $125.10B –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 12.31B 194.38M
Enterprise value $4.66T $3.29T $20.19B

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
MetricNVDAGOOGLCRDO
P/E 25.3x 14.4x 48.4x
P/FCF 38.3x 171.7x 59.9x
P/Operating cash flow 36.2x 18.9x 52.5x
P/S 16.1x 7.2x 16.5x
P/B 21.3x 5.0x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 21.5x 5.1x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 17.6x 46.1x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 20.7x 50.6x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 6.9x 16.0x
EV/FCF 38.1x 164.6x 58.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.0x 18.1x 51.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.25 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 22.2% 165.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 16.6% 109.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 25.7% 169.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 20.0% 120.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 26.5% 349.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 25.8% 153.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 89.7% 330.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 52.3% 176.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 87.8% 308.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 57.2% 155.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 18.6% 295.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 19.0% 244.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -73.2% 369.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% -36.6% 263.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Gross margin 74.7% 60.9% 67.1%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 39.3% 34.8%
Operating margin 65.2% 33.3% 31.7%
Pretax margin 75.8% 61.1% 33.9%
Net margin 63.7% 49.9% 33.8%
FCF margin 41.9% 4.2% 27.6%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 38.1% 31.4%
Return on equity 90.9% 35.8% 22.5%
Return on assets 66.5% 24.5% 20.3%
Return on invested capital 71.1% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 80.0% 19.0% 20.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 6.5% 14.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Debt / assets 10.4% 12.5% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 32.5% 9.4%
Equity / assets 71.5% 67.5% 90.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.6x 2.8x 7.4x
Quick ratio 3.0x 2.5x 5.3x
Cash ratio 1.5x 2.0x 3.9x
Altman Z-score 36.52 8.24 57.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% -0.2% -2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.1% -2.8%
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.

ConsensusNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026 +75.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% -31.6% +62.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $2.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +81.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +21.6% +48.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAGOOGLCRDO
Held by institutions 69.0% 70.1% 71.0%
Institutions holding 5,927 5,743 976
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.6% -3.4%
Institutions buying 3,281 2,657 642
Institutions selling 2,315 2,575 275
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.03 2.33

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.

NVDAGOOGLCRDO
NVDA 1.00 0.22 0.43
GOOGL 0.22 1.00 0.14
CRDO 0.43 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, GOOGL and CRDO?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $4.89T, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.55T, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $24.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, GOOGL and CRDO?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 25.3x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.1x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 45.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 23.6x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.3x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +165.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) -0.2%, Alphabet (GOOGL) -0.8%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) -25.4%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +50.1%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, GOOGL and CRDO?

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 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.