NVDA vs GOOGL vs MPWR Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Alphabet and Monolithic Power Systems Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$181.60 -24.1% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.53T
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$282.57 -18.7% 1M -0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.47T
P/E
14.7x
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, Monolithic Power Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAGOOGLMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.53T $3.47T $57.97B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 14.7x 64.9x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 14.0x 40.7x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +22.2% +40.5% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 49.9% 23.9% 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 -7.0% -0.6% +13.1% MPWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.6%/yr +13.7%/yr +15.7%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 34.1% 55.8% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 57/100 59/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAGOOGLMPWR

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

AxisNVDAGOOGLMPWR
Valuation 56 #42 of 94 39 #102 of 166 22 #74 of 94
Growth 97 #4 of 92 67 #51 of 154 67 #31 of 92
Profitability 99 #2 of 90 82 #28 of 154 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 67 #34 of 101 73 #50 of 179 68 #33 of 101
Shareholder Returns 56 #36 of 81 23 #75 of 97 59 #34 of 81
Overall 75 57 59
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAGOOGLMPWRSPY
1 month -24.1%-18.7%-23.2% -5.9%
3 months -17.1%-21.0%-16.8% -4.6%
6 months -14.1%-29.0%-28.2% +0.2%
Year to date -2.6%-9.7%+24.8% +7.5%
1 year -7.0%-0.6%+13.1% +8.2%
3 years +296.9%+116.9%+129.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +58.4%+29.5%+31.9% +19.0%
5 years +510.4%+89.8%+107.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +43.6%+13.7%+15.7% +9.4%
10 years +10,651.9%+623.4%+1,375.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +59.7%+21.9%+30.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNVDAGOOGLMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%34.1%55.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%34.5%60.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.901.302.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.020.24 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-44.3%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-29.8%-33.0% -5.9%
52-week high $239.24$402.62$1,689.89 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$273.50$856.96 $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.

MultipleNVDAGOOGLMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 35.6x 14.6xmedian 18.0x 62.1xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 5.8x 7.4xmedian 1.3x 14.8xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 21.9x 18.0xmedian 15.5x 46.3xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 30.7x 175.4xmedian 11.4x 91.0xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 3.5x 5.1xmedian 1.7x 14.8xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.25 0.25median 0.38 2.45median 1.25

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 monthsNVDAGOOGLMPWR
Revenue $302.97B $471.10B $3.74B
Gross profit $226.24B $286.70B $2.07B
Operating income $197.58B $156.98B $1.10B
Net income $192.88B $235.69B $893.25M
Free cash flow $127.01B $19.75B $606.43M
R&D $23.59B $74.46B $455.36M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $19.12 $18.16
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $56.33B $560.54M
Total debt $33.37B $125.10B –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 12.31B 49.18M
Enterprise value $4.31T $3.21T $52.84B

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
MetricNVDAGOOGLMPWR
P/E 22.8x 14.6x 62.1x
P/FCF 34.5x 175.4x 91.0x
P/Operating cash flow 32.6x 19.3x 63.2x
P/S 14.4x 7.4x 14.8x
P/B 19.1x 5.1x 14.8x
P/Tangible book 19.4x 5.2x 14.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x 18.0x 46.3x
EV/EBIT 22.0x 21.2x 49.1x
EV/Revenue 14.3x 7.1x 14.5x
EV/FCF 34.2x 168.3x 89.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.3x 18.5x 62.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 0.25 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 22.2% 40.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 16.6% 27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 25.7% 40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 20.0% 25.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 26.5% 59.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 25.8% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 89.7% -47.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 52.3% 25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 87.8% -48.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 57.2% 25.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 18.6% -3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 19.0% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -73.2% -14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% -36.6% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLMPWR
Gross margin 74.7% 60.9% 55.3%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 39.3% 31.2%
Operating margin 65.2% 33.3% 29.5%
Pretax margin 75.8% 61.1% 30.6%
Net margin 63.7% 49.9% 23.9%
FCF margin 41.9% 4.2% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 38.1% 23.4%
Return on equity 90.9% 35.8% 23.4%
Return on assets 66.5% 24.5% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 71.1% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 80.0% 19.0% 27.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 6.5% 6.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLMPWR
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% 20.1%
Equity / assets 71.5% 67.5% 79.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.6x 2.8x 3.7x
Quick ratio 3.0x 2.5x 2.4x
Cash ratio 1.5x 2.0x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 33.28 8.37 38.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAGOOGLMPWR
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.2% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.1% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusNVDAGOOGLMPWR
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 40.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $20.18FY2026 $27.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +86.7%FY2026 +56.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% -29.8% +70.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $528.44BFY2026 $4.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +59.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.3% +24.0% +57.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAGOOGLMPWR
Held by institutions 69.0% 70.1% 96.9%
Institutions holding 5,933 5,749 1,248
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 3,285 2,661 641
Institutions selling 2,317 2,576 460
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.03 1.39

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.

NVDAGOOGLMPWR
NVDA 1.00 0.23 0.53
GOOGL 0.23 1.00 0.22
MPWR 0.53 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, GOOGL and MPWR?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $4.53T, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.47T, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $57.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, GOOGL and MPWR?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 23.5x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.7x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 64.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 20.7x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.0x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 40.7x). 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%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +40.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 23.9%). 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 Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) -7.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) -0.6%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +13.1%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +43.6%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +13.7%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 38.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.