NVDA vs IBM vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Nvidia, International Business Machines and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$259.51 -28.8% 1M +57.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.00B
P/E
132.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 5, International Business Machines 2, Astera Labs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAIBMALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.27T $235.84B $49.00B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x 21.1x 132.6x IBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 19.3x 69.6x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +6.8% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% — 30.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.0% -17.6% +57.3% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +54.7%/yr +16.2%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 50.8% 98.5% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 55/100 61/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAIBMALAB

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

AxisNVDAIBMALAB
Valuation 57 #41 of 95 62 #15 of 38 9 #87 of 95
Growth 97 #4 of 93 29 #26 of 36 91 #9 of 93
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 88 #5 of 34 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 65 #36 of 101 41 #23 of 38 92 #9 of 101
Shareholder Returns 46 #41 of 75 – 35 #49 of 75
Overall 73 55 61
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • ALAB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAIBMALABSPY
1 month -4.0%+12.4%-28.8% -0.8%
3 months +9.9%+17.3%-8.1% +3.5%
6 months -0.3%+11.1%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date +15.8%-14.4%+56.0% +12.2%
1 year +16.0%-17.6%+57.3% +13.0%
3 years +433.3%+77.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +74.8%+21.2%— +23.1%
5 years +783.4%+111.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +54.7%+16.2%— +11.0%
10 years +11,873.4%+74.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +61.4%+5.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNVDAIBMALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%50.8%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%59.7%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.940.833.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.350.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-37.4%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-23.0%-46.3% -1.8%
52-week high $239.24$329.23$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$205.96$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.

MultipleNVDAIBMALAB
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 42.1x 21.4xmedian 29.6x 121.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 7.1x 3.4xmedian 4.2x 37.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 27.5x —median 24.2x 153.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 37.2x 15.0xmedian 15.1x 162.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 4.2x 6.6xmedian 3.9x 26.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.23 1.33median 0.38 —median 2.23

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 monthsNVDAIBMALAB
Revenue $302.97B $69.87B $1.20B
Gross profit $226.24B $40.50B $903.00M
Operating income $197.58B – $273.45M
Net income $192.88B $11.17B $369.49M
Free cash flow $127.01B – $276.68M
R&D $23.59B – $434.25M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $11.72 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $9.23B $111.45M
Total debt $33.37B – –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 953.30M 183.34M
Enterprise value $5.04T $235.84B $44.24B

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
MetricNVDAIBMALAB
P/E 27.1x 21.4x 121.1x
P/FCF 41.0x 15.0x 162.7x
P/Operating cash flow 38.7x 15.1x 134.1x
P/S 17.2x 3.4x 37.5x
P/B 22.7x 6.6x 26.1x
P/Tangible book 23.0x 10.6x 26.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x – 153.4x
EV/EBIT 26.2x – 160.1x
EV/Revenue 17.1x 3.4x 36.4x
EV/FCF 40.7x – 158.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x 15.1x 130.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAIBMALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 6.8% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 7.1% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 6.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% – 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 41.3% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 17.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 40.6% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 16.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 17.4% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% – 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAIBMALAB
Gross margin 74.7% – 75.1%
EBITDA margin 66.4% – 23.7%
Operating margin 65.2% – 22.8%
Pretax margin 75.8% – 26.8%
Net margin 63.7% – 30.7%
FCF margin 41.9% – 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 22.7% 27.9%
Return on equity 90.9% 31.6% 23.0%
Return on assets 66.5% 7.3% 20.6%
Return on invested capital 71.1% – –
Return on capital employed 80.0% – 16.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 2.8% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAIBMALAB
Debt / assets 10.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 76.6% 10.7%
Equity / assets 71.5% 23.4% 89.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.6x 0.9x 10.1x
Quick ratio 3.0x – 8.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x – 7.6x
Altman Z-score 38.73 – 133.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAIBMALAB
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusNVDAIBMALAB
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 69.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $13.14FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% -1.8% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +15.8% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAIBMALAB
Held by institutions 69.0% 65.1% 73.6%
Institutions holding 5,922 3,632 986
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +3.5% +5.8%
Institutions buying 3,278 1,973 660
Institutions selling 2,313 1,226 253
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.61 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.

NVDAIBMALAB
NVDA 1.00 -0.01 0.44
IBM -0.01 1.00 0.01
ALAB 0.44 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, IBM and ALAB?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.27T, International Business Machines (IBM) $235.84B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $49.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, IBM and ALAB?

International Business Machines (IBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.1x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 132.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.3x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 69.6x). 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%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) -17.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +57.3%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +16.2%/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%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, IBM 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 5. 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.