NVDA vs PLTR vs ARM Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Palantir Technologies and Arm Holdings 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
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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionNVDAPLTRARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23T $477.64B $236.92B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 158.3x 226.9x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 118.5x 101.1x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +78.9% +25.1% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 49.0% 20.2% 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 +15.8% +9.0% +26.2% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +56.2%/yr +51.8%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 59.5% 78.8% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 68/100 63/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAPLTRARM

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

AxisNVDAPLTRARM
Valuation 56 #42 of 95 22 #79 of 101 7 #88 of 95
Growth 97 #4 of 93 100 #1 of 97 88 #12 of 93
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 96 #5 of 94 77 #22 of 91
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 98 #3 of 109 78 #23 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 25 #48 of 64 –
Overall 73 68 63
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAPLTRARMSPY
1 month -6.5%+2.6%-36.8% -1.0%
3 months +2.0%+60.1%-19.1% +2.9%
6 months +1.3%+37.5%-10.4% +6.4%
Year to date +13.1%+10.7%+92.4% +11.4%
1 year +15.8%+9.0%+26.2% +13.1%
3 years +383.2%+1,082.4%+301.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +69.1%+127.9%+59.0% +21.5%
5 years +828.3%+705.4%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +56.2%+51.8%— +10.9%
10 years +12,390.2%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +62.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNVDAPLTRARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%59.5%78.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%56.1%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.983.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.150.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-77.6%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-5.9%-52.1% -2.5%
52-week high $239.24$209.05$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$107.27$104.55 $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.

MultipleNVDAPLTRARM
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 41.5x 156.5xmedian 29.9x 213.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 6.9x 76.8xmedian 2.8x 43.3xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 27.3x 174.0xmedian 17.4x 189.4xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 35.6x 140.8xmedian 16.9x 110.9xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 4.2x 47.8xmedian 3.1x 25.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.31 0.55median 0.86 6.03median 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 monthsNVDAPLTRARM
Revenue $302.97B $6.16B $5.16B
Gross profit $226.24B $5.22B $5.03B
Operating income $197.58B $2.63B $877.00M
Net income $192.88B $3.03B $1.04B
Free cash flow $127.01B $3.36B $2.01B
R&D $23.59B $641.24M $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $1.17 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $2.03B $3.06B
Total debt $33.37B – –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 2.57B 1.07B
Enterprise value $5.00T $446.59B $222.63B

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
MetricNVDAPLTRARM
P/E 26.5x 156.5x 213.8x
P/FCF 40.0x 140.8x 110.9x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 139.0x 106.6x
P/S 16.8x 76.8x 43.3x
P/B 22.2x 47.8x 25.9x
P/Tangible book 22.5x 47.8x 26.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 174.0x 189.4x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 175.9x 250.0x
EV/Revenue 16.7x 75.3x 42.5x
EV/FCF 39.8x 138.0x 109.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.6x 136.3x 104.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.55 6.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAPLTRARM
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 78.9% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 44.4% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 89.6% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 47.7% 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 362.6% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 247.7% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 292.3% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 308.7% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 294.3% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 286.3% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 96.6% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 103.5% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 96.5% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 107.6% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAPLTRARM
Gross margin 74.7% 84.8% 97.5%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 43.3% 22.5%
Operating margin 65.2% 42.8% 17.0%
Pretax margin 75.8% 49.9% 24.5%
Net margin 63.7% 49.0% 20.2%
FCF margin 41.9% 54.6% 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 55.2% 40.6%
Return on equity 90.9% 32.9% 16.3%
Return on assets 66.5% 27.7% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 71.1% – –
Return on capital employed 80.0% 28.0% 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 13.6% 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAPLTRARM
Debt / assets 10.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 15.4% 22.9%
Equity / assets 71.5% 84.6% 77.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.6x 7.2x 5.3x
Quick ratio 3.0x 7.1x 4.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 6.1x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 37.93 160.20 54.04

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusNVDAPLTRARM
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 118.5xFY2026 101.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.75FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.4%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% +45.8% +51.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +37.5% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAPLTRARM
Held by institutions 69.0% 60.3% 9.3%
Institutions holding 5,922 2,836 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +10.9% +12.4%
Institutions buying 3,278 1,480 593
Institutions selling 2,313 1,093 257
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.35 2.31

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.

NVDAPLTRARM
NVDA 1.00 0.29 0.43
PLTR 0.29 1.00 0.25
ARM 0.43 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, PLTR and ARM?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.23T, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.64B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, PLTR and ARM?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.3x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.5x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x). 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%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +15.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +9.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +56.2%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.8%/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%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.