NVDA vs PLTR vs IBM Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Palantir Technologies and International Business Machines Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25T
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, International Business Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAPLTRIBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.25T $465.49B $237.43B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 154.3x 21.3x IBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.9x 119.7x 19.0x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +78.9% +6.8% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 49.0% — 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 +13.8% +5.0% -20.1% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +54.3%/yr +50.7%/yr +15.8%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 59.4% 50.7% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 69/100 55/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAPLTRIBM

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

AxisNVDAPLTRIBM
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 22 #79 of 101 65 #14 of 38
Growth 97 #4 of 92 100 #1 of 97 29 #26 of 36
Profitability 99 #2 of 90 96 #5 of 94 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 65 #35 of 99 98 #3 of 108 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns 49 #38 of 73 27 #47 of 64 –
Overall 74 69 55
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAPLTRIBMSPY
1 month -3.2%+4.8%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months +10.6%+60.9%+10.0% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%+40.8%+7.4% +8.2%
Year to date +16.9%+11.8%-15.5% +12.9%
1 year +13.8%+5.0%-20.1% +12.3%
3 years +438.1%+1,218.7%+75.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +75.3%+136.4%+20.7% +23.3%
5 years +773.8%+675.1%+108.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +54.3%+50.7%+15.8% +10.9%
10 years +12,233.9%—+70.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +61.9%—+5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVDAPLTRIBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%59.4%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%55.9%59.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.970.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.08-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-77.6%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-4.9%-24.0% -1.2%
52-week high $239.24$209.05$329.23 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$107.27$205.96 $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.

MultipleNVDAPLTRIBM
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 45.6x 158.1xmedian 28.3x 21.1xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 7.7x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 29.0x 175.8xmedian 17.3x —median 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 40.6x 142.2xmedian 15.8x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 4.6x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 6.5xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.28 0.55median 0.85 1.31median 0.38

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 monthsNVDAPLTRIBM
Revenue $302.97B $6.16B $69.87B
Gross profit $226.24B $5.22B $40.50B
Operating income $197.58B $2.63B –
Net income $192.88B $3.03B $11.17B
Free cash flow $127.01B $3.36B –
R&D $23.59B $641.24M –
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $1.17 $11.72
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $2.03B $9.23B
Total debt $33.37B – –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 2.57B 953.30M
Enterprise value $5.02T $434.44B $237.43B

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
MetricNVDAPLTRIBM
P/E 27.3x 158.1x 21.1x
P/FCF 41.4x 142.2x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 39.1x 140.4x 14.9x
P/S 17.3x 77.6x 3.4x
P/B 22.9x 48.3x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 23.2x 48.3x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 175.8x –
EV/EBIT 26.4x 177.7x –
EV/Revenue 17.2x 76.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF 41.1x 139.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 137.7x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.55 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAPLTRIBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 78.9% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 44.4% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 89.6% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 47.7% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 362.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 247.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 292.3% 41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 308.7% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 294.3% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 286.3% 16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 96.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 103.5% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 96.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 107.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAPLTRIBM
Gross margin 74.7% 84.8% –
EBITDA margin 66.4% 43.3% –
Operating margin 65.2% 42.8% –
Pretax margin 75.8% 49.9% –
Net margin 63.7% 49.0% –
FCF margin 41.9% 54.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 55.2% 22.7%
Return on equity 90.9% 32.9% 31.6%
Return on assets 66.5% 27.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 71.1% – –
Return on capital employed 80.0% 28.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 13.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAPLTRIBM
Debt / assets 10.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 15.4% 76.6%
Equity / assets 71.5% 84.6% 23.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.6x 7.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.0x 7.1x –
Cash ratio 1.5x 6.1x –
Altman Z-score 39.04 161.80 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusNVDAPLTRIBM
Forward P/E 24.9xFY2026 119.7xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $13.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% +47.0% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +37.8% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAPLTRIBM
Held by institutions 69.0% 60.3% 65.1%
Institutions holding 5,924 2,837 3,634
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +10.9% +3.5%
Institutions buying 3,280 1,481 1,974
Institutions selling 2,313 1,093 1,227
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.35 1.61

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.

NVDAPLTRIBM
NVDA 1.00 0.30 -0.01
PLTR 0.30 1.00 0.26
IBM -0.01 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, PLTR and IBM?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.25T, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $465.49B, International Business Machines (IBM) $237.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, PLTR and IBM?

International Business Machines (IBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.2x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 154.3x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.9x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x). 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%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) -20.1%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.