NVDA vs POET vs MPWR Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Poet Technologies and Monolithic Power Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$213.66 -6.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87T
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.66 -26.2% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$461.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Poet Technologies 1, Monolithic Power Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAPOETMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87T $461.13M $57.99B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 0.0x 64.9x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.4x — 45.5x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +266.1% +40.5% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% -4,420.7% — 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 +3.2% -14.6% +9.6% MPWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +52.9%/yr -7.5%/yr +17.9%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 140.0% 54.9% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 22/100 62/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAPOETMPWR

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

AxisNVDAPOETMPWR
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 51 #47 of 94 17 #78 of 94
Growth 97 #4 of 92 13 #80 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Profitability 99 #2 of 88 2 #86 of 88 98 #3 of 88
Financial Health 65 #34 of 96 – 73 #27 of 96
Shareholder Returns 48 #38 of 72 – 41 #43 of 72
Overall 73 22 62
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAPOETMPWRSPY
1 month -6.0%-26.2%-11.6% +0.7%
3 months +9.5%-22.3%-8.9% +3.7%
6 months +7.1%-20.5%-25.7% +7.1%
Year to date +14.6%-10.6%+32.3% +12.8%
1 year +3.2%-14.6%+9.6% +11.9%
3 years +419.1%+97.2%+196.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +73.2%+25.4%+43.7% +22.8%
5 years +735.7%-32.2%+128.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +52.9%-7.5%+17.9% +10.9%
10 years +12,012.2%+120.6%+1,437.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +61.6%+8.2%+31.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVDAPOETMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%140.0%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%141.0%58.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.934.662.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.100.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-92.1%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-72.5%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $239.24$20.57$1,689.89 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$4.17$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.

MultipleNVDAPOETMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 46.4x 0.0xmedian 46.4x 65.9xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 7.8x 0.0xmedian 7.8x 15.8xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 27.5x 0.0xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 40.1x -24.7xmedian 40.1x 114.4xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 4.7x 1.7xmedian 4.7x 15.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.10 0.00median 2.10 2.60median 2.10

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 monthsNVDAPOETMPWR
Revenue $302.97B $1.71T $3.74B
Gross profit $226.24B – $2.07B
Operating income $197.58B -$19.77T $1.10B
Net income $192.88B -$75.72M –
Free cash flow $127.01B -$30.34M –
R&D $23.59B $19.85T $455.36M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $-812,866.51 $18.13
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $432.53M $560.54M
Total debt $33.37B – –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 93.16M 49.26M
Enterprise value $4.65T -$1.17B $57.99B

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
MetricNVDAPOETMPWR
P/E 26.8x 0.0x 65.9x
P/FCF 40.5x -24.7x 114.4x
P/Operating cash flow 38.3x -21.1x –
P/S 17.0x 0.0x 15.8x
P/B 22.5x 1.7x 15.8x
P/Tangible book 22.8x 1.7x 15.8x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 0.0x –
EV/EBIT 25.9x 0.0x –
EV/Revenue 16.9x 0.0x 15.8x
EV/FCF 40.3x 1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 38.1x 1.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.00 2.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAPOETMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 266.1% 40.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 68.5% 27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% – 40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% – 25.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% -208.0% 59.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% -363.4% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% -40.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% -55.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 9.2% -48.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% -45.7% 25.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% -14.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% -37.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -29.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% -38.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAPOETMPWR
Gross margin 74.7% – –
EBITDA margin 66.4% -1,154% –
Operating margin 65.2% -1,154% –
Pretax margin 75.8% -1,143% –
Net margin 63.7% -4,421% –
FCF margin 41.9% 0.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 0.0% –
Return on equity 90.9% -16,983,708% 23.4%
Return on assets 66.5% – 19.1%
Return on invested capital 71.1% – –
Return on capital employed 80.0% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 239.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAPOETMPWR
Debt / assets 10.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% – 20.1%
Equity / assets 71.5% – 79.9%
Interest coverage – -101.5x –
Current ratio 4.6x – 3.7x
Quick ratio 3.0x – –
Cash ratio 1.5x – –
Altman Z-score 38.36 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAPOETMPWR
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.1% -107.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% -107.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusNVDAPOETMPWR
Forward P/E 24.4xFY2026 – 45.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $-0.26FY2026 $26.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 – +48.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% – +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026 $4.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +1,180.3% +34.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAPOETMPWR
Held by institutions 69.0% 36.6% 96.9%
Institutions holding 5,926 154 1,247
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +108.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 3,281 116 642
Institutions selling 2,314 28 459
Buyers to sellers 1.42 4.14 1.40

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.

NVDAPOETMPWR
NVDA 1.00 0.35 0.51
POET 0.35 1.00 0.40
MPWR 0.51 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, POET and MPWR?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $4.87T, Poet Technologies (POET) $461.13M, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $57.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, POET and MPWR?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 25.3x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 64.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.4x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 45.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +40.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +3.2%, Poet Technologies (POET) -14.6%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +9.6%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +52.9%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -7.5%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.3%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.0%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, POET 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 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.