NVDA vs POET Stock Comparison

Nvidia and Poet Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.69 -26.8% 1M -23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$752.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 6, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.25T $752.73M NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +266.1% 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 0.24% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% -23.2% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +54.3%/yr -7.5%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 140.1% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 23/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAPOET

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

AxisNVDAPOET
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Growth 97 #4 of 92 14 #79 of 92
Profitability 99 #2 of 90 3 #87 of 90
Financial Health 65 #35 of 99 –
Shareholder Returns 49 #38 of 73 –
Overall 74 23
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAPOETSPY
1 month -3.2%-26.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.6%-15.8% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%-29.1% +8.2%
Year to date +16.9%-10.1% +12.9%
1 year +13.8%-23.2% +12.3%
3 years +438.1%+105.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +75.3%+27.1% +23.3%
5 years +773.8%-32.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +54.3%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years +12,233.9%+62.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +61.9%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVDAPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%140.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%140.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.944.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-72.3% -1.2%
52-week high $239.24$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$4.17 $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.

MultipleNVDAPOET
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 45.6x 0.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 7.7x 0.0xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 29.0x 0.0xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 40.6x -24.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 4.6x 1.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.28 0.00median 2.28

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 monthsNVDAPOET
Revenue $302.97B $1.71T
Gross profit $226.24B –
Operating income $197.58B -$19.77T
Net income $192.88B -$75.72M
Free cash flow $127.01B -$30.34M
R&D $23.59B $19.85T
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $432.53M
Total debt $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 93.16M
Enterprise value $5.03T -$878.88M

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
MetricNVDAPOET
P/E 27.3x 0.0x
P/FCF 41.4x -24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 39.1x -21.2x
P/S 17.3x 0.0x
P/B 22.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 23.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 26.4x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 17.2x 0.0x
EV/FCF 41.1x 1.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% -208.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% -363.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% -45.7%
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
MetricNVDAPOET
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%
Return on assets 66.5% –
Return on invested capital 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 80.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAPOET
Debt / assets 10.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% –
Equity / assets 71.5% –
Interest coverage – -101.5x
Current ratio 4.6x –
Quick ratio 3.0x –
Cash ratio 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 39.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAPOET
Dividend yield 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% -106.4%
Shareholder yield 1.3% -106.4%
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.

ConsensusNVDAPOET
Forward P/E 24.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAPOET
Held by institutions 69.0% 36.6%
Institutions holding 5,924 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +108.4%
Institutions buying 3,280 116
Institutions selling 2,313 28
Buyers to sellers 1.42 4.14

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.

NVDAPOET
NVDA 1.00 0.34
POET 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA and POET?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.25T, Poet Technologies (POET) $752.73M.

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%.

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 Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%, Poet Technologies (POET) -23.2%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%. Poet Technologies (POET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NVDA and POET move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.34, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NVDA and POET?

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.