NVDA vs QCOM vs LSCC Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Qualcomm and Lattice Semiconductor 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
7 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$175.91 -10.8% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.99B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Qualcomm 3, Lattice Semiconductor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAQCOMLSCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23T $189.99B $13.49B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 20.5x 371.3x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 16.3x 43.3x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +1.9% +33.3% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 21.0% 5.6% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% 29.1% — NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.5x — QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +3.5% +38.2% LSCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +56.2%/yr +6.0%/yr +7.0%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 54.0% 62.3% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 65/100 49/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAQCOMLSCC

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

AxisNVDAQCOMLSCC
Valuation 56 #42 of 95 81 #19 of 95 19 #77 of 95
Growth 97 #4 of 93 34 #62 of 93 40 #56 of 93
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 88 #12 of 91 64 #33 of 91
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 43 #59 of 102 61 #40 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 80 #16 of 76 60 #31 of 76
Overall 73 65 49
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • LSCC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDAQCOMLSCCSPY
1 month -6.5%-10.8%-20.9% -1.0%
3 months +2.0%+5.4%-25.1% +2.9%
6 months +1.3%+18.2%-21.7% +6.4%
Year to date +13.1%+2.8%+30.7% +11.4%
1 year +15.8%+3.5%+38.2% +13.1%
3 years +383.2%+60.8%+32.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +69.1%+17.2%+9.7% +21.5%
5 years +828.3%+33.6%+40.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +56.2%+6.0%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years +12,390.2%+159.0%+1,396.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +62.1%+10.0%+31.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNVDAQCOMLSCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%54.0%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%52.3%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.942.113.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.060.61 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-45.6%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-29.9%-38.0% -2.5%
52-week high $239.24$251.02$155.27 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$124.07$61.73 $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.

MultipleNVDAQCOMLSCC
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 41.5x 20.1xmedian 41.5x 362.9xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 6.9x 4.2xmedian 6.9x 20.3xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 27.3x 15.3xmedian 27.3x 153.4xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 35.6x 17.9xmedian 35.6x 66.3xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 4.2x 6.7xmedian 4.2x 16.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.31 4.83median 2.31 -8.27median 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 monthsNVDAQCOMLSCC
Revenue $302.97B $44.07B $651.12M
Gross profit $226.24B $23.90B $449.43M
Operating income $197.58B $10.22B $47.97M
Net income $192.88B $9.26B $36.33M
Free cash flow $127.01B $10.42B $199.01M
R&D $23.59B $9.89B $218.13M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $8.66 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $4.53B $173.31M
Total debt $33.37B $2.49B –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 1.07B 140.23M
Enterprise value $5.00T $149.91B $12.92B

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
MetricNVDAQCOMLSCC
P/E 26.5x 20.1x 362.9x
P/FCF 40.0x 17.9x 66.3x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 15.0x 54.3x
P/S 16.8x 4.2x 20.3x
P/B 22.2x 6.7x 16.8x
P/Tangible book 22.5x 7.1x 17.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 15.3x 153.4x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 17.6x 271.5x
EV/Revenue 16.7x 4.1x 20.0x
EV/FCF 39.8x 17.3x 65.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.6x 14.5x 53.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 4.83 -8.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAQCOMLSCC
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 1.9% 33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 4.5% -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% -0.8% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 3.2% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% -15.0% 585.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 0.6% -39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% -20.0% 14.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 2.4% -43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% -17.8% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 4.2% -43.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% -2.1% 52.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 12.7% -2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -10.4% 48.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 14.9% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAQCOMLSCC
Gross margin 74.7% 54.2% 69.0%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 26.8% 13.0%
Operating margin 65.2% 23.2% 7.4%
Pretax margin 75.8% 25.4% 6.9%
Net margin 63.7% 21.0% 5.6%
FCF margin 41.9% 23.6% 30.6%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 28.1% 37.4%
Return on equity 90.9% 33.7% 4.8%
Return on assets 66.5% 16.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 71.1% 29.1% –
Return on capital employed 80.0% 22.3% 6.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.3x 6.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 7.4% 18.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAQCOMLSCC
Debt / assets 10.4% 4.3% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 51.8% 19.3%
Equity / assets 71.5% 48.2% 80.7%
Interest coverage – 14.8x –
Current ratio 4.6x 2.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 37.93 6.02 43.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAQCOMLSCC
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 4.7% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 6.8% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –

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.

ConsensusNVDAQCOMLSCC
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 43.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.75FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $2.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.4%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +111.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% -2.9% +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $859.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +64.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% -5.0% +46.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAQCOMLSCC
Held by institutions 69.0% 79.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 5,922 3,029 604
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.8% -0.5%
Institutions buying 3,278 1,416 354
Institutions selling 2,313 1,332 181
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.06 1.96

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.

NVDAQCOMLSCC
NVDA 1.00 0.18 0.49
QCOM 0.18 1.00 0.45
LSCC 0.49 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, QCOM and LSCC?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.23T, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.99B, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) $13.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, QCOM and LSCC?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.1x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5x, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 371.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.1x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.3x, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 43.3x). 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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 5.6%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 29.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +15.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.5%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +38.2%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +56.2%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.0%/yr, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nvidia (NVDA) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 0.00%. Nvidia (NVDA) and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 54.0%, Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, QCOM and LSCC?

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.