NVDA vs SONY vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Sony and Astera Labs 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
$5.15T
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$156.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.31%
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$290.43 -18.8% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$50.39B
P/E
135.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 6, Sony 4, Astera Labs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDASONYALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.15T $156.64B $50.39B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x -29.8x 135.5x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.4x 19.3x 77.9x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +2.1% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% -6.2% 30.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% 12.2% — NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x — SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.24% 0.31% 0.00% SONY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.2% -9.6% +67.3% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +52.9%/yr +1.9%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 29.2% 98.9% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 55/100 60/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDASONYALAB

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

AxisNVDASONYALAB
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 80 #23 of 112 8 #87 of 94
Growth 97 #4 of 92 20 #87 of 108 92 #8 of 92
Profitability 99 #2 of 88 61 #41 of 104 78 #20 of 88
Financial Health 65 #34 of 96 49 #60 of 116 92 #9 of 96
Shareholder Returns 48 #38 of 72 68 #26 of 78 32 #49 of 72
Overall 73 55 60
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVDASONYALABSPY
1 month -6.0%+9.0%-18.8% +0.7%
3 months +9.5%+11.8%-3.1% +3.7%
6 months +7.1%+26.8%+49.1% +7.1%
Year to date +14.6%-0.5%+74.6% +12.8%
1 year +3.2%-9.6%+67.3% +11.9%
3 years +419.1%+55.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +73.2%+15.9%— +22.8%
5 years +735.7%+10.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +52.9%+1.9%— +10.9%
10 years +12,012.2%+304.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +61.6%+15.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVDASONYALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%29.2%98.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%27.3%101.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.930.593.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.330.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-50.9%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-15.8%-39.9% -1.2%
52-week high $239.24$30.26$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$19.32$100.27 $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.

MultipleNVDASONYALAB
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 46.4x -29.8xmedian 32.9x 135.5xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 7.8x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 41.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 27.5x 8.5xmedian 20.0x 172.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 40.1x 14.5xmedian 30.2x 182.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 4.7x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 29.2xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.10 0.74median 1.08 —median 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 monthsNVDASONYALAB
Revenue $302.97B $82.39B $1.20B
Gross profit $226.24B $26.19B $903.00M
Operating income $197.58B $10.29B $273.45M
Net income $192.88B -$5.01B $369.49M
Free cash flow $127.01B $10.78B $276.68M
R&D $23.59B – $434.25M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $-0.85 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $13.40B $111.45M
Total debt $33.37B $36.06B –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 6.01B 183.34M
Enterprise value $4.92T $96.40B $45.62B

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
MetricNVDASONYALAB
P/E 26.8x -29.8x 135.5x
P/FCF 40.5x 14.5x 182.1x
P/Operating cash flow 38.3x 11.6x 150.1x
P/S 17.0x 1.9x 41.9x
P/B 22.5x 2.9x 29.2x
P/Tangible book 22.8x 3.1x 29.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 8.5x 172.1x
EV/EBIT 25.9x 14.6x 179.7x
EV/Revenue 16.9x 1.8x 40.9x
EV/FCF 40.3x 14.0x 177.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.1x 11.1x 146.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.74 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDASONYALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 2.1% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% -1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 9.0% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% -5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 12.4% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 6.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% -168.9% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% -40.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% -167.4% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% -40.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% -18.9% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -11.4% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 82.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDASONYALAB
Gross margin 74.7% 31.8% 75.1%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 21.6% 23.7%
Operating margin 65.2% 12.5% 22.8%
Pretax margin 75.8% 12.2% 26.8%
Net margin 63.7% -6.2% 30.7%
FCF margin 41.9% 13.1% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 16.4% 27.9%
Return on equity 90.9% -9.5% 23.0%
Return on assets 66.5% -5.1% 20.6%
Return on invested capital 71.1% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 80.0% 15.1% 16.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -2.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDASONYALAB
Debt / assets 10.4% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 45.3% 10.7%
Equity / assets 71.5% 54.7% 89.3%
Interest coverage – 12.2x –
Current ratio 4.6x 1.2x 10.1x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.4x 8.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.4x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 38.36 3.84 149.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDASONYALAB
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 2.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 2.3% 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.

ConsensusNVDASONYALAB
Forward P/E 24.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 77.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% +6.8% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +0.3% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDASONYALAB
Held by institutions 69.0% 7.9% 73.6%
Institutions holding 5,926 740 987
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.1% +5.8%
Institutions buying 3,281 334 661
Institutions selling 2,314 268 253
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.25 2.61

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.

NVDASONYALAB
NVDA 1.00 0.02 0.44
SONY 0.02 1.00 -0.05
ALAB 0.44 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, SONY and ALAB?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.15T, Sony (SONY) $156.64B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $50.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA, SONY and ALAB?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 26.8x, Sony (SONY) -29.8x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 135.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.4x, Sony (SONY) 19.3x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 77.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astera Labs (ALAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +3.2%, Sony (SONY) -9.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +67.3%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +52.9%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sony (SONY) has the highest dividend yield: Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%, Sony (SONY) 0.31%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 0.00%. Astera Labs (ALAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.3%, Sony (SONY) 29.2%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, SONY and ALAB?

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.