POET vs AMD vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$772.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$578.44 -4.8% 1M +124.2% 1Y
Market cap
$944.01B
P/E
146.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$182.97 -2.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$193.40B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.98%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 6, Advanced Micro Devices 4, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETAMDQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $772.58M $944.01B $193.40B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 146.7x 20.9x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 78.4x 17.0x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +39.5% +1.9% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 15.6% 21.0% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.0% 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x 0.4x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.98% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +124.2% +1.1% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +36.9%/yr +6.6%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.1% 68.5% 52.9% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 60/100 62/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

POETAMDQCOM

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

AxisPOETAMDQCOM
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 29 #67 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Growth 14 #79 of 92 96 #5 of 92 32 #63 of 92
Profitability 3 #87 of 90 67 #30 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health – 68 #32 of 99 29 #71 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 40 #44 of 73 82 #14 of 73
Overall 23 60 62
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOETAMDQCOMSPY
1 month -21.2%-4.8%-2.4% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%+34.7%+17.5% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%+71.6%+17.3% +8.5%
Year to date -7.7%+170.1%+7.0% +13.3%
1 year -17.4%+124.2%+1.1% +12.4%
3 years +110.8%+499.9%+71.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+81.8%+19.8% +23.5%
5 years -30.1%+381.1%+37.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%+36.9%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +127.6%+7,933.9%+167.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.6%+55.1%+10.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePOETAMDQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.1%68.5%52.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.2%65.9%52.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.663.222.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.121.810.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-65.4%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.6%-10.9%-27.1% -0.9%
52-week high $20.57$649.42$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$190.95$124.07 $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.

MultiplePOETAMDQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 46.0x 146.7xmedian 46.0x 20.9xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 7.9x 22.9xmedian 7.9x 4.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 28.3x 98.2xmedian 28.3x 16.8xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 41.4x 112.9xmedian 41.4x 18.6xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.6x 14.0xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.30 0.27median 2.30 5.02median 2.30

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 monthsPOETAMDQCOM
Revenue $1.71T $41.31B $44.07B
Gross profit – $21.98B $23.90B
Operating income -$19.77T $6.49B $10.22B
Net income -$75.72M $6.43B $9.26B
Free cash flow -$30.34M $8.37B $10.42B
R&D $19.85T $9.39B $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $3.88 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $5.09B $4.53B
Total debt – $12.89B $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 1.66B 1.07B
Enterprise value -$859.03M $900.76B $153.32B

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
MetricPOETAMDQCOM
P/E 0.0x 146.7x 20.9x
P/FCF -25.5x 112.9x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow -21.8x 93.7x 15.6x
P/S 0.0x 22.9x 4.4x
P/B 1.7x 14.0x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 18.3x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 98.2x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 144.0x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 22.6x 4.5x
EV/FCF 0.8x 111.7x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.7x 92.7x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.27 5.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETAMDQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 39.5% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 23.6% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 55.9% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -208.0% 186.2% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -363.4% 167.6% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 127.0% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 537.7% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 123.1% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 533.6% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 106.7% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 61.4% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% 106.9% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 64.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETAMDQCOM
Gross margin – 53.2% 54.2%
EBITDA margin -1,154% 23.0% 26.8%
Operating margin -1,154% 15.7% 23.2%
Pretax margin -1,143% 18.3% 25.4%
Net margin -4,421% 15.6% 21.0%
FCF margin 0.0% 20.3% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 24.4% 28.1%
Return on equity -16,983,708% 9.8% 33.7%
Return on assets – 7.8% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 8.0% 20.5%
Return on capital employed – 9.3% 22.3%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 4.6% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETAMDQCOM
Debt / assets – 3.8% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets – 20.4% 51.8%
Equity / assets – 79.6% 48.2%
Interest coverage -101.5x 44.1x 14.8x
Current ratio – 2.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 1.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 33.97 6.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETAMDQCOM
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -103.7% 0.0% 4.6%
Shareholder yield -103.7% 0.0% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusPOETAMDQCOM
Forward P/E – 78.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +77.0%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +112.7% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $53.09BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +60.7% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETAMDQCOM
Held by institutions 36.6% 72.5% 79.7%
Institutions holding 154 3,992 3,031
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% +10.7% +2.8%
Institutions buying 116 2,270 1,417
Institutions selling 28 1,457 1,333
Buyers to sellers 4.14 1.56 1.06

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.

POETAMDQCOM
POET 1.00 0.49 0.30
AMD 0.49 1.00 0.51
QCOM 0.30 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, AMD and QCOM?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $772.58M, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $944.01B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $193.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, AMD and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 146.7x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 78.4x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.0x). 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: Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +124.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.1%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.9%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.98%. Poet Technologies (POET) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, AMD and QCOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) 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.