POET vs ARM vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Arm Holdings and Broadcom Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$4.80 -38.4% 1M -25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$635.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$196.79 -36.0% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$208.79B
P/E
200.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$322.23 -9.3% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54T
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.81%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPOETARMAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $635.00M $208.79B $1.54T AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 200.0x 40.1x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 95.1x 29.3x AVGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +25.1% +48.7% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 20.2% 42.9% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 26.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.81% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.5% +15.9% -12.8% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr — +42.8%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.6% 79.9% 46.7% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 62/100 65/100 AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

POETARMAVGO

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

AxisPOETARMAVGO
Valuation 5 #89 of 94 9 #86 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Growth 34 #61 of 92 87 #13 of 92 91 #9 of 92
Profitability 20 #72 of 90 75 #23 of 90 94 #6 of 90
Financial Health – 78 #23 of 101 34 #67 of 101
Shareholder Returns – – 59 #31 of 74
Overall 20 62 65
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOETARMAVGOSPY
1 month -38.4%-36.0%-9.3% -2.3%
3 months -34.8%-17.7%-17.8% -0.7%
6 months -32.5%-3.2%-22.6% +4.8%
Year to date -24.2%+80.0%-6.9% +10.3%
1 year -25.5%+15.9%-12.8% +10.3%
3 years +216.2%+267.9%+265.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +46.8%+54.4%+54.0% +20.1%
5 years -42.7%—+494.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%—+42.8% +10.1%
10 years +92.5%—+1,766.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.8%—+34.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePOETARMAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.6%79.9%46.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.3%73.1%49.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.693.542.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.20-0.27 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-55.2%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.7%-55.2%-33.1% -3.5%
52-week high $20.57$439.46$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$104.55$293.41 $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.

MultiplePOETARMAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 41.3x 200.0xmedian 41.3x 40.1xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 6.6x 40.5xmedian 6.6x 17.3xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 26.2x 176.9xmedian 26.2x 30.4xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 37.7x 103.8xmedian 37.7x 39.0xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 657.3xmedian 4.3x 24.2xmedian 4.3x 15.4xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.81 5.64median 1.81 1.18median 1.81

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 monthsPOETARMAVGO
Revenue $1.71T $5.16B $89.10B
Gross profit – $5.03B $61.28B
Operating income $9.09T $877.00M $42.81B
Net income -$75.72M $1.04B $38.27B
Free cash flow -$30.34M $2.01B $39.40B
R&D $18.64T $2.96B $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $0.98 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $3.06B $23.98B
Total debt – – $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 1.07B 4.89B
Enterprise value -$996.62M $194.51B $1.46T

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
MetricPOETARMAVGO
P/E 0.0x 200.0x 40.1x
P/FCF -20.9x 103.8x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow -17.9x 99.7x 37.8x
P/S 0.0x 40.5x 17.3x
P/B 657.3x 24.2x 15.4x
P/Tangible book 1,628x 24.8x 21.0x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 176.9x 30.4x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 233.6x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 39.7x 17.7x
EV/FCF 5.3x 101.8x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 97.9x 38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 5.64 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETARMAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 25.1% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 24.7% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 25.6% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.4% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 288.3% 14.9% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 262.8% 21.6% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 49.4% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 37.2% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 48.7% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 35.5% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 105.5% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 34.7% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% 121.8% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 33.3% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETARMAVGO
Gross margin – 97.5% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 530.5% 22.5% 58.2%
Operating margin 530.5% 17.0% 48.0%
Pretax margin 1,217% 24.5% 45.4%
Net margin -4,421% 20.2% 42.9%
FCF margin 0.0% 39.0% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 40.6% 45.6%
Return on equity -33,684,124% 16.3% 40.8%
Return on assets – 12.6% 20.8%
Return on invested capital – – 26.0%
Return on capital employed – 9.0% 26.3%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 22.4% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETARMAVGO
Debt / assets – – 31.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF – – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets – 22.9% 47.0%
Equity / assets – 77.1% 53.0%
Interest coverage 46.7x – 13.7x
Current ratio – 5.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 4.9x 2.2x
Cash ratio – 3.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 50.68 12.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETARMAVGO
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield -126.2% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield -126.2% – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusPOETARMAVGO
Forward P/E – 95.1xFY2026 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +49.8% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +38.7% +61.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETARMAVGO
Held by institutions 36.6% 9.3% 78.1%
Institutions holding 154 957 4,801
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% +12.4% +3.7%
Institutions buying 116 594 2,638
Institutions selling 28 258 1,844
Buyers to sellers 4.14 2.30 1.43

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.

POETARMAVGO
POET 1.00 0.49 0.39
ARM 0.49 1.00 0.51
AVGO 0.39 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, ARM and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $635.00M, Arm Holdings (ARM) $208.79B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.54T.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, ARM and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 200.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadcom (AVGO) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 95.1x, Broadcom (AVGO) 29.3x). 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%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -25.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +15.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) -12.8%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -10.5%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +42.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.81%. Poet Technologies (POET) and Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, ARM and AVGO?

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