POET vs ARM vs MPWR Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Arm Holdings and Monolithic Power Systems Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$4.88 -37.5% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$393.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$191.80 -36.7% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$177.91B
P/E
190.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.46B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Monolithic Power Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Monolithic Power Systems 6, Arm Holdings 2, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETARMMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $393.58M $177.91B $57.26B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 190.1x 64.1x MPWR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 92.7x 47.8x MPWR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +23.8% +40.5% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 17.1% 23.9% MPWR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% +19.3% +31.7% MPWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr — +18.2%/yr MPWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.2% 79.8% 54.9% MPWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 60/100 59/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

POETARMMPWR

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

AxisPOETARMMPWR
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 9 #86 of 94 24 #72 of 94
Growth 34 #61 of 92 82 #17 of 92 66 #32 of 92
Profitability 20 #72 of 90 70 #28 of 90 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health – 81 #20 of 101 69 #32 of 101
Shareholder Returns – – 59 #33 of 79
Overall 21 60 59
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOETARMMPWRSPY
1 month -37.5%-36.7%-14.8% -1.0%
3 months -39.7%-30.1%-6.3% -0.4%
6 months -49.8%-19.2%-23.7% +4.5%
Year to date -22.9%+75.5%+39.1% +12.4%
1 year -18.0%+19.3%+31.7% +13.6%
3 years +221.5%+258.6%+155.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +47.6%+53.1%+36.8% +20.8%
5 years -40.5%—+130.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -9.9%—+18.2% +10.4%
10 years +102.2%—+1,544.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.3%—+32.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePOETARMMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.2%79.8%54.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 140.6%73.2%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.553.432.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.240.58 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-56.4%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.3%-56.4%-25.4% -1.6%
52-week high $20.57$439.46$1,689.89 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$104.55$856.96 $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.

MultiplePOETARMMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 40.5x 217.4xmedian 40.5x 69.3xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 6.5x 37.4xmedian 6.5x 16.5xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 24.9x 165.3xmedian 24.9x 51.7xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.3xmedian 36.9x 119.1xmedian 36.9x 101.5xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 668.2xmedian 3.9x 22.5xmedian 3.9x 16.5xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.85 3.06median 1.85 2.73median 1.85

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 monthsPOETARMMPWR
Revenue $1.71T $5.46B $3.74B
Gross profit – $5.32B $2.07B
Operating income $9.09T $915.00M $1.10B
Net income -$75.72M $936.00M $893.25M
Free cash flow -$30.34M $1.71B $606.43M
R&D $18.64T $3.13B $455.36M
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $0.88 $18.16
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $3.25B $560.54M
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 1.07B 49.18M
Enterprise value -$1.24B $163.26B $52.13B

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
MetricPOETARMMPWR
P/E 0.0x 217.4x 69.3x
P/FCF -21.3x 119.1x 101.5x
P/Operating cash flow -18.2x 117.7x 70.5x
P/S 0.0x 37.4x 16.5x
P/B 668.2x 22.5x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 1,655x 23.5x 16.5x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 165.3x 51.7x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 219.1x 54.8x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 36.7x 16.2x
EV/FCF 5.0x 117.0x 99.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 115.6x 69.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 3.06 2.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETARMMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 23.8% 40.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 24.4% 27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.9% 40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 25.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 288.3% 6.1% 59.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 262.8% 83.1% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 12.8% -47.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 73.2% 25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 12.2% -48.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 71.0% 25.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 9.7% -3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 19.9% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% 10.4% -14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 19.3% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETARMMPWR
Gross margin – 97.4% 55.3%
EBITDA margin 530.5% 22.2% 31.2%
Operating margin 530.5% 16.7% 29.5%
Pretax margin 1,217% 21.4% 30.6%
Net margin -4,421% 17.1% 23.9%
FCF margin 0.0% 31.4% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 31.7% 23.4%
Return on equity -33,684,124% 12.3% 23.4%
Return on assets – 9.7% 19.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 8.9% 27.3%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 23.2% 6.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETARMMPWR
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 20.4% 20.1%
Equity / assets – 79.6% 79.9%
Interest coverage 46.7x – –
Current ratio – 6.3x 3.7x
Quick ratio – 3.7x 2.4x
Cash ratio – 3.7x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – 54.53 42.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETARMMPWR
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -124.1% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield -124.1% – 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.

ConsensusPOETARMMPWR
Forward P/E – 92.7xFY2026 47.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $26.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +48.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +49.8% +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $4.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +38.7% +34.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETARMMPWR
Held by institutions 36.6% 9.3% 96.9%
Institutions holding 154 958 1,248
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% +12.5% +3.2%
Institutions buying 116 595 642
Institutions selling 28 258 460
Buyers to sellers 4.14 2.31 1.40

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.

POETARMMPWR
POET 1.00 0.49 0.39
ARM 0.49 1.00 0.55
MPWR 0.39 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, ARM and MPWR?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $393.58M, Arm Holdings (ARM) $177.91B, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $57.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, ARM and MPWR?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 190.1x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 64.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 92.7x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 47.8x). 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) +23.8%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +40.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 17.1%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -18.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +19.3%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +31.7%. Over five years, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -9.9%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.2%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.8%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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