POET vs NVDA vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Nvidia and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$529.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$215.38 -5.9% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.16T
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$297.20 -15.4% 1M +76.6% 1Y
Market cap
$50.13B
P/E
135.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPOETNVDAALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $529.59M $5.16T $50.13B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 26.7x 135.7x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.6x 79.7x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +83.4% +98.5% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 63.7% 30.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +7.1% +76.6% ALAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +53.2%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.1% 37.4% 98.9% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 74/100 62/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

POETNVDAALAB

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

AxisPOETNVDAALAB
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 59 #39 of 94 9 #86 of 94
Growth 14 #79 of 92 97 #4 of 92 91 #9 of 92
Profitability 3 #87 of 90 99 #2 of 90 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health – 64 #36 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 49 #38 of 73 38 #46 of 73
Overall 23 74 62
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOETNVDAALABSPY
1 month -21.2%-5.9%-15.4% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%+13.4%+19.0% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%+2.9%+51.0% +8.5%
Year to date -7.7%+15.5%+78.6% +13.3%
1 year -17.4%+7.1%+76.6% +12.4%
3 years +110.8%+431.8%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+74.6%— +23.5%
5 years -30.1%+742.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%+53.2%— +11.0%
10 years +127.6%+12,109.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.6%+61.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePOETNVDAALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.1%37.4%98.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.2%36.5%101.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.661.933.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.190.78 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-66.4%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.6%-10.0%-38.5% -0.9%
52-week high $20.57$239.24$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$165.17$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.

MultiplePOETNVDAALAB
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 46.0x 27.0xmedian 46.0x 138.7xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 7.9x 17.1xmedian 7.9x 42.9xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 28.3x 25.6xmedian 28.3x 176.3xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 41.4x 40.9xmedian 41.4x 186.4xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.6x 22.7xmedian 4.6x 29.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.30 0.16median 2.30 —median 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 monthsPOETNVDAALAB
Revenue $1.71T $302.97B $1.20B
Gross profit – $226.24B $903.00M
Operating income -$19.77T $197.58B $273.45M
Net income -$75.72M $192.88B $369.49M
Free cash flow -$30.34M $127.01B $276.68M
R&D $19.85T $23.59B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $7.94 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $22.44B $111.45M
Total debt – $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 24.29B 183.34M
Enterprise value -$1.10B $4.93T $45.37B

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
MetricPOETNVDAALAB
P/E 0.0x 27.0x 138.7x
P/FCF -25.5x 40.9x 186.4x
P/Operating cash flow -21.8x 38.6x 153.6x
P/S 0.0x 17.1x 42.9x
P/B 1.7x 22.7x 29.9x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 23.0x 29.9x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 25.6x 176.3x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 26.1x 184.0x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 17.0x 41.9x
EV/FCF 0.8x 40.6x 181.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.7x 38.4x 149.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 83.4% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 110.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.0% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -208.0% 105.9% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -363.4% 163.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 122.7% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 165.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 125.0% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 167.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 74.4% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 124.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% 76.3% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 130.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAALAB
Gross margin – 74.7% 75.1%
EBITDA margin -1,154% 66.4% 23.7%
Operating margin -1,154% 65.2% 22.8%
Pretax margin -1,143% 75.8% 26.8%
Net margin -4,421% 63.7% 30.7%
FCF margin 0.0% 41.9% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 44.3% 27.9%
Return on equity -16,983,708% 90.9% 23.0%
Return on assets – 66.5% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% –
Return on capital employed – 80.0% 16.8%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 2.4% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAALAB
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 28.5% 10.7%
Equity / assets – 71.5% 89.3%
Interest coverage -101.5x – –
Current ratio – 4.6x 10.1x
Quick ratio – 3.0x 8.8x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 7.6x
Altman Z-score – 38.63 152.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAALAB
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -103.7% 1.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -103.7% 1.3% 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.

ConsensusPOETNVDAALAB
Forward P/E – 24.6xFY2026 79.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +83.6%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +91.8% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +85.7% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETNVDAALAB
Held by institutions 36.6% 69.0% 73.6%
Institutions holding 154 5,925 986
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% +4.0% +5.8%
Institutions buying 116 3,281 660
Institutions selling 28 2,313 253
Buyers to sellers 4.14 1.42 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.

POETNVDAALAB
POET 1.00 0.35 0.44
NVDA 0.35 1.00 0.44
ALAB 0.44 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, NVDA and ALAB?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $529.59M, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.16T, Astera Labs (ALAB) $50.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, NVDA and ALAB?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 26.7x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 135.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.6x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 79.7x). 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%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astera Labs (ALAB) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%, Nvidia (NVDA) +7.1%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +76.6%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +53.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.4%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, NVDA 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 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.