POET vs NVDA vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Nvidia and Broadcom Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$537.51M
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
$5.18T
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
10 wins
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$351.81 +0.6% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64T
P/E
42.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 10, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETNVDAAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $537.51M $5.18T $1.64T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 26.8x 42.9x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.6x 32.0x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +83.4% +48.7% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 63.7% 42.9% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% 26.0% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 0.7x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +7.1% -5.7% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +53.2%/yr +46.0%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.1% 37.4% 46.4% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 74/100 65/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

POETNVDAAVGO

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

AxisPOETNVDAAVGO
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 59 #39 of 94 44 #53 of 94
Growth 14 #79 of 92 97 #4 of 92 92 #8 of 92
Profitability 3 #87 of 90 99 #2 of 90 94 #6 of 90
Financial Health – 64 #36 of 99 34 #66 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 49 #38 of 73 60 #30 of 73
Overall 23 74 65
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA 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

PeriodPOETNVDAAVGOSPY
1 month -21.2%-5.9%+0.6% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%+13.4%-5.0% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%+2.9%-13.2% +8.5%
Year to date -7.7%+15.5%+1.6% +13.3%
1 year -17.4%+7.1%-5.7% +12.4%
3 years +110.8%+431.8%+319.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+74.6%+61.3% +23.5%
5 years -30.1%+742.4%+561.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%+53.2%+46.0% +11.0%
10 years +127.6%+12,109.8%+1,978.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.6%+61.7%+35.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePOETNVDAAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.1%37.4%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.2%36.5%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.661.932.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.19-0.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-66.4%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.6%-10.0%-26.9% -0.9%
52-week high $20.57$239.24$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$165.17$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.

MultiplePOETNVDAAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 46.0x 27.0xmedian 46.0x 43.8xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 7.9x 17.1xmedian 7.9x 18.8xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 28.3x 25.6xmedian 28.3x 33.1xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 41.4x 40.9xmedian 41.4x 42.6xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.6x 22.7xmedian 4.6x 16.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.30 0.16median 2.30 1.29median 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 monthsPOETNVDAAVGO
Revenue $1.71T $302.97B $89.10B
Gross profit – $226.24B $61.28B
Operating income -$19.77T $197.58B $42.81B
Net income -$75.72M $192.88B $38.27B
Free cash flow -$30.34M $127.01B $39.40B
R&D $19.85T $23.59B $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $7.94 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $22.44B $23.98B
Total debt – $33.37B $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 24.29B 4.89B
Enterprise value -$1.09B $4.95T $1.57T

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
MetricPOETNVDAAVGO
P/E 0.0x 27.0x 43.8x
P/FCF -25.5x 40.9x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow -21.8x 38.6x 41.3x
P/S 0.0x 17.1x 18.8x
P/B 1.7x 22.7x 16.8x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 23.0x 22.9x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 25.6x 33.1x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 26.1x 40.1x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 17.0x 19.2x
EV/FCF 0.8x 40.6x 43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.7x 38.4x 42.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.16 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 83.4% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 110.1% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.0% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 120.4% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -208.0% 105.9% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -363.4% 163.5% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 122.7% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 165.3% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 125.0% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 167.9% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 74.4% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 124.3% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% 76.3% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 130.9% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAAVGO
Gross margin – 74.7% 68.8%
EBITDA margin -1,154% 66.4% 58.2%
Operating margin -1,154% 65.2% 48.0%
Pretax margin -1,143% 75.8% 45.4%
Net margin -4,421% 63.7% 42.9%
FCF margin 0.0% 41.9% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 44.3% 45.6%
Return on equity -16,983,708% 90.9% 40.8%
Return on assets – 66.5% 20.8%
Return on invested capital – 71.1% 26.0%
Return on capital employed – 80.0% 26.3%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 2.4% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAAVGO
Debt / assets – 10.4% 31.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets – 28.5% 47.0%
Equity / assets – 71.5% 53.0%
Interest coverage -101.5x – 13.7x
Current ratio – 4.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 3.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 38.63 12.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETNVDAAVGO
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -103.7% 1.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield -103.7% 1.3% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusPOETNVDAAVGO
Forward P/E – 24.6xFY2026 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +83.6%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +91.8% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +85.7% +61.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETNVDAAVGO
Held by institutions 36.6% 69.0% 78.1%
Institutions holding 154 5,925 4,799
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% +4.0% +3.7%
Institutions buying 116 3,281 2,638
Institutions selling 28 2,313 1,842
Buyers to sellers 4.14 1.42 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.

POETNVDAAVGO
POET 1.00 0.35 0.39
NVDA 0.35 1.00 0.52
AVGO 0.39 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, NVDA and AVGO?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $537.51M, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.18T, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.64T.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, NVDA and AVGO?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 26.8x, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.6x, Broadcom (AVGO) 32.0x). 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%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%, Nvidia (NVDA) +7.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) -5.7%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +53.2%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +46.0%/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%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, NVDA 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, Nvidia (NVDA) leads on 10. 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.