POET vs QCOM vs CRDO Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Qualcomm and Credo Technology Group Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.69 -26.8% 1M -23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$534.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$191.62B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 5, Credo Technology Group Holding 3, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETQCOMCRDOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $534.72M $191.62B $31.55B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 20.7x 58.6x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x 27.6x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +1.9% +165.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 21.0% 33.8% CRDO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.2% -1.9% +8.0% CRDO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr +6.6%/yr — QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.1% 53.0% 96.9% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 61/100 66/100 CRDO

Percentile Scorecard

POETQCOMCRDO

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

AxisPOETQCOMCRDO
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 80 #20 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Growth 14 #79 of 92 33 #62 of 92 99 #2 of 92
Profitability 3 #87 of 90 85 #14 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Financial Health – 28 #72 of 99 89 #12 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 79 #16 of 73 18 #60 of 73
Overall 23 61 66
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CRDO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOETQCOMCRDOSPY
1 month -26.8%-8.8%-20.6% -0.2%
3 months -15.8%+13.1%-12.9% +3.9%
6 months -29.1%+22.8%+0.9% +8.2%
Year to date -10.1%+7.7%+16.4% +12.9%
1 year -23.2%-1.9%+8.0% +12.3%
3 years +105.4%+73.0%+1,103.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.1%+20.1%+129.3% +23.3%
5 years -32.3%+37.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.5%+6.6%— +10.9%
10 years +62.6%+162.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.0%+10.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePOETQCOMCRDOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.1%53.0%96.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 140.8%52.5%97.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.652.073.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.040.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-45.6%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.3%-26.6%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $20.57$251.02$302.52 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$124.07$87.81 $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.

MultiplePOETQCOMCRDO
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 45.6x 21.0xmedian 45.6x 57.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 19.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 29.0x 16.9xmedian 29.0x 55.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.8xmedian 40.6x 18.7xmedian 40.6x 71.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 11.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.28 5.05median 2.28 0.37median 2.28

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 monthsPOETQCOMCRDO
Revenue $1.71T $44.07B $1.59B
Gross profit – $23.90B $1.07B
Operating income -$19.77T $10.22B $504.96M
Net income -$75.72M $9.26B $538.31M
Free cash flow -$30.34M $10.42B $438.60M
R&D $19.85T $9.89B $341.46M
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $8.66 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $4.53B $466.87M
Total debt – $12.78B –
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 1.07B 194.38M
Enterprise value -$1.10B $151.54B $27.23B

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
MetricPOETQCOMCRDO
P/E 0.0x 21.0x 57.9x
P/FCF -24.8x 18.7x 71.7x
P/Operating cash flow -21.2x 15.7x 62.8x
P/S 0.0x 4.4x 19.8x
P/B 1.7x 7.0x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 7.4x 13.4x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 16.9x 55.3x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 19.5x 60.7x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 4.5x 19.3x
EV/FCF 1.4x 19.1x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x 16.1x 61.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 5.05 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETQCOMCRDO
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 1.9% 165.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 4.5% 109.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.8% 169.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 120.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -208.0% -15.0% 349.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -363.4% 0.6% 153.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% -20.0% 330.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 2.4% 176.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% -17.8% 308.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 4.2% 155.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% -2.1% 295.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 12.7% 244.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% -10.4% 369.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 14.9% 263.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETQCOMCRDO
Gross margin – 54.2% 67.1%
EBITDA margin -1,154% 26.8% 34.8%
Operating margin -1,154% 23.2% 31.7%
Pretax margin -1,143% 25.4% 33.9%
Net margin -4,421% 21.0% 33.8%
FCF margin 0.0% 23.6% 27.6%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 28.1% 31.4%
Return on equity -16,983,708% 33.7% 22.5%
Return on assets – 16.2% 20.3%
Return on invested capital – 20.5% –
Return on capital employed – 22.3% 20.6%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 7.4% 14.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETQCOMCRDO
Debt / assets – 22.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets – 51.8% 9.4%
Equity / assets – 48.2% 90.6%
Interest coverage -101.5x 14.8x –
Current ratio – 2.0x 7.4x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 5.3x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 3.9x
Altman Z-score – 6.20 68.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETQCOMCRDO
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -106.4% 4.5% -2.4%
Shareholder yield -106.4% 6.5% -2.4%
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.

ConsensusPOETQCOMCRDO
Forward P/E – 17.1xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 +75.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.0% +62.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $2.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +81.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% -5.0% +48.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETQCOMCRDO
Held by institutions 36.6% 79.7% 71.0%
Institutions holding 154 3,030 974
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% +2.8% -3.4%
Institutions buying 116 1,416 640
Institutions selling 28 1,333 275
Buyers to sellers 4.14 1.06 2.33

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.

POETQCOMCRDO
POET 1.00 0.31 0.35
QCOM 0.31 1.00 0.33
CRDO 0.35 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, QCOM and CRDO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $534.72M, Qualcomm (QCOM) $191.62B, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $31.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, QCOM and CRDO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.7x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 58.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.1x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 27.6x). 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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +165.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -23.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +8.0%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -7.5%/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: Poet Technologies (POET) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 0.00%. Poet Technologies (POET) and Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.