POET vs SNDK vs MRVL Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Sandisk and Marvell Technology Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$4.80 -38.4% 1M -25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$475.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,075.08 -37.5% 1M +439.3% 1Y
Market cap
$165.20B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$171.41 -37.0% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$154.39B
P/E
58.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Marvell Technology 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETSNDKMRVLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $475.56M $165.20B $154.39B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 8.5x 58.5x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.2x 41.6x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +272.4% +30.6% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% — 27.9% MRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.5% +439.3% +82.9% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr — +19.9%/yr MRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.6% 112.5% 82.2% MRVL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 80/100 50/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

POETSNDKMRVL

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

AxisPOETSNDKMRVL
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 56 #50 of 112 32 #64 of 94
Growth 13 #80 of 92 100 #1 of 108 89 #11 of 92
Profitability 2 #86 of 88 92 #9 of 104 60 #36 of 88
Financial Health – 72 #33 of 116 43 #55 of 96
Shareholder Returns – – 25 #54 of 72
Overall 22 80 50
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MRVL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOETSNDKMRVLSPY
1 month -38.4%-37.5%-37.0% -2.3%
3 months -34.8%-16.5%-11.5% -0.7%
6 months -32.5%-14.4%+4.7% +4.8%
Year to date -24.2%+352.9%+101.7% +10.3%
1 year -25.5%+439.3%+82.9% +10.3%
3 years +216.2%—+233.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +46.8%—+49.5% +20.1%
5 years -42.7%—+147.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%—+19.9% +10.1%
10 years +92.5%—+1,224.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.8%—+29.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePOETSNDKMRVLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.6%112.5%82.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.3%108.5%81.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.694.123.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.183.911.01 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-56.5%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.7%-54.0%-45.8% -3.5%
52-week high $20.57$2,335.00$316.43 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$194.38$73.73 $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.

MultiplePOETSNDKMRVL
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 46.4x 10.1xmedian 32.9x 74.2xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 7.8x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 20.3xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 27.5x —median 20.0x 68.2xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 40.1x 22.7xmedian 30.2x 110.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.7x 10.7xmedian 2.9x 10.3xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.10 —median 1.08 0.71median 2.10

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 monthsPOETSNDKMRVL
Revenue $1.71T $28.97B $9.45B
Gross profit – $23.16B $4.93B
Operating income $9.09T $20.99B $1.56B
Net income -$75.72M $19.42B $2.64B
Free cash flow -$30.34M $17.37B $1.73B
R&D $18.64T $1.40B $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $125.30 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $5.14B $3.93B
Total debt – – $4.96B
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 155.00M 921.20M
Enterprise value -$1.16B $150.02B $141.26B

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
MetricPOETSNDKMRVL
P/E 0.0x 10.1x 74.2x
P/FCF -24.7x 22.7x 110.7x
P/Operating cash flow -21.1x 11.1x 87.0x
P/S 0.0x 6.7x 20.3x
P/B 1.7x 10.7x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 10.7x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x – 68.2x
EV/EBIT 0.0x – 123.3x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 6.7x 20.4x
EV/FCF 1.6x – 111.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.3x 11.1x 87.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETSNDKMRVL
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 272.4% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% – 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 965.9% 52.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -208.0% 1,507% 1,577%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -363.4% – 100.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 1,216% 2,653%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% – 107.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 1,173% 2,512%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% – 104.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 2,396% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% – 26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% – 12.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% – 30.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETSNDKMRVL
Gross margin – – 52.2%
EBITDA margin -1,154% – 29.9%
Operating margin -1,154% – 16.5%
Pretax margin -1,143% – 32.4%
Net margin -4,421% – 27.9%
FCF margin 0.0% – 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 60.6% 23.3%
Return on equity -16,983,708% 114.7% 14.4%
Return on assets – 80.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – – 5.8%
Return on capital employed – – 6.3%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 0.9% 8.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETSNDKMRVL
Debt / assets – – 18.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets – 29.7% 32.7%
Equity / assets – 70.3% 67.3%
Interest coverage -101.5x – 7.2x
Current ratio – 2.6x 3.2x
Quick ratio – – 2.5x
Cash ratio – – 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – 13.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETSNDKMRVL
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield -107.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -107.0% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusPOETSNDKMRVL
Forward P/E – 5.2xFY2027 41.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $4.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +190.8%FY2027 +45.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +36.1% +83.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $11.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +39.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +10.4% +80.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETSNDKMRVL
Held by institutions 36.6% – 78.7%
Institutions holding 154 – 2,217
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% – +0.1%
Institutions buying 116 – 1,432
Institutions selling 28 – 647
Buyers to sellers 4.14 – 2.21

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.

POETSNDKMRVL
POET 1.00 0.27 0.41
SNDK 0.27 1.00 0.47
MRVL 0.41 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, SNDK and MRVL?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $475.56M, Sandisk (SNDK) $165.20B, Marvell Technology (MRVL) $154.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, SNDK and MRVL?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Sandisk (SNDK) 8.5x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 58.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 5.2x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 41.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -25.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +439.3%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +82.9%. Over five years, Marvell Technology (MRVL) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -10.5%/yr, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marvell Technology (MRVL) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 112.5%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 82.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, SNDK and MRVL?

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