POET vs WDC vs MRVL Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Western Digital and Marvell Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.66 -26.2% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$469.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
WDC Western Digital Corp
$395.41 -12.8% 1M +179.7% 1Y
Market cap
$127.65B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
9 wins
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$218.34 -17.1% 1M +142.2% 1Y
Market cap
$162.83B
P/E
61.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Western Digital leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Western Digital 9, Marvell Technology 1, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETWDCMRVLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $469.97M $127.65B $162.83B MRVL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 12.7x 61.7x WDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.4x 53.0x WDC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +43.0% +30.6% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 69.2% 27.9% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 53.8% 5.8% WDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 0.4x WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% +179.7% +142.2% WDC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr +58.6%/yr +26.1%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.0% 80.4% 80.5% WDC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 79/100 50/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

POETWDCMRVL

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

AxisPOETWDCMRVL
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 49 #58 of 112 32 #64 of 94
Growth 13 #80 of 92 98 #3 of 108 89 #11 of 92
Profitability 2 #86 of 88 98 #3 of 104 60 #36 of 88
Financial Health – 67 #39 of 116 43 #55 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 83 #14 of 78 25 #54 of 72
Overall 22 79 50
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WDC 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

PeriodPOETWDCMRVLSPY
1 month -26.2%-12.8%-17.1% +0.7%
3 months -22.3%-25.8%+19.1% +3.7%
6 months -20.5%-9.0%+32.2% +7.1%
Year to date -10.6%+129.5%+156.9% +12.8%
1 year -14.6%+179.7%+142.2% +11.9%
3 years +97.2%+1,151.7%+366.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.4%+132.3%+67.1% +22.8%
5 years -32.2%+900.5%+218.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.5%+58.6%+26.1% +10.9%
10 years +120.6%+783.6%+1,566.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+24.3%+32.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePOETWDCMRVLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.0%80.4%80.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.0%82.1%77.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.663.173.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.102.231.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-55.5%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.5%-47.0%-31.0% -1.2%
52-week high $20.57$746.23$316.43 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$138.13$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.

MultiplePOETWDCMRVL
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 46.4x 14.4xmedian 32.9x 74.2xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 7.8x 10.2xmedian 2.9x 20.3xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 27.5x 24.2xmedian 20.0x 68.2xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 40.1x 34.5xmedian 30.2x 110.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.7x 15.8xmedian 2.9x 10.3xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.10 0.19median 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 monthsPOETWDCMRVL
Revenue $1.71T $14.48B $9.45B
Gross profit – $7.62B $4.93B
Operating income -$19.77T $5.71B $1.56B
Net income -$75.72M $10.02B $2.64B
Free cash flow -$30.34M $4.29B $1.73B
R&D $19.85T $1.15B $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $26.10 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $1.31B $3.93B
Total debt – $12.58B $4.96B
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 384.00M 921.20M
Enterprise value -$1.16B $117.48B $149.70B

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
MetricPOETWDCMRVL
P/E 0.0x 14.4x 74.2x
P/FCF -24.7x 34.5x 110.7x
P/Operating cash flow -21.1x 30.4x 87.0x
P/S 0.0x 10.2x 20.3x
P/B 1.7x 15.8x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 15.8x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 24.2x 68.2x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 25.8x 123.3x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 10.2x 20.4x
EV/FCF 1.6x 34.4x 111.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.3x 30.3x 87.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.19 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETWDCMRVL
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 43.0% 30.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 57.4% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 85.2% 52.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 126.7% 25.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -208.0% 104.4% 1,577%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -363.4% 85.5% 100.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 288.7% 2,653%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 83.2% 107.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 286.8% 2,512%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 75.8% 104.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 108.7% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 88.3% 26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% 121.1% 12.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 66.0% 30.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETWDCMRVL
Gross margin – 52.6% 52.2%
EBITDA margin -1,154% 42.1% 29.9%
Operating margin -1,154% 39.4% 16.5%
Pretax margin -1,143% 73.2% 32.4%
Net margin -4,421% 69.2% 27.9%
FCF margin 0.0% 29.6% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 33.6% 23.3%
Return on equity -16,983,708% 110.0% 14.4%
Return on assets – 71.3% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 53.8% 5.8%
Return on capital employed – 57.3% 6.3%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 1.6% 8.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETWDCMRVL
Debt / assets – 5.5% 18.0%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets – 34.3% 32.7%
Equity / assets – 65.7% 67.3%
Interest coverage -101.5x 48.8x 7.2x
Current ratio – 1.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 2.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 21.56 13.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETWDCMRVL
Dividend yield – 0.1% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -107.0% 2.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -107.0% 2.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 151.3% –
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.

ConsensusPOETWDCMRVL
Forward P/E – 16.4xFY2027 53.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $24.04FY2027 $4.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +135.2%FY2027 +45.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +70.9% +83.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $20.04BFY2027 $11.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +55.1%FY2027 +39.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +39.2% +80.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETWDCMRVL
Held by institutions 36.6% 93.7% 78.7%
Institutions holding 154 1,847 2,217
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% -1.3% +0.1%
Institutions buying 116 1,128 1,432
Institutions selling 28 597 647
Buyers to sellers 4.14 1.89 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.

POETWDCMRVL
POET 1.00 0.29 0.41
WDC 0.29 1.00 0.51
MRVL 0.41 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, WDC and MRVL?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $469.97M, Western Digital (WDC) $127.65B, Marvell Technology (MRVL) $162.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, WDC and MRVL?

Western Digital (WDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Western Digital (WDC) 12.7x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 61.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Western Digital (WDC) is cheapest (Western Digital (WDC) 16.4x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 53.0x). 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%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Western Digital (WDC) leads (Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Western Digital (WDC) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -14.6%, Western Digital (WDC) +179.7%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +142.2%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -7.5%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +58.6%/yr, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +26.1%/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%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 0.00%. Poet Technologies (POET) and Marvell Technology (MRVL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Western Digital (WDC) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.0%, Western Digital (WDC) 80.4%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 80.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, WDC 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, Western Digital (WDC) leads on 9. 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.