QCOM vs ARM vs AMD Stock Comparison

Qualcomm, Arm Holdings and Advanced Micro Devices Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$179.60 -11.1% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$194.85B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$223.35 -28.0% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$240.51B
P/E
230.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$531.28 -15.8% 1M +110.1% 1Y
Market cap
$914.36B
P/E
142.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 5, Qualcomm 5, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQCOMARMAMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $194.85B $240.51B $914.36B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 230.4x 142.1x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 107.9x 72.0x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +25.1% +39.5% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 20.2% 15.6% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.5% — 8.0% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — -1.0x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +30.9% +110.1% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr — +34.2%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.1% 79.0% 68.4% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 60/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

QCOMARMAMD

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

AxisQCOMARMAMD
Valuation 80 #20 of 95 7 #88 of 95 28 #69 of 95
Growth 34 #62 of 93 88 #12 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Profitability 87 #13 of 91 77 #22 of 91 67 #31 of 91
Financial Health 28 #73 of 101 77 #24 of 101 68 #33 of 101
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 75 – 41 #45 of 75
Overall 62 62 60
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQCOMARMAMDSPY
1 month -11.1%-28.0%-15.8% -0.8%
3 months +5.6%-16.1%+7.3% +3.5%
6 months +19.5%+3.5%+58.8% +7.0%
Year to date +5.0%+104.3%+148.1% +12.2%
1 year +6.3%+30.9%+110.1% +13.0%
3 years +68.7%+355.0%+450.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%+65.8%+76.7% +23.1%
5 years +36.9%—+334.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.5%—+34.2% +11.0%
10 years +163.3%—+7,187.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%—+53.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureQCOMARMAMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.1%79.0%68.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.5%71.2%65.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.073.473.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.391.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-54.0%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-49.2%-18.2% -1.8%
52-week high $251.02$439.46$649.42 $779.14
52-week low $124.07$104.55$190.95 $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.

MultipleQCOMARMAMD
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 42.1x 227.0xmedian 42.1x 134.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 7.1x 46.0xmedian 7.1x 21.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 27.5x 201.3xmedian 27.5x 90.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 37.2x 117.8xmedian 37.2x 103.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.2x 27.5xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.93median 2.23 6.40median 2.23 0.25median 2.23

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 monthsQCOMARMAMD
Revenue $44.07B $5.16B $41.31B
Gross profit $23.90B $5.03B $21.98B
Operating income $10.22B $877.00M $6.49B
Net income $9.26B $1.04B $6.43B
Free cash flow $10.42B $2.01B $8.37B
R&D $9.89B $2.96B $9.39B
EPS (diluted) $8.66 $0.98 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $4.53B $3.06B $5.09B
Total debt $12.78B – $12.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 1.07B 1.66B
Enterprise value $154.77B $226.22B $871.11B

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
MetricQCOMARMAMD
P/E 20.5x 227.0x 134.8x
P/FCF 18.2x 117.8x 103.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 113.2x 86.0x
P/S 4.3x 46.0x 21.0x
P/B 6.9x 27.5x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 28.2x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 201.3x 90.1x
EV/EBIT 19.0x 265.8x 132.1x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 45.2x 20.8x
EV/FCF 18.7x 115.8x 102.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 111.3x 85.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.93 6.40 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQCOMARMAMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 25.1% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 24.7% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 25.6% 55.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 25.4% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.0% 14.9% 186.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 21.6% 167.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.0% 49.4% 127.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 37.2% 537.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.8% 48.7% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 35.5% 533.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% 105.5% 106.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 34.7% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% 121.8% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 33.3% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQCOMARMAMD
Gross margin 54.2% 97.5% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 26.8% 22.5% 23.0%
Operating margin 23.2% 17.0% 15.7%
Pretax margin 25.4% 24.5% 18.3%
Net margin 21.0% 20.2% 15.6%
FCF margin 23.6% 39.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% 40.6% 24.4%
Return on equity 33.7% 16.3% 9.8%
Return on assets 16.2% 12.6% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 20.5% – 8.0%
Return on capital employed 22.3% 9.0% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.4% 22.4% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQCOMARMAMD
Debt / assets 22.3% – 3.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 22.9% 20.4%
Equity / assets 48.2% 77.1% 79.6%
Interest coverage 14.8x – 44.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 5.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 3.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 6.10 57.27 31.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQCOMARMAMD
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 4.6% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.7% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusQCOMARMAMD
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 107.9xFY2026 72.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.79FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% +49.8% +112.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.55BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +38.7% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQCOMARMAMD
Held by institutions 79.7% 9.3% 72.5%
Institutions holding 3,029 955 3,991
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +12.4% +10.7%
Institutions buying 1,416 593 2,270
Institutions selling 1,332 257 1,456
Buyers to sellers 1.06 2.31 1.56

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.

QCOMARMAMD
QCOM 1.00 0.48 0.51
ARM 0.48 1.00 0.65
AMD 0.51 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QCOM, ARM and AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.85B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.51B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $914.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, QCOM, ARM and AMD?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.4x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.9x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 0.00%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QCOM, ARM and AMD?

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