QCOM vs BLK vs CRDO Stock Comparison

Qualcomm, BlackRock and Credo Technology Group Holding 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
$192.37B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,127.63 +3.7% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$175.66B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionQCOMBLKCRDOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.37B $175.66B $30.90B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 24.7x 57.4x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 18.3x 24.9x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +24.7% +165.1% CRDO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 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 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% -0.8% -2.8% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +4.2%/yr — QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.1% 27.5% 96.6% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — 66/100 CRDO

Percentile Scorecard

QCOMBLKCRDO

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

AxisQCOMBLKCRDO
Valuation 80 #20 of 95 65 #66 of 184 40 #57 of 95
Growth 34 #62 of 93 – 99 #2 of 93
Profitability 87 #13 of 91 – 84 #15 of 91
Financial Health 28 #73 of 101 – 89 #12 of 101
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 75 25 #57 of 76 18 #62 of 75
Overall 62 – 66
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CRDO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQCOMBLKCRDOSPY
1 month -11.1%+3.7%-28.4% -0.8%
3 months +5.6%+6.1%-27.4% +3.5%
6 months +19.5%+6.7%-16.3% +7.0%
Year to date +5.0%+5.4%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year +6.3%-0.8%-2.8% +13.0%
3 years +68.7%+88.5%+986.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%+23.6%+121.6% +23.1%
5 years +36.9%+22.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.5%+4.2%— +11.0%
10 years +163.3%+231.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+12.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureQCOMBLKCRDOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.1%27.5%96.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.5%27.5%97.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.071.213.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.03-0.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-45.3%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-4.7%-50.0% -1.8%
52-week high $251.02$1,183.85$302.52 $779.14
52-week low $124.07$922.90$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.

MultipleQCOMBLKCRDO
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 42.1x 24.7xmedian 33.6x 52.2xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 7.1x 6.1xmedian 4.9x 17.8xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 27.5x —median 11.5x 49.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 37.2x 47.1xmedian 13.2x 64.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.2x —median 1.8x 10.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.93median 2.23 —median 0.91 0.34median 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 monthsQCOMBLKCRDO
Revenue $44.07B $28.54B $1.59B
Gross profit $23.90B – $1.07B
Operating income $10.22B – $504.96M
Net income $9.26B – $538.31M
Free cash flow $10.42B – $438.60M
R&D $9.89B – $341.46M
EPS (diluted) $8.66 – $2.77
Cash & equivalents $4.53B – $466.87M
Total debt $12.78B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 164.65M 194.38M
Enterprise value $152.29B $175.66B $26.57B

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
MetricQCOMBLKCRDO
P/E 20.5x 24.7x 52.2x
P/FCF 18.2x 47.1x 64.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x – 56.7x
P/S 4.3x 6.1x 17.8x
P/B 6.9x – 10.4x
P/Tangible book 7.3x – 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x – 49.8x
EV/EBIT 19.0x – 54.7x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 6.1x 17.4x
EV/FCF 18.7x – 63.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x – 55.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.93 – 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQCOMBLKCRDO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 24.7% 165.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – 109.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% – 169.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 120.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.0% – 349.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 153.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.0% – 330.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – 176.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.8% – 308.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.2% – 155.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% – 295.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 244.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% – 369.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – 263.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQCOMBLKCRDO
Gross margin 54.2% – 67.1%
EBITDA margin 26.8% – 34.8%
Operating margin 23.2% – 31.7%
Pretax margin 25.4% – 33.9%
Net margin 21.0% – 33.8%
FCF margin 23.6% – 27.6%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% – 31.4%
Return on equity 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) 1.3x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 7.4% – 14.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQCOMBLKCRDO
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 14.8x – –
Current ratio 2.0x – 7.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 5.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 3.9x
Altman Z-score 6.10 – 61.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQCOMBLKCRDO
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 4.6% – -2.6%
Shareholder yield 6.7% 2.0% -2.6%
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.

ConsensusQCOMBLKCRDO
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.79FY2026 $61.68FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +75.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% -1.8% +62.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.55BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $2.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +81.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +17.3% +48.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQCOMBLKCRDO
Held by institutions 79.7% 77.6% 71.0%
Institutions holding 3,029 2,311 974
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +2.5% -3.4%
Institutions buying 1,416 1,087 640
Institutions selling 1,332 886 275
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.23 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.

QCOMBLKCRDO
QCOM 1.00 0.26 0.32
BLK 0.26 1.00 0.15
CRDO 0.32 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QCOM, BLK and CRDO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qualcomm (QCOM) $192.37B, BlackRock (BLK) $175.66B, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $30.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, QCOM, BLK and CRDO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.8x, BlackRock (BLK) 24.7x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 57.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x, BlackRock (BLK) 18.3x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, BlackRock (BLK) +24.7%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +165.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) has the highest net margin (Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%, BlackRock (BLK) -0.8%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) -2.8%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, BlackRock (BLK) 0.00%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 0.00%. BlackRock (BLK) and Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%, BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QCOM, BLK 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.