SIMO vs AMD vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Silicon Motion Technology, Advanced Micro Devices and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$259.51 -28.8% 1M +57.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.46B
P/E
133.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 4, Astera Labs 4, Silicon Motion Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIMOAMDALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.86B $914.36B $49.46B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 142.1x 133.9x ALAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 72.0x 69.6x SIMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +39.5% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.6% 30.7% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.8% +110.1% +57.3% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +34.2%/yr — AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.2% 68.4% 98.5% AMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 60/100 61/100 ALAB

Percentile Scorecard

SIMOAMDALAB

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

AxisSIMOAMDALAB
Valuation 12 #84 of 95 28 #69 of 95 9 #87 of 95
Growth 26 #69 of 93 96 #5 of 93 91 #9 of 93
Profitability – 67 #31 of 91 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 36 #65 of 101 68 #33 of 101 92 #9 of 101
Shareholder Returns 66 #26 of 75 41 #45 of 75 35 #49 of 75
Overall 35 60 61
  • SIMO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIMOAMDALABSPY
1 month -31.5%-15.8%-28.8% -0.8%
3 months -22.6%+7.3%-8.1% +3.5%
6 months +28.2%+58.8%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date +104.1%+148.1%+56.0% +12.2%
1 year +90.8%+110.1%+57.3% +13.0%
3 years +259.4%+450.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.2%+76.7%— +23.1%
5 years +163.6%+334.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.4%+34.2%— +11.0%
10 years +305.8%+7,187.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%+53.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIMOAMDALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.2%68.4%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.0%65.6%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.403.213.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.081.610.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-65.4%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.8%-18.2%-46.3% -1.8%
52-week high $336.90$649.42$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $80.16$190.95$100.27 $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.

MultipleSIMOAMDALAB
P/E now vs peer median —median 42.1x 134.8xmedian 42.1x 121.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.1x 21.0xmedian 7.1x 37.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 90.1xmedian 27.5x 153.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -494.0xmedian 37.2x 103.7xmedian 37.2x 162.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x 26.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.23 0.25median 2.23 —median 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 monthsSIMOAMDALAB
Revenue – $41.31B $1.20B
Gross profit – $21.98B $903.00M
Operating income – $6.49B $273.45M
Net income $289.77M $6.43B $369.49M
Free cash flow -$12.85M $8.37B $276.68M
R&D – $9.39B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) – $3.88 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $74.37M $5.09B $111.45M
Total debt $167.29M $12.89B –
Shares (diluted) 33.68M 1.66B 183.34M
Enterprise value $6.25B $871.11B $44.70B

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
MetricSIMOAMDALAB
P/E – 134.8x 121.1x
P/FCF -494.0x 103.7x 162.7x
P/Operating cash flow -95.2x 86.0x 134.1x
P/S – 21.0x 37.5x
P/B 6.1x 12.9x 26.1x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 16.8x 26.1x
EV/EBITDA – 90.1x 153.4x
EV/EBIT – 132.1x 160.1x
EV/Revenue – 20.8x 36.4x
EV/FCF -492.8x 102.5x 158.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -95.0x 85.0x 130.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMOAMDALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 39.5% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 55.9% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 186.2% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 167.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 270.6% 127.0% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 537.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 123.1% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 533.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.4% 106.7% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 61.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -109.8% 106.9% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMOAMDALAB
Gross margin – 53.2% 75.1%
EBITDA margin – 23.0% 23.7%
Operating margin – 15.7% 22.8%
Pretax margin – 18.3% 26.8%
Net margin – 15.6% 30.7%
FCF margin – 20.3% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 27.9%
Return on equity – 9.8% 23.0%
Return on assets – 7.8% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – 8.0% –
Return on capital employed – 9.3% 16.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.6% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMOAMDALAB
Debt / assets 3.7% 3.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x –
Debt / FCF -4.6x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 34.8% 20.4% 10.7%
Equity / assets 65.2% 79.6% 89.3%
Interest coverage – 44.1x –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.6x 10.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.7x 8.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 7.6x
Altman Z-score – 31.29 133.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMOAMDALAB
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 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.

ConsensusSIMOAMDALAB
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 72.0xFY2026 69.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.50FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.9%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +112.7% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +105.0%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% +60.7% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMOAMDALAB
Held by institutions 72.4% 72.5% 73.6%
Institutions holding 380 3,991 986
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +10.7% +5.8%
Institutions buying 223 2,270 660
Institutions selling 131 1,456 253
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.56 2.61

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.

SIMOAMDALAB
SIMO 1.00 0.50 0.53
AMD 0.50 1.00 0.63
ALAB 0.53 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIMO, AMD and ALAB?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.86B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $914.36B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $49.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIMO, AMD and ALAB?

Astera Labs (ALAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.1x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 133.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is cheapest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 16.5x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 69.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astera Labs (ALAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +90.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +57.3%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +21.4%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has been the steadiest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.2%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIMO, AMD and ALAB?

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 4. 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.