SIMO vs ARM vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Silicon Motion Technology, Arm Holdings and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$247.46B
P/E
237.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$286.69 -21.4% 1M +68.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.79B
P/E
137.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Arm Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Arm Holdings 3, Astera Labs 3, Silicon Motion Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIMOARMALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.21B $247.46B $50.79B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 237.0x 137.5x ALAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 109.5x 76.9x SIMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +25.1% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.2% 30.7% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +98.3% +26.9% +68.4% SIMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.4% 78.9% 98.8% ARM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 62/100 62/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

SIMOARMALAB

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

AxisSIMOARMALAB
Valuation 14 #81 of 94 8 #87 of 94 9 #86 of 94
Growth 26 #68 of 92 88 #12 of 92 91 #9 of 92
Profitability – 78 #21 of 90 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 36 #64 of 99 77 #24 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Shareholder Returns 67 #25 of 73 – 36 #47 of 73
Overall 36 62 62
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIMOARMALABSPY
1 month -26.1%-27.0%-21.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-7.4%+10.2% +3.9%
6 months +36.9%+14.1%+56.4% +8.2%
Year to date +120.2%+107.3%+72.3% +12.9%
1 year +98.3%+26.9%+68.4% +12.3%
3 years +287.9%+361.6%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.2%+66.6%— +23.3%
5 years +192.8%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +24.0%—— +10.9%
10 years +339.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSIMOARMALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.4%78.9%98.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.0%71.2%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.423.463.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.340.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-54.0%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.4%-48.4%-40.6% -1.2%
52-week high $336.90$439.46$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $80.16$104.55$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.

MultipleSIMOARMALAB
P/E now vs peer median —median 45.6x 230.3xmedian 45.6x 133.7xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.7x 46.6xmedian 7.7x 41.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 204.3xmedian 29.0x 169.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -533.1xmedian 40.6x 119.5xmedian 40.6x 179.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.6x 27.9xmedian 4.6x 28.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.28 6.49median 2.28 —median 2.28

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 monthsSIMOARMALAB
Revenue – $5.16B $1.20B
Gross profit – $5.03B $903.00M
Operating income – $877.00M $273.45M
Net income $289.77M $1.04B $369.49M
Free cash flow -$12.85M $2.01B $276.68M
R&D – $2.96B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) – $0.98 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $74.37M $3.06B $111.45M
Total debt $167.29M – –
Shares (diluted) 33.68M 1.07B 183.34M
Enterprise value $6.60B $233.17B $46.03B

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
MetricSIMOARMALAB
P/E – 230.3x 133.7x
P/FCF -533.1x 119.5x 179.8x
P/Operating cash flow -102.8x 114.8x 148.2x
P/S – 46.6x 41.4x
P/B 6.5x 27.9x 28.8x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 28.6x 28.8x
EV/EBITDA – 204.3x 169.9x
EV/EBIT – 269.7x 177.3x
EV/Revenue – 45.9x 40.3x
EV/FCF -531.9x 117.6x 175.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -102.6x 113.0x 144.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMOARMALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 25.1% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 25.6% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.9% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 270.6% 49.4% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 37.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 48.7% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.4% 105.5% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 34.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -109.8% 121.8% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 33.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMOARMALAB
Gross margin – 97.5% 75.1%
EBITDA margin – 22.5% 23.7%
Operating margin – 17.0% 22.8%
Pretax margin – 24.5% 26.8%
Net margin – 20.2% 30.7%
FCF margin – 39.0% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.6% 27.9%
Return on equity – 16.3% 23.0%
Return on assets – 12.6% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 9.0% 16.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 2.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 22.4% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMOARMALAB
Debt / assets 3.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 34.8% 22.9% 10.7%
Equity / assets 65.2% 77.1% 89.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 5.3x 10.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.9x 8.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.2x 7.6x
Altman Z-score – 58.08 147.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMOARMALAB
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 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.

ConsensusSIMOARMALAB
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 109.5xFY2026 76.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.50FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.9%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +49.8% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +105.0%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% +38.7% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMOARMALAB
Held by institutions 72.4% 9.3% 73.6%
Institutions holding 380 955 986
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +12.4% +5.8%
Institutions buying 223 593 660
Institutions selling 131 257 253
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.31 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.

SIMOARMALAB
SIMO 1.00 0.42 0.54
ARM 0.42 1.00 0.53
ALAB 0.54 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIMO, ARM and ALAB?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $7.21B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $247.46B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $50.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIMO, ARM and ALAB?

Astera Labs (ALAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 237.0x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 137.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is cheapest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 17.8x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 76.9x). 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: Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) returned the most: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +98.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +68.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arm Holdings (ARM) has been the steadiest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIMO, ARM 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, Arm Holdings (ARM) leads on 3. 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.