SIMO vs ARM vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Silicon Motion Technology, Arm Holdings and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionSIMOARMQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.86B $240.51B $194.85B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 230.4x 21.0x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 107.9x 16.6x SIMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +25.1% +1.9% ARM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.2% 21.0% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.8% +30.9% +6.3% SIMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr — +6.5%/yr SIMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.2% 79.0% 53.1% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 62/100 62/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

SIMOARMQCOM

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

AxisSIMOARMQCOM
Valuation 12 #84 of 95 7 #88 of 95 80 #20 of 95
Growth 26 #69 of 93 88 #12 of 93 34 #62 of 93
Profitability – 77 #22 of 91 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health 36 #65 of 101 77 #24 of 101 28 #73 of 101
Shareholder Returns 66 #26 of 75 – 80 #16 of 75
Overall 35 62 62
  • SIMO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIMOARMQCOMSPY
1 month -31.5%-28.0%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months -22.6%-16.1%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months +28.2%+3.5%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +104.1%+104.3%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year +90.8%+30.9%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +259.4%+355.0%+68.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.2%+65.8%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years +163.6%—+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.4%—+6.5% +11.0%
10 years +305.8%—+163.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%—+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIMOARMQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.2%79.0%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.0%71.2%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.403.472.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.390.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-54.0%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.8%-49.2%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $336.90$439.46$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $80.16$104.55$124.07 $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.

MultipleSIMOARMQCOM
P/E now vs peer median —median 42.1x 227.0xmedian 42.1x 20.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.1x 46.0xmedian 7.1x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 201.3xmedian 27.5x 16.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -494.0xmedian 37.2x 117.8xmedian 37.2x 18.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.2x 27.5xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.23 6.40median 2.23 4.93median 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 monthsSIMOARMQCOM
Revenue – $5.16B $44.07B
Gross profit – $5.03B $23.90B
Operating income – $877.00M $10.22B
Net income $289.77M $1.04B $9.26B
Free cash flow -$12.85M $2.01B $10.42B
R&D – $2.96B $9.89B
EPS (diluted) – $0.98 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $74.37M $3.06B $4.53B
Total debt $167.29M – $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 33.68M 1.07B 1.07B
Enterprise value $6.25B $226.22B $154.77B

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
MetricSIMOARMQCOM
P/E – 227.0x 20.5x
P/FCF -494.0x 117.8x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow -95.2x 113.2x 15.3x
P/S – 46.0x 4.3x
P/B 6.1x 27.5x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 28.2x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – 201.3x 16.5x
EV/EBIT – 265.8x 19.0x
EV/Revenue – 45.2x 4.4x
EV/FCF -492.8x 115.8x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -95.0x 111.3x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.40 4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMOARMQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 25.1% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 25.6% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.4% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.9% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 270.6% 49.4% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 37.2% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 48.7% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.4% 105.5% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 34.7% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -109.8% 121.8% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 33.3% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMOARMQCOM
Gross margin – 97.5% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 22.5% 26.8%
Operating margin – 17.0% 23.2%
Pretax margin – 24.5% 25.4%
Net margin – 20.2% 21.0%
FCF margin – 39.0% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.6% 28.1%
Return on equity – 16.3% 33.7%
Return on assets – 12.6% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – – 20.5%
Return on capital employed – 9.0% 22.3%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 22.4% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMOARMQCOM
Debt / assets 3.7% – 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF -4.6x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 34.8% 22.9% 51.8%
Equity / assets 65.2% 77.1% 48.2%
Interest coverage – – 14.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 5.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 57.27 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMOARMQCOM
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 4.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% – 6.7%
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.

ConsensusSIMOARMQCOM
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 107.9xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.50FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.9%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +49.8% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +105.0%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% +38.7% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMOARMQCOM
Held by institutions 72.4% 9.3% 79.7%
Institutions holding 380 955 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +12.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 223 593 1,416
Institutions selling 131 257 1,332
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.31 1.06

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.

SIMOARMQCOM
SIMO 1.00 0.42 0.36
ARM 0.42 1.00 0.48
QCOM 0.36 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIMO, ARM and QCOM?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.86B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.51B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIMO, ARM and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.4x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is cheapest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 16.5x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) returned the most: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +90.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%. Over five years, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) compounded fastest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +21.4%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 0.00%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and Arm Holdings (ARM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.2%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.