SIMO vs MRVL vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Silicon Motion Technology, Marvell Technology and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.
$243.57 -7.0% 1M +174.6% 1Y
Market cap
$223.37B
P/E
84.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$286.69 -21.4% 1M +68.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.65B
P/E
137.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Marvell Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marvell Technology 5, Astera Labs 3, Silicon Motion Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIMOMRVLALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.14B $223.37B $50.65B MRVL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 84.6x 137.1x MRVL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 59.1x 76.9x SIMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.6% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.9% 30.7% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +98.3% +174.6% +68.4% MRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr +28.9%/yr — MRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.4% 79.1% 98.8% MRVL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 51/100 62/100 ALAB

Percentile Scorecard

SIMOMRVLALAB

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

AxisSIMOMRVLALAB
Valuation 14 #81 of 94 29 #67 of 94 9 #86 of 94
Growth 26 #68 of 92 90 #10 of 92 91 #9 of 92
Profitability – 61 #36 of 90 80 #19 of 90
Financial Health 36 #64 of 99 47 #53 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Shareholder Returns 67 #25 of 73 26 #54 of 73 36 #47 of 73
Overall 36 51 62
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MRVL 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

PeriodSIMOMRVLALABSPY
1 month -26.1%-7.0%-21.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%+39.6%+10.2% +3.9%
6 months +36.9%+59.0%+56.4% +8.2%
Year to date +120.2%+186.6%+72.3% +12.9%
1 year +98.3%+174.6%+68.4% +12.3%
3 years +287.9%+415.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.2%+72.8%— +23.3%
5 years +192.8%+255.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +24.0%+28.9%— +10.9%
10 years +339.9%+1,756.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.0%+33.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSIMOMRVLALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.4%79.1%98.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.0%74.9%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.423.233.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.162.210.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-62.1%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.4%-23.0%-40.6% -1.2%
52-week high $336.90$316.43$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $80.16$73.73$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.

MultipleSIMOMRVLALAB
P/E now vs peer median —median 45.6x 82.8xmedian 45.6x 133.7xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.7x 22.6xmedian 7.7x 41.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 76.0xmedian 29.0x 169.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -533.1xmedian 40.6x 123.5xmedian 40.6x 179.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.6x 11.5xmedian 4.6x 28.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.28 0.79median 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 monthsSIMOMRVLALAB
Revenue – $9.45B $1.20B
Gross profit – $4.93B $903.00M
Operating income – $1.56B $273.45M
Net income $289.77M $2.64B $369.49M
Free cash flow -$12.85M $1.73B $276.68M
R&D – $2.44B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) – $2.87 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $74.37M $3.93B $111.45M
Total debt $167.29M $4.96B –
Shares (diluted) 33.68M 921.20M 183.34M
Enterprise value $6.53B $210.24B $45.89B

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
MetricSIMOMRVLALAB
P/E – 82.8x 133.7x
P/FCF -533.1x 123.5x 179.8x
P/Operating cash flow -102.8x 97.1x 148.2x
P/S – 22.6x 41.4x
P/B 6.5x 11.5x 28.8x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 13.2x 28.8x
EV/EBITDA – 76.0x 169.9x
EV/EBIT – 137.5x 177.3x
EV/Revenue – 22.7x 40.3x
EV/FCF -531.9x 124.0x 175.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -102.6x 97.5x 144.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMOMRVLALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.6% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 52.8% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1,577% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 100.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 270.6% 2,653% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 107.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 2,512% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 104.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.4% 19.3% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 26.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -109.8% 12.8% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 30.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMOMRVLALAB
Gross margin – 52.2% 75.1%
EBITDA margin – 29.9% 23.7%
Operating margin – 16.5% 22.8%
Pretax margin – 32.4% 26.8%
Net margin – 27.9% 30.7%
FCF margin – 18.3% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% 27.9%
Return on equity – 14.4% 23.0%
Return on assets – 9.7% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% –
Return on capital employed – 6.3% 16.8%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.8% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMOMRVLALAB
Debt / assets 3.7% 18.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF -4.6x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 34.8% 32.7% 10.7%
Equity / assets 65.2% 67.3% 89.3%
Interest coverage – 7.2x –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.2x 10.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.5x 8.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.6x 7.6x
Altman Z-score – 15.05 147.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMOMRVLALAB
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 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.

ConsensusSIMOMRVLALAB
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 59.1xFY2026 76.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.50FY2026 $4.12FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.9%FY2026 +45.1%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +83.5% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $11.42BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +105.0%FY2026 +39.5%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% +80.2% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMOMRVLALAB
Held by institutions 72.4% 78.7% 73.6%
Institutions holding 380 2,215 986
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +0.1% +5.8%
Institutions buying 223 1,431 660
Institutions selling 131 646 253
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.22 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.

SIMOMRVLALAB
SIMO 1.00 0.50 0.54
MRVL 0.50 1.00 0.61
ALAB 0.54 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIMO, MRVL and ALAB?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $7.14B, Marvell Technology (MRVL) $223.37B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $50.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIMO, MRVL and ALAB?

Marvell Technology (MRVL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 84.6x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 137.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is cheapest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 17.8x, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 59.1x, 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: Marvell Technology (MRVL) +30.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Marvell Technology (MRVL) 27.9%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marvell Technology (MRVL) returned the most: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +98.3%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +174.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +68.4%. Over five years, Marvell Technology (MRVL) compounded fastest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +24.0%/yr, Marvell Technology (MRVL) +28.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marvell Technology (MRVL) has been the steadiest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.4%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 79.1%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIMO, MRVL 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, Marvell Technology (MRVL) 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.