SIMO vs QCOM vs CRDO Stock Comparison

Silicon Motion Technology, Qualcomm and Credo Technology Group Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$192.69B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 4, Credo Technology Group Holding 3, Silicon Motion Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIMOQCOMCRDOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.36B $192.69B $32.17B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 20.8x 59.8x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 17.1x 27.6x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.9% +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 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +98.3% -1.9% +8.0% SIMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr +6.6%/yr — SIMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.4% 53.0% 96.9% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 61/100 66/100 CRDO

Percentile Scorecard

SIMOQCOMCRDO

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

AxisSIMOQCOMCRDO
Valuation 14 #81 of 94 80 #20 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Growth 26 #68 of 92 33 #62 of 92 99 #2 of 92
Profitability – 85 #14 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Financial Health 36 #64 of 99 28 #72 of 99 89 #12 of 99
Shareholder Returns 67 #25 of 73 79 #16 of 73 18 #60 of 73
Overall 36 61 66
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CRDO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIMOQCOMCRDOSPY
1 month -26.1%-8.8%-20.6% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%+13.1%-12.9% +3.9%
6 months +36.9%+22.8%+0.9% +8.2%
Year to date +120.2%+7.7%+16.4% +12.9%
1 year +98.3%-1.9%+8.0% +12.3%
3 years +287.9%+73.0%+1,103.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.2%+20.1%+129.3% +23.3%
5 years +192.8%+37.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +24.0%+6.6%— +10.9%
10 years +339.9%+162.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.0%+10.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSIMOQCOMCRDOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.4%53.0%96.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.0%52.5%97.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.422.073.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.16-0.040.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-45.6%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.4%-26.6%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $336.90$251.02$302.52 $779.14
52-week low $80.16$124.07$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.

MultipleSIMOQCOMCRDO
P/E now vs peer median —median 45.6x 21.0xmedian 45.6x 57.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 19.8xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 16.9xmedian 29.0x 55.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -533.1xmedian 40.6x 18.7xmedian 40.6x 71.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 11.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.28 5.05median 2.28 0.37median 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 monthsSIMOQCOMCRDO
Revenue – $44.07B $1.59B
Gross profit – $23.90B $1.07B
Operating income – $10.22B $504.96M
Net income $289.77M $9.26B $538.31M
Free cash flow -$12.85M $10.42B $438.60M
R&D – $9.89B $341.46M
EPS (diluted) – $8.66 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $74.37M $4.53B $466.87M
Total debt $167.29M $12.78B –
Shares (diluted) 33.68M 1.07B 194.38M
Enterprise value $6.75B $152.61B $27.85B

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
MetricSIMOQCOMCRDO
P/E – 21.0x 57.9x
P/FCF -533.1x 18.7x 71.7x
P/Operating cash flow -102.8x 15.7x 62.8x
P/S – 4.4x 19.8x
P/B 6.5x 7.0x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 7.4x 13.4x
EV/EBITDA – 16.9x 55.3x
EV/EBIT – 19.5x 60.7x
EV/Revenue – 4.5x 19.3x
EV/FCF -531.9x 19.1x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -102.6x 16.1x 61.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.05 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMOQCOMCRDO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.9% 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) 270.6% -20.0% 330.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 2.4% 176.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -17.8% 308.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 155.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.4% -2.1% 295.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 12.7% 244.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -109.8% -10.4% 369.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 14.9% 263.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMOQCOMCRDO
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) -0.2x 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.4% 14.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMOQCOMCRDO
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% 51.8% 9.4%
Equity / assets 65.2% 48.2% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 14.8x –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.0x 7.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 5.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 3.9x
Altman Z-score – 6.20 68.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMOQCOMCRDO
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – 4.5% -2.4%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 6.5% -2.4%
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.

ConsensusSIMOQCOMCRDO
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.50FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.9%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +75.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% -3.0% +62.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $2.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +105.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +81.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% -5.0% +48.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMOQCOMCRDO
Held by institutions 72.4% 79.7% 71.0%
Institutions holding 380 3,030 974
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +2.8% -3.4%
Institutions buying 223 1,416 640
Institutions selling 131 1,333 275
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.06 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.

SIMOQCOMCRDO
SIMO 1.00 0.36 0.47
QCOM 0.36 1.00 0.33
CRDO 0.47 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIMO, QCOM and CRDO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $7.36B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $192.69B, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $32.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIMO, QCOM and CRDO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.8x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 59.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 17.8x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.1x, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 27.6x). 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%, 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 Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) returned the most: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +98.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +8.0%. Over five years, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) compounded fastest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +24.0%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 0.00%. Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIMO, QCOM 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 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.