SIMO vs SNDK vs ARM Stock Comparison

Silicon Motion Technology, Sandisk and Arm Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$190.81B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$223.35 -28.0% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$241.05B
P/E
230.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Arm Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIMOSNDKARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $190.81B $241.05B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 16.7x 230.9x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 6.1x 107.9x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +175.3% +25.1% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 56.5% 20.2% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 73.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.8% +574.5% +30.9% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.2% 111.7% 79.0% ARM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 79/100 62/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SIMOSNDKARM

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

AxisSIMOSNDKARM
Valuation 12 #84 of 95 66 #39 of 111 7 #88 of 95
Growth 26 #69 of 93 100 #1 of 108 88 #12 of 93
Profitability – 100 #1 of 104 77 #22 of 91
Financial Health 36 #65 of 101 82 #22 of 115 77 #24 of 101
Shareholder Returns 66 #26 of 75 49 #42 of 81 –
Overall 35 79 62
  • SIMO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIMOSNDKARMSPY
1 month -31.5%-29.4%-28.0% -0.8%
3 months -22.6%-1.8%-16.1% +3.5%
6 months +28.2%+17.3%+3.5% +7.0%
Year to date +104.1%+428.9%+104.3% +12.2%
1 year +90.8%+574.5%+30.9% +13.0%
3 years +259.4%—+355.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.2%—+65.8% +23.1%
5 years +163.6%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.4%—— +11.0%
10 years +305.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIMOSNDKARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.2%111.7%79.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.0%105.8%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.403.983.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.085.140.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-56.5%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.8%-46.2%-49.2% -1.8%
52-week high $336.90$2,335.00$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $80.16$175.53$104.55 $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.

MultipleSIMOSNDKARM
P/E now vs peer median —median 42.1x 16.1xmedian 32.0x 227.0xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.1x 9.1xmedian 2.8x 46.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 14.2xmedian 19.4x 201.3xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -494.0xmedian 37.2x 15.9xmedian 29.0x 117.8xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.2x 11.6xmedian 2.9x 27.5xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.23 —median 1.13 6.40median 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 monthsSIMOSNDKARM
Revenue – $20.25B $5.16B
Gross profit – $14.47B $5.03B
Operating income – $12.39B $877.00M
Net income $289.77M $11.43B $1.04B
Free cash flow -$12.85M $11.49B $2.01B
R&D – $1.33B $2.96B
EPS (diluted) – $73.76 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $74.37M $4.76B $3.06B
Total debt $167.29M – –
Shares (diluted) 33.68M 155.00M 1.07B
Enterprise value $6.17B $179.34B $226.76B

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
MetricSIMOSNDKARM
P/E – 16.1x 227.0x
P/FCF -494.0x 15.9x 117.8x
P/Operating cash flow -95.2x 15.7x 113.2x
P/S – 9.1x 46.0x
P/B 6.1x 11.6x 27.5x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 11.6x 28.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.2x 201.3x
EV/EBIT – 14.4x 265.8x
EV/Revenue – 8.8x 45.2x
EV/FCF -492.8x 15.5x 115.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -95.0x 15.3x 111.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 6.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMOSNDKARM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 175.3% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 554.2% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 999.7% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 270.6% 796.7% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.0% – 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 751.8% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.4% 13,794% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.3% – 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -109.8% 9,678% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% – 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMOSNDKARM
Gross margin – 71.5% 97.5%
EBITDA margin – 62.0% 22.5%
Operating margin – 61.2% 17.0%
Pretax margin – 64.3% 24.5%
Net margin – 56.5% 20.2%
FCF margin – 56.8% 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 57.6% 40.6%
Return on equity – 77.5% 16.3%
Return on assets – 57.8% 12.6%
Return on invested capital – 73.7% –
Return on capital employed – 87.2% 9.0%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMOSNDKARM
Debt / assets 3.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 34.8% 30.1% 22.9%
Equity / assets 65.2% 69.9% 77.1%
Interest coverage – 169.7x –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.3x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 12.2x 4.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 3.2x
Altman Z-score – 19.94 57.27

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusSIMOSNDKARM
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 6.1xFY2027 107.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.50FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +36.1% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +105.0%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% +10.4% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMOSNDKARM
Held by institutions 72.4% 74.3% 9.3%
Institutions holding 380 1,816 955
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% -1.9% +12.4%
Institutions buying 223 1,269 593
Institutions selling 131 457 257
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.78 2.31

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.

SIMOSNDKARM
SIMO 1.00 0.52 0.42
SNDK 0.52 1.00 0.41
ARM 0.42 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIMO, SNDK and ARM?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.78B, Sandisk (SNDK) $190.81B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $241.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIMO, SNDK and ARM?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 16.7x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 16.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +90.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%. 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) 84.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sandisk (SNDK) leads on 6. 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.