How Does NVIDIA Stock Stack Up Against Its Peers?

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NVIDIA’s stock has underperformed its peers over the past year, but how does the market leader truly measure up against AMD, MU, STX, WDC, and AMBA scaling in the AI and data-center boom? A closer look reveals exceptionally strong profitability and rapid revenue growth. While its valuation is premium, sustaining such robust growth on its massive scale may temper further outsized returns.

  • NVDA’s 58.1% operating margin, highest among peers, reflects its AI chip dominance and strong pricing power.
  • NVDA’s 71.6% revenue growth, outpacing peers, underscores surging AI demand and its market leadership.
  • NVDA’s 23.9% stock gain and 50.8 PE reflect high future growth expectations, though peers saw stronger returns.

Here’s how NVIDIA stacks up across size, valuation, and profitability versus key peers.

  NVDA AMD MU STX WDC AMBA
Market Cap ($ Bil) 4,401.5 335.0 225.9 51.7 49.1 3.5
Revenue ($ Bil) 165.2 32.0 37.4 9.1 13.3 0.3
PE Ratio 50.8 101.3 26.5 35.2 26.3 -40.0
LTM Revenue Growth 71.6% 31.8% 48.9% 38.9% 39.2% 57.9%
LTM Operating Margin 58.1% 9.4% 26.2% 21.1% 21.1% -28.4%
LTM FCF Margin 43.6% 17.0% 4.5% 9.0% 9.6% 10.6%
12M Market Return 23.9% 49.7% 105.6% 151.3% 194.7% 41.1%

For more details on NVIDIA, read Buy or Sell NVDA Stock. Below we compare NVDA’s growth, margin, and valuation with peers across years

Revenue Growth Comparison

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  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
NVDA 71.6% 114.2% 125.9% 0.2%  
AMD 31.8% 13.7% -3.9% 43.6%
MU 48.9% 48.9% 61.6% -49.5%  
STX 38.9% 38.9% -11.3% -36.7%  
WDC 39.2% 50.7% 1.0% -66.7%  
AMBA 57.9% 25.8% -32.9% 1.7%  

Operating Margin Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
NVDA 58.1% 62.4% 54.1% 20.7%  
AMD 9.4% 8.1% 1.8% 5.4%
MU 26.2% 26.2% 5.2% -34.8%  
STX 21.1% 21.1% 6.4% 0.8%  
WDC 21.1% 22.4% 1.5% -6.4%  
AMBA -28.4% -44.4% -68.2% -22.0%  

PE Ratio Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
NVDA 50.8 45.2 41.1 83.2  
AMD 101.3 119.2 278.6 76.6
MU 26.5 11.0 121.2 -9.4  
STX 35.2 12.5 53.3 -20.6  
WDC 26.3 11.1 -21.4 -6.0  
AMBA -40.0 -25.7 -14.4 -48.2  

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