How Does NVIDIA Stock Stack Up Against Its Peers?
NVIDIA’s stock has delivered robust returns over the past year, but how does it truly measure up against peers rapidly scaling in the AI and data-center boom? A closer look reveals industry-leading profitability, exceptional growth, and a premium valuation. While it maintains a dominant position in the AI accelerator market, intensifying competition from custom silicon and rival chipmakers could temper future explosive upside, as market skepticism about its high valuation grows.
- NVDA’s 60.4% operating margin reflects its AI/data center GPU dominance and strong pricing power from its integrated hardware-software ecosystem.
- NVDA’s 65.5% revenue growth, outpacing peers, is driven by surging AI computing demand and data center infrastructure expansion.
- NVDA’s 46.1% stock gain and 36.9 PE reflect high AI growth expectations, though AMD (104%) and AVGO (60%) saw stronger returns from AI market capture.
Here’s how NVIDIA stacks up across size, valuation, and profitability versus key peers.
| NVDA | AMD | INTC | AVGO | QCOM | MRVL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap ($ Bil) | 4,434.6 | 323.2 | 220.6 | 1,509.0 | 150.9 | 69.2 |
| Revenue ($ Bil) | 215.9 | 34.6 | 52.9 | 63.9 | 44.9 | 7.8 |
| PE Ratio | 36.9 | 74.5 | -826.2 | 65.3 | 28.1 | 28.0 |
| LTM Revenue Growth | 65.5% | 34.3% | -0.5% | 23.9% | 10.3% | 45.0% |
| LTM Operating Margin | 60.4% | 10.7% | -0.0% | 40.8% | 27.2% | 14.7% |
| LTM FCF Margin | 44.8% | 19.4% | -9.4% | 42.1% | 28.8% | 20.2% |
| 12M Market Return | 46.1% | 98.9% | 91.7% | 61.3% | -8.3% | -11.6% |
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 | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | 65.5% | 65.5% | 114.2% | 125.9% | |
| AMD | 34.3% | – | 34.3% | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| INTC | -0.5% | – | -0.5% | -2.1% | -14.0% |
| AVGO | 23.9% | – | 23.9% | 44.0% | 7.9% |
| QCOM | 10.3% | – | 13.7% | 8.8% | -19.0% |
| MRVL | 45.0% | – | 4.7% | -7.0% | 32.7% |
Operating Margin Comparison
| LTM | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | 60.4% | 60.4% | 62.4% | 54.1% | |
| AMD | 10.7% | – | 10.7% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| INTC | -0.0% | – | -0.0% | -8.9% | 0.1% |
| AVGO | 40.8% | – | 40.8% | 29.1% | 45.9% |
| QCOM | 27.2% | – | 28.0% | 26.3% | 24.1% |
| MRVL | 14.7% | – | -6.4% | -7.9% | 6.1% |
PE Ratio Comparison
| LTM | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | 36.9 | 37.8 | 45.2 | 41.1 | |
| AMD | 74.5 | – | 80.2 | 119.2 | 278.6 |
| INTC | -826.2 | – | -626.1 | -4.6 | 124.7 |
| AVGO | 65.3 | – | 70.5 | 181.9 | 32.9 |
| QCOM | 28.1 | – | 33.8 | 16.9 | 22.3 |
| MRVL | 28.0 | – | -83.1 | -101.9 | -314.1 |
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