Analog Devicesvs.Qualcomm
ADI vs QCOM · both in Chips & accelerators, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Designs and builds the processors, accelerators and memory that train and run AI.
Analog Devices and Qualcomm are similar in size by market cap; Qualcomm trades at the lower P/E (20.0 vs 47.3); year to date, Analog Devices leads (+49.7% vs +2.9%).
Side by side
| ADI | QCOM | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $195B | $185B |
| Price | $406.19 | $175.50 |
| Today | +0.1% | −0.3% |
| Return YTD | +49.7% | +2.9% |
| Return 1Y | +70.6% | +4.9% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | +5.0% | −7.3% |
| P/E | 47.3 | 20.0 |
| P/S | 14.1 | 4.2 |
| P/B | 5.8 | 6.7 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
Analog DevicesADI
Precision analog and mixed-signal chips, plus DSPs, for industrial equipment, communications, cars and healthcare.
Full ADI profile →QualcommQCOM
Snapdragon made Qualcomm the reference point in mobile silicon. Its NPUs run models on the handset or PC itself, and the same platforms now go into cars.
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