ON Semiconductorvs.Qualcomm
ON 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.
Qualcomm is about 5.9× larger than ON Semiconductor by market cap; Qualcomm trades at the lower P/E (20.0 vs 50.0); year to date, ON Semiconductor leads (+52.4% vs +3.5%).
Side by side
| ON | QCOM | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $31.5B | $185B |
| Price | $79.41 | $176.01 |
| Today | −3.8% | −0.6% |
| Return YTD | +52.4% | +3.5% |
| Return 1Y | +71.3% | +7.0% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −12.4% | −7.1% |
| P/E | 50.0 | 20.0 |
| P/S | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| P/B | 4.4 | 6.7 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · 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.
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