Qualcommvs.Seagate
QCOM vs STX · 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 and Seagate are similar in size by market cap; Qualcomm trades at the lower P/E (20.0 vs 55.3); year to date, Seagate leads (+193.2% vs +3.5%).
Side by side
| QCOM | STX | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $185B | $176B |
| Price | $176.01 | $774.83 |
| Today | −0.6% | −4.1% |
| Return YTD | +3.5% | +193.2% |
| Return 1Y | +7.0% | +258.9% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −7.1% | −13.9% |
| P/E | 20.0 | 55.3 |
| P/S | 4.2 | 14.4 |
| P/B | 6.7 | 81.3 |
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.
The two companies
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