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.
Seagate is about 1.2× larger than Qualcomm by market cap; Qualcomm trades at the lower P/E (18.7 vs 65.6); year to date, Seagate leads (+188.6% vs −7.3%).
Side by side
| QCOM | STX | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $173B | $209B |
| Price | $160.56 | $821.67 |
| Today | +1.3% | +3.4% |
| Return YTD | −7.3% | +188.6% |
| Return 1Y | +0.3% | +399.1% |
| P/E | 18.7 | 65.6 |
| P/S | 3.9 | 17.1 |
| P/B | 6.3 | 96.4 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
QualcommQCOM
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