MTSI vs. NVDA: MACOM vs. NVIDIA Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA) are both classified in the Semiconductors sub-industry within the broader Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Company profile comparison for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Profile Item	MTSI	NVDA
Name	MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.	NVIDIA Corporation
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology
GICS Industry Group	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS Industry	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS Sub-Industry	Semiconductors	Semiconductors
Market Capitalization	16.11 billion USD	4,506.80 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	Nasdaq
Listing Date	March 15, 2012	January 22, 1999
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

MTSI

NVDA

GSPC

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
Total Return (1Y)	33.29%	-5.54%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	46.28%	55.88%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	25.03%	42.17%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

MTSI

NVDA

GSPC

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	68.69%	38.31%
Beta (5Y)	1.83	2.28
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-53.54%	-66.34%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.51M	120.20M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

MTSI and NVDA are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.42	-0.26
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	0.58	-0.36

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 117.21% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than MACOM (MTSI) at 22.17%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

22.17%

Max: 52.82%
Q3: 22.26%
MTSI: 22.17%
Median: 10.58%
Q1: 1.29%
Min: -16.89%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

117.21%

NVDA: 117.21%
Max: 52.82%
Q3: 22.26%
Median: 10.58%
Q1: 1.29%
Min: -16.89%

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their ROE against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 63.66% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of MACOM (MTSI) at 25.25%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

25.25%

Max: 63.80%
Q3: 28.36%
MTSI: 25.25%
Median: 11.44%
Q1: 0.90%
Min: -37.77%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

63.66%

Max: 63.80%
NVDA: 63.66%
Q3: 28.36%
Median: 11.44%
Q1: 0.90%
Min: -37.77%

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their net margin against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 66.24% shows unusually strong operating efficiency — above its industry’s operating margin range — and MACOM (MTSI) at 31.66% also operates in the top quartile.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

31.66%

Max: 58.66%
MTSI: 31.66%
Q3: 30.23%
Median: 15.91%
Q1: 7.54%
Min: -25.74%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

66.24%

NVDA: 66.24%
Max: 58.66%
Q3: 30.23%
Median: 15.91%
Q1: 7.54%
Min: -25.74%

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their operating margin against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
ROE (TTM)	22.17%	117.21%
ROA (TTM)	8.66%	53.57%
Net Margin (TTM)	25.25%	63.66%
Operating Margin (TTM)	31.66%	66.24%
Gross Margin (TTM)	58.11%	74.67%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Only one side can be read here: NVIDIA (NVDA) reports revenue growth of 65.47%, ranked against its industry; MACOM (MTSI) has no revenue growth figure this period.

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: NVIDIA (NVDA) reports EPS growth of 66.67%, ranked against its industry; MACOM (MTSI) has no EPS growth figure this period.

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
Revenue Growth (YoY)	--	65.47%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	100.05%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	66.67%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	49.88%	204.24%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both MACOM (MTSI) at 2.54 and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 4.59 carry current ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges, suggesting balanced short-term liquidity relative to peers.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

2.54

Max: 10.33
Q3: 5.62
Median: 3.33
MTSI: 2.54
Q1: 2.35
Min: 1.03

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

4.59

Max: 10.33
Q3: 5.62
NVDA: 4.59
Median: 3.33
Q1: 2.35
Min: 1.03

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their current ratio against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both MACOM (MTSI) at 0.24 and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 0.17 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.24

Max: 1.46
Q3: 0.65
Median: 0.27
MTSI: 0.24
Q1: 0.04
Min: 0.00

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.17

Max: 1.46
Q3: 0.65
Median: 0.27
NVDA: 0.17
Q1: 0.04
Min: 0.00

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
Current Ratio (MRQ)	2.54	4.59
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.24	0.17
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.04	-0.12

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

MACOM (MTSI) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile NVIDIA (NVDA) reports a yield of 0.15%, ranking against industry peers normally.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.00%

Max: 1.37%
Q3: 0.65%
MTSI: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.15%

Max: 1.37%
Q3: 0.65%
NVDA: 0.15%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

MACOM (MTSI) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile NVIDIA (NVDA) reports a payout of 3.54%, ranking against industry peers normally.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.00%

Max: 49.64%
Q3: 21.71%
MTSI: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

3.54%

Max: 49.64%
Q3: 21.71%
NVDA: 3.54%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.15%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	3.54%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 23.60 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while MACOM (MTSI) at 48.95 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for NVDA, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

48.95

Max: 110.34
Q3: 66.81
MTSI: 48.95
Median: 37.02
Q1: 23.96
Min: 8.12

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

23.60

Max: 110.34
Q3: 66.81
Median: 37.02
Q1: 23.96
NVDA: 23.60
Min: 8.12

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

MACOM (MTSI) at 12.14 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while NVIDIA (NVDA) at 14.88 sits in the pricier quartile — NVDA costs more per dollar of sales.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

12.14

Max: 21.42
Q3: 12.27
MTSI: 12.14
Median: 5.76
Q1: 2.73
Min: 0.00

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

14.88

Max: 21.42
NVDA: 14.88
Q3: 12.27
Median: 5.76
Q1: 2.73
Min: 0.00

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both look rich against book: MACOM (MTSI) at 9.50 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 19.68 prices even higher, above its industry range.

MTSI

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

9.50

Max: 14.06
MTSI: 9.50
Q3: 7.44
Median: 4.29
Q1: 2.30
Min: 0.20

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

19.68

NVDA: 19.68
Max: 14.06
Q3: 7.44
Median: 4.29
Q1: 2.30
Min: 0.20

MACOM (MTSI) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for MACOM (MTSI) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MTSI	NVDA
P/E Ratio (TTM)	48.95	23.60
P/S Ratio (TTM)	12.14	14.88
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	9.50	19.68
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	1.15%	0.93%