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Arm vs Marvell
Arm vs Marvell: which one is bigger, grows faster and keeps more of each dollar of revenue?
Marvell earns 1.7× Arm’s revenue
Method and sources
- Revenue growth (1 year): Arm 22.8% (FY2026), Marvell 42.1% (FY2026)
- Revenue growth (3-year CAGR): Arm 22.5% (FY2026), Marvell 11.4% (FY2026)
- Operating margin: Arm 18.3% (FY2026), Marvell 16.1% (FY2026)
- Gross margin: Arm 97.5% (FY2026), Marvell 51.0% (FY2026)
- Net margin: Arm 18.4% (FY2026), Marvell 32.6% (FY2026)
- FCF margin: Arm 19.9% (FY2026), Marvell 17.0% (FY2026)
Latest fiscal year per company: Arm FY2026, Marvell FY2026. Fiscal years end on different dates, so years are not calendar-aligned.
Both report in USD. Amounts are as filed, not converted.
Why this pair: same peer group, revenue within 4x in the same currency. Peer groups are curated by hand from each company's business as described in its own 10-K/20-F (what it sells, not its SIC code). A company can sit in more than one group. Within a group, a pair is listed when both companies report in the same currency and the larger company's latest fiscal-year revenue is at most 4x the smaller one's; each company keeps its 4 nearest peers by revenue ratio. Companies reporting in different currencies are never size-matched (amounts are not converted); a short list of obvious same-industry pairs across currencies is added by hand, with the reason, as are two direct competitor pairs outside the size rule (AMD vs NVIDIA, Intel vs NVIDIA).
Derived = calculated by Hollsteen from reported SEC values; reported = as tagged in the filing. SEC filings only, no market data.
Side by side: all values with filing links
| Metric | Arm FY2026 | Marvell FY2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.9B20-F · May 26, 2026 | $8.2B10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| Revenue growth (1 year) | 22.8% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 42.1% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| Revenue growth (3-year CAGR) | 22.5% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 11.4% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| Gross margin | 97.5% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 51.0% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| Operating margin | 18.3% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 16.1% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| Net margin | 18.4% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 32.6% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| Free cash flow | $979M derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | $1.4B derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| FCF margin | 19.9% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 17.0% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| R&D as % of revenue | 56.4% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 25.3% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
| Stock-based compensation as % of revenue | 21.4% derived20-F · May 26, 2026 | 7.2% derived10-K · Mar 11, 2026 |
Definitions: Revenue = Total revenue; Revenue growth (1 year) = Revenue FYt ÷ revenue FYt−1 − 1; Revenue growth (3-year CAGR) = (Revenue FYt ÷ revenue FYt−3)^(1/3) − 1; Gross margin = Gross profit ÷ revenue; Operating margin = Operating income ÷ revenue; Net margin = Net income ÷ revenue; Free cash flow = Operating cash flow − capital expenditures (one formula for all companies); FCF margin = Free cash flow ÷ revenue; R&D as % of revenue = Research and development expense ÷ revenue; Stock-based compensation as % of revenue = Stock-based compensation ÷ revenue.
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