Peer Multiple Comparator: P/E, EV/Revenue, EV/EBITDA, P/S & FCF Yield

Primary Query

Compare P/E ratio, EV/Revenue, EV/EBITDA, and P/S across the largest technology companies. Which tech company is cheapest on each multiple?

Tool Purpose

Relative valuation is how professional analysts determine whether a stock is expensive or cheap compared to its peers. No single multiple tells the full story — a low P/E can mean value or deteriorating earnings; a high EV/Revenue is only justified by high margins and growth. This tool shows five valuation multiples side-by-side so you can benchmark any company against the six technology companies with detailed financial history on Visuwire.

Use this tool to:

• See which company is the cheapest (or most expensive) on each multiple
• Understand why the same company can look cheap on one multiple and expensive on another
• Enter your own ticker’s financials to compute all five multiples and rank them against these peers
• Decide which multiple is most appropriate for a given analysis context

Inputs

Pre-loaded comparison table:

• 6 technology companies: Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Palantir
• TTM financials: revenue, net income, operating income, FCF from SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-K / 10-Q)
• Approximate market caps and net debt/cash positions as of April 2026

Custom calculator inputs (any company):

• Market Capitalization ($M)
• Annual Revenue ($M)
• Net Income ($M) — for P/E and P/S
• EBITDA ($M) — optional, for EV/EBITDA
• Free Cash Flow ($M) — optional, for FCF Yield
• Total Debt ($M) — for Enterprise Value
• Cash & Equivalents ($M) — for Enterprise Value

Output

• P/E = Market Cap ÷ Net Income
• P/S = Market Cap ÷ Revenue
• EV/Revenue = Enterprise Value ÷ Revenue (EV = Market Cap + Debt − Cash)
• EV/EBITDA = Enterprise Value ÷ EBITDA
• FCF Yield = Free Cash Flow ÷ Market Cap × 100%
• Peer rank for each multiple
• Chart: select any single multiple to visualize across all peers

How To Use

1. Click any column header to sort the table by that multiple ascending or descending
2. Use the chart metric buttons to switch which multiple is visualized in the bar chart
3. Scroll to the calculator — enter any company’s financials to compute all multiples and receive a peer rank for each
4. Read the interpretation guide below the calculator — the right multiple depends on the company’s profitability stage, capital structure, and sector
5. Click any company name in the table to visit its detailed financial history pages

Which Multiple to Use and When

P/E (Price-to-Earnings)

Best for profitable, stable companies where earnings are a reliable proxy for value. Breaks down when earnings are temporarily distorted by one-time charges, heavy SBC, or acquisition amortization. Meta’s 24.8x P/E looks similar to Apple’s 26.3x — but Meta’s earnings reflect heavier stock-based compensation add-backs in non-GAAP presentations. Always clarify GAAP vs. adjusted before comparing P/E across companies.

P/S (Price-to-Sales)

Best for pre-profit companies where P/E is undefined, or for benchmarking revenue scale when margin profiles differ. Palantir’s 53.6x P/S is an extreme outlier — the market is paying $53 for every $1 of annual revenue, pricing in an extraordinary compounding of margins and growth. See the price-to-sales ratio glossary entry for a full treatment.

EV/Revenue

Like P/S but uses Enterprise Value — accounting for debt and cash. Preferred over P/S for cross-company comparisons because capital structure differences don’t distort it. Alphabet’s 4.7x EV/Revenue is below its P/S of 5.0x because its ~$95B net cash position reduces EV below market cap. For companies with large net cash positions (Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia), EV/Revenue is more conservative and accurate than P/S.

EV/EBITDA

The standard acquisition and LBO valuation multiple — most comparable across sectors because it removes capital structure (interest) and non-cash charges (D&A). Alphabet at 13.2x EV/EBITDA is the cheapest in this set on this metric. Palantir at 160x EV/EBITDA reflects minimal current EBITDA relative to its enterprise value.

FCF Yield

Inverted multiple — higher is better (more cash per dollar of market cap). Apple’s 3.98% FCF yield means investors receive ~$0.04 in free cash flow per $1 of market value annually. Compared to a 10-year Treasury yield of ~4.5% in early 2026, Apple’s FCF yield is near parity — making the growth premium appear slim on this measure alone. Nvidia’s 3.45% FCF yield is comparable despite far higher revenue growth, reflecting its elevated market cap.

Required Internal Links

Company pages:

• Alphabet revenue history — $402.8B TTM revenue base underlying 4.7x EV/Revenue
• Apple earnings per share history — $7.90 TTM EPS underpins the 26.3x P/E
• Microsoft operating income history — $142.6B TTM operating income underpins EV/EBITDA
• Nvidia revenue history — highest P/S multiple in the set at 13.0x
• Meta net income history — 24.8x P/E on $60.5B net income
• Palantir revenue history — 53.6x P/S extreme valuation premium

Comparison pages:

• Google vs Meta comparison — advertising peers with divergent P/E and EV/EBITDA
• Nvidia vs AMD comparison — semiconductor P/S and EV/Revenue comparison
• Palantir vs Snowflake comparison — SaaS multiple comparison

Glossary pages:

• Price-to-sales ratio — full treatment of P/S multiples and when to use them
• GAAP vs non-GAAP earnings — why GAAP P/E and adjusted P/E differ significantly
• Return on invested capital — ROIC vs valuation multiple framework

Related Pages

• Free Cash Flow Comparator — FCF ranking, FCF margin, and CapEx intensity for the same peer set
• Enterprise value glossary — how EV is constructed and why it differs from market cap
• Net debt analysis — the cash and debt positions that separate EV from market cap in this dataset
• Earnings per share history — Alphabet — TTM EPS history for the company with the lowest P/E in this set