CRDO
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd
CRDO has the edge over NOK overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
NOK
Nokia Oyj
NOK has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CRDO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CRDO's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
NOK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
NOK's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
CRDO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $140 | — |
| Current | 49x | $140 | — |
| Cheap | 75x | $212 | +52% |
| Fair | 124x | $353 | +152% |
| Expensive | 395x | $1,122 | +703% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRDO's PE is in its cheap range at 49x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
NOK PE Valuation
NOK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRDO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CRDO, with profitability improving.
NOK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NOK, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CRDO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.35 | +194% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.84 | +312% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.51 | +766% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.82 | +18100% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.16 | +$1.31 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.69 | +$0.85 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.29 | +$0.47 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.15 | +$0.06 |
CRDO has the edge over NOK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NOK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.15 | +67% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.14 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.16 | +220% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.09 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.11 | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.05 | -69% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.15 | +15% |
NOK's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.15 over the past year, against $0.85 in early 2023.
CRDO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $479M | +115% |
| Q2 2026 | $437M | +157% |
| Q1 2026 | $407M | +201% |
| Q4 2025 | $268M | +272% |
| Q3 2025 | $223.1M | +274% |
| Q2 2025 | $170M | +180% |
| Q1 2025 | $135M | +154% |
| Q4 2024 | $72M | +64% |
CRDO has the edge over NOK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 37% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +41 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +51 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +33 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +31 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | +8.5 points |
CRDO has the edge over NOK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NOK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.7B | +6.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.3B | +5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $5B | +2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.8B | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.4B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1B | +1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.9B | -1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6B | +4.9% |
NOK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $5.7B last quarter, up 6.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | -10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.9% | -1.6 points |
NOK's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 12 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
CRDO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82.9M | +62% |
| Q2 2026 | $177.5M | +228% |
| Q1 2026 | $139.7M | +$140.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $38.5M | +$50.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $51.3M | +$64.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $54.2M | +5531% |
| Q1 2025 | -$383K | +$5.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$11.7M | -494% |
CRDO has the edge over NOK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NOK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$112M | -123% |
| Q2 2026 | -$832.1M | -951% |
| Q1 2026 | $698.8M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $252.2M | +354% |
| Q3 2025 | $476.6M | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $97.8M | -78% |
| Q1 2025 | $801M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $55.5M | -97% |
NOK usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$112M, but it generated $7M over the past year.
CRDO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +6.1M shares |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +9.8M shares |
| 3 years | +30% | +45.1M shares |
| 5 years | +39% | +54.4M shares |
CRDO has 194M diluted shares, up 5.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $22.9M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
NOK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -56.5M shares |
| 1 year | +4.7% | +257M shares |
| 3 years | +2.6% | +148M shares |
| 5 years | +0.9% | +54M shares |
| Available history | +2.2% | +123M shares |
NOK has the edge over CRDO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $10M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $86.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $606.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $428.8M |
NOK has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
CRDO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -22.2x | Net Cash |
CRDO has the edge over NOK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NOK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
NOK has more cash than debt.
CRDO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.2 | Oversold |
CRDO's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
NOK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.3 | Oversold |
NOK's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
CRDO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRDO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 28x | 77% above |
| PE % | 1 | 48 | 47 pts below |
CRDO is trading at 49x earnings, a 77% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
NOK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NOK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
NOK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRDO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $171.8 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $199.0 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $174.7 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $134.3 | 4.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $78.2 | 79% above |
CRDO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 79% above its 200-week average.
NOK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.14 | 9.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.92 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.66 | 14% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.35 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.67 | 46% above |
NOK has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 46% above its 200-week average.
CRDO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $11.2 | $13.0 | +16% |
| 2023 | $13.0 | $19.5 | +50% |
| 2024 | $19.5 | $69.3 | +256% |
| 2025 | $69.3 | $144.8 | +109% |
| 2026 YTD | $144.8 | $139.8 | -3.5% |
CRDO has finished every year since 2022 higher, and it's down 3.5% so far in 2026.
NOK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.63 | $3.89 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | $3.89 | $6.19 | +59% |
| 2022 | $6.19 | $4.64 | -25% |
| 2023 | $4.64 | $3.42 | -26% |
| 2024 | $3.42 | $4.48 | +31% |
| 2025 | $4.48 | $6.62 | +48% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.62 | $8.28 | +25% |
NOK has the edge over CRDO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.