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Espressif Systems Shanghai Co vs Nvidia: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Espressif Systems Shanghai Co (688018) and Nvidia (NVDA) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nvidia as the less overvalued of the two: Espressif Systems Shanghai Co trades at ¥122 versus a fair value of ¥47.99 (-61%), while Nvidia trades at $226 versus $198 (-12%).
Espressif Systems Shanghai Co
688018.SHG · CNY · Information Technology
-61%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥122
Fair Value¥47.99
Quality52/100
Nvidia
NVDA · USD · Information Technology
-12%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$226
Fair Value$198
Quality74/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Espressif Systems Shanghai CoNvidia
Valuation
49.7×P/E (TTM)34.5×
9.66×P/S (TTM)21.81×
6.07×P/B35.15×
45.0×EV/EBITDA33.4×
n/aPEG0.65×
−60.7%Fair value upside−12.2%
0.3%Dividend yield0.0%
¥0.36Dividend per share$0.04
Profitability
23%Operating margin66%
1.49×EBIT margin trend (5Y)2.22×
16%Return on equity114%
8%Return on assets53%
Growth
21%Revenue growth (YoY)85%
26.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)100.0%
25.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)66.9%
+36.9%Value creation/yr+96.9%
Balance & size
81.2×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)503.4×
n/aDebt / equity0.05×
$4BMarket cap$5.5T
expensiveGrowth qualityhealthy

Nvidia leads: 3 to 11 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Espressif Systems Shanghai Coof which business quality 54 · market factors 27 Nvidiaof which business quality 74 · market factors 54
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
53
96
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
52
34
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
33
81
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
94
83
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
0
32
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
41
25
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
26
63
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
12
72
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
71
91

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyEspressif Systems Shanghai CoPrice ¥122NvidiaPrice $226
DCF Models-61%below the price¥47.73-30%below the price$157
Earnings-Based-49%below the price¥62.77-34%below the price$148
Dividend Discount-96%below the price¥5.01-100%below the price$0.77
Multiples-66%below the price¥42.12-67%below the price$74.09
Asset-Based-90%below the price¥12.74-98%below the price$4.35
Growth DCF-93%below the price¥8.18-52%below the price$108
Economic Profit-77%below the price¥28.13-53%below the price$106
Growth Earnings-29%below the price¥86.81-10%close to the price$204
Minimum-96%below the price¥5.01-100%below the price$0.77
Maximum-29%below the price¥86.81-10%close to the price$204
Median-71%below the price¥35.12-53%below the price$107
Geometric mean-79%below the price¥25.17-81%below the price$43.70

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Espressif Systems Shanghai Co: 25 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Nvidia: 23 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Espressif Systems Shanghai Co
Price ¥122
Fair Value ¥47.99
Bear ¥23.08Bull ¥58.92
Nvidia
Price $226
Fair Value $198
Bear $130Bull $467

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Espressif Systems Shanghai Co · Information Technology

Quality score52 · below median
Fair value upside-61% · below median

Nvidia · Information Technology

Quality score74 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-12% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nvidia as the less overvalued of the two: Espressif Systems Shanghai Co trades at ¥122 versus a fair value of ¥47.99 (-61%), while Nvidia trades at $226 versus $198 (-12%).

Nvidia has the higher quality score (74/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.