Closing price
$250.72
▲ 0.55%
16:00:01 EDT · Aug 20
Arm Stock’s $54 Billion Consensus Upside Faces a 257-Times Earnings Test
Arm Holdings plc ended Thursday at $250.72. That left Wall Street's average target 20.1% higher, implying about $53.8 billion of extra market value.
NASDAQ: ARM · Valuation cockpit
arm has growth. The multiple demands proof.
The average target offers 20% upside, but analysts span a $350 range. That dispersion is the market's clearest verdict on Arm's AGI CPU opportunity.
Market closed · Aug 20, 2026
Market value
$267.92B
1.06B shares outstanding
Trailing P/E
257.21×
0.39% earnings yield
Average target
$301.06
+20.08%
$53.79B implied value gap
The target range is the story
Twenty analysts agree on the growth theme. They disagree sharply on what to pay for it.
CurrentConsensus$350 target spread
Recommendation split
Past three months · 20 analysts
310×
P/E at the average target
If trailing EPS stays at $0.97.
If trailing EPS stays at $0.97.
Fiscal Q1 2027: growth mix
Quarter ended June 30, 2026
22%
Revenue growth year on year
Royalties +22%; licensing +23%.
Royalties +22%; licensing +23%.
What matters next
A tight watchlist, not a sprawling thesis.
- AGI CPU demand: more than $2B across fiscal 2027 and 2028.
- Cloud proof: data-center royalties more than doubled year on year.
- August 26: NVIDIA reports after the close; AI demand and spending are the read-through.
- Valuation risk: higher bond yields can hit long-duration tech multiples fast.
- Execution risk: handset softness, licensing timing and silicon ramp costs can widen earnings misses.
Arm Stock’s 15% Consensus Upside Shrinks to 4% at the Median After Chip Rout
Arm Holdings plc fell 1.6% to $249.34 on Wednesday. The move followed Tuesday's five-percent drop in the Philadelphia semiconductor index as rising bond yields hit technology shares.
Arm Holdings · NASDAQ:ARM
Growth intact. Valuation unforgiving.
Market close
August 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT
August 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT
Closing price
$249.34
▼ $3.98 · 1.57%
Market cap$270.55B
Trailing P/E255.8×
ConsensusBuy
Consensus upside depends on the statistic
Trailing earnings multiple
Arm's premium amplifies sensitivity to growth misses and higher bond yields.
June-quarter engine
$1.29B +22%
Total revenue
Royalties$715M+22%
Licensing$574M+23%
41.2% non-GAAP operating margin
What investors are pricing
AGI CPU demand>$2BAcross fiscal 2027–2028
Capacity secured$1BManagement's stated opportunity
Next sector testNvidia resultsAI demand versus higher yields
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