Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTPatrick SandersSun, June 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM GMT+2 5 min readIf you had to pick a leader in the semiconductor stock race, you’d be hard-pressed to name anyone other than Nvidia (NVDA). The famed chipmaker now sports a valuation of more than $5 trillion – the most of any publicly traded company – and its stock jumped by an impressive 1,160% over the last five years.But the race isn’t over, and there are plenty of other companies poised to do exceptionally well in the coming years. Some of them, such as Qualcomm (QCOM), are even outperforming Nvidia in recent months. Qualcomm stock is up 62.74% in the last year, thanks to a huge increase over the last two months, outdistancing the 54.07% return of Nvidia over the same period, as investors realize that Qualcomm may have more opportunity in artificial intelligence than they initially believed.More News from Barchart