ADBE vs FIG vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Adobe, Figma and Cadence Design Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADBE Adobe Inc.
$258.62 +9.8% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$98.08B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$23.51 +12.7% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$322.17 -1.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.93B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Adobe leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Adobe 5, Cadence Design Systems 3, Figma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADBEFIGCDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $98.08B $12.11B $93.93B ADBE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x -8.4x 68.0x ADBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 84.0x 36.4x ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +42.2% +17.6% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.0% -119.8% — ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.8% -55.9% -6.6% CDNS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr — +14.3%/yr CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 74.9% 41.0% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 32/100 49/100 ADBE

Percentile Scorecard

ADBEFIGCDNS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADBEFIGCDNS
Valuation 61 #12 of 29 7 #27 of 29 30 #67 of 95
Growth 19 #22 of 27 39 #17 of 27 64 #34 of 93
Profitability 100 #1 of 26 4 #25 of 26 53 #43 of 91
Financial Health 60 #13 of 31 80 #7 of 31 –
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 – –
Overall 65 32 49
  • ADBE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADBEFIGCDNSSPY
1 month +9.8%+12.7%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months +8.8%+2.5%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months +8.1%+35.8%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date -26.1%-37.1%+3.1% +12.2%
1 year -26.8%-55.9%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years -49.1%—+39.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.2%—+11.8% +23.1%
5 years -59.6%—+95.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%—+14.3% +11.0%
10 years +139.5%—+1,162.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+28.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADBEFIGCDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%74.9%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%69.9%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.241.011.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.75-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-86.2%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-55.8%-22.6% -1.8%
52-week high $359.91$53.14$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $193.41$16.84$265.66 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADBEFIGCDNS
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 31.9x -8.6xmedian 31.9x 63.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 10.4xmedian 2.4x 14.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.5x -7.6xmedian 11.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 53.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.77 —median 0.77 5.13median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADBEFIGCDNS
Revenue $25.97B $1.20B $6.13B
Gross profit $23.18B $971.13M –
Operating income $9.27B -$1.45B $1.77B
Net income $7.28B -$1.41B $1.38B
Free cash flow $10.59B – –
R&D $4.69B $1.13B $2.04B
EPS (diluted) $18.42 $-2.72 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $4.36B $445.85M $1.45B
Total debt $4.77B – –
Shares (diluted) 395.50M 527.46M 276.16M
Enterprise value $73.33B $5.62B $93.93B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADBEFIGCDNS
P/E 14.0x -8.6x 63.9x
P/FCF 9.5x – 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x – 45.1x
P/S 3.9x 10.4x 14.5x
P/B 8.6x 8.4x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 8.5x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x -7.6x –
EV/EBIT 10.8x -7.5x –
EV/Revenue 3.9x 9.0x 14.5x
EV/FCF 9.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 – 5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADBEFIGCDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 42.2% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 31.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% -63.0% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -96.2% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 15.4% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% – 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADBEFIGCDNS
Gross margin 89.3% 81.1% –
EBITDA margin 38.6% -119.1% –
Operating margin 35.7% -120.9% –
Pretax margin 35.7% -115.4% –
Net margin 28.0% -119.8% –
FCF margin 40.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% – 32.1%
Return on equity 62.6% -94.2% –
Return on assets 24.3% -59.9% –
Return on invested capital 44.3% – –
Return on capital employed 51.3% -93.8% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.0% – 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADBEFIGCDNS
Debt / assets 15.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 37.1% –
Equity / assets 39.2% 62.9% 56.2%
Interest coverage 35.7x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.3x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.1x –
Altman Z-score 7.47 6.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADBEFIGCDNS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 8.9% – –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADBEFIGCDNS
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 84.0xFY2026 36.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.10FY2026 $0.28FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +21.4% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.94BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +34.9% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADBEFIGCDNS
Held by institutions 82.5% 81.2% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,982 373 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +12.2% +5.4%
Institutions buying 838 257 831
Institutions selling 928 64 518
Buyers to sellers 0.90 4.02 1.60

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADBEFIGCDNS
ADBE 1.00 0.61 0.22
FIG 0.61 1.00 0.30
CDNS 0.22 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADBE, FIG and CDNS?

Adobe (ADBE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adobe (ADBE) $98.08B, Figma (FIG) $12.11B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADBE, FIG and CDNS?

Adobe (ADBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adobe (ADBE) 13.5x, Figma (FIG) -8.4x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Adobe (ADBE) 10.3x, Figma (FIG) 84.0x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 36.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) returned the most: Adobe (ADBE) -26.8%, Figma (FIG) -55.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Adobe (ADBE) -16.6%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Adobe (ADBE) 42.1%, Figma (FIG) 74.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADBE, FIG and CDNS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adobe (ADBE) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.