SSYS vs PERF vs SNPS Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Perfect and Synopsys Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$6.97 -15.6% 1M -41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$600.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.05B
P/E
66.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synopsys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Synopsys 6, Perfect 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSPERFSNPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $600.19M $170.12M $87.05B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.4x 35.3x 66.8x PERF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.7x 28.6x 31.2x PERF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +10.4% +38.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% 8.1% 14.7% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.8% 1.8% SNPS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -67.9x 2.8x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.9% +1.0% -2.1% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr — +7.3%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 47.8% 44.6% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 51/100 43/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSPERFSNPS

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

AxisSSYSPERFSNPS
Valuation 44 #38 of 67 69 #5 of 14 55 #15 of 32
Growth 26 #40 of 54 18 #10 of 12 55 #14 of 30
Profitability 29 #38 of 53 30 #8 of 11 44 #16 of 28
Financial Health 79 #18 of 82 86 #3 of 15 19 #31 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 45 51 43
  • SSYS ranked among 82 companies in Machinery
  • PERF ranked among 16 companies in Workplace Software
  • SNPS ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSYSPERFSNPSSPY
1 month -15.6%+4.2%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -13.5%+4.2%+16.8% +3.5%
6 months -19.0%+22.0%-8.9% +7.0%
Year to date -19.7%+10.5%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year -41.9%+1.0%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years -32.0%-27.3%-0.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.1%-10.1%-0.2% +23.1%
5 years -77.1%—+42.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.6%—+7.3% +11.0%
10 years -65.0%—+675.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.0%—+22.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSYSPERFSNPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%47.8%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%47.4%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.221.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.02-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-88.2%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-4.3%-15.0% -1.8%
52-week high $11.91$2.09$534.56 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$1.30$372.33 $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.

MultipleSSYSPERFSNPS
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 22.6x 35.3xmedian 31.9x 66.8xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 9.8xmedian 9.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 13.4x 7.0xmedian 7.7x 40.5xmedian 32.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.8xmedian 20.5x 15.6xmedian 12.2x 31.3xmedian 32.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 4.0x
PEG now vs peer median -28.49median 0.76 1.33median 1.00 141.13median 2.73

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 monthsSSYSPERFSNPS
Revenue $547.27M $71.07M $8.88B
Gross profit $221.15M $56.66M $6.53B
Operating income -$83.46M $1.26M $847.20M
Net income -$115.18M $8.43M $1.30B
Free cash flow -$23.24M $10.88M –
R&D $77.20M $14.93M $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $0.06 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $125.62M $3.61B
Total debt – $7.81M $10.04B
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 101.85M 192.32M
Enterprise value -$349.63M -$417.85M $83.44B

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
MetricSSYSPERFSNPS
P/E -12.4x 35.3x 66.8x
P/FCF -25.8x 15.6x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow -131.0x 16.2x –
P/S 1.1x 2.4x 9.8x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -11.7x 7.0x 40.5x
EV/EBIT -4.6x 12.6x 110.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.2x 10.5x
EV/FCF -16.7x 1.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -84.6x 1.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.49 1.33 141.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFSNPS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 10.4% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 13.4% 22.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% 14.5% 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 12.4% 18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% 157.8% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 26.4% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% 37.7% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 26.9% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% -1.4% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 26.4% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% -32.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% -31.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFSNPS
Gross margin 40.4% 79.7% 73.5%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 3.2% 26.0%
Operating margin -15.3% 1.8% 9.5%
Pretax margin -13.1% 10.0% 16.5%
Net margin -8.4% 8.1% 14.7%
FCF margin -4.2% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 14.8% –
Return on equity -14.0% 5.4% 4.2%
Return on assets -10.9% 4.3% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.8% 1.8%
Return on capital employed -9.3% 0.8% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFSNPS
Debt / assets – 4.0% 21.0%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -67.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 19.4% 34.7%
Equity / assets 78.0% 80.6% 65.3%
Interest coverage – 66.4x 1.3x
Current ratio 3.5x 4.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 4.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.3x 4.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -1.02 1.28 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFSNPS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusSSYSPERFSNPS
Forward P/E 69.7xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $14.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +14.3% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 $76.52MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +8.1% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSPERFSNPS
Held by institutions 50.8% – 92.3%
Institutions holding 150 – 1,440
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% – +5.6%
Institutions buying 79 – 772
Institutions selling 29 – 493
Buyers to sellers 2.72 – 1.57

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.

SSYSPERFSNPS
SSYS 1.00 0.02 0.34
PERF 0.02 1.00 0.13
SNPS 0.34 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, PERF and SNPS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $600.19M, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Synopsys (SNPS) $87.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSYS, PERF and SNPS?

Perfect (PERF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stratasys (SSYS) -12.4x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Synopsys (SNPS) 66.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perfect (PERF) is cheapest (Stratasys (SSYS) 69.7x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Synopsys (SNPS) leads (Perfect (PERF) 0.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -41.9%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.6%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSYS, PERF and SNPS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Synopsys (SNPS) leads on 6. 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.