ADEA vs AMD vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Adeia, Advanced Micro Devices and Cadence Design Systems Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADEA Adeia Inc.
$21.21 -15.3% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.87M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$516.79 -15.9% 1M +119.9% 1Y
Market cap
$867.62B
P/E
134.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionADEAAMDCDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.36B $867.62B $88.81B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 134.8x 64.4x ADEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 70.0x 36.5x ADEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +39.5% +14.7% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.1% 15.6% 23.6% ADEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 8.0% 14.2% ADEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -1.0x 0.5x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +119.9% -6.2% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +34.0%/yr +13.7%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.8% 68.6% 41.0% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 59/100 58/100 ADEA

Percentile Scorecard

ADEAAMDCDNS

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

AxisADEAAMDCDNS
Valuation 86 #14 of 95 28 #69 of 95 37 #60 of 95
Growth 69 #30 of 93 96 #5 of 93 63 #35 of 93
Profitability 91 #9 of 91 67 #31 of 91 84 #15 of 91
Financial Health 28 #74 of 102 67 #34 of 102 36 #66 of 102
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 76 39 #47 of 76 68 #25 of 76
Overall 71 59 58
  • ADEA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADEAAMDCDNSSPY
1 month -15.3%-15.9%+2.4% -1.0%
3 months -18.3%-1.0%-3.0% +2.9%
6 months -30.0%+48.6%-4.9% +6.4%
Year to date +23.0%+141.3%+1.3% +11.4%
1 year +26.5%+119.9%-6.2% +13.1%
3 years +146.6%+408.3%+33.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +35.1%+72.0%+10.1% +21.5%
5 years +168.8%+331.3%+89.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.9%+34.0%+13.7% +10.9%
10 years +30.9%+7,826.2%+1,131.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.7%+54.9%+28.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADEAAMDCDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.8%68.6%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%65.6%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.533.221.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.401.75-0.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-65.4%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-20.4%-24.0% -2.5%
52-week high $33.63$649.42$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $11.74$190.95$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.

MultipleADEAAMDCDNS
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 41.5x 131.1xmedian 41.5x 62.9xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 6.9x 20.4xmedian 6.9x 14.9xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 27.3x 87.6xmedian 27.3x 42.1xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 35.6x 100.8xmedian 35.6x 51.9xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 4.2x 12.5xmedian 4.2x 12.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 2.31 0.25median 2.31 4.12median 2.31

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 monthsADEAAMDCDNS
Revenue $470.87M $41.31B $5.84B
Gross profit – $21.98B $5.01B
Operating income $195.97M $6.49B $1.77B
Net income $122.68M $6.43B $1.38B
Free cash flow $188.57M $8.37B $1.68B
R&D $71.74M $9.39B $1.93B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $3.88 $4.99
Cash & equivalents $137.10M $5.09B $1.44B
Total debt $1.63B $12.89B $10.35B
Shares (diluted) 114.40M 1.66B 276.16M
Enterprise value $1.61B $824.37B $80.21B

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
MetricADEAAMDCDNS
P/E 19.1x 131.1x 62.9x
P/FCF 12.4x 100.8x 51.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 83.7x 47.0x
P/S 5.0x 20.4x 14.9x
P/B 4.9x 12.5x 12.7x
P/Tangible book 12.4x 16.3x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 87.6x 42.1x
EV/EBIT 12.9x 128.5x 49.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 20.2x 15.1x
EV/FCF 13.4x 99.6x 52.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 82.7x 47.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 0.25 4.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADEAAMDCDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 39.5% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 23.6% 15.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 55.9% 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.0% 186.2% 25.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 167.6% 17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.3% 127.0% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 537.7% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.4% 123.1% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 533.6% 15.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 106.7% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 61.4% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 106.9% 5.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 64.9% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADEAAMDCDNS
Gross margin – 53.2% 85.9%
EBITDA margin 55.6% 23.0% 35.9%
Operating margin 41.6% 15.7% 30.3%
Pretax margin 35.3% 18.3% 31.2%
Net margin 26.1% 15.6% 23.6%
FCF margin 40.0% 20.3% 28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 24.4% 31.8%
Return on equity 26.0% 9.8% 20.5%
Return on assets 12.2% 7.8% 11.4%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 8.0% 14.2%
Return on capital employed 21.4% 9.3% 17.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 4.6% 8.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADEAAMDCDNS
Debt / assets 38.1% 3.8% 20.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -1.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.4x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 52.9% 20.4% 43.2%
Equity / assets 47.1% 79.6% 56.8%
Interest coverage 5.4x 44.1x 14.1x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.2x 1.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.13 30.47 12.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADEAAMDCDNS
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusADEAAMDCDNS
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 70.0xFY2026 36.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $8.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +111.8% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $427.36MFY2026 $53.07BFY2026 $6.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.7% +60.6% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADEAAMDCDNS
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.5% 88.2%
Institutions holding 304 3,991 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +10.7% +5.4%
Institutions buying 186 2,270 831
Institutions selling 86 1,456 518
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.56 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.

ADEAAMDCDNS
ADEA 1.00 0.45 0.32
AMD 0.45 1.00 0.32
CDNS 0.32 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADEA, AMD and CDNS?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adeia (ADEA) $2.36B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $867.62B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $88.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADEA, AMD and CDNS?

Adeia (ADEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adeia (ADEA) 19.2x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 134.8x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 64.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adeia (ADEA) is cheapest (Adeia (ADEA) 15.7x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 70.0x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 36.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adeia (ADEA) +24.3%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adeia (ADEA) has the highest net margin (Adeia (ADEA) 26.1%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 23.6%). On return on invested capital, Adeia (ADEA) leads (Adeia (ADEA) 16.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Adeia (ADEA) +26.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +119.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.2%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Adeia (ADEA) +21.9%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.0%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Adeia (ADEA) 66.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.6%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADEA, AMD 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, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 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.