ADEA vs CDNS vs CEVA Stock Comparison

Adeia, Cadence Design Systems and Ceva Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADEA Adeia Inc.
$21.43 -15.9% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.87M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins
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
2 wins
CEVA Ceva Inc
$29.41 -18.8% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$879.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Adeia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adeia 6, Cadence Design Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADEACDNSCEVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.50B $93.93B $879.35M CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 68.0x -80.1x ADEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 36.4x 56.6x ADEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +17.6% — ADEA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.3% -6.6% +4.7% ADEA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +14.3%/yr -8.0%/yr ADEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 41.0% 74.6% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 49/100 46/100 ADEA

Percentile Scorecard

ADEACDNSCEVA

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

AxisADEACDNSCEVA
Valuation 87 #13 of 95 30 #67 of 95 34 #63 of 95
Growth 67 #31 of 93 64 #34 of 93 71 #28 of 93
Profitability 90 #10 of 91 53 #43 of 91 28 #66 of 91
Financial Health 29 #72 of 101 – 88 #13 of 101
Shareholder Returns 78 #17 of 75 – 10 #68 of 75
Overall 70 49 46
  • ADEA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CEVA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADEACDNSCEVASPY
1 month -15.9%-1.2%-18.8% -0.8%
3 months -17.8%-4.9%-16.4% +3.5%
6 months -28.9%-4.3%+8.4% +7.0%
Year to date +24.2%+3.1%+36.7% +12.2%
1 year +25.3%-6.6%+4.7% +13.0%
3 years +159.1%+39.5%+72.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.4%+11.8%+19.9% +23.1%
5 years +179.4%+95.1%-33.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.8%+14.3%-8.0% +11.0%
10 years +32.9%+1,162.4%-4.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.9%+28.9%-0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADEACDNSCEVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%41.0%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%41.0%75.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.531.613.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.160.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-33.0%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.3%-22.6%-41.3% -1.8%
52-week high $33.63$416.39$50.06 $779.14
52-week low $11.74$265.66$17.21 $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.

MultipleADEACDNSCEVA
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 42.1x 63.9xmedian 42.1x -75.0xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 7.1x 14.5xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x -16,540xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 37.2x 53.2xmedian 37.2x -778.5xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x 2.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 2.23 5.13median 2.23 -2.49median 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 monthsADEACDNSCEVA
Revenue $470.87M $6.13B –
Operating income $195.97M $1.77B –
Net income $122.68M $1.38B -$10.98M
Free cash flow $188.57M – -$1.06M
R&D $71.74M $2.04B –
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $5.00 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $137.10M $1.45B $44.30M
Total debt $386.02M – –
Shares (diluted) 114.40M 276.16M 24.30M
Enterprise value $1.75B $93.93B $84.09M

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
MetricADEACDNSCEVA
P/E 19.3x 63.9x -75.0x
P/FCF 12.5x 53.2x -778.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 45.1x 217.5x
P/S 5.0x 14.5x –
P/B 5.0x 12.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 12.5x 17.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x – -16,540x
EV/EBIT 13.0x – -152.9x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 14.5x –
EV/FCF 13.5x – -575.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 45.1x 160.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 5.13 -2.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADEACDNSCEVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 17.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.0% 19.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 46.3% 30.1% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 13.0% 29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.4% 29.0% -5.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 12.5% 30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 21.7% 71.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 13.6% 41.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% – -372.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADEACDNSCEVA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 55.6% – –
Operating margin 41.6% – –
Pretax margin 35.3% – –
Net margin 26.1% – –
FCF margin 40.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 32.1% –
Return on equity 26.0% – -3.2%
Return on assets 12.2% – -2.8%
Return on invested capital 16.8% – –
Return on capital employed 21.4% – -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 8.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADEACDNSCEVA
Debt / assets 38.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.9% – 13.2%
Equity / assets 47.1% 56.2% 86.8%
Interest coverage 5.4x – –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.4x 10.1x
Quick ratio 3.8x – 10.2x
Cash ratio 2.2x – 7.7x
Altman Z-score 4.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADEACDNSCEVA
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – -7.9%
Shareholder yield 2.1% – -7.9%
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.

ConsensusADEACDNSCEVA
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 36.4xFY2026 56.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +14.6% +46.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $427.36MFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $117.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.7% +13.9% +26.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADEACDNSCEVA
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.2% 88.9%
Institutions holding 304 1,498 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 186 831 139
Institutions selling 86 518 49
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.60 2.84

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.

ADEACDNSCEVA
ADEA 1.00 0.32 0.48
CDNS 0.32 1.00 0.47
CEVA 0.48 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADEA, CDNS and CEVA?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adeia (ADEA) $2.50B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.93B, Ceva (CEVA) $879.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADEA, CDNS and CEVA?

Adeia (ADEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adeia (ADEA) 20.4x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.0x, Ceva (CEVA) -80.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adeia (ADEA) is cheapest (Adeia (ADEA) 15.9x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 36.4x, Ceva (CEVA) 56.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Adeia (ADEA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adeia (ADEA) +24.3%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Adeia (ADEA) returned the most: Adeia (ADEA) +25.3%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%, Ceva (CEVA) +4.7%. Over five years, Adeia (ADEA) compounded fastest (Adeia (ADEA) +22.8%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.3%/yr, Ceva (CEVA) -8.0%/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) 66.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%, Ceva (CEVA) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADEA, CDNS and CEVA?

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