ADEA vs CDNS vs FIG Stock Comparison

Adeia, Cadence Design Systems and Figma Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADEA Adeia Inc.
$22.48 -9.1% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.87M
Div. yield
0.89%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
7 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$342.75 +5.7% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.04B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$22.30 +7.6% 1M -56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adeia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Adeia 7, 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.

QuestionADEACDNSFIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.48B $94.04B $11.83B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 68.0x -8.2x ADEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 38.8x 79.6x ADEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +17.6% +42.2% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.1% 22.5% -119.8% ADEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 14.1% — ADEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.5x — CDNS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.89% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.7% +0.4% -56.1% ADEA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.7%/yr +14.6%/yr — ADEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 41.3% 74.9% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 58/100 32/100 ADEA

Percentile Scorecard

ADEACDNSFIG

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

AxisADEACDNSFIG
Valuation 86 #14 of 94 34 #62 of 94 4 #28 of 29
Growth 65 #33 of 92 64 #34 of 92 39 #17 of 27
Profitability 90 #10 of 88 85 #14 of 88 4 #25 of 26
Financial Health 25 #72 of 96 32 #66 of 96 80 #7 of 31
Shareholder Returns 82 #14 of 72 76 #18 of 72 –
Overall 70 58 32
  • ADEA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADEACDNSFIGSPY
1 month -9.1%+5.7%+7.6% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%+3.0%-6.1% +3.7%
6 months -29.4%+4.0%+26.0% +7.1%
Year to date +30.3%+9.7%-40.3% +12.8%
1 year +27.7%+0.4%-56.1% +11.9%
3 years +168.6%+46.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +39.0%+13.6%— +22.8%
5 years +188.9%+98.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +23.7%+14.6%— +10.9%
10 years +39.5%+1,250.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.4%+29.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADEACDNSFIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%41.3%74.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%40.8%70.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.541.631.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.01-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-33.0%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-17.7%-56.1% -1.2%
52-week high $33.63$416.39$50.81 $779.14
52-week low $11.74$265.66$16.84 $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.

MultipleADEACDNSFIG
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 46.4x 68.0xmedian 46.4x -8.2xmedian 33.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 7.8x 15.3xmedian 7.8x 9.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 27.5x 44.1xmedian 27.5x -7.1xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 40.1x 53.3xmedian 40.1x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 4.7x 13.7xmedian 4.7x 8.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 2.10 5.40median 2.10 —median 0.74

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 monthsADEACDNSFIG
Revenue $470.87M $6.13B $1.20B
Gross profit – $5.25B $971.13M
Operating income $195.97M $1.77B -$1.45B
Net income $122.68M $1.38B -$1.41B
Free cash flow $188.57M $1.76B –
R&D $71.74M $2.04B $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $5.02 $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $137.10M $1.45B $445.85M
Total debt $386.02M $2.63B –
Shares (diluted) 114.40M 275.28M 527.46M
Enterprise value $1.72B $86.74B $5.34B

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
MetricADEACDNSFIG
P/E 20.2x 68.0x -8.2x
P/FCF 13.1x 53.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 47.8x –
P/S 5.3x 15.3x 9.9x
P/B 5.2x 13.7x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 13.1x 18.5x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 44.1x -7.1x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 53.7x -7.0x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 15.5x 8.5x
EV/FCF 14.1x 54.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 48.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 5.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADEACDNSFIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 17.6% 42.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.8% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.0% 19.4% -63.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 46.3% 30.1% -96.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 13.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 43.4% 29.4% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 12.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 21.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 13.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 19.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 12.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADEACDNSFIG
Gross margin – 85.7% 81.1%
EBITDA margin 55.6% 35.2% -119.1%
Operating margin 41.6% 28.9% -120.9%
Pretax margin 35.3% 30.0% -115.4%
Net margin 26.1% 22.5% -119.8%
FCF margin 40.0% 28.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 32.1% –
Return on equity 26.0% 20.1% -94.2%
Return on assets 12.2% 11.4% -59.9%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed 21.4% 18.3% -93.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 8.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADEACDNSFIG
Debt / assets 38.1% 21.5% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 52.9% 43.8% 37.1%
Equity / assets 47.1% 56.2% 62.9%
Interest coverage 5.4x 14.0x –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.3x 2.3x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.6x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 4.29 12.54 6.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADEACDNSFIG
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusADEACDNSFIG
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 79.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +14.6% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $427.36MFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.7% +13.9% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADEACDNSFIG
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.2% 81.2%
Institutions holding 304 1,501 374
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.4% +12.2%
Institutions buying 186 834 258
Institutions selling 86 518 64
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.61 4.03

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.

ADEACDNSFIG
ADEA 1.00 0.33 0.02
CDNS 0.33 1.00 0.29
FIG 0.02 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADEA, CDNS and FIG?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adeia (ADEA) $2.48B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.04B, Figma (FIG) $11.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADEA, CDNS and FIG?

Adeia (ADEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adeia (ADEA) 20.2x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.0x, Figma (FIG) -8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adeia (ADEA) is cheapest (Adeia (ADEA) 16.7x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.8x, Figma (FIG) 79.6x). 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: Adeia (ADEA) +24.3%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adeia (ADEA) has the highest net margin (Adeia (ADEA) 26.1%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 22.5%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%). On return on invested capital, Adeia (ADEA) leads (Adeia (ADEA) 16.8%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Adeia (ADEA) returned the most: Adeia (ADEA) +27.7%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.4%, Figma (FIG) -56.1%. Over five years, Adeia (ADEA) compounded fastest (Adeia (ADEA) +23.7%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adeia (ADEA) 0.89%, Figma (FIG) 0.00%. Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) and Figma (FIG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Adeia (ADEA) 67.0%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%, Figma (FIG) 74.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.