ADEA vs SNPS vs ARM Stock Comparison

Adeia, Synopsys and Arm Holdings 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
7 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.88B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$223.35 -28.0% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$240.51B
P/E
230.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adeia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Adeia 7, Arm Holdings 2, Synopsys 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADEASNPSARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.50B $90.88B $240.51B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 69.8x 230.4x ADEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 31.2x 107.9x ADEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +38.0% +25.1% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.1% 14.7% 20.2% ADEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 1.8% — ADEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.8x — ADEA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.3% -2.1% +30.9% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +7.3%/yr — ADEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 44.6% 79.0% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 41/100 62/100 ADEA

Percentile Scorecard

ADEASNPSARM

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

AxisADEASNPSARM
Valuation 87 #13 of 95 45 #53 of 95 7 #88 of 95
Growth 67 #31 of 93 50 #47 of 93 88 #12 of 93
Profitability 90 #10 of 91 48 #48 of 91 77 #22 of 91
Financial Health 29 #72 of 101 20 #81 of 101 77 #24 of 101
Shareholder Returns 78 #17 of 75 – –
Overall 70 41 62
  • ADEA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADEASNPSARMSPY
1 month -15.9%+6.7%-28.0% -0.8%
3 months -17.8%+16.8%-16.1% +3.5%
6 months -28.9%-8.9%+3.5% +7.0%
Year to date +24.2%-3.3%+104.3% +12.2%
1 year +25.3%-2.1%+30.9% +13.0%
3 years +159.1%-0.6%+355.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.4%-0.2%+65.8% +23.1%
5 years +179.4%+42.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.8%+7.3%— +11.0%
10 years +32.9%+675.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.9%+22.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADEASNPSARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%44.6%79.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%42.7%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.531.673.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.050.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-42.3%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.3%-15.0%-49.2% -1.8%
52-week high $33.63$534.56$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $11.74$372.33$104.55 $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.

MultipleADEASNPSARM
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 42.1x 66.8xmedian 42.1x 227.0xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 7.1x 9.8xmedian 7.1x 46.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 27.5x 40.5xmedian 27.5x 201.3xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 37.2x 31.3xmedian 37.2x 117.8xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x 27.5xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 2.23 141.13median 2.23 6.40median 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 monthsADEASNPSARM
Revenue $470.87M $8.88B $5.16B
Gross profit – $6.53B $5.03B
Operating income $195.97M $847.20M $877.00M
Net income $122.68M $1.30B $1.04B
Free cash flow $188.57M – $2.01B
R&D $71.74M $2.81B $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $6.77 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $137.10M $3.61B $3.06B
Total debt $386.02M $10.04B –
Shares (diluted) 114.40M 192.32M 1.07B
Enterprise value $1.75B $87.28B $226.22B

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
MetricADEASNPSARM
P/E 19.3x 66.8x 227.0x
P/FCF 12.5x 31.3x 117.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x – 113.2x
P/S 5.0x 9.8x 46.0x
P/B 5.0x 2.8x 27.5x
P/Tangible book 12.5x 4.4x 28.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 40.5x 201.3x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 110.3x 265.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 10.5x 45.2x
EV/FCF 13.5x – 115.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x – 111.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 141.13 6.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADEASNPSARM
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 38.0% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 22.8% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.2% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.0% -23.3% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% -7.0% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.3% -34.9% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 8.0% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.4% -45.2% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 0.5% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% – 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% – 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADEASNPSARM
Gross margin – 73.5% 97.5%
EBITDA margin 55.6% 26.0% 22.5%
Operating margin 41.6% 9.5% 17.0%
Pretax margin 35.3% 16.5% 24.5%
Net margin 26.1% 14.7% 20.2%
FCF margin 40.0% – 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% – 40.6%
Return on equity 26.0% 4.2% 16.3%
Return on assets 12.2% 2.7% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 1.8% –
Return on capital employed 21.4% 2.0% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADEASNPSARM
Debt / assets 38.1% 21.0% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.9% 34.7% 22.9%
Equity / assets 47.1% 65.3% 77.1%
Interest coverage 5.4x 1.3x –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.3x 5.3x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.0x 4.9x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.7x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 4.16 3.76 57.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADEASNPSARM
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.1% – –
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.

ConsensusADEASNPSARM
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 31.2xFY2026 107.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +21.4% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $427.36MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.7% +12.8% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADEASNPSARM
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.3% 9.3%
Institutions holding 304 1,440 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.6% +12.4%
Institutions buying 186 772 593
Institutions selling 86 493 257
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.57 2.31

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.

ADEASNPSARM
ADEA 1.00 0.36 0.41
SNPS 0.36 1.00 0.35
ARM 0.41 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADEA, SNPS and ARM?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adeia (ADEA) $2.50B, Synopsys (SNPS) $90.88B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADEA, SNPS and ARM?

Adeia (ADEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adeia (ADEA) 20.4x, Synopsys (SNPS) 69.8x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adeia (ADEA) is cheapest (Adeia (ADEA) 15.9x, Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.9x). 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: Adeia (ADEA) +24.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adeia (ADEA) has the highest net margin (Adeia (ADEA) 26.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%). On return on invested capital, Adeia (ADEA) leads (Adeia (ADEA) 16.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Adeia (ADEA) +25.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%. Over five years, Adeia (ADEA) compounded fastest (Adeia (ADEA) +22.8%/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 (Adeia (ADEA) 66.9%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADEA, SNPS and ARM?

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.