ADI vs ARM vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Arm Holdings and Cadence Design Systems Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADI Analog Devices Inc
$428.27 +8.3% 1M +78.9% 1Y
Market cap
$209.78B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$235.90 -16.7% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$241.28B
P/E
231.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 8, Arm Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADIARMCDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $209.78B $241.28B $93.72B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.7x 231.1x 67.9x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 114.0x 38.7x ADI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +25.1% +17.6% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 20.2% — ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.9% +36.3% +0.3% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr — +14.6%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 78.9% 41.3% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 62/100 47/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

ADIARMCDNS

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

AxisADIARMCDNS
Valuation 48 #49 of 94 8 #87 of 94 26 #70 of 94
Growth 78 #21 of 92 88 #12 of 92 62 #36 of 92
Profitability 82 #17 of 90 78 #21 of 90 54 #42 of 90
Financial Health 31 #69 of 99 77 #24 of 99 –
Shareholder Returns 75 #19 of 73 – –
Overall 63 62 47
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADIARMCDNSSPY
1 month +8.3%-16.7%+4.8% +0.9%
3 months +21.2%+4.9%+2.9% +5.9%
6 months +10.0%+17.0%+3.8% +8.5%
Year to date +57.9%+115.8%+9.6% +13.3%
1 year +78.9%+36.3%+0.3% +12.4%
3 years +166.7%+380.5%+48.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.7%+68.8%+14.1% +23.5%
5 years +146.9%—+97.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.8%—+14.6% +11.0%
10 years +574.1%—+1,249.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.0%—+29.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureADIARMCDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%78.9%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%71.4%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.743.481.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.160.460.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-54.0%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-46.3%-17.8% -0.9%
52-week high $445.48$439.46$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$104.55$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.

MultipleADIARMCDNS
P/E now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 46.0x 239.7xmedian 46.0x 68.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 7.9x 48.5xmedian 7.9x 15.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 28.3x 212.8xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 41.4x 124.4xmedian 41.4x 53.2xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.6x 29.0xmedian 4.6x 13.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 11.67median 2.30 6.76median 2.30 5.46median 2.30

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 monthsADIARMCDNS
Revenue $13.88B $5.16B $6.13B
Gross profit $9.13B $5.03B –
Operating income $4.93B $877.00M $1.77B
Net income $4.14B $1.04B $1.38B
Free cash flow $4.94B $2.01B –
R&D $1.98B $2.96B $2.04B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $0.98 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $3.06B $1.45B
Total debt $9.12B – –
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 1.07B 276.16M
Enterprise value $196.31B $226.99B $93.72B

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
MetricADIARMCDNS
P/E 50.3x 239.7x 68.0x
P/FCF 42.0x 124.4x 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.4x 119.5x 47.9x
P/S 14.9x 48.5x 15.4x
P/B 6.2x 29.0x 13.7x
P/Tangible book 8.0x 29.8x 18.6x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 212.8x –
EV/EBIT 43.4x 281.0x –
EV/Revenue 15.4x 47.8x 15.4x
EV/FCF 43.4x 122.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 38.6x 117.7x 47.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.67 6.76 5.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADIARMCDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 25.1% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 24.7% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 25.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 25.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 14.9% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 21.6% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 49.4% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 37.2% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 48.7% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 35.5% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 105.5% 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 34.7% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 121.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 33.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADIARMCDNS
Gross margin 65.8% 97.5% –
EBITDA margin 49.8% 22.5% –
Operating margin 35.5% 17.0% –
Pretax margin 33.9% 24.5% –
Net margin 29.8% 20.2% –
FCF margin 35.6% 39.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 40.6% 32.1%
Return on equity 12.3% 16.3% –
Return on assets 8.6% 12.6% –
Return on invested capital 10.2% – –
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 22.4% 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADIARMCDNS
Debt / assets 18.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 1.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 22.9% –
Equity / assets 69.3% 77.1% 56.2%
Interest coverage 14.1x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 5.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.9x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.2x –
Altman Z-score 9.39 60.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADIARMCDNS
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

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.

ConsensusADIARMCDNS
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 114.0xFY2026 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +49.8% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% +38.7% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADIARMCDNS
Held by institutions 90.9% 9.3% 88.2%
Institutions holding 2,288 955 1,500
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +12.4% +5.4%
Institutions buying 1,182 593 833
Institutions selling 820 257 518
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.31 1.61

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.

ADIARMCDNS
ADI 1.00 0.46 0.31
ARM 0.46 1.00 0.41
CDNS 0.31 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, ARM and CDNS?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $209.78B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $241.28B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, ARM and CDNS?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 50.7x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 231.1x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 67.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Analog Devices (ADI) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 34.7x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 114.0x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +78.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +36.3%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.3%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +19.8%/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: Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 0.00%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 0.00%. Arm Holdings (ARM) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, ARM 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, Analog Devices (ADI) leads on 8. 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.